Postponement of the reconstruction and voluntary winding up of the company RNS announcement
Recommended Proposals for the reconstruction and voluntary winding up of the Company and Notices of Ordinary Shareholders’ Class Meeting and General Meetings
Performance & Portfolio
Periodic Performance
All figures to 31/12/2024 1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Share Price 9.8% -20.2% -24.6% -12.8% NAV 1.3% -17.1% -30.5% -9.8% Index* 20.1% 28.6% 36.2% 96.0% 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.
Baillie Gifford & Co Limited were appointed as Managers and Company Secretaries on 10 February 2021. Prior to this date the Trust had a different investment universe and objective.
*MSCI ACWI Index (GBP). Changed from FTSE All Share Index on 10/2/2021. Data chain-linked from this date to form a single index.
Performance source: Morningstar and relevant underlying index provider, total return.
Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Discrete Performance
Annual Performance to 31 December each year 31/12/2019
31/12/202031/12/2020
31/12/202131/12/2021
31/12/202231/12/2022
31/12/202331/12/2023
31/12/2024Share Price -0.8% -4.8% -33.6% 9.4% 9.8% NAV -11.2% -5.7% -24.9% 8.9% 1.3% Index* -9.8% 17.5% -7.6% 15.9% 20.1% 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.
Baillie Gifford & Co Limited were appointed as Managers and Company Secretaries on 10 February 2021. Prior to this date the Trust had a different investment universe and objective.
*MSCI ACWI Index (GBP). Changed from FTSE All Share Index on 10/2/2021. Data chain-linked from this date to form a single index.
Performance source: Morningstar and relevant underlying index provider, total return.
Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Holdings - 31/12/2024
Fund % 1 TSMC 8.8% 2 MercadoLibre 5.9% 3 Shopify 5.5% 4 ASML 4.7% 5 Autodesk 4.5% 6 Remitly Global 4.2% 7 Duolingo 4.1% 8 Bank Rakyat Indonesia 4.0% 9 Grab 3.6% 10 Microsoft 3.5% Total 48.8% Insights
View all Insights.Meet the Managers
Kate Fox
Kate is an investment manager and decision maker in the Positive Change Team. Kate joined Baillie Gifford in 2002 and became a partner of the firm in 2020. She is a CFA Charterholder and graduated MA in Economics and Maths from the University of Edinburgh in 2001.
Kate believes the financial community plays a crucial role in creating a more sustainable world for future generations. Kate’s experience analysing smaller companies has left her with a natural enthusiasm for businesses that address unmet needs or challenge the status quo, as well as an appreciation of their long-term potential.
Lee Qian
Lee is an investment manager and decision maker in the Positive Change Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2012 and has previously worked as an analyst on the Developed Asia, International Growth, Global Income Growth and International Alpha strategies. Lee is a CFA Charterholder and graduated BA (Hons) in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford in 2012.
Lee grew up in China during a period of incredible economic and social progress, when hundreds of millions of people were lifted out of poverty and the standard of living improved for the majority of the population. Witnessing that has influenced Lee deeply and he has been interested in development since.Meet the Senior Impact Analysts
Ed Whitten
Ed is an impact director and decision maker in the Positive Change Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2018. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford, Ed worked for three years in a consultancy advising investors, insurers and corporates on risk management and social impact in emerging and frontier markets. Ed started his career as an officer in the British Army, latterly working in a cross-government role on the UK government. Ed graduated BA (Hons) in History from Newcastle University in 2008 and MSc in Sustainable Development from London’s School of Oriental and African Studies in 2020.
Ed’s experience of working in and studying developing countries drives his desire to work towards a more sustainable future that leaves no one behind. Ed believes that thoughtful and responsible investment in companies achieving financial, social and environmental returns has enormous potential to catalyse positive change in the corporate landscape, build trust in capital markets and help support solutions to global challenges.
Apricot Wilson
Apricot is a senior impact analyst and decision maker in the Positive Change Team. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2023. Prior to working at Baillie Gifford, Apricot completed the graduate training programme at Aberdeen Asset Management, before working for Investing for Development SICAV, a Luxembourg-based blended fund focused on development finance. Apricot is a CFA Charterholder and graduated MBA from the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai. Her first degree was in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge.
Having worked in development, Apricot has been impressed by the power of financial markets to generate positive societal change. She has a particular interest in opportunities which support those living at the base of the economic pyramid.
Documents
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Annual reports
Corporate governance
Impact report and positive conversations
Interim reports
Investor disclosure document
Other fund literature
Philosophy and process documents
Portfolio valuation
RNS announcements
Sustainability-related disclosures and climate reports
PRIIPs key information document
Sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR)
Disclaimers
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