Overview
Share price and charges
Share class
KTicker
BGAKXNAV
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
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
| Fund | MSCI ACWI Index | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap (weighted average) | $494.07bn | $651.84bn |
| Price / Book | 4.76 | 3.23 |
| Price / Earnings (12 months forward) | 21.60 | 17.47 |
| 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% |
| Beta | 1.33 | N/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.
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 K | 0.65% | 0.65% | -2.46% | 3.00% | 11.77% | 32.95% | -3.74% | 8.61% | 9.17% |
| MSCI ACWI Index | n/a | n/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 K | 0.65% | 0.65% | 30.44% | -0.75% | 9.96% | 9.66% |
| MSCI ACWI Index | n/a | n/a | 32.35% | 8.59% | 12.70% | 9.93% |
Performance
As at: October 31, 2024
Annualized total returns – as at quarter end
As at: September 30, 2024
Stock level attribution
Top and bottom 5 relative contributors
One month to: October 31, 2024
| Holding | Contribution |
|---|---|
| Martin Marietta Materials | 0.38% |
| Doordash Inc | 0.27% |
| The Trade Desk | 0.23% |
| TSMC | 0.15% |
| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 0.14% |
| Elevance Health Inc | -0.61% |
| Atlas Copco B | -0.17% |
| AIA | -0.11% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd | -0.10% |
| Kweichow Moutai | -0.10% |
Fund portfolio holdings
The list of top 10 holdings that this fund invests in.
As at: October 31, 2024
| # | Holding | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 4.05 |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 3.97 |
| 3 | Amazon.com | 3.75 |
| 4 | NVIDIA | 3.52 |
| 5 | Martin Marietta Materials | 3.45 |
| 6 | Prosus | 3.11 |
| 7 | TSMC | 2.86 |
| 8 | Elevance Health Inc. | 2.56 |
| 9 | DoorDash | 2.53 |
| 10 | Service Corporation International | 2.35 |
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
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 Institutional | Share class K | |
|---|---|---|
| Income dividends | 0.17484 | 0.18311 |
| Short-term capital gains * | 0.00000 | 0.00000 |
| Long-term capital gains | 0.00000 | 0.00000 |
| Total per share | 0.17484 | 0.18311 |
| Ex-dividend date | 12/28/2023 | 12/28/2023 |
| Pay date | 12/28/2023 | 12/28/2023 |
| Status | Final | Final |
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.
2024
December 27, 2024
December 30, 2024
December 30, 2024
Source: Bank of New York Mellon and Baillie Gifford & Co