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Baillie Gifford US Discovery Fund

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The Baillie Gifford US Discovery Fund seeks capital appreciation.

The Baillie Gifford US Discovery Fund invests in a portfolio of 40 – 75 high potential, immature smaller companies in the United States which each strive to disrupt established industries or build entirely new ones. Through bottom-up stock selection, our aim is to identify these companies early on in their development and own them over the long term as they strengthen their competitive edge and grow. We believe that approaching investment with a genuine long-term perspective, accepting a degree of uncertainty and backing robust innovation and entrepreneurial management gives us the best chance of achieving our goal of identifying the companies that have the potential to be the big winners of tomorrow and to capture long term capital appreciation.

Overview

Share price and charges

Share class
K
Ticker
BGUKX
NAV
5.51
% change
0.73%
Management fee
0.67%
Other expenses
7.41%
Gross expense ratio
8.08%
Fee waiver
-7.26%
Net expense ratio
0.82%

Fund facts

As at: August 31, 2024

Fund launch date

May 5, 2021

Fund size

$2.0m

Benchmark

S&P Composite 1500 Index

Current number of holdings

48

Active share

100%*

Annual turnover

20%

Style

Growth

Guideline number of holdings

40-75

*Relative to the S&P Composite 1500 Index.

Source: Baillie Gifford & Co and relevant underlying index provider(s).

Portfolio characteristics

The fund's characteristics compared to the index.

As at August 31, 2024

FundS&P Composite 1500 Index
Market cap (weighted average)$5.40bn$876.91bn
Price / Book4.624.71
Price / Earnings (12 months forward)35.5620.39
Earnings growth (5 year historic)-23.68%8.35%
Return on equity (12 months forward)-2.02%22.91%
Standard deviation (trailing 3 years)27.72%21.63%
Beta1.61N/A

Source: Baillie Gifford & Co, FactSet, Revolution, and relevant underlying index provider(s).

Beta is in comparison to S&P Composite 1500 Index.

A full glossary of definitions can be viewed at the bottom of this page.

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Risks

The most significant risks of an investment in the Baillie Gifford U.S. Discovery Fund are: Small- and Medium- Capitalization Securities Risk, Growth Stock Risk, Investment Style Risk, Long-Term Investment Strategy Risk and Geographic Focus Risk. The shares of small and medium -capitalization companies can be more volatile than larger companies. This can be more evident during market downturns as they may have potentially reduced liquidity and shorter operating histories. The prices of growth stocks can be based largely on expectations of future earnings and can decline significantly in reaction to negative news. The Fund is managed on a bottom up basis and stock selection is likely to be the main driver of investment returns. Returns are unlikely to track the movements of the benchmark. The Fund is managed on a long-term outlook, meaning that the Fund managers look for investments that they think will make returns over a number of years, rather than over shorter time periods. The Fund focuses on investments in the US, meaning it may offer less diversification and be more volatile than other funds. Other Fund risks include: Conflicts of Interest Risk, Equity Securities Risk, Environmental, Social and Governance Risk, Focused Investment Risk, Government and Regulatory Risk, Information Technology Risk, Initial Public Offering Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk, Market Risk, New and Smaller-Sized Funds Risk, Service Provider Risk and Valuation Risk.

Index disclaimer

The S&P 500, S&P Global SmallCap and Dow Jones Islamic Market World (index) are products of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates ("SPDJI"), and has been licensed for use by Baillie Gifford & Co. S&P®, S&P 500®, US 500, The 500, iBoxx®, iTraxx® and CDX® are trademarks of S&P Global, Inc. or its affiliates ("S&P"); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones"); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Baillie Gifford & Co. Baillie Gifford & Co Product(s) are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 500, S&P Global Small Cap and Dow Jones Islamic Market World Index.

London Stock Exchange Group plc and its group undertakings (collectively, the “LSE Group”). © LSE Group 2020. FTSE Russell is a trading name of certain of the LSE Group companies. Russell® is/are a trade mark(s) of the relevant LSE Group companies and is/are used by any other LSE Group company under license. “TMX®” is a trade mark of TSX, Inc. and used by the LSE Group under license. All rights in the FTSE Russell indexes or data vest in the relevant LSE Group company which owns the index or the data. Neither LSE Group nor its licensors accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the indexes or data and no party may rely on any indexes or data contained in this communication. No further distribution of data from the LSE Group is permitted without the relevant LSE Group company’s express written consent. The LSE Group does not promote, sponsor or endorse the content of this communication.”

