Overview
The High Yield Bond Fund aims to produce a combination of income and capital growth.
The manager believes an appropriate comparison for this Fund is the Investment Association Sterling High Yield Bond sector average given the investment policy of the Fund and the approach taken by the manager when investing.
We focus on fundamental, forward looking research leading to a best ideas portfolio where every investment should make a difference.
Performance & Portfolio
Periodic performance
All figures to 30/11/2024 6 Months
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
Class B-Inc 6.2% 14.3% 2.5% 2.6%
Annual discrete performance 30 September each year
Annual percentage return (Updated Quarterly) 30/09/2019
30/09/202030/09/2020
30/09/202130/09/2021
30/09/202230/09/2022
30/09/202330/09/2023
30/09/2024Class B-Inc 0.3% 7.7% -18.1% 9.7% 16.0% Sector Average*** -0.4% 10.6% -14.3% 10.2% 13.0% Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of your investment may go down as well as up, and you may not get back the amount you invested
Source: FE, Revolution, ICE Data Indices. Total return net of charges, in sterlingShare class returns calculated using 10am prices, while the Index is calculated close-to-close.
Figures for 3 and 5 years are shown as the annualised rate of return. This is the average yearly return over the specified period.
***IA £ High Yield Sector.
Top ten physical bond holdings 30/11/2024
Fund % 1 UK T Bill 20/01/2025 2.0% 2 Aggreko 6.125% 2026 (144A) 1.6% 3 IMA E+3.75% FRN 2029 1.6% 4 Brightline East 11% 2030 (144A) 1.6% 5 Teva Pharma 7.375% 2029 1.5% 6 Neopharmed 7.125% 2030 1.5% 7 Burford Capital 9.25% 2031 (144A) 1.4% 8 Cheplapharm 5.5% 2028 (144A) 1.4% 9 Kier Group 9% 2029 1.4% 10 Virgin Media RFN 4.875% 2028 1.3% Total 15.2% Sector analysis of total assets 30/11/2024Fund %
- 1 Basic Industry 11.60
- 2 Telecommunications 11.59
- 3 Health Care 9.50
- 4 Media 8.61
- 5 Services 8.18
- 6 Retail 8.03
- 7 Financial Services 5.95
- 8 Capital Goods 4.63
- 9 Leisure 4.48
- 10 Banking 4.29
- 11 Energy 3.96
- 12 Consumer Goods 3.64
- 13 Automotive 3.56
- 14 Transportation 3.38
- 15 Sovereign 2.71
- 16 Technology & Electronics 2.42
- 17 Others 2.50
- 18 Cash & Derivatives 0.97
- 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.
A negative cash position may sometimes occur due to obligations awaiting settlement.
The information contained on this page is intended as a guide only and should not be relied upon when making investment decisions. Source Baillie Gifford & Co.
Please note that totals may not sum due to rounding.
Insights
View all Insights.Meet the Managers
Faisal Islam
Faisal is an investment manager in the Credit Team, co-managing our High Yield Bond Strategy. Before joining Baillie Gifford in 2018, he worked for four years at PwC where he qualified as a chartered accountant in corporate finance, before moving to Aberdeen Standard Investments in 2016 as a high yield credit analyst. Faisal graduated BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2011 and is a CFA Charterholder.
Arthur Milson
Arthur is an investment manager in the Credit Team, co-managing our High Yield Bond Strategy. Before joining Baillie Gifford in 2022, he worked for abrdn/Standard Life Investments for 16 years. Arthur graduated BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Edinburgh in 1992, has a postgraduate diploma in commerce from the University of Wollongong and is a Chartered Accountant.
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Enhanced disclosure document
Factsheets
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Key investor information documents (KIIDs)
Quarterly investor reports
Shareholders rights directive
Sustainability-related disclosures and climate reports
Value assessment
Complaints
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.
