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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$509M |
| 2 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
$421M |
| 3 |
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
|
$319M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
$289M |
| 5 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
$287M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$807M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$533M |
| 3 |
Dolby
DLB
|
$103M |
| 4 |
Credicorp
BAP
|
$97.5M |
| 5 |
FLIR
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
|
$56.3M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 31.83% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 18.82% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 13.81% |
| 4 | Financials | 12.02% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.17% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GRUB
101
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $38.7M | 0.08% | 1,588,295 +870,295 | +121% | +$21.2M |
|
102
Invesco Senior Income Trust
VVR
$561M
| $37.4M | 0.07% | 8,949,118 +1,350,000 | +18% | +$5.64M |
|
|
BRW
103
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund
BRW
$353M
| $36.9M | 0.07% | 7,294,676 +3,700,000 | +103% | +$18.7M |
|
104
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.8B
| $35.5M | 0.07% | 478,096 -14,400 | -3% | -$1.07M |
|
|
GHDX
105
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
| $30.2M | 0.06% | 1,429,209 -141,159 | -9% | -$2.99M |
|
106
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
JFR
$1.13B
| $27.6M | 0.05% | 2,750,000 | – | – |
|
107
Fastenal
FAST
$57B
| $26.3M | 0.05% | 717,273 +214,200 | +43% | +$7.84M |
|
|
EFT
108
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust
EFT
$322M
| $26.1M | 0.05% | 1,972,000 +100,000 | +5% | +$1.32M |
|
109
American Water Works
AWK
$28B
| $24.8M | 0.05% | +450,000 | New | +$24.8M |
|
110
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
| $24.6M | 0.05% | 613,120 | – | – |
|
111
Danaher
DHR
$147B
| $24.5M | 0.05% | 287,517 -591,956 | -67% | -$50.4M |
|
112
APA Corp
APA
$8.31B
| $24.4M | 0.05% | 624,116 -2,865 | -0.5% | -$112K |
|
113
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.1B
| $24.4M | 0.05% | +920,000 | New | +$24.4M |
|
114
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$14.2B
| $23.8M | 0.05% | 245,300 -5,331 | -2% | -$517K |
|
115
Philip Morris
PM
$260B
| $22.8M | 0.04% | 287,914 +15,205 | +6% | +$1.21M |
|
|
LLTC
116
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
| $22.7M | 0.04% | 561,911 +104,110 | +23% | +$4.2M |
|
117
Analog Devices
ADI
$124B
| $20.9M | 0.04% | 370,375 | – | – |
|
|
FLG
118
Flagstar Financial, Inc.
FLG
$5.33B
| $19.7M | 0.04% | 1,088,739 | – | – |
|
|
EFR
119
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Fund
EFR
$345M
| $19.4M | 0.04% | +1,471,579 | New | +$19.4M |
|
|
RAI
120
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $18.7M | 0.04% | 421,480 +244,350 | +138% | +$10.8M |
|
121
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
| $18.6M | 0.04% | 260,242 -78,674 | -23% | -$5.62M |
|
|
ONDK
122
DELISTED
On Deck Capital, Inc.
ONDK
| $18.3M | 0.04% | +1,851,355 | New | +$18.3M |
|
123
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
| $17.5M | 0.03% | 395,050 | – | – |
|
124
Etsy
ETSY
$5.25B
| $17.4M | 0.03% | 1,273,366 -20,941 | -2% | -$287K |
|
125
California Water Service
CWT
$2.8B
| $16.9M | 0.03% | +762,376 | New | +$16.9M |
|