The Baillie Gifford Mutual Funds are distributed by Baillie Gifford Funds Services LLC. Investors should carefully consider the objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds before investing. This information and other information about the Funds can be found in the prospectus and the summary prospectus. For a prospectus and summary prospectus please go to the Documents section on this page. Please carefully read the Fund’s prospectus and related documents before investing.

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.

Annual turnover

Turnover is calculated as the smaller figure of either purchases or sales for the month and dividing it by an average fund market value. Annual Turnover is calculated as the sum of the monthly turnover figures for the 12 month period.

Market cap (weighted average)

The weighted average size of companies represented in the portfolio, denoted by market capitalization.

Price/Book

The weighted average ratio of current share price to last reported company book value per share. This represents a measure of valuation levels.

Price/Earnings (12 months forward)

The weighted average ratio of current share price divided by the 12 month forward earnings per share. This represents a measure of valuation levels.

Earnings growth (5 years historic)

The weighted average growth in earnings per share of current portfolio holdings delivered over the past 5 years, expressed in % per annum. This represents a measure of delivered profits growth for the current holdings in the portfolio or benchmark.

Return on equity (12 months forward)

The weighted average ratio of 12 month forward earnings per share divided by the last reported book value per share. This represents a forward-looking measure of profitability, based on the current holdings of the portfolio or benchmark.

Beta

Beta is a measure of systematic risk, denoting the sensitivity of a fund to the direction of the market. Measures of beta that are significantly higher (lower) than 1.0 indicate a greater (lesser) degree of sensitivity to market direction.

Standard deviation

A measure of the volatility of absolute returns. It is a measure of the dispersion of a set of absolute returns from its mean.

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Fund performance

Annualized total returns – as at month end

As at: August 31, 2024

Gross expense ratio

Net expense ratio

1 month*

3 months*

Year-to-date*

1 year

3 years

Since inception†

Share class K8.08%0.82%0.36%3.73%6.92%13.47%-18.47%-16.14%
S&P Composite 1500 Indexn/an/a2.18%7.20%18.82%26.42%9.01%10.75%
Russell 2500 Growth Indexn/an/a-0.77%4.70%9.41%15.77%-2.55%-0.47%

Annualized total returns – as at quarter end

As at: June 30, 2024

Gross expense ratio

Net expense ratio

1 year

3 years

Since inception†

Share class K8.08%0.82%5.09%-21.08%-17.84%
S&P Composite 1500 Indexn/an/a23.52%9.44%10.02%
Russell 2500 Growth Indexn/an/a9.02%-4.12%-2.11%

Source: Bank of New York Mellon and relevant underlying index provider(s).

†Fund inception date: May 05, 2021

All figures quoted are in US dollars, net of fees.

*Not annualized

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

The Baillie Gifford Fund's performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions and is net of management fees and expenses. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. From time to time, certain fees and/or expenses have been voluntarily or contractually waived or reimbursed, which has resulted in higher returns. Without these waivers or reimbursements, the returns would have been lower. Voluntary waivers or reimbursements may be applied or discontinued at any time without notice. Only the Board of Trustees may modify or terminate contractual fee waivers or expense reimbursements. All fees are described in the fund's prospectus.

The Fund's primary benchmark is the S&P Composite 1500 Index. The benchmark changed on April 30, 2024. Performance is shown against the primary and secondary benchmarks. The secondary benchmark is the Russell 2500 Growth Index

Expense Ratios: All mutual funds have expense ratios which represent what shareholders pay for operating expenses and management fees. Expense ratios are expressed as an annualized percentage of a fund's average net assets paid out in expenses. Expense ratio information is as of the Fund's current prospectus, as revised and supplemented from time to time. The net expense ratios for this fund are contractually capped (excluding taxes, sub-accounting expenses and extraordinary expenses), through April 30, 2025.

The S&P Composite 1500® combines the S&P 500®, the S&P MidCap 400®, and the S&P SmallCap 600® indices, to cover approximately 90% of U.S. market capitalization. The Russell 2500™ Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500™ companies with higher growth earning potential as defined by FTSE Russell's leading style methodology. These unmanaged indexes do not reflect fees and expenses. The Fund is more concentrated than the indexes shown.

