1. Worldwide Long Term Global Growth Fund

  2. Overview

    The Worldwide Long Term Global Growth Fund aims to provide strong returns over the long term by investing primarily in a concentrated, unconstrained global equity portfolio.

    Performance & Portfolio

    Data is not currently available for this share class.

    Top Ten Holdings - 30/11/2024

    Fund %
    1 Amazon.com 6.5%
    2 NVIDIA 5.4%
    3 The Trade Desk 4.2%
    4 Meituan 4.1%
    5 Shopify 4.0%
    6 Intuitive Surgical 3.9%
    7 Netflix 3.9%
    8 Atlassian 3.4%
    9 Spotify 3.3%
    10 Cloudflare 3.3%
    Total 42.1%
    Geographic Analysis of Total Assets 30/11/2024

    Fund %

    • 1 North America 58.45
    • 2 Emerging Markets 25.70
    • 3 Europe (ex UK) 13.97
    • 4 Cash 1.88
    • Total 100.00

    As the Fund invests in overseas securities, changes in the rates of exchange may 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.

    Gemma Barkhuizen

    Gemma is an investment manager and decision maker in the Long Term Global Growth Team and co-manager of the Global Outliers Strategy. She is also an advisor to Global Alpha. Gemma joined Baillie Gifford in September 2017, after graduating with a Masters degree in Modern History from Durham University. She also has degrees in History and Philosophy from Rhodes University in South Africa.

    John MacDougall

    John is an investment manager and decision maker in the Long Term Global Growth  Team. He is also a member of the China A Share Portfolio Construction Group. John joined Baillie Gifford in 2000 and became a partner of the firm in 2016. Prior to his current roles, he worked in the North American, Japan and Global Discovery teams. John graduated MA in Ancient & Modern History from the University of Oxford in 2000 and is a CFA Charterholder.

    Michael Pye

    Michael is an investment manager in the Long Term Global Growth Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2013. He is also a CFA Charterholder. Michael graduated MA in Classics from the University of Cambridge in 2007 and gained a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews in 2013. 

    Mark Urquhart

    Mark is head of the Long Term Global Growth Team, which he co-founded in 2003. He joined Baillie Gifford in 1996 and became a partner of the firm in 2004. Prior to his current roles, he worked in the US, UK and Japanese equity teams. Mark graduated BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford in 1992 and spent a year at Harvard as a Kennedy Scholar in 1993 before completing a PhD in Politics at the University of Edinburgh in 1996.

    Documents

    You can access any literature about the Fund here, either by downloading or requesting a copy by post (where available).

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    PRIIPs performance disclosures

    Further Information

    BAILLIE GIFFORD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (EUROPE) LIMITED: REGISTERED OFFICE
    Baillie Gifford Investment Management (Europe) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (No. C182354). Registered office: 4/5 School House Lane East, Dublin 2, D02 N279. Registered in Ireland (No. 625892).

    COMPLAINTS CONTACT DETAILS
    In the first instance, clients should contact their normal Client Contact with any concerns. Alternatively, or for those clients who do not have a direct client contact assigned, complaints can be emailed to Baillie Gifford’s Compliance Department at: InstitutionalComplaints@bailliegifford.com. A summary document which contains details on Baillie Gifford’s complaints management policy is available upon request. All material complaints are recorded in an in-house incident management system and are escalated to, and dealt with by, members of staff of suitable seniority, independent of the area from which the matter arose.

    Risks

    Investment markets can go down as well as up and market conditions can change rapidly. The value of an investment in the Fund, and any income from it, can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount invested.

    The specific risks associated with the Fund include:

    Custody

    Custody of assets, particularly in emerging markets, involves a risk of loss if a custodian becomes insolvent or breaches duties of care.

    Emerging Markets

    The Fund invests in emerging markets where difficulties in trading could arise, resulting in a negative impact on the value of your investment. The Fund’s investment in frontier markets may increase this risk.

    Concentration

    The Fund’s concentrated portfolio relative to similar funds may result in large movements in the share price in the short term.

    Foreign Currency

    The Fund has exposure to foreign currencies and changes in the rates of exchange will cause the value of any investment, and income from it, to fall as well as rise and you may not get back the amount invested.

    Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

    The Fund's approach to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) means it cannot invest in certain sectors and companies. The universe of available investments will be more limited than other funds that do not apply such criteria/ exclusions, therefore the Fund may have different returns than a fund which has no such restrictions. Data used to apply the criteria may be provided by third party sources and is based on backward-looking analysis and the subjective nature of non-financial criteria means a wide variety of outcomes are possible. There is a risk that data provided may not adequately address the underlying detail around material non-financial considerations.

    Please consider all of the characteristics and objectives of the fund as described in the Key Information Document (KID) and prospectus before making a decision to invest in the Fund. For more information on how sustainability issues, such as climate change are considered, see bailliegifford.com.

    Volatility

    The Fund’s share price can be volatile due to movements in the prices of the underlying holdings and the basis on which the Fund is priced.

    Further Details

    Further details of the risks associated with investing in the Fund can be found in the Key Information Document (KID), or the Prospectus. Copies of both the KID and Prospectus are available at bailliegifford.com.

    Definitions

    Active Share: A measure of the Fund's overlap with the benchmark. An active share of 100 indicates no overlap with the benchmark and an active share of zero indicates a portfolio that tracks the benchmark.

     

    Important Information

    This site is for intermediates only. It is not intended for retail investors. Baillie Gifford Investment Management (Europe) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (Reference number C182354) as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager and UCITS Manager to Baillie Gifford Worldwide Funds plc. Its registered office is 4/5 School House Lane East, Dublin 2, D02 N279, Ireland. This website is informative only and the information provided should not be considered as investment or other advice of a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a particular investment. You can read details of our legal and important information here.