European stock stories

An update on the trust's performance, strategic shifts towards growth and AI-driven prospects.

Roddy Snell on the investment landscape in China, ‘silicon intensity’ and positioning the portfolio to maximise future growth opportunities.

The Managed Fund team reflects on recent performance, portfolio changes and market developments.

Europe is home to many high quality businesses with good growth prospects, which are often global leaders in their industry. As fundamental, long-term investors, we aim to build a portfolio of shares of such companies which we expect to hold for a long time. We believe that by doing so we will earn attractive returns for our clients over the long term, regardless of the external environment.

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust aims to achieve capital growth over the long term from a diversified portfolio of European securities.