-
-
Overview
The Worldwide US Equity Growth Fund aims to maximise total return principally through investment in equities which are listed on Regulated Markets in the US.
Performance & Portfolio
Select currencyCumulative Performance 31/01/2021Rebased to 100 at the start date of this chart.
C Acc GBP share class launched on 13 November 2012.
Unfortunately we were unable to load the chart. Please try again later.Top Ten Holdings - 31/01/2021
Fund % 1 Shopify 6.7% 2 Amazon.com 5.6% 3 The Trade Desk 5.3% 4 Wayfair 5.1% 5 Tesla Inc 5.0% 6 Roku 4.6% 7 Twilio 3.8% 8 Zoom Video Communications 3.5% 9 Netflix 3.5% 10 Moderna 3.4% Total 46.8% Fund % 1 Shopify 6.7% 2 Amazon.com 5.6% 3 The Trade Desk 5.3% 4 Wayfair 5.1% 5 Tesla Inc 5.0% 6 Roku 4.6% 7 Twilio 3.8% 8 Zoom Video Communications 3.5% 9 Netflix 3.5% 10 Moderna 3.4% Total 46.8% Sector Analysis of Total Assets - 31/01/2021As the Fund invests in overseas securities, changes in the rates of exchange may cause the value of your investment (and any income it may pay) to go down or up.
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.Unfortunately we were unable to load the chart. Please try again later.Insights
February 2021Navigating Change in US Equities.
In this webinar recording, US Equity strategy specialist Ben James talks to all four of the key decision makers in the US Equities Team, Tom Slater, Kirsty Gibson, Gary Robinson and Dave Bujnowski. The team explore the thought processes that have helped them navigate the challenge of maintaining a 5-10 year investment horizon during what has been a year of rapid change, followed by questions from attendees.
WatchMay 2020US Equity Strategy – Manager Insights.
Ben James gives an update on the positioning and activity of the US Equity portfolio.
WatchApril 2020How the Pandemic May Change Things.
Are the abrupt changes brought about by the coronavirus (Covid-19) temporary or permanent? Dave Bujnowski considers how a post-coronavirus future may look, and where the biggest changes might be.
Read moreThird Quarter 2019A Case for Growth.
Disruptive forces are at play, and they are far more powerful and enduring than most would give credit for. Dave Bujnowski explores what the consequences are of this upheaval, and whether this is good or bad news for growth investors.
Read moreThird Quarter 2019A Case for Growth.
Disruptive forces are at play, and they are far more powerful and enduring than most would give credit for. Dave Bujnowski explores what the consequences are of this upheaval, and whether this is good or bad news for growth investors.
Read moreSecond Quarter 2019The Next Big Things.
Tom Slater, head of Baillie Gifford’s US Equities team reports on how visionary businesses are looking beyond current market events and thinking about the future.
Read moreFirst Quarter 2018Cultural Advantage.
To build great businesses, company management should understand how a company’s culture can affect shareholder value. Gary Robinson looks at how having a distinctive culture can create great opportunities for those looking to invest in thoughtfully managed companies.
Read moreManagers
Tom Slater
Tom is Head of the US Equities Team and is a Decision Maker on Long Term Global Growth Portfolios. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2000 and became a Partner of the firm in 2012. After serving as Deputy Manager for five years, Tom was appointed Joint Manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust in 2015. During his time at Baillie Gifford he has also worked in the Developed Asia and UK Equity Teams. Tom’s investment interest is focused on high growth companies both in listed equity markets and as an investor in private companies. He graduated BSc in Computer Science with Mathematics from the University of Edinburgh in 2000.
Gary Robinson
Gary has been a member of the Global Stewardship Portfolio Construction Group since its inception in 2015 and is an Investment Manager in the US Equities Team. He graduated MBiochem in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford in 2003 and joined Baillie Gifford the same year. He spent time working on our Japanese, UK and European Equity Teams before moving to the US Equities Team in 2008. Gary is a generalist investor but retains a special interest in the healthcare sector dating back to his undergraduate degree. Gary became a Partner of the firm in 2019.
Kirsty Gibson
Kirsty is an Investment Manager in the US Equities Team. She is also a decision maker on the Positive Change strategy and a member of the Portfolio Construction Group. Kirsty joined Baillie Gifford in 2012 and began her career on the US Equities Team, moving on to spend several years in small and large cap global equities departments, before returning to the US Equities Team. She graduated MA (Hons) in Economics in 2011and MSc in Carbon Management in 2012, both from the University of Edinburgh.
Dave Bujnowski
Dave joined Baillie Gifford in 2018 as a Senior Analyst and is now a portfolio manager in the US Equities team. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford, he cofounded Coburn Ventures in 2005. In his 13 years at Coburn Ventures, was a Partner, primary client facing consultant, research analyst and portfolio manager of a long-short, market neutral hedge fund. He started his career in 1996, joining Warburg Dillon Read’s equity research group as an associate semiconductor analyst before joining UBS’s Global Tech Strategy team. Dave graduated from Boston College in 1993, where he majored in Finance and Philosophy. He has been a member of the team since 2020.
How to Invest
You can invest in a range of our funds via a number of fund platforms and supermarkets. Certain share classes are available for investment via a number of platforms. Please see the links opposite.
Baillie Gifford does not sponsor, maintain or have any control over the content of any other websites.
Therefore, we are not responsible for the adequacy or accuracy of any of the information you may view, nor do we undertake to ensure successful transmission to any linked website.
FUND PLATFORMS/SUPERMARKETS
Documents
You can access any literature about the Fund here, either by downloading or requesting a copy by post (where available). Please note that, due to current government restrictions, we have a limited number of staff in our office. As a result, if posting instructions to us, there may be a delay in processing these due to these current restrictions.
To download any document you will need Adobe Reader. Please note that we can now provide you with Braille and audio transcriptions of our literature on request. It may take up to 10 days for the transcription to be completed dependent on the size of the document.
Annual Reports
Application Forms
Fund Factsheets
Important Disclosures
Interim Reports
Key Investor Information Documents
MIFID II Ex-Ante Disclosures
Philosophy and Process Documents
Prospectus
Quarterly Investor Updates
Further Information
BAILLIE GIFFORD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (EUROPE) LIMITED: REGISTERED OFFICE
Baillie Gifford Investment Management (Europe) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (No. C182354). Registered office: 4/5 School House Lane East, Dublin 2, D02 N279. Registered in Ireland (No. 625892).COMPLAINTS CONTACT DETAILS
In the first instance, clients should contact their normal Client Contact with any concerns. Alternatively, or for those clients who do not have a direct client contact assigned, complaints can be emailed to Baillie Gifford’s Compliance Department at: [email protected]. A summary document which contains details on Baillie Gifford’s complaints management policy is available upon request. All material complaints are recorded in an in-house incident management system and are escalated to, and dealt with by, members of staff of suitable seniority, independent of the area from which the matter arose.
