Overview
The Worldwide Global Alpha Fund aims to provide returns comprising capital growth and dividend income over the long term by investing primarily in global equities which are listed, traded or dealt in on Regulated Markets worldwide.
Performance & Portfolio
Data is not currently available for this share class.Top Ten Holdings - 30/04/2025
Fund % 1 NVIDIA 4.5% 2 Microsoft 4.1% 3 Meta Platforms 4.1% 4 Amazon.com 3.9% 5 Prosus 3.6% 6 TSMC 3.1% 7 Elevance Health Inc. 2.8% 8 Mastercard 2.5% 9 Service Corporation International 2.4% 10 Martin Marietta Materials 2.2% Total 33.2% Regional analysis of total assets 30/04/2025Fund %
- 1 North America 60.92
- 2 Europe (ex UK) 17.49
- 3 Emerging Markets 13.15
- 4 Developed Asia Pacific 7.01
- 5 UK 0.49
- 6 Cash 0.94
- Total 100.00
Geographic analysis of total assets 30/04/2025Fund %
- 1 United States 58.16
- 2 Netherlands 5.72
- 3 Japan 4.88
- 4 Ireland 3.64
- 5 China 3.42
- 6 Taiwan 3.08
- 7 Canada 2.76
- 8 Brazil 2.65
- 9 Sweden 2.59
- 10 France 2.39
- 11 Others 9.76
- 12 Cash 0.94
- Total 100.00
Sector analysis of total assets 30/04/2025Fund %
- 1 Consumer Discretionary 21.74
- 2 Information Technology 21.23
- 3 Financials 13.46
- 4 Industrials 11.75
- 5 Communication Services 10.57
- 6 Health Care 9.32
- 7 Materials 6.15
- 8 Real Estate 1.79
- 9 Energy 1.73
- 10 Consumer Staples 1.30
- 11 Cash 0.94
- Total 100.00
Totals may not sum due to rounding.As well as cash in the bank, this balance includes unsettled cash flows arising from both shareholder flows and outstanding trades. Therefore, a negative balance may arise from timing differences between shareholder flows and security trading and does not necessarily represent a bank overdraft.Insights
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Managers
Malcolm MacColl
Malcolm is an investment manager in the Global Alpha Team. He has been involved in Global Alpha since the product’s inception in 2005 and this is his sole portfolio responsibility. He joined Baillie Gifford in 1999 and became a partner of the firm in 2011. In 2021 he became a managing partner with overall oversight for the investment department. Malcolm previously worked in the UK Small Cap and North American equity teams. He managed the North American portion of wider global portfolios while in the North American Equity Team. Malcolm graduated MA in Economics and History in 1998 and MLitt in Economics, Politics and Management in 1999, both from the University of St Andrews.
Spencer Adair
Spencer is an investment manager in the Global Alpha Team. He has been an investment manager in the Global Alpha Team since its inception in 2005 and Monks Investment Trust since 2015. Spencer is a co-manager of International Concentrated Growth Strategy. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2000 and became a partner in 2013. Spencer has also spent time working in the Fixed Income, Japanese, European, Emerging Markets and UK Equities teams. He graduated BSc in Medicine from the University of St Andrews in 1997.
Helen Xiong
Helen is an investment manager in the Global Alpha Team. She joined Baillie Gifford in 2008 and became a partner in 2020. In addition to Global Alpha, Helen has spent time working in our Developed Asia, UK, US Equity Growth, and Emerging Markets Equity teams. She graduated BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Warwick in 2007 and MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge in 2008.
Michael Taylor
Michael is an investment manager in the US Alpha Team. Having previously worked at Baillie Gifford from 2009 to 2014, Michael re-joined Baillie Gifford in 2022 to lead our US Alpha Strategy. He is also a trusted advisor for the Global Alpha Team. Prior to returning to the firm, Michael was an investment manager at Marathon Investment Management. He graduated BA (Hons) from the University of Oxford in 2008. Michael is a CFA Charterholder.
Documents
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Annual reports
Application forms
Factsheets
Important disclosures
Interim reports
MIFID II ex-ante disclosures
Minimum disclosure document
Other fund literature
Philosophy and process documents
Prospectus
Quarterly investor reports
Sustainability-related disclosures and climate reports
PRIIPs key information document
PRIIPs performance disclosures
Further Information
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: 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.Risks
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 where difficulties in trading 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.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
The Fund's approach to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) means it cannot invest in certain sectors and companies. The universe of available investments will be more limited than other funds that do not apply such criteria/ exclusions, therefore the Fund may have different returns than a fund which has no such restrictions. Data used to apply the criteria may be provided by third party sources and is based on backward-looking analysis and the subjective nature of non-financial criteria means a wide variety of outcomes are possible. There is a risk that data provided may not adequately address the underlying detail around material non-financial considerations.
Please consider all of the characteristics and objectives of the fund as described in the Key Information Document (KID) and prospectus before making a decision to invest in the Fund. For more information on how sustainability issues, such as climate change are considered, see bailliegifford.com.
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.
