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 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
$3.81B |
| 2 |
Shopify
SHOP
|
$1.61B |
| 3 |
DexCom
DXCM
|
$1.01B |
| 4 |
Royalty Pharma
RPRX
|
$709M |
| 5 |
WIX.com
WIX
|
$282M |
Top Sells
| 1 |
KE Holdings
BEKE
|
$298M |
| 2 |
CBRE Group
CBRE
|
$283M |
| 3 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
$275M |
| 4 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
$237M |
| 5 |
Trade Desk
TTD
|
$195M |
Sector Composition
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 27.47% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 25.5% |
| 3 | Technology | 17.5% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 10.66% |
| 5 | Financials | 6.98% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Shares Change % | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Moderna
MRNA
$9.37B
| $6.51B | 6.67% | 45,559,791 -69,435 | -0.2% | -$9.92M |
|
|
2
Tesla
TSLA
$1.08T
| $6.33B | 6.49% | 9,404,304 -407,949 | -4% | -$275M |
|
|
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
| $4.02B | 4.12% | 37,843,844 +35,830,928 | +1,780% | +$3.81B |
|
4
Illumina
ILMN
$15.8B
| $3.68B | 3.77% | 19,941,653 -965,405 | -5% | -$178M |
|
5
Mercado Libre
MELI
$125B
| $3.46B | 3.54% | 5,425,927 +390,604 | +8% | +$249M |
|
6
Spotify
SPOT
$140B
| $2.46B | 2.52% | 26,199,637 +2,971,063 | +13% | +$279M |
|
|
7
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.24T
| $2.32B | 2.38% | 15,304,262 -1,565,953 | -9% | -$237M |
|
8
NIO
NIO
$14.3B
| $2.1B | 2.15% | 96,731,139 +7,980,518 | +9% | +$173M |
|
|
9
Trade Desk
TTD
$26.7B
| $1.97B | 2.02% | 47,068,749 -4,664,065 | -9% | -$195M |
|
10
Elevance Health
ELV
$71.8B
| $1.96B | 2.01% | 4,065,890 -106,502 | -3% | -$51.4M |
|
11
Ferrari
RACE
$85B
| $1.82B | 1.86% | 9,910,527 -74,818 | -0.7% | -$13.7M |
|
|
12
Shopify
SHOP
$184B
| $1.78B | 1.83% | 57,045,303 +51,672,341 | +962% | +$1.61B |
|
13
Pinduoduo
PDD
$171B
| $1.74B | 1.78% | 28,100,104 -987,388 | -3% | -$61M |
|
14
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.77T
| $1.62B | 1.66% | 6,291,235 -59,232 | -0.9% | -$15.2M |
|
15
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$58.5B
| $1.45B | 1.49% | 9,968,434 -171,295 | -2% | -$25M |
|
16
Coupang
CPNG
$52.1B
| $1.38B | 1.42% | 108,354,434 -2,012,568 | -2% | -$25.7M |
|
|
17
DexCom
DXCM
$29.5B
| $1.35B | 1.38% | 18,099,399 +13,545,106 | +297% | +$1.01B |
|
18
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
| $1.31B | 1.34% | 7,473,528 -231,770 | -3% | -$40.5M |
|
19
Moody's
MCO
$91.4B
| $1.31B | 1.34% | 4,801,360 -129,180 | -3% | -$35.1M |
|
20
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$2.58T
| $1.29B | 1.33% | 590,775 -17,684 | -3% | -$38.7M |
|
21
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.1B
| $1.24B | 1.27% | 17,888,163 +1,232,317 | +7% | +$85.2M |
|
22
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$77.6B
| $1.19B | 1.22% | 7,311,280 -107,309 | -1% | -$17.5M |
|
23
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.86T
| $1.15B | 1.18% | 7,153,474 -293,905 | -4% | -$47.4M |
|
24
Sea Limited
SE
$110B
| $1.13B | 1.16% | 16,919,777 -373,227 | -2% | -$25M |
|
25
BioNTech
BNTX
$24B
| $1.08B | 1.11% | 7,262,980 +518,283 | +8% | +$77.3M |
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