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 |
Trip.com Group
TCOM
|
$575M |
| 2 |
DexCom
DXCM
|
$491M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
$346M |
| 4 |
ResMed
RMD
|
$334M |
| 5 |
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
|
$282M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
|
$281M |
| 2 |
American Express
AXP
|
$255M |
| 3 |
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
|
$162M |
| 4 |
Stellantis
STLA
|
$113M |
| 5 |
Ryanair
RYAAY
|
$68.8M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 35.19% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 18.4% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.19% |
| 4 | Financials | 8.31% |
| 5 | Technology | 8.26% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $6.36B | 9.94% | 7,591,470 -56,627 | -0.7% | -$47.4M |
|
2
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
| $4.88B | 7.64% | 46,152,240 +295,937 | +0.6% | +$31.3M |
|
3
Baidu
BIDU
$32.8B
| $4.58B | 7.17% | 25,166,582 -90,698 | -0.4% | -$16.5M |
|
4
Illumina
ILMN
$15.8B
| $3.38B | 5.28% | 18,588,153 -26,908 | -0.1% | -$4.89M |
|
5
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| $3.11B | 4.87% | 24,279,951 -415,581 | -2% | -$53.3M |
|
6
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
| $2.62B | 4.1% | 12,835,081 -231,710 | -2% | -$47.3M |
|
7
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $2.37B | 3.71% | 3,049,249 -48,650 | -2% | -$37.8M |
|
|
8
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$48.2B
| $2.11B | 3.29% | 45,207,382 +12,343,926 | +38% | +$575M |
|
9
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
| $1.5B | 2.35% | 49,071,653 -579,909 | -1% | -$17.7M |
|
10
Mercado Libre
MELI
$125B
| $1.16B | 1.82% | 6,276,339 -80,587 | -1% | -$14.9M |
|
11
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$170B
| $1.14B | 1.78% | 1,567,487 -29,272 | -2% | -$21.2M |
|
12
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
| $1.06B | 1.65% | 14,085,937 -215,624 | -2% | -$16.2M |
|
|
FRC
13
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
| $922M | 1.44% | 11,950,762 -192,073 | -2% | -$14.8M |
|
|
SGEN
14
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $907M | 1.42% | 16,795,793 -320,349 | -2% | -$17.3M |
|
15
Ferrari
RACE
$85B
| $865M | 1.35% | 16,654,845 +3,577,312 | +27% | +$186M |
|
16
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
| $840M | 1.31% | 903,999 -25,891 | -3% | -$24M |
|
17
Moody's
MCO
$91.4B
| $816M | 1.28% | 7,540,087 -89,528 | -1% | -$9.69M |
|
18
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$2.02B
| $798M | 1.25% | 12,628,395 +499,814 | +4% | +$31.6M |
|
|
AMTD
19
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
| $726M | 1.14% | 20,593,448 -715,511 | -3% | -$25.2M |
|
20
Workday
WDAY
$61.6B
| $723M | 1.13% | 7,884,949 +307,597 | +4% | +$28.2M |
|
21
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
| $711M | 1.11% | 7,213,102 -103,338 | -1% | -$10.2M |
|
|
22
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
| $709M | 1.11% | 10,345,552 +5,044,103 | +95% | +$346M |
|
23
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
| $663M | 1.04% | 5,292,060 -61,633 | -1% | -$7.72M |
|
24
Mastercard
MA
$538B
| $603M | 0.94% | 5,928,847 -107,898 | -2% | -$11M |
|
25
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.2B
| $601M | 0.94% | 3,357,371 -106,400 | -3% | -$19.1M |
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