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 |
TAL Education Group
TAL
|
$885M |
| 2 |
Trip.com Group
TCOM
|
$259M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
$247M |
| 4 |
LendingTree
TREE
|
$186M |
| 5 |
NetEase
NTES
|
$116M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$618M |
| 2 |
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
|
$482M |
| 3 |
Royal Caribbean
RCL
|
$331M |
| 4 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
$298M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$294M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 35.57% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 17.24% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 14.9% |
| 4 | Technology | 9.45% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.15% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $8.46B | 9.92% | 5,844,332 -427,018 | -7% | -$618M |
|
2
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
| $8.32B | 9.76% | 45,331,375 +615,024 | +1% | +$113M |
|
|
3
Baidu
BIDU
$32.8B
| $4.8B | 5.62% | 21,485,805 -1,333,915 | -6% | -$298M |
|
4
Illumina
ILMN
$15.8B
| $4.18B | 4.9% | 17,671,931 -84,203 | -0.5% | -$19.9M |
|
5
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
| $3.4B | 3.99% | 12,776,074 -126,334 | -1% | -$33.6M |
|
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| $3.22B | 3.78% | 20,175,887 -743,891 | -4% | -$119M |
|
|
7
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$48.2B
| $2.55B | 2.99% | 54,662,733 +5,547,559 | +11% | +$259M |
|
|
8
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $2.48B | 2.91% | 2,405,566 -284,643 | -11% | -$294M |
|
9
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
| $2.3B | 2.7% | 9,951,156 -1,217,599 | -11% | -$282M |
|
|
10
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
| $2.3B | 2.7% | 7,794,760 +837,285 | +12% | +$247M |
|
11
TSMC
TSM
$1.2T
| $1.93B | 2.27% | 44,211,639 -599,431 | -1% | -$26.2M |
|
12
Mercado Libre
MELI
$125B
| $1.89B | 2.21% | 5,297,170 -384,660 | -7% | -$137M |
|
|
13
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.46B
| $1.84B | 2.16% | 49,690,142 +23,867,404 | +92% | +$885M |
|
14
Ferrari
RACE
$85B
| $1.76B | 2.06% | 14,642,240 -182,552 | -1% | -$21.9M |
|
15
Stellantis
STLA
$27.8B
| $1.57B | 1.84% | 77,216,789 -1,066,531 | -1% | -$21.6M |
|
16
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$170B
| $1.26B | 1.48% | 3,050,136 -106,705 | -3% | -$44.1M |
|
17
Moody's
MCO
$91.4B
| $1.07B | 1.25% | 6,622,119 -42,848 | -0.6% | -$6.91M |
|
18
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
| $1.07B | 1.25% | 4,858,014 -21,108 | -0.4% | -$4.64M |
|
19
Mastercard
MA
$538B
| $989M | 1.16% | 5,643,677 +72,554 | +1% | +$12.7M |
|
|
GRUB
20
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $879M | 1.03% | 8,666,071 +318,350 | +4% | +$32.3M |
|
21
Workday
WDAY
$61.6B
| $877M | 1.03% | 6,896,842 -192,170 | -3% | -$24.4M |
|
|
22
NetEase
NTES
$86.2B
| $865M | 1.01% | 3,084,294 +413,855 | +15% | +$116M |
|
|
BLUE
23
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
| $861M | 1.01% | 5,042,067 -146,368 | -3% | -$25M |
|
|
24
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$98.7B
| $820M | 0.96% | 6,966,731 -2,808,029 | -29% | -$331M |
|
25
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$6.87B
| $796M | 0.93% | 3,661,066 +424,108 | +13% | +$92.2M |
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