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
|
$385M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$218M |
| 3 |
SGEN
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
|
$200M |
| 4 |
M&T Bank
MTB
|
$200M |
| 5 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
$165M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
$390M |
| 2 |
Omnicom Group
OMC
|
$320M |
| 3 |
VALE.P
Vale S A
VALE.P
|
$286M |
| 4 |
America Movil
AMX
|
$167M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
$156M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 25.32% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 22.94% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.81% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 9.59% |
| 5 | Technology | 8.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Baidu
BIDU
$32.8B
| $4.32B | 10.93% | 27,849,452 -2,513,298 | -8% | -$390M |
|
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $3.54B | 8.97% | 11,336,771 -430,499 | -4% | -$135M |
|
|
3
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $2.06B | 5.22% | 2,357,232 +248,462 | +12% | +$218M |
|
4
eBay
EBAY
$41.4B
| $1.58B | 4% | 28,339,305 -268,512 | -0.9% | -$15M |
|
5
Illumina
ILMN
$15.8B
| $1.29B | 3.26% | 15,933,369 -465,320 | -3% | -$37.6M |
|
|
WFM
6
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
| $1.28B | 3.23% | 21,842,579 -322,384 | -1% | -$18.9M |
|
7
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| $1.18B | 2.99% | 23,499,826 -190,951 | -0.8% | -$9.59M |
|
8
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
| $1.09B | 2.76% | 20,983,241 -655,762 | -3% | -$34M |
|
|
9
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
| $1.04B | 2.64% | 2,187,791 -327,077 | -13% | -$156M |
|
10
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$170B
| $875M | 2.21% | 2,325,096 +17,589 | +0.8% | +$6.62M |
|
|
11
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
| $836M | 2.11% | 4,322,019 +1,990,180 | +85% | +$385M |
|
12
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.02B
| $766M | 1.94% | 10,104,922 +405,915 | +4% | +$30.8M |
|
13
Mercado Libre
MELI
$125B
| $705M | 1.78% | 5,227,761 -196,500 | -4% | -$26.5M |
|
|
LNKD
14
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $659M | 1.67% | 2,677,870 +159,953 | +6% | +$39.4M |
|
15
Deere & Co
DE
$129B
| $599M | 1.52% | 7,359,464 -288,755 | -4% | -$23.5M |
|
16
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.54B
| $564M | 1.43% | 8,782,186 +2,446,842 | +39% | +$157M |
|
17
New Oriental
EDU
$7.85B
| $543M | 1.37% | 21,813,377 -817,777 | -4% | -$20.4M |
|
18
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
| $542M | 1.37% | 31,929,846 +1,756,686 | +6% | +$29.8M |
|
19
Credicorp
BAP
$20.4B
| $526M | 1.33% | 4,097,297 +23,639 | +0.6% | +$3.04M |
|
|
RAX
20
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
| $494M | 1.25% | 9,362,379 -399,457 | -4% | -$21.1M |
|
21
Mastercard
MA
$538B
| $451M | 1.14% | 670,110 +63,547 | +10% | +$42.8M |
|
22
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$48.2B
| $451M | 1.14% | 7,712,574 -445,431 | -5% | -$26M |
|
23
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$77B
| $448M | 1.13% | 31,706,587 +329,739 | +1% | +$4.66M |
|
24
EOG Resources
EOG
$68.2B
| $437M | 1.11% | 2,580,636 +188,769 | +8% | +$32M |
|
|
SGEN
25
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $430M | 1.09% | 9,811,312 +4,572,872 | +87% | +$200M |
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