Baillie Gifford & Co Portfolio holdings
Baillie Gifford & Co., founded in 1908 by Lt Col Augustus Baillie and Carlyle Gifford and headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, is an independent, partnership-owned investment management firm renowned for its long-term, growth-oriented approach, managing over £230 billion ($290 billion USD) in assets as of late 2024. Focusing primarily on global equities, the firm serves institutional clients like pension funds and retail investors through mutual funds and investment trusts, such as the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, emphasizing fundamental research into innovative, high-growth companies—often holding stakes in firms like Tesla and Amazon for decades. With around 2,000 employees across offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, and beyond, Baillie Gifford operates without external ownership pressures, allowing its 58 partners to prioritize patience and conviction over short-term market trends. Known for its low-profile culture and ESG integration, the firm has earned a reputation as a thoughtful, contrarian investor in a world of rapid-fire trading.
Top Buys
| 1 |
Spotify
SPOT
|
$2.18B |
| 2 |
APA Corp
APA
|
$495M |
| 3 |
Zillow
Z
|
$296M |
| 4 |
Albemarle
ALB
|
$228M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$136M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$708M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
$476M |
| 3 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
$327M |
| 4 |
Illumina
ILMN
|
$317M |
| 5 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
$304M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 34.64% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 19.83% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 15% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.35% |
| 5 | Technology | 8.13% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Visa
V
$683B
| $801M | 0.86% | 6,048,510 -78,920 | -1% | -$10.5M |
|
27
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
| $784M | 0.85% | 5,749,876 -296,471 | -5% | -$40.4M |
|
|
BLUE
28
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
| $760M | 0.82% | 4,843,399 -198,668 | -4% | -$31.2M |
|
29
NetEase
NTES
$86.2B
| $756M | 0.82% | 2,992,316 -91,978 | -3% | -$23.2M |
|
30
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$6.87B
| $729M | 0.79% | 3,682,935 +21,869 | +0.6% | +$4.33M |
|
31
New Oriental
EDU
$7.85B
| $721M | 0.78% | 7,616,578 +16,318 | +0.2% | +$1.54M |
|
32
Ryanair
RYAAY
$33.7B
| $678M | 0.73% | 5,936,962 +133,294 | +2% | +$15.2M |
|
33
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
| $617M | 0.67% | 4,960,707 -44,835 | -0.9% | -$5.58M |
|
34
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
| $597M | 0.64% | 550,655 +6,226 | +1% | +$6.75M |
|
|
FRC
35
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
| $590M | 0.64% | 6,092,149 +114,606 | +2% | +$11.1M |
|
|
36
Zillow
Z
$20.4B
| $586M | 0.63% | 9,927,622 +5,005,076 | +102% | +$296M |
|
37
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
| $575M | 0.62% | 5,548,088 -1,418,643 | -20% | -$147M |
|
38
Atlassian
TEAM
$46.6B
| $508M | 0.55% | 8,123,839 -431,739 | -5% | -$27M |
|
39
ResMed
RMD
$40.2B
| $500M | 0.54% | 4,826,851 -40,874 | -0.8% | -$4.23M |
|
40
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.2B
| $495M | 0.53% | 2,216,713 +1,755 | +0.1% | +$392K |
|
41
Waters Corp
WAT
$18B
| $495M | 0.53% | 2,555,939 -17,623 | -0.7% | -$3.41M |
|
42
DexCom
DXCM
$29.5B
| $494M | 0.53% | 5,198,067 -219,757 | -4% | -$20.9M |
|
43
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
| $493M | 0.53% | 2,378,190 -24,757 | -1% | -$5.13M |
|
|
AMTD
44
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
| $491M | 0.53% | 8,966,013 -167,932 | -2% | -$9.2M |
|
45
Wabtec
WAB
$33.1B
| $476M | 0.51% | 4,829,772 +138,565 | +3% | +$13.7M |
|
46
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.5B
| $468M | 0.51% | 4,349,677 -57,625 | -1% | -$6.2M |
|
47
JD.com
JD
$44.1B
| $468M | 0.5% | 12,008,516 -2,614 | -0% | -$102K |
|
48
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$77.6B
| $465M | 0.5% | 7,122,091 -41,735 | -0.6% | -$2.72M |
|
49
Under Armour
UAA
$2.14B
| $464M | 0.5% | 20,640,923 -1,107,657 | -5% | -$24.9M |
|
50
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$15.2B
| $425M | 0.46% | 5,080,124 -26,800 | -0.5% | -$2.24M |
|