Overview
Aims to be a core investment for private investors seeking income. Its objective is to grow the dividend at a faster rate than inflation by increasing capital and growing income. The focus of the portfolio is on global equities but investments are also made in bonds, property and other asset types.
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Performance & Portfolio
Periodic Performance
All figures to 30/11/2024 1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Share Price 5.8% 8.5% 41.9% 181.3% NAV 11.6% 21.5% 65.4% 213.5% Benchmark* 25.7% 31.8% 77.7% 213.7% 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 book value for 10 years.
*FTSE All World Index (GBP) TR.
Performance source: Morningstar and relevant underlying index provider, total return.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
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 8.7% 16.3% -7.2% 12.9% 6.5% NAV 7.9% 19.7% 4.5% 7.3% 11.4% Benchmark* 5.7% 22.7% -3.6% 11.1% 20.2% 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 book value for 10 years.
*FTSE All World Index (GBP) TR.
Performance source: Morningstar and relevant underlying index provider, total return.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
Performance - 30/11/2024Performance 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.
If the graph shows negative figures this means that the share price is lower than the NAV at fair – this is known as trading at a Discount.
If the graph shows positive figures this means that the share price is higher than the NAV at fair - this is known as trading at a Premium.
Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future performance.Long-term Dividend Record
No dividend reductions in the past eighty years.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance. We have chosen to use a logarithmic scale for the dividend price to more clearly display the consistent level of dividend increase over the years.
The investment trusts managed by Baillie Gifford & Co Limited are listed UK companies and are not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The value of their shares, and any income from them, can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount invested.
Source: Scottish American Investment Trust Annual Reports, Baillie Gifford. Dividends are shown net of withholding taxes since 1973, when Advanced Corporation Tax was first introduced in the UK. Dividends from 1965-1973 are shown net of the 45% Corporation Tax introduced in the Finance Act of 1965. Dividends prior to 1965 are shown as if the Corporation Tax had existed before 1965, on a comparable basis.
Holdings - 30/11/2024
Fund % 1 Microsoft 3.8% 2 Fastenal 3.8% 3 Procter & Gamble 3.0% 4 Partners 3.0% 5 Apple 2.8% 6 TSMC 2.8% 7 Novo Nordisk 2.7% 8 Watsco 2.5% 9 Deutsche Börse 2.5% 10 CAR Group 2.4% Total 29.4% Active Share - 30/11/2024Relative to FTSE All-World Index. Source: Baillie Gifford & Co, FTSE.
Asset allocation of total assets - 30/11/2024Fund %
- 1 North American Equities 38.02
- 2 South American Equities 0.97
- 3 European Equities 32.48
- 4 African and Middle Eastern Equities 0.93
- 5 Europe 1.58
- 6 Asian Equities 12.40
- 7 Australasian Equities 4.02
- 8 Fixed Interest 1.04
- 9 Property 8.70
- 10 Net Liquid Assets -0.14
- 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 InsightsMeet the Managers
James Dow
James is head of Global Income Growth and co-manager of the Scottish American Investment Company, as well as a member of the Portfolio Construction Group for the Sustainable Income Strategy. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2004 and became a partner in the firm in 2023. Prior to this he was an investment manager in our US Equities Team. Before joining the firm, he spent three years at The Scotsman, where he was economics editor. James is a CFA Charterholder. He graduated MA (Hons) in Economics and Philosophy from the University of St Andrews in 2000 and MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics in 2001.
Ross Mathison
Ross joined Baillie Gifford in 2019 as an investment manager in the Global Income Growth Team and became Deputy Manager of The Scottish American Investment Company PLC (SAINTS) in August 2023. Previously, he spent a year at Aviva Investors and prior to that nine years at Standard Life Investments as an investment manager, first in the European Equity Team and latterly in the Global Equity Team. Ross is a CFA Charterholder and graduated MA (Hons) in Business and Finance from Heriot-Watt University in 2008. He also sits on the board of directors at Aberlour, a Scottish children’s charity.
Documents
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Annual reports
Corporate governance
Fund ratings reports
Interim reports
Investor disclosure document
Philosophy and process documents
Portfolio valuation
Portfolio voting disclosure
RNS announcements
Sustainability-related disclosures and climate reports
PRIIPs key information document
Disclaimers
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