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Developed EAFE 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 over the long term.

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Consistent investment in growing companies

An international growth portfolio, bringing together the best ideas from firmwide research. To perform better than the market, you need to be different from it. We search across the market cap spectrum for a balance of growth, quality and resilience. 

International All Cap Q3 update

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

Taking a long-term advantage

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 underappreciate 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.

Embracing different types of growth

The strategy has a proud 30-year track record, following a consistent investment process. 

We invest in an eclectic mix of individual businesses and take great pride in drawing from firmwide research to bring the best ideas to the portfolio. 

The portfolio is 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. 

We are long-term in our approach and focused on identifying the structural growth drivers that could deliver strong returns for our clients over the coming decades.
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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

#CompanyFund %
1United Overseas Bank4.1%
2ASML4.0%
3Auto Trader3.6%
4Atlas Copco A3.2%
5Experian3.2%
6Investor2.6%
7Olympus2.5%
8LVMH2.4%
9AIA Group2.4%
10Lonza Group2.3%

Strategy holdings by sector

All figures up to: 30 September 2024

1Industrials28.12%
2Financials17.42%
3Consumer Discretionary11.75%
4Information Technology10.56%
5Consumer Staples10.53%
6Health Care8.83%
7Communication Services6.99%
8Materials4.73%
9Cash1.08%
Total 100%

Strategy holdings by sector

All figures up to: 30 September 2024

Total: 100%

Strategy holdings by region

All figures up to: 30 September 2024

1Europe (ex UK)44.37%
2Developed Asia Pacific31.65%
3UK22.90%
4Cash1.08%
Total 100%

Strategy holdings by region

All figures up to: 30 September 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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Insights

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  1. International All Cap Q3 investor letter

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments
    October 2024
    Article5 minutes
  2. 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
  3. Mountain surrounded by cloud

    International All Cap Q3 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    October 2024
    Video11 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. International All Cap Q2 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    July 2024
    Video10 minutes
  7. Tilting the odds in your favour

    The Magnificent Seven’s reputation goes before them but that’s not enough to save them.
    April 2024
    Article8 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: inflection points

    Investment specialists give updates on performance, portfolio activity and the grounds long-term optimism.
    February 2024
    Video44 minutes
  10. International All Cap Q4 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    January 2024
    Video13 minutes
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. International All Cap: committing to growth

    Investors give updates on performance, portfolio activity and the merits of long-term thinking.
    October 2023
    Video44 minutes
  14. International All Cap Q3 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    October 2023
    Video14 minutes
  15. Near-term headwinds, long-term optimism

    Investors provide an update on International All Cap performance and portfolio activity.
    August 2023
    Video49 minutes
  16. International All Cap Q2 update

    The International All Cap team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.
    July 2023
    Video12 minutes
  17. Snippets from the archives

    Key insights from the International All Cap Strategy picked from the past 30 years.
    September 2022
    Article
  18. Shimano: our strategy in one stock

    How the cycle parts maker symbolises the kind of firms International All Cap is looking for.
    September 2022
    Article
  19. Growth flows

    Tracking our pursuit of growth companies over time.
    September 2022
    Article
  20. Investing in ingenuity

    Milena Mileva on picking International All Cap’s future winners.
    September 2022
    Article
  21. Forging a fund

    How relationship building, performance and tales of Scotland helped establish our international funds.
    September 2022
    Article

International All Cap Q3 update

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

  1. International All Cap Q3 investor letter

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments
    October 2024
    Article5 minutes
  2. 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
  3. Mountain surrounded by cloud

    International All Cap Q3 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    October 2024
    Video11 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. International All Cap Q2 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    July 2024
    Video10 minutes
  7. Tilting the odds in your favour

    The Magnificent Seven’s reputation goes before them but that’s not enough to save them.
    April 2024
    Article8 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: inflection points

    Investment specialists give updates on performance, portfolio activity and the grounds long-term optimism.
    February 2024
    Video44 minutes
  10. International All Cap Q4 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    January 2024
    Video13 minutes
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. International All Cap: committing to growth

    Investors give updates on performance, portfolio activity and the merits of long-term thinking.
    October 2023
    Video44 minutes
  14. International All Cap Q3 update

    The International All Cap Team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.
    October 2023
    Video14 minutes
  15. Near-term headwinds, long-term optimism

    Investors provide an update on International All Cap performance and portfolio activity.
    August 2023
    Video49 minutes
  16. International All Cap Q2 update

    The International All Cap team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes, and market developments.
    July 2023
    Video12 minutes
  17. Snippets from the archives

    Key insights from the International All Cap Strategy picked from the past 30 years.
    September 2022
    Article
  18. Shimano: our strategy in one stock

    How the cycle parts maker symbolises the kind of firms International All Cap is looking for.
    September 2022
    Article
  19. Growth flows

    Tracking our pursuit of growth companies over time.
    September 2022
    Article
  20. Investing in ingenuity

    Milena Mileva on picking International All Cap’s future winners.
    September 2022
    Article
  21. Forging a fund

    How relationship building, performance and tales of Scotland helped establish our international funds.
    September 2022
    Article

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Curious to learn more about our products and what we can offer you? Please get in touch.

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