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Emerging Markets Leading Companies
Emerging markets (EM) firms often have substantial opportunities and decades of growth ahead. We believe being selective is imperative to achieving superior results. The index is not the best reflection of future growth.
A patient approach in impatient markets
A well-developed approach to investing in the developing world, which aims to help our clients benefit from powerful growth tailwinds. EM investors should be open-minded about where growth can come from.
Emerging Markets: our philosophy
Investment manager William Sutcliffe introduces Emerging Markets, reflecting on the exciting opportunities ahead.
Turning time to your advantage
We’ve been investing in emerging markets for decades. Our goal is to build strong relationships with like-minded clients. We know we can only do this if we deliver strong investment performance, net of costs, over the long term.
The number of genuinely world-class companies in the emerging markets is growing, and we feel very fortunate to be tasked with seeking these out. We must invest with patience and give good decisions time to prove themselves.
Long-standing clients across the globe
We appreciate the under appreciated. And we believe there are three persistent inefficiencies that we are well-placed to exploit for our clients:
- Growth duration: many companies grow for much longer than expected
- Growth pace: many companies grow much faster than expected
- Growth surprise: many companies grow when it’s least expected
Much of our process relies on the interplay of data, experience, educated creativity and probability. This does not necessarily lend itself to a matrix or a flowchart.
In nearly 30 years, we have seen enough crises and shocks to know the future is uncertain. As investors our preference is always to embrace uncertainty rather than be paralysed by it.
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Philosophy and process
Explore our investment philosophy and the processes around how the Emerging Markets team construct the portfolio.
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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 | TSMC | 12.0% |
| 2 | Tencent | 9.3% |
| 3 | Samsung Electronics | 5.5% |
| 4 | MercadoLibre | 3.9% |
| 5 | Petrobras Common ADR | 3.9% |
| 6 | Ping An Insurance | 3.4% |
| 7 | Meituan | 3.3% |
| 8 | HDFC Bank | 3.3% |
| 9 | Midea Group 'A' | 2.5% |
| 10 | First Quantum Minerals | 2.4% |
Please note
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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Insights
Key articles, videos and podcasts relating to the strategy:
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Emerging Markets Q1 update
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
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Emerging Markets Q1 update
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments over the last quarter.
Emerging markets in 2050
Trade shifts and underserved populations are among the factors favouring world-class stocks.
Emerging Markets Q1 investor letter
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets Q4 update
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets Q4 investor letter
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets Q3 investor letter
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments
Emerging Markets Q3 update
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets Q2 update
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Emerging Markets: our philosophy
Investment manager William Sutcliffe introduces Emerging Markets, reflecting on the exciting opportunities ahead.
30 years of emerging markets
Baillie Gifford’s Will Sutcliffe explains how emerging markets have evolved in the last three decades.
High-calibre emerging markets firms
Why it’s a promising time to invest in exceptional emerging markets companiesEmerging Markets Q1 update
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
How do we do what we do
How do we implement our emerging markets equities philosophy in practice?
Emerging Markets Q4 update
The Emerging Markets Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
Why do we do what we do
Andrew Keiller and John Rae look at why we invest in emerging markets equities in the way that we do.
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