Stock level attribution

Top and bottom 5 relative contributors

One month to: August 31, 2024

HoldingContribution
Axon Enterprise Inc1.18%
Exact Sciences0.87%
TransMedics Group0.84%
Aerovironment0.76%
Trupanion0.59%
Twist Bioscience Corp-1.12%
JFrog Ltd-1.01%
Bandwidth-0.60%
Sprout Social-0.53%
Liveramp Holdings Inc-0.51%

Source: Revolution, MSCI.

Benchmark: S&P Composite 1500 Index

The performance data quoted represents past performance and it should not be assumed that transactions made in the future will be profitable or will equal the performance of the securities mentioned.

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Fund portfolio holdings

The list of top 10 holdings that this fund invests in.

As at: August 31, 2024

#Holding% of portfolio
1Axon Enterprise7.00
2AeroVironment6.89
3TransMedics Group5.46
4Freshpet4.46
5Trupanion3.62
6Varonis Systems3.60
7Exact Sciences3.58
8Novanta3.50
9Twist Bioscience3.48
10Veeco Instruments2.56

For extra details including SEDOLs, ISINs, countries, holding, asset price, currency, asset type and market value, view the spreadsheet.

Top ten holdings is at month end. Full list of holdings is at quarter end.

Holdings by sector

As at: August 31, 2024

#
Sector
Fund %
Benchmark % *
Difference %
1
Information Technology
34.23%
29.35%
4.88%
2
Health Care
29.92%
12.03%
17.89%
3
Industrials
16.27%
9.42%
6.85%
4
Communication Services
6.26%
8.22%
-1.96%
5
Consumer Staples
4.46%
5.85%
-1.39%
6
Financials
3.62%
13.68%
-10.06%
7
Consumer Discretionary
2.81%
10.04%
-7.22%
8
Cash
2.00%
0.00%
2.00%
9
Materials
0.43%
2.57%
-2.13%
10
Utilities
0.00%
2.43%
-2.43%
11
Real Estate
0.00%
2.77%
-2.77%
12
Energy
0.00%
3.64%
-3.64%
Total
100.00%
100.00%

Holdings by region

As at: August 31, 2024

#
Region
Fund %
Benchmark % *
Difference %
1
North America
92.95%
100.00%
-7.05%
2
Emerging Markets
4.64%
0.00%
4.64%
3
Cash
2.00%
0.00%
2.00%
4
UK
0.41%
0.00%
0.41%
Total
100.00%
100.00%

Holdings by country

As at: August 31, 2024

#
Country
Fund %
Benchmark % *
Difference %
1
United States
92.95%
100.00%
-7.05%
2
Israel
4.64%
0.00%
4.64%
3
Cash
2.00%
0.00%
2.00%
4
UK
0.41%
0.00%
0.41%
Total
100.00%
100.00%

It should not be assumed that recommendations/transactions made in the future will be profitable or will equal performance of the securities mentioned. The composition of the Fund's holdings is subject to change. Percentages are based on securities at market value. Internal classifications are used for any graphs represented above.

There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved. Stocks fluctuate in price and the value of your investment in the Fund may go down. This means that you could lose money on your investment in the Fund or the Fund may not perform as well as other possible investments. 

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Tax and distributions

The Fund intends to pay dividends to its shareholders at least annually. Distributions will automatically be reinvested in Fund shares unless you submit a request for cash payment with at least ten days prior notice, before the record date for distribution, to the Transfer Agent. The distribution dates will appear on this page alongside the rates once they become available. The dates can be changed by the Officers of the Funds. For more information on Baillie Gifford Funds’ Distributions please see the Statutory Prospectus.

You can find answers to some of our most common questions about tax and distribution for mutual funds in our frequently asked questions document.

Recent distributions

The below table shows the makeup of the most recent distributions paid.

Share class InstitutionalShare class K
Income dividends0.000000.00000
Short-term capital gains *0.000000.00000
Qualified dividend income **0.000000.00000
Foreign tax credits0.000000.00000
Long-term capital gains0.000000.00000
Total per share0.000000.00000
Expected date12/28/202312/28/2023
Pay date12/28/202312/28/2023
StatusFinalFinal

Source: Bank of New York Mellon and Baillie Gifford & Co

*Short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes.

**Qualified dividend income is a subset of income dividends (rather than an additional category of income).

Upcoming distributions

The below table shows the makeup of the most recent distributions paid.

Distribution year

2024

Record date

December 27, 2024

Expected date

December 30, 2024

Payable date

December 30, 2024

Source: Bank of New York Mellon and Baillie Gifford & Co

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Tax and distributions FAQs

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Documents

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