UK

United Kingdom

Institutional investor

Client Login
Contact us

You are viewing this site as an Institutional investor in the UK. You can change this at any time. If you confirm these details are correct, we'll save this information.

The details you select will be saved for 90 days.

01. Your location

UK

Select region

Select country

UK
Austria
Belgium
Channel Islands
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland

Country not listed?

02. Your user type

User type not listed?

Search

View all investment strategies
Investment style
High growth
Concentrated portfolios of fast-growth companies, typically holding between 25 and 50 stocks.
Flexible growth
Portfolios containing a mix of firms focused on disruption, steady compounding and timely capital allocation.
Core growth
Large, diverse portfolios of growth-focused holdings built with benchmarks and reduced volatility in mind.
Fixed income 
Targeting company and government bonds with a focus on long-term outcomes.
Equity income and multi-asset income
Seeking both dependable income and long-term capital growth.
Investment style
Equities
Global equities
Emerging markets equities
Private companies
Asia equities
China equities
Japan equities
Europe equities
UK equities
US equities
Multi-asset and Fixed Income
Balanced and multi-asset
Fixed income 
Investment style
Integrated
Considering environmental, social and governance matters among other factors that may affect returns.
ESG focus
Investing in assets that have sustainability characteristics relating to environmental and/or social matters.
Impact
Backing companies that have the potential to make a positive measurable change and create long-term growth.
Funds
Insights
Our clients

About us
Careers

Client Login
Contact us

Home
Insights
European Growth Trust: manager insights

Video

European Growth Trust: manager insights

January 2024 / 8 min

Speaker

Chris Davies

Overview

Investment manager Chris Davies discusses performance, portfolio positioning and why the Trust continues to seek fast-growing companies that prioritise long-term growth over near-term profits. He also explains why the allocation to private companies is an important point of differentiation for the Trust.

View PDF transcript (1MB)

Share

About the speaker

Chris Davies

Chris is an investment manager in the European Equity Team and has been a member of the International Alpha Portfolio Construction Group since 2021. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2012. He graduated BA (Hons) in Music from the University of Oxford in 2009, MMus in Music Performance from the Royal Welsh School of Music and Drama in 2010 and MSc in Music, Mind and Brain from Goldsmiths College in 2011.

Related insights

Pacific Horizon Investment Trust: manager insights
Roddy Snell on the investment landscape in China, ‘silicon intensity’ and positioning the portfolio to maximise future growth opportunities.
November 2024
Video|5 minutes
Upfront: episode eight
We discuss market volatility, Diploma’s business model and the Strategic Bond Fund.
October 2024
30 minutes
Wise: Money Without Borders
Co-founder and CEO of digital payments platform Wise explains how a customer-centric approach is helping revolutionise global money movement.
October 2024
37 minutes

Related funds

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust aims to achieve capital growth over the long term from a diversified portfolio of European securities.

Learn about Baillie Gifford

Strategies
Funds
Insights
About us
Careers
Our clients
Actual investors
Philanthropy
Media hub
Client login

Legal

Help and support

Product and regulatory data
Fraudulent activity
Accessibility
Important disclosures

Legal

Legal and regulatory
Manage cookies
Terms of use
Modern slavery statement
Privacy notices

Stay in touch via social media

Have a question?

© Copyright Baillie Gifford & Co. All rights reserved. 2024