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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
American Express
AXP
$231B
| $73.3M | 0.08% | 748,217 -114,870 | -13% | -$11.3M |
|
102
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.11B
| $71.9M | 0.08% | 3,408,797 +203,288 | +6% | +$4.29M |
|
103
Dropbox
DBX
$7.84B
| $70.9M | 0.08% | 2,185,941 -1 | -0% | -$32 |
|
|
CELG
104
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $68.3M | 0.07% | 859,886 +37,770 | +5% | +$3M |
|
105
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
| $64M | 0.07% | 649,496 +5,787 | +0.9% | +$571K |
|
106
Stitch Fix
SFIX
$690M
| $62.8M | 0.07% | 2,290,113 +357,686 | +19% | +$9.81M |
|
|
UBX
107
DELISTED
Unity Biotechnology
UBX
| $57.3M | 0.06% | +3,803,014 | New | +$57.3M |
|
108
Sea Limited
SE
$110B
| $57.1M | 0.06% | 3,803,961 | – | – |
|
|
FMI
109
DELISTED
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
FMI
| $55.3M | 0.06% | 404,260 +13,843 | +4% | +$1.89M |
|
110
AeroVironment
AVAV
$12.1B
| $54.6M | 0.06% | 764,588 +245,033 | +47% | +$17.5M |
|
111
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.19B
| $52.8M | 0.06% | 626,603 +44,462 | +8% | +$3.75M |
|
112
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.45B
| $52.5M | 0.06% | 238,113 +16,748 | +8% | +$3.7M |
|
113
iRobot
IRBT
$106M
| $51M | 0.06% | 673,669 +18,009 | +3% | +$1.36M |
|
114
Glaukos
GKOS
$5.5B
| $49.2M | 0.05% | 1,211,663 +92,050 | +8% | +$3.74M |
|
115
HEICO Class A
HEI.A
$34.1B
| $48.3M | 0.05% | 792,216 +182,807 | +30% | +$11.1M |
|
116
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.99B
| $47.3M | 0.05% | 1,226,439 +55,134 | +5% | +$2.13M |
|
117
Fastenal
FAST
$57B
| $47.1M | 0.05% | 978,977 +26,385 | +3% | +$1.27M |
|
118
Invesco Senior Income Trust
VVR
$561M
| $41.8M | 0.05% | 9,770,700 -1,282,218 | -12% | -$5.49M |
|
|
BZUN
119
Baozun
BZUN
$196M
| $40M | 0.04% | 730,610 +50,976 | +8% | +$2.79M |
|
120
Codexis
CDXS
$246M
| $38.1M | 0.04% | 2,646,240 +343,261 | +15% | +$4.94M |
|
121
TJX Companies
TJX
$152B
| $37.8M | 0.04% | 397,106 -19,181 | -5% | -$1.83M |
|
122
Coca-Cola
KO
$297B
| $37.3M | 0.04% | 850,084 +20,057 | +2% | +$880K |
|
|
SINA
123
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
| $36.4M | 0.04% | 430,043 +6,936 | +2% | +$587K |
|
|
ADAP
124
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
ADAP
$15.6M
| $36M | 0.04% | 3,033,261 +467,852 | +18% | +$5.55M |
|
125
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.36B
| $35.9M | 0.04% | 1,158,550 +86,575 | +8% | +$2.68M |
|