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 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
$439M |
| 2 |
Spotify
SPOT
|
$387M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$283M |
| 4 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
$238M |
| 5 |
Wayfair
W
|
$198M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
$554M |
| 2 |
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
|
$331M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
$288M |
| 4 |
SGEN
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
|
$263M |
| 5 |
BLUE
bluebird bio
BLUE
|
$242M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 34.47% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 16.47% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 15.64% |
| 4 | Technology | 12.03% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.35% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Workday
WDAY
$61.6B
| $856M | 0.83% | 5,203,257 +186,403 | +4% | +$30.7M |
|
|
27
Visa
V
$683B
| $814M | 0.79% | 4,332,280 -1,533,445 | -26% | -$288M |
|
28
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.2B
| $762M | 0.74% | 2,726,348 -99,967 | -4% | -$28M |
|
29
Trade Desk
TTD
$26.7B
| $724M | 0.7% | 2,787,125 +53,738 | +2% | +$14M |
|
30
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$186B
| $722M | 0.7% | 2,221,756 -75,687 | -3% | -$24.6M |
|
31
ResMed
RMD
$40.2B
| $706M | 0.68% | 4,558,736 -185,122 | -4% | -$28.7M |
|
32
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.38B
| $675M | 0.65% | 8,008,982 -644,636 | -7% | -$54.3M |
|
33
NetEase
NTES
$86.2B
| $664M | 0.64% | 2,166,672 +98,575 | +5% | +$30.2M |
|
|
34
Baidu
BIDU
$32.8B
| $656M | 0.63% | 5,190,923 -4,385,883 | -46% | -$554M |
|
35
Kirby Corp
KEX
$5.42B
| $653M | 0.63% | 7,298,977 -292,646 | -4% | -$26.2M |
|
36
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$77.6B
| $644M | 0.62% | 6,766,642 -235,063 | -3% | -$22.4M |
|
37
Pinduoduo
PDD
$171B
| $641M | 0.62% | 16,954,048 +565,266 | +3% | +$21.4M |
|
38
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
| $629M | 0.61% | 7,509,314 -447,269 | -6% | -$37.5M |
|
39
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
| $620M | 0.6% | 542,601 -16,905 | -3% | -$19.3M |
|
40
ICICI Bank
IBN
$113B
| $597M | 0.58% | 39,562,520 -2,138,951 | -5% | -$32.3M |
|
41
Ryanair
RYAAY
$33.7B
| $596M | 0.58% | 6,797,503 -130,910 | -2% | -$11.5M |
|
|
42
Wayfair
W
$9.67B
| $559M | 0.54% | 6,182,928 +2,193,617 | +55% | +$198M |
|
43
Teradyne
TER
$18.8B
| $558M | 0.54% | 8,184,036 -218,760 | -3% | -$14.9M |
|
44
Waters Corp
WAT
$18B
| $554M | 0.54% | 2,369,429 -87,961 | -4% | -$20.6M |
|
45
Chegg
CHGG
$159M
| $549M | 0.53% | 14,494,521 +2,460,087 | +20% | +$93.3M |
|
46
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$6.79B
| $531M | 0.51% | 8,790,025 +374,736 | +4% | +$22.6M |
|
47
Zillow
Z
$20.4B
| $519M | 0.5% | 11,303,348 -167,194 | -1% | -$7.68M |
|
48
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26.8B
| $518M | 0.5% | 652,526 +22,661 | +4% | +$18M |
|
49
Stellantis
STLA
$27.8B
| $516M | 0.5% | 34,854,707 -2,132,589 | -6% | -$31.6M |
|
50
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.1B
| $516M | 0.5% | 11,203,251 -426,007 | -4% | -$19.6M |
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