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ACWI ex US All Cap

We have three core beliefs: superior profit growth leads to outperformance; fundamental analysis enables exploitation of market inefficiencies, and share prices reflect fundamentals in the long term. 

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Identifying the drivers of growth

A growth portfolio taking the best ideas from firmwide research. For over 30 years, International All Cap has had a consistent investment process, actively making long-term investments in growing companies. 

International All Cap Q3 update

The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.

Searching for superior companies

To perform better than the market, you need to be different from it. We look to invest in businesses that exhibit some combination of sustained, above-average growth and strong competitive advantage, such as superior profit margins or returns on invested capital.  

We believe that stock markets have a recurring tendency to under-appreciate the value of long-term compound growth. We aim to take advantage of this by investing with a minimum time horizon of five years in mind. 

An eclectic portfolio

We take great pride in drawing from firmwide research to bring our best international ideas to the portfolio.  

We search for growth across the market cap spectrum. The result is a portfolio tilted towards the lower end of the benchmark’s market cap range. We think this is a fertile hunting ground for focused, well-run growth companies. 

The strategy has a long and proud history. Our track record has outlived personnel changes by following a consistent investment philosophy and process. 

Human ingenuity will continue to generate opportunities for strong returns long into the future.
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Stewardship report

Find out about our conversations with portfolio companies, shareholder vote activity and consideration of environmental, social and governance matters.

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Strategy portfolio holdings

A list of the top 10 holdings that the representative portfolio invests in.

All figures up to: 30 September 2024

#Holding% of portfolio
1TSMC5.69
2United Overseas Bank2.76
3ASML2.68
4Investor2.39
5MercadoLibre2.37
6Auto Trader2.37
7Experian2.03
8Atlas Copco1.94
9Richemont1.84
10Lonza1.83

Strategy holdings by sector

As at: 31 October 2024

1Industrials22.33%
2Information Technology19.55%
3Financials14.29%
4Consumer Discretionary13.23%
5Consumer Staples10.57%
6Communication Services6.49%
7Health Care6.22%
8Materials3.60%
9Cash2.56%
10Energy1.15%
Total 100%

Strategy holdings by sector

All figures up to: 31 October 2024

Total: 100%

Strategy holdings by region

As at: 31 October 2024

1Europe (ex UK)31.26%
2Emerging Markets23.58%
3Developed Asia Pacific22.01%
4UK16.78%
5Canada3.80%
6Cash2.56%
Total 100%

Strategy holdings by region

All figures up to: 31 October 2024

Total: 100%

Please note

The information contained on this page is intended as a guide only and should not be relied upon when making investment decisions. All holdings information is unaudited. Source Baillie Gifford & Co. Please note that totals may not add due to rounding.

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  1. An explosion of motion and colour as a large crowd hurries through central Tokyo.

    International viewpoints: demographic crisis

    Meet the problem-solvers already active in healthcare, retirement funding and workforce productivity.
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    Co-founder and CEO of digital payments platform Wise explains how a customer-centric approach is helping revolutionise global money movement.
    October 2024
    Video37 minutes
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    Future Stocks: Our best ideas in Europe

    Thomas Hodges uncovers three of Europe’s hidden growth champions: Lonza, Topicus and Soitec.
    September 2024
    Video3 minutes
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    August 2024
    Article6 minutes
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    International viewpoints: semi-cap resilience

    Why our long-term conviction in ASML, Tokyo Electron and TSMC stands up to recent sector volatility.
    August 2024
    Article3 minutes
  7. International All Cap Q2 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    July 2024
    Video10 minutes
  8. International All Cap Q1 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    April 2024
    Video21 minutes
  9. International All Cap Q4 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    January 2024
    Video13 minutes
  10. Ashtead: hiding in plain sight

    This little-known equipment rental company is one of the UK’s most exciting growth stories.
    December 2023
    Article5 minutes
  11. Why growth, why now?

    Tough times play to the partnership’s strengths: analysing what enables us to adapt and thrive amid rapid change.
    December 2023
    Article17 minutes
  12. International All Cap Q3 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    October 2023
    Video14 minutes
  13. International All Cap Q2 update

    The International All Cap team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.
    July 2023
    Video12 minutes
  14. International All Cap Q1 update

    International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.
    April 2023
    Video16 minutes
  15. How to surf the waves of growth

    Good investing takes quick reactions as well as a long-term vision.
    November 2021
    Article

International All Cap Q3 update

The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.

  1. An explosion of motion and colour as a large crowd hurries through central Tokyo.

    International viewpoints: demographic crisis

    Meet the problem-solvers already active in healthcare, retirement funding and workforce productivity.
    December 2024
    Article4 minutes
  2. Saving when sending abroad: a Wise move

    With international payments a profitable afterthought for the banks, it’s been left to a newcomer to build the best way of moving money around the world.
    October 2024
    Article4 minutes
  3. Wise: Money Without Borders

    Co-founder and CEO of digital payments platform Wise explains how a customer-centric approach is helping revolutionise global money movement.
    October 2024
    Video37 minutes
  4. Investment specialist Thomas Hodges

    Future Stocks: Our best ideas in Europe

    Thomas Hodges uncovers three of Europe’s hidden growth champions: Lonza, Topicus and Soitec.
    September 2024
    Video3 minutes
  5. Wise: Growing global money transfers

    Charting rising cross-border money payments and the opportunity for remittance service Wise.
    August 2024
    Article6 minutes
  6. An employee wearing PPE carefully examines the microchips on a wafer

    International viewpoints: semi-cap resilience

    Why our long-term conviction in ASML, Tokyo Electron and TSMC stands up to recent sector volatility.
    August 2024
    Article3 minutes
  7. International All Cap Q2 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    July 2024
    Video10 minutes
  8. International All Cap Q1 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    April 2024
    Video21 minutes
  9. International All Cap Q4 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    January 2024
    Video13 minutes
  10. Ashtead: hiding in plain sight

    This little-known equipment rental company is one of the UK’s most exciting growth stories.
    December 2023
    Article5 minutes
  11. Why growth, why now?

    Tough times play to the partnership’s strengths: analysing what enables us to adapt and thrive amid rapid change.
    December 2023
    Article17 minutes
  12. International All Cap Q3 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    October 2023
    Video14 minutes
  13. International All Cap Q2 update

    The International All Cap team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.
    July 2023
    Video12 minutes
  14. International All Cap Q1 update

    International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.
    April 2023
    Video16 minutes
  15. How to surf the waves of growth

    Good investing takes quick reactions as well as a long-term vision.
    November 2021
    Article

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