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 |
Trade Desk
TTD
|
$3.74B |
| 2 |
CoStar Group
CSGP
|
$899M |
| 3 |
10x Genomics
TXG
|
$712M |
| 4 |
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
RXRX
|
$676M |
| 5 |
Snowflake
SNOW
|
$621M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
$1.57B |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$1.49B |
| 3 |
Mastercard
MA
|
$663M |
| 4 |
Ferrari
RACE
|
$384M |
| 5 |
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
|
$300M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 29.73% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 22.49% |
| 3 | Technology | 18.75% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 13.22% |
| 5 | Financials | 4.74% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Moderna
MRNA
$9.37B
| $10.8B | 5.25% | 45,883,213 +545,449 | +1% | +$128M |
|
2
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
| $10.8B | 5.25% | 15,848,146 -367,914 | -2% | -$250M |
|
3
Illumina
ILMN
$15.8B
| $10B | 4.89% | 21,188,849 -244,486 | -1% | -$116M |
|
|
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $8.65B | 4.22% | 2,514,202 -433,354 | -15% | -$1.49B |
|
5
Shopify
SHOP
$184B
| $8.4B | 4.1% | 5,751,564 -116,776 | -2% | -$171M |
|
6
Mercado Libre
MELI
$125B
| $7.17B | 3.49% | 4,602,623 -35,909 | -0.8% | -$55.9M |
|
7
Alibaba
BABA
$322B
| $5.84B | 2.84% | 25,732,092 -960,900 | -4% | -$218M |
|
8
Spotify
SPOT
$140B
| $5.7B | 2.78% | 20,691,692 -336,814 | -2% | -$92.8M |
|
9
NIO
NIO
$14.3B
| $4.84B | 2.36% | 90,914,259 -1,105,502 | -1% | -$58.8M |
|
10
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
| $4.29B | 2.09% | 8,131,206 -56,675 | -0.7% | -$29.9M |
|
11
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
| $4.23B | 2.06% | 5,290,922 -120,975 | -2% | -$96.8M |
|
|
12
Trade Desk
TTD
$26.7B
| $4.06B | 1.98% | 52,534,783 +48,405,217 | +1,172% | +$3.74B |
|
13
Pinduoduo
PDD
$171B
| $3.49B | 1.7% | 27,453,175 +585,975 | +2% | +$74.4M |
|
14
Cloudflare
NET
$72.7B
| $3.2B | 1.56% | 30,267,184 +271,966 | +0.9% | +$28.8M |
|
15
Wayfair
W
$9.67B
| $3.19B | 1.56% | 10,108,486 +1,574,228 | +18% | +$497M |
|
16
Zoom
ZM
$24.4B
| $3.12B | 1.52% | 8,054,141 -46,519 | -0.6% | -$18M |
|
17
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| $2.78B | 1.36% | 7,997,834 -171,430 | -2% | -$59.6M |
|
18
Sea Limited
SE
$110B
| $2.69B | 1.31% | 9,812,943 +209,239 | +2% | +$57.5M |
|
19
Peloton Interactive
PTON
$3.1B
| $2.51B | 1.22% | 20,256,004 +4,106,539 | +25% | +$509M |
|
20
Workday
WDAY
$61.6B
| $2.4B | 1.17% | 10,037,462 -195,443 | -2% | -$46.7M |
|
21
Carvana
CVNA
$51.4B
| $2.36B | 1.15% | 7,806,561 +1,569,995 | +25% | +$474M |
|
22
Twilio
TWLO
$16.2B
| $2.3B | 1.12% | 5,824,990 +1,075,413 | +23% | +$424M |
|
23
DexCom
DXCM
$29.5B
| $2.23B | 1.09% | 5,216,621 -113,617 | -2% | -$48.5M |
|
|
24
Ferrari
RACE
$85B
| $2.12B | 1.03% | 10,255,549 -1,862,336 | -15% | -$384M |
|
25
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.38B
| $2.06B | 1.01% | 9,301,081 +437,149 | +5% | +$97M |
|