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Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund

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The Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund seeks capital appreciation.

The Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund aims to find companies that can deliver sustainable, above-average earnings growth over the long-term from a global opportunity set. The portfolio is vastly differentiated from the index with an Active Share of c. 90%, and we expect annual turnover to be typically less than 20%, implying an average holding period for each stock of over five years. We seek to take meaningful allocations in our best ideas, combined with our long-term investment horizon, which underpins our confidence in achieving the objective.

Overview

Share price and charges

Share class
K
Ticker
BGAKX
NAV
18.57
% change
0.60%
Management fee
0.57%
Other expenses
0.08%
Gross expense ratio
0.65%
Net expense ratio
0.65%

Fund facts

As at: October 31, 2024

Fund launch date

November 15, 2011

Fund size

$782.3m

Benchmark

MSCI ACWI Index

Current number of holdings

87

Active share

80%*

Annual turnover

25%

Style

Growth

Guideline number of holdings

70-120

*Relative to MSCI AC World Index.

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

Launch date refers to the longest running share class of the fund. This is earlier than the K and Institutional share class launch date.

Portfolio characteristics

The fund's characteristics compared to the index.

As at October 31, 2024

FundMSCI ACWI Index
Market cap (weighted average)$494.07bn$651.84bn
Price / Book4.763.23
Price / Earnings (12 months forward)21.6017.47
Earnings growth (5 year historic)11.88%7.29%
Return on equity (12 months forward)21.53%18.36%
Standard deviation (trailing 3 years)20.15%16.23%
Beta1.33N/A

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

Beta is in comparison to MSCI AC World Index.

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

Meet the managers

Risks

The most significant risks of an investment in the Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund are: Investment Style Risk, Growth Stock Risk, Long-Term Investment Strategy Risk and Market Risk. 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 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 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's value will be affected by stock market fluctuations. Declines in market prices may reduce the net asset value of the Fund's shares. Other Fund risks include: Asia Risk, China Risk, Conflicts of Interest Risk, Currency Risk, Emerging Markets Risk, Equity Securities Risk, Environmental, Social and Governance Risk, Focused Investment Risk, Government and Regulatory Risk, Information Technology Risk, Initial Public Offering Risk, Japan Risk, Large-Capitalization Securities Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk, Non-U.S. Investment Risk, Service Provider Risk, Settlement Risk, Small-and Medium-Capitalization Securities Risk and Valuation Risk.

Index disclaimer

Source: MSCI. The MSCI information may only be used for your internal use, may not be reproduced or redisseminated in any form and may not be used as a basis for or a component of any financial instruments or products or indices. None of the MSCI information is intended to constitute investment advice or a recommendation to make (or refrain from making) any kind of investment decision and may not be relied on as such. Historical data and analysis should not be taken as an indication or guarantee of any future performance analysis, forecast or prediction. The MSCI information is provided on an ‘as is’ basis and the user of this information assumes the entire risk of any use made of this information. MSCI, each of its affiliates and each other person involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating any MSCI information (collectively, the ‘MSCI Parties’) expressly disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties or originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to this information. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any MSCI Party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including, without limitation, lost profits) or any other damages (www.msci.com).

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: October 31, 2024

Gross expense ratio

Net expense ratio

1 month*

3 months*

Year-to-date*

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Share class K0.65%0.65%-2.46%3.00%11.77%32.95%-3.74%8.61%9.17%
MSCI ACWI Indexn/an/a-2.21%2.67%16.44%33.40%6.00%11.59%9.61%

Annualized total returns – as at quarter end

As at: September 30, 2024

Gross expense ratio

Net expense ratio

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Share class K0.65%0.65%30.44%-0.75%9.96%9.66%
MSCI ACWI Indexn/an/a32.35%8.59%12.70%9.93%

Performance of Institutional Class may exceed that of Class K, this is due to rounding. Generally, on Funds which utilize a sub-transfer agency service, we expect Class K to have higher performance than Institutional Class.

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

†Fund inception date: November 15, 2011

Share Class launch date: April 28, 2017

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.

Returns are based on the K share class from April 28, 2017. Prior to that date returns are calculated based on the oldest share class of the Fund adjusted to reflect the K share class fees where these fees are higher.

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 MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global developed and emerging markets. This unmanaged index does not reflect fees and expenses and is not available for direct investment. The Fund is more concentrated than the MSCI ACWI Index.

Performance

As at: October 31, 2024

View by date range:

Source: Bank of New York Mellon and relevant underlying index provider(s), single pricing basis, total return.

Returns are based on the K share class from April 28, 2017. Prior to that date returns are calculated based on the oldest share class of the Fund adjusted to reflect the K share class fees where these fees are higher.

