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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$1.33B |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$622M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$341M |
| 4 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$322M |
| 5 |
EOG Resources
EOG
|
$317M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
$297M |
| 2 |
RAX
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
|
$291M |
| 3 |
Illumina
ILMN
|
$165M |
| 4 |
ALTR
ALTERA CORP
ALTR
|
$137M |
| 5 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
$116M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 22.51% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 22.43% |
| 3 | Financials | 12.4% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 12.4% |
| 5 | Technology | 10.65% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Grupo Cibest S.A. American Depositary Shares (each representing four (4) Preferred Shares)
CIB
$12.1B
| $39.3M | 0.08% | 679,603 +1,400 | +0.2% | +$80.9K |
|
|
GHDX
102
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
| $38.2M | 0.08% | 1,394,108 +56,393 | +4% | +$1.55M |
|
103
iRobot
IRBT
$106M
| $33.7M | 0.07% | 823,100 -99,014 | -11% | -$4.05M |
|
104
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
| $33.5M | 0.07% | 27,858 -739 | -3% | -$889K |
|
105
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
JFR
$1.13B
| $33.3M | 0.07% | 2,750,000 | – | – |
|
|
BKW
106
DELISTED
BURGER KING WORLDWIDE
BKW
| $31.3M | 0.07% | 1,150,900 -19,600 | -2% | -$534K |
|
107
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
| $30.6M | 0.07% | 734,334 +123,254 | +20% | +$5.14M |
|
|
NADL
108
DELISTED
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd
NADL
| $30.4M | 0.07% | 2,860,128 +61,700 | +2% | +$655K |
|
109
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.29B
| $30M | 0.06% | 1,280,596 -1,300 | -0.1% | -$30.4K |
|
|
FNGN
110
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
| $29.9M | 0.06% | 659,900 +254,500 | +63% | +$11.5M |
|
|
EFT
111
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
EFT
$322M
| $28.2M | 0.06% | 1,872,000 +5,233 | +0.3% | +$79K |
|
112
IMAX
IMAX
$1.54B
| $27.4M | 0.06% | 961,610 -200,400 | -17% | -$5.71M |
|
|
CSLT
113
DELISTED
CASTLIGHT HEALTH, INC.
CSLT
| $27.3M | 0.06% | 1,794,820 +1,369,820 | +322% | +$20.8M |
|
114
American Water Works
AWK
$28B
| $24.7M | 0.05% | 500,000 | – | – |
|
115
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.1B
| $23.8M | 0.05% | 907,500 | – | – |
|
116
American States Water
AWR
$2.87B
| $23.6M | 0.05% | 710,000 | – | – |
|
117
California Water Service
CWT
$2.8B
| $23.5M | 0.05% | 970,000 | – | – |
|
|
ZU
118
DELISTED
ZULILY INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK
ZU
| $23.4M | 0.05% | 572,100 | – | – |
|
119
Protalix BioTherapeutics
PLX
$124M
| $23.4M | 0.05% | 6,407,588 +525,364 | +9% | +$1.92M |
|
120
Applied Materials
AMAT
$128B
| $23M | 0.05% | 1,019,933 | – | – |
|
121
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
| $23M | 0.05% | 272,709 +26,104 | +11% | +$2.2M |
|
|
SCTY
122
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
| $22.1M | 0.05% | +312,900 | New | +$22.1M |
|
123
Infosys
INFY
$69.7B
| $22.1M | 0.05% | 410,800 | – | – |
|
124
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$88B
| $20.7M | 0.04% | 137,694 -55,828 | -29% | -$8.41M |
|
125
F5
FFIV
$18B
| $20.7M | 0.04% | 185,779 -46,110 | -20% | -$5.14M |
|