Overview
Investment proposition
Share price and charges
Share class
B, Acc, USDNAV per share
18.10% change
-0.65%Ongoing charges*
0.65%Initial charge
0%Fund facts
Current number of holdings
58
Guideline number of holdings
50-80
Benchmark
MSCI ACWI Index
Active share
85%**
Annual turnover
21%
Fund launch date
17 July 2019
Style
Long-term, bottom-up income and growth
Fund Settlement Cycle
Trade date plus three business days (T+3)
Fund size calculated using base currency in US dollars and converted into listed currencies.
**Relative to MSCI ACWI Index. Source: Baillie Gifford & Co, MSCI.
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Risks
General Investment Risk
Investment markets can go down as well as up and market conditions can change rapidly. The value of an investment in the Fund, and any income from it, can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount invested. The specific risks associated with the Fund include:
Custody
Custody of assets, particularly in emerging markets, involves a risk of loss if a custodian becomes insolvent or breaches duties of care.
Emerging Markets
The Fund invests in emerging markets, which includes China, where difficulties with market volatility, political and economic instability including the risk of market shutdown, trading, liquidity, settlement, corporate governance, regulation, legislation and taxation could arise, resulting in a negative impact on the value of your investment.
Foreign Currency
The Fund has exposure to foreign currencies and changes in the rates of exchange will cause the value of any investment, and income from it, to fall as well as rise and you may not get back the amount invested.
Fees to capital
Part or all of the expenses of the Fund will be taken from the Fund's capital. This will reduce the capital value of the Fund. The amount of expenses that will be allocated to capital for the current financial period has not yet been determined.
Volatility
The Fund's share price can be volatile due to movements in the prices of the underlying holdings and the basis on which the Fund is priced.
Further Details
Further details of the risks associated with investing in the Fund can be found in the Key Information Document (KID), or the Prospectus. Copies of both the KID and Prospectus are available at bailliegifford.com.
Definitions
Active Share - A measure of the Fund's overlap with the benchmark. An active share of 100 indicates no overlap with the benchmark and an active share of zero indicates a portfolio that tracks the benchmark.
Index disclaimer
Complaints
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: InstitutionalComplaints@bailliegifford.com.
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.
Fund performance
Fund portfolio holdings
The list of top 10 holdings that this fund invests in.
As at: 30 April 2026
| # | Holding | % of total assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSMC | 5.0% |
| 2 | Apple | 3.8% |
| 3 | Analog Devices | 3.0% |
| 4 | Microsoft | 3.0% |
| 5 | Atlas Copco | 2.9% |
| 6 | Procter & Gamble | 2.9% |
| 7 | Coca-Cola | 2.9% |
| 8 | CME Group | 2.9% |
| 9 | Roche | 2.6% |
| 10 | Deutsche Börse | 2.5% |
Sector
As at: 30 April 2026
# | Sector | Fund % | Index % * | Difference % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Technology | 22.4 | 28.7 | -6.2 |
| 2 | Financials | 20.1 | 16.4 | 3.7 |
| 3 | Industrials | 15.7 | 11.3 | 4.4 |
| 4 | Consumer Staples | 14.1 | 5.1 | 9.1 |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.2 | 9.3 | 2.9 |
| 6 | Health Care | 6.9 | 8.1 | -1.2 |
| 7 | Communication Services | 4.9 | 8.8 | -3.9 |
| 8 | Materials | 1.5 | 3.8 | -2.3 |
| 9 | Energy | 0.9 | 4.2 | -3.3 |
| 10 | Utilities | 0.9 | 2.7 | -1.8 |
| 11 | Cash | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 98.3 |
Top 10 geographical locations
As at: 30 April 2026
# | Top 10 locations | Fund % | Index % * | Difference % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 45.4 | 63.4 | -18.0 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 6.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Taiwan | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 4 | France | 5.8 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 5 | UK | 5.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 6 | Sweden | 5.2 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 7 | China | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 3.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 9 | Germany | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Denmark | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
Total | 86.1 | 80.1 |
Regional analysis
As at: 30 April 2026
# | Region | Fund % | Index % * | Difference % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North America | 45.4 | 66.5 | -21.1 |
| 2 | Europe (ex UK) | 28.2 | 11.2 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Emerging Markets | 12.3 | 11.8 | 0.5 |
| 4 | Developed Asia Pacific | 8.3 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| 5 | UK | 5.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 6 | Cash | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Quarterly transactions
Transactions for the three-month period ending 31 March 2026
New purchases
- EOG Resources
Complete sales
- Kuehne & Nagel
How to invest
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Documents
Documents
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