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

The graph is rebased to 100.

Annualized total returns – as at quarter end

As at: September 30, 2024

Source: Bank of New York Mellon and relevant underlying index provider(s).
†Fund inception date: November 15, 2011
Share Class launch date: April 28, 2017
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. 

Returns are based on the K share class from April 28, 2017. Prior to that date returns are calculated based on the oldest share class of the Fund adjusted to reflect the K share class fees where these fees are higher.

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.

Stock level attribution

Top and bottom 5 relative contributors

One month to: October 31, 2024

HoldingContribution
Martin Marietta Materials0.38%
Doordash Inc0.27%
The Trade Desk0.23%
TSMC0.15%
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings0.14%
Elevance Health Inc-0.61%
Atlas Copco B-0.17%
AIA -0.11%
Reliance Industries Ltd-0.10%
Kweichow Moutai-0.10%

Source: Revolution, MSCI.

Benchmark: MSCI ACWI 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: October 31, 2024

#Holding% of portfolio
1Microsoft4.05
2Meta Platforms3.97
3Amazon.com3.75
4NVIDIA3.52
5Martin Marietta Materials3.45
6Prosus3.11
7TSMC2.86
8Elevance Health Inc.2.56
9DoorDash2.53
10Service Corporation International2.35

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: October 31, 2024

#
Sector
Fund %
Benchmark % *
Difference %
1
Consumer Discretionary
22.66%
10.50%
12.15%
2
Information Technology
18.43%
24.83%
-6.40%
3
Communication Services
12.08%
7.93%
4.15%
4
Industrials
11.54%
10.56%
0.98%
5
Health Care
10.69%
10.56%
0.13%
6
Financials
10.53%
16.59%
-6.06%
7
Materials
7.86%
3.91%
3.94%
8
Real Estate
1.97%
2.19%
-0.22%
9
Energy
1.97%
4.06%
-2.10%
10
Cash
1.21%
0.00%
1.21%
11
Consumer Staples
1.07%
6.18%
-5.11%
12
Utilities
0.00%
2.69%
-2.69%
Total
100.00%
100.00%

Holdings by region

As at: October 31, 2024

#
Region
Fund %
Benchmark % *
Difference %
1
North America
62.37%
67.94%
-5.57%
2
Europe (ex UK)
17.19%
11.16%
6.03%
3
Emerging Markets
12.80%
10.31%
2.49%
4
Developed Asia Pacific
5.96%
7.39%
-1.43%
5
Cash
1.21%
0.00%
1.21%
6
UK
0.48%
3.20%
-2.72%
Total
100.00%
100.00%

Holdings by country

As at: October 31, 2024

Showing 10 of 48 holdings

#
Country
Fund %
Benchmark % *
Difference %
1
United States
59.92%
65.21%
-5.29%
2
Netherlands
5.12%
0.98%
4.14%
3
Ireland
3.83%
0.06%
3.76%
4
Japan
3.69%
4.93%
-1.24%
5
China
3.47%
2.84%
0.63%
6
Taiwan
2.86%
1.97%
0.89%
7
Brazil
2.63%
0.49%
2.14%
8
Canada
2.45%
2.74%
-0.28%
9
Sweden
2.34%
0.70%
1.64%
10
Denmark
2.25%
0.73%
1.52%

Quarterly transactions

Transactions for the three-month period ending 30 September 2024

New purchases

  • Builders Firstsource
  • Dutch Bros Inc. Cl A
  • Nexans
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
  • Petrobras Common ADR
  • Soitec

Complete sales

  • Adobe Systems
  • Advanced Micro Devices Inc
  • Certara
  • HDFC Bank
  • Hoshizaki Corp
  • Pernod Ricard SA
  • Sands China
  • SCP Pool Corporation
  • Staar Surgical
  • Sysmex Corp
  • Woodside Energy Group Ltd

Additions

  • Adyen NV
  • AeroVironment
  • Doordash Inc
  • Microsoft
  • Novo Nordisk
  • NVIDIA
  • The Trade Desk

Reductions

  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
  • Alphabet Inc Class C
  • Reliance Inds. GDR

 

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 dividends0.174840.18311
Short-term capital gains *0.000000.00000
Long-term capital gains0.000000.00000
Total per share0.174840.18311
Ex-dividend 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.

 

Upcoming distributions

Please click here to view estimated capital gain distributions for 2024.

The table below shows the proposed distribution dates for the current tax year. The dates can be changed by the Officers of the Funds.

Distribution year

2024

Record date

December 27, 2024

Ex-dividend date

December 30, 2024

Payable date

December 30, 2024

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

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Documents

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