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US Equity Growth
The US is a wonderfully inefficient market. It’s also the global capital for growth firms.
We seek exceptional companies for long-term, concentrated growth. Diversification dilutes the best opportunities. Just 90 companies generated half of the US stock market’s $35tn in wealth creation over 90 years.
The downside is limited to the value invested, but the upside is open-ended.
We seek to harness the power of the outliers
We are in a period of unprecedented change and innovation. A small set of exceptional companies in the US is driving global change. This makes it an extremely exciting time to invest in high-growth US businesses.
US Equity Growth: our philosophy
Investment manager Tom Slater introduces US Equity Growth, reflecting on the exciting opportunities ahead.
Owning the exceptional for a long, long time
Our objective is to deliver more than 2 per cent above the market, either the Russell 1000 Growth Index or broader S&P 500 per anum, over rolling five-year periods, by investing in a concentrated portfolio of transformational growth companies.
We believe this to be a reasonable estimate of the amount by which we can outperform the market in the long term, considering the opportunity set and the unique cultures of the US companies we invest in.
We focus on a small number of companies that can drive returns over the next decade. This requires bravery and imagination. Obsessing over upside and unmatched patience is our edge.
Transformational innovation and disruption
We are investing in the future and aim to be on the right side of innovative disruption. The index, on the other hand, is backwards looking. That’s why our overlap with the market is low (typically less than 15 per cent).
The portfolio gives exposure to important structural changes in society that transcend short-term cycles, meaning it behaves differently from the index.
Innovation is at the heart of what we do. We seek out companies that are disrupting industries, creating new markets and changing the world for the better.
The opportunity to invest in truly innovative, disruptive companies is greater today than ever before, and the long-term growth potential of these companies is huge.
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Strategy portfolio holdings
A list of the top 10 holdings that the representative portfolio invests in.
All figures up to: 31 March 2025
| # | Company | Fund % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon.com | 7.8% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms Inc | 7.3% |
| 3 | Shopify 'A' | 6.5% |
| 4 | Netflix Inc | 6.4% |
| 5 | Doordash Inc | 6.3% |
| 6 | Cloudflare Inc | 5.8% |
| 7 | Duolingo Inc | 3.6% |
| 8 | NVIDIA | 3.5% |
| 9 | CoStar Group | 2.6% |
| 10 | Roblox | 2.6% |
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The information contained on this page is intended as a guide only and should not be relied upon when making investment decisions. All holdings information is unaudited. Source Baillie Gifford & Co. Please note that totals may not add due to rounding.
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Key articles, videos and podcasts relating to the strategy:
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US Equity Growth Q1 update
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US perspectives: the retail ecosystem
Explore the evolution of retail, where cutting-edge technology and shifting consumer trends drive innovation.
US Equity Growth Q1 update
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US Equity Growth Q1 investor letter
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Why ants, scaffolding and long jumps matter to growth investors
Kirsty Gibson shares frameworks to analyse the cultures of exceptional growth businesses.
Joby Aviation readies for take-off
How a flying taxi firm could launch a transport revolution.
US perspectives: AI evolves again
Explore how the rapid market shift in AI and computer processing is transforming industries.
The concentration conundrum: challenge or opportunity?
In today’s era of US mega caps, is market concentration a challenge or an opportunity?US Equity Growth Q4 update
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
US Equity Growth Q4 investor letter
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Upfront: US equities
Gary Robinson on what a Trump presidency and AI opportunities could mean for growth investors.
US Equity Growth Q3 investor letter
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments
US Equity Growth Q3 update
The US Equity Growth Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Eric Beinhocker: evolutionary economist
How successful companies harness the power of adaptation.
Why technical leaders have an advantage
How the leaders of Meta, Shopify, Roblox and Spotify’s expertise helps them put AI to use.
The rise of cloud computing
From data lakes to Databricks, cloud storage will be key to driving progress and future innovation.
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