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 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
$253M |
| 2 |
SPLK
Splunk Inc
SPLK
|
$234M |
| 3 |
Royal Caribbean
RCL
|
$230M |
| 4 |
AMTD
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
|
$182M |
| 5 |
M&T Bank
MTB
|
$141M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$595M |
| 2 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
$483M |
| 3 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
$394M |
| 4 |
Mohawk Industries
MHK
|
$226M |
| 5 |
TripAdvisor
TRIP
|
$149M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 23.27% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 23.27% |
| 3 | Financials | 12% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 10.71% |
| 5 | Technology | 9.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Baidu
BIDU
$32.8B
| $4.56B | 10.77% | 25,634,771 -2,214,681 | -8% | -$394M |
|
|
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $3.93B | 9.27% | 9,844,345 -1,492,426 | -13% | -$595M |
|
3
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $2.57B | 6.06% | 2,290,266 -66,966 | -3% | -$75M |
|
4
Illumina
ILMN
$15.8B
| $1.69B | 3.99% | 15,281,229 -652,140 | -4% | -$72.1M |
|
5
eBay
EBAY
$41.4B
| $1.51B | 3.58% | 27,577,824 -761,481 | -3% | -$41.8M |
|
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| $1.21B | 2.85% | 22,090,961 -1,408,865 | -6% | -$77M |
|
|
WFM
7
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
| $1.16B | 2.75% | 20,133,575 -1,709,004 | -8% | -$98.8M |
|
8
Apple
AAPL
$3.45T
| $1.16B | 2.75% | 2,073,934 -113,857 | -5% | -$63.9M |
|
9
Salesforce
CRM
$245B
| $1.08B | 2.54% | 19,505,806 -1,477,435 | -7% | -$81.5M |
|
10
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$170B
| $1.02B | 2.41% | 2,657,383 +332,287 | +14% | +$128M |
|
|
11
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.02B
| $688M | 1.62% | 8,301,813 -1,803,109 | -18% | -$149M |
|
12
New Oriental
EDU
$7.85B
| $679M | 1.6% | 21,545,059 -268,318 | -1% | -$8.45M |
|
13
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
| $639M | 1.51% | 4,247,864 -74,155 | -2% | -$11.2M |
|
14
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.54B
| $613M | 1.45% | 8,848,749 +66,563 | +0.8% | +$4.61M |
|
15
Mercado Libre
MELI
$125B
| $578M | 1.37% | 5,363,053 +135,292 | +3% | +$14.6M |
|
16
Mastercard
MA
$538B
| $570M | 1.35% | 682,055 +11,945 | +2% | +$9.98M |
|
17
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
| $568M | 1.34% | 32,568,331 +638,485 | +2% | +$11.1M |
|
18
Credicorp
BAP
$20.4B
| $551M | 1.3% | 4,147,602 +50,305 | +1% | +$6.68M |
|
|
LNKD
19
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $549M | 1.3% | 2,533,905 -143,965 | -5% | -$31.2M |
|
|
20
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
| $539M | 1.27% | 11,370,481 +4,844,844 | +74% | +$230M |
|
|
SGEN
21
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $531M | 1.25% | 13,315,804 +3,504,492 | +36% | +$140M |
|
|
FRC
22
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
| $523M | 1.24% | 9,986,522 +2,564,227 | +35% | +$134M |
|
|
AMTD
23
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
| $510M | 1.21% | 16,654,728 +5,933,032 | +55% | +$182M |
|
|
24
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.5B
| $483M | 1.14% | 4,148,766 +1,211,442 | +41% | +$141M |
|
25
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
| $458M | 1.08% | 788,947 +278 | +0% | +$161K |
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