Overview
Pacific Horizon aims to achieve capital growth through investment in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) and the Indian Sub-continent.
The Company’s portfolio is increasingly focused on the effect of technological change on economies and existing businesses.
Performance & Portfolio
Periodic Performance
All figures to 31/10/2024 1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Share Price 12.4% -35.1% 88.6% 221.4% NAV 16.6% -17.3% 99.7% 237.0% Index* 21.4% 3.5% 28.4% 103.1% 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.
*MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan 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.
Pacific Horizon is only suitable for those investors prepared to accept a higher level of risk. This is because Pacific Horizon invests in the markets of the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) and of the Indian sub-continent, which are more volatile than the main international markets.
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 85.0% 51.3% -32.8% -6.8% 10.1% NAV 60.2% 48.1% -19.9% -4.7% 11.5% Index* 12.6% 10.0% -13.6% 1.8% 17.7% 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.
*MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan 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.
Pacific Horizon is only suitable for those investors prepared to accept a higher level of risk. This is because Pacific Horizon invests in the markets of the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) and of the Indian sub-continent, which are more volatile than the main international markets.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 – changed from MSCI All Country Far East Ex Japan Index on 01/08/2011 to MSCI All Country Asia Ex Japan Index. In the above graph the indices have been chain-linked to form a single index.
Comparative index data is limited to a 5 year period from the current date. The graph is rebased to 100.
Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future performance.
Pacific Horizon is only suitable for those investors prepared to accept a higher level of risk. This is because Pacific Horizon invests in the markets of the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) and of the Indian sub-continent, which are more volatile than the main international markets.Holdings - 31/10/2024
Fund % 1 TSMC 9.6% 2 Samsung Electronics 6.5% 3 Tencent 4.8% 4 Bytedance Ltd. 3.2% 5 Zijin Mining 3.1% 6 Daily Hunt 3.0% 7 PDD Holdings 2.6% 8 Sea Limited 2.6% 9 Delhivery 2.6% 10 Equinox India Developments Ltd 2.6% Total 40.5% Active Share - 31/10/2024Relative to MSCI All Country Asia Ex Japan Index. Source: Baillie Gifford & Co, MSCI.
Geographical Allocation of total assets - 31/10/2024Fund %
- 1 China 26.65
- 2 India 19.64
- 3 Taiwan 16.15
- 4 Korea 13.66
- 5 Vietnam 9.09
- 6 Singapore 4.13
- 7 China 'A' Shares 3.96
- 8 Indonesia 2.56
- 9 Hong Kong 2.37
- 10 Kazakhstan 2.31
- 11 Net Liquid Assets -0.53
- 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
Roddy Snell
Roddy is an investment manager in the Emerging Markets Equity Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2006 and became a partner of the firm in 2023. He has managed the Baillie Gifford Pacific Fund since 2010 and Pacific Horizon Investment Trust since 2021 (having been deputy since 2013). Roddy became a member of the International Alpha Portfolio Construction Group in 2024. Prior to joining the Emerging Markets Equity Team in 2008, he also spent time in the UK and European equity teams. Roddy graduated BSc (Hons) in medical biology from the University of Edinburgh in 2006.
Ben Durrant
Ben is an investment manager in the Emerging Markets Equity Team. He has managed the Pacific Fund since 2021 and became deputy manager of Pacific Horizon Investment Trust in 2023. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2017, and has also worked in our UK, Global Discovery and Private Companies equity teams. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for RBS in their Group Strategy and Corporate Finance Team. Ben is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA Charterholder, and graduated BSc (Hons) in mathematics from the University of Edinburgh in 2012.
Documents
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Annual reports
Corporate governance
Factsheets
Interim reports
Investment intelligence
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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