Overview
Edinburgh Worldwide aims for capital growth from a global portfolio of initially immature entrepreneurial companies, typically with a market capitalisation of less than $5bn at time of initial investment, which are believed to offer long-term growth potential.
While the policy is global investment, the approach adopted is to construct a portfolio through the identification of individual companies which offer long-term growth potential.
Performance & Portfolio
Periodic Performance
All figures to 31/10/2024 1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Share Price 26.1% -50.7% -10.3% 105.2% NAV 12.8% -48.5% -3.9% 103.3% Index* 21.6% 8.5% 48.1% 154.9% Performance figures appear in GBP. The value of your investment may go down as well as up, and you may not get back the amount you invested.
NAV is calculated with borrowings deducted at fair value for 1, 3 and 5 years and par value for 10 years.
*Changed from MSCI AC World to S&P Global Small Cap on 01/02/2014. Data chain-linked from this date to form a single index.
Performance source: Morningstar and relevant underlying index provider(s), total return.
Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future performance.
Discrete Performance
Annual Performance to 30 September each year 30/09/2019
30/09/202030/09/2020
30/09/202130/09/2021
30/09/202230/09/2022
30/09/202330/09/2023
30/09/2024Share Price 58.7% 5.3% -43.3% -20.1% 11.1% NAV 58.3% 12.4% -37.7% -17.0% 2.5% Index* -1.4% 33.6% -9.1% 5.1% 13.1% Performance figures appear in GBP. The value of your investment may go down as well as up, and you may not get back the amount you invested.
NAV is calculated with borrowings deducted at fair value for 1, 3 and 5 years and par value for 10 years.
*Changed from MSCI AC World to S&P Global Small Cap on 01/02/2014. Data chain-linked from this date to form a single index.
Performance source: Morningstar and relevant underlying index provider(s), total return.
Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future performance.Performance - 31/10/2024Performance figures appear in GBP. The value of your investment may go down as well as up, and you may not get back the amount you invested.
Comparative Index is limited to a 5 year period from the current date.
Comparative Index changed from MSCI All Countries World Index on 01/02/2014 to S&P Global Small Cap Index. In the above graph the indices have been chain-linked to form a single index.
The graph has been rebased to 100.
Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future performance.Holdings - 31/10/2024
Fund % 1 Space Exploration Technologies 12.4% 2 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 5.8% 3 PsiQuantum 4.9% 4 AeroVironment 4.2% 5 Zillow 3.2% 6 Oxford Nanopore Tech 3.0% 7 Axon Enterprise 2.9% 8 Exact Sciences 2.4% 9 American Superconductor Corp 2.2% 10 Sweetgreen 2.1% Total 43.1% Active Share - 31/10/2024Relative to S&P Global Small Cap. Source: Baillie Gifford & Co, S&P.
Geographical analysis of total assets - 31/10/2024Fund %
- 1 North America 73.51
- 2 UK 10.50
- 3 Europe 4.60
- Israel 2.69
- Others 1.91
- 4 Asia 5.90
- China 3.45
- Japan 2.45
- 5 Australasia 1.54
- 6 Net Liquid Assets 2.97
- 7 Others 0.99
- Total 100.00
As the Fund invests in overseas securities, changes in the rates of exchange may also cause the value of your investment (and any income it may pay) to go down or up.
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.Insights
View all Insights.Meet the Managers
Douglas Brodie - Co-manager
Douglas is head of the Global Discovery Team and has led the strategy since its inception. He is also a co-manager of the Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2001 and became a partner in 2015. He graduated with a BSc in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Durham in 1997 and attained a DPhil in Molecular Immunology from the University of Oxford in 2001.
Svetlana Viteva - Co-manager
Svetlana is an investment manager in the Global Discovery Team. She is a member of the Discovery PCG and a co-manager of the Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2012. She graduated with a BA in Economics and Business Administration from the American University in Bulgaria in 2008, an MSc in Investment Analysis in 2009 and a PhD in Accounting and Finance in 2012, both from the University of Stirling. She is a CFA Charterholder.
Luke Ward - Co-manager
Luke is an investment manager in the Private Companies Team and a co-manager for the Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2012 and, prior to joining the Private Companies Team in 2024, was an investment manager in the Discovery Team. Luke graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2012 with an MEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering.
Documents
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Annual reports
Corporate governance
Factsheets
Interim reports
Investor disclosure document
Other fund literature
Philosophy and process documents
Portfolio valuation
Portfolio voting disclosure
RNS announcements
Sustainability-related disclosures and climate reports
PRIIPs key information document
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