Baillie Gifford UK fund in ‘another poor performance’
The £270 million Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust plc has reported “another period of poor portfolio performance” for the six months to October 31, 2023, Over…
The £270 million Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust plc has reported “another period of poor portfolio performance” for the six months to October 31, 2023, Over…
Edinburgh fund management giant Baillie Gifford has revealed that 25% of the money the firm invests is now entrusted to it “by clients who wish…
The managers of the £380 million Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc admitted their investment style “is very much out of favour” and they have “undoubtedly…
By Mark McSherry Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford revealed on Monday that its assets under management and advice have fallen again — this time to…
Edinburgh investment giant Baillie Gifford has argued that “zero fossil fuel exposure today is not realistic” in a paper called “A response to fossil fuel…
By Mark McSherry Edinburgh fund management giant Baillie Gifford has explained its approach and attitude to investing its £235 billion of assets in the current…
The £609 million Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc said its share price and net asset value (NAV) returned -13.8% and -2.7% respectively in the year…
Baillie Gifford has hit back strongly against climate activist Greta Thunberg who has pulled out of the Edinburgh International Book Festival alleging that the Edinburgh investment…
By Mark McSherry Baillie Gifford’s latest “Annual Value Assessment” report on its UK authorised funds has reported that 18 of 36 funds run by the…
By Mark McSherry Baillie Gifford’a flagship investment trust, the £13 billion Scottish Mortgage fund, has explained to its shareholders the extent of its investments in…
By Mark McSherry Baillie Gifford’s £2.6 billion Monks Investment Trust plc said its net asset value (NAV) total return was -1.6% and share price total return…
The £300 million Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has reported a “poor year of relative performance” for the year to April 30, 2023, in which net…
By Mark McSherry Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford is to invest a further $180 million in Santa Cruz-based electric aircraft maker Joby Aviation. The news…
By Mark McSherry Baillie Gifford’s £630 million Sustainable Growth Fund sold out of its position in the failing First Republic Bank “very quickly” in March after…
James Shapiro’s book called 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare has been named winner of the £25,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction…
Edinburgh-based global investment management partnership Baillie Gifford will appoint seven new partners from May 1, 2023. In total, the partnership will rise to 57. Baillie Gifford…
Baillie Gifford’s £630 million Shin Nippon investment trust has reported that its net asset value (NAV) per share declined by 1.2% and its share price fell 8.9%…
By Mark McSherry — Baillie Gifford’s £950 million investment trust Scottish American Investment Company (SAINTS) has extended the company’s record of dividend increases to 49 consecutive years. The…
By Mark McSherry The £600 million Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc reported that the fund’s share price and net asset value (NAV) returned -4.6% and…
Baillie Gifford’s £880 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust reported that the company’s net asset value (NAV) per share decreased by 40.3% and the share price by 46.0%…
Edinburgh-based investment group Baillie Gifford has appointed Arthur Milson as a co-manager of its £631 million Baillie Gifford High Yield Bond Fund. Milson joins existing managers…
By Mark McSherry — Baillie Gifford’s £2.3 billion Monks Investment Trust plc said it made a loss on investments of £164.1 million in a “disappointing” six months…
By Mark McSherry — The £275 million Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust plc reported that its net asset value (NAV) total return per share declined by 10.9%…
The £370 million Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust announced its net asset value per share (NAV) total return was -40.4% for the year to September 30,…
By Mark McSherry — Edinburgh-based fund management group Baillie Gifford revealed on Wednesday that its assets under management and advice have fallen roughly 40% to £216…
Former Schroders fund manager Katherine Davidson has joined Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford as an investment manager in its Global Stewardship Strategy. Baillie Gifford said its…
By Mark McSherry — The £200 million Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust plc said “the risk of a Lehman’s style moment in China is very low” as…
By Mark McSherry The £600 million Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc announced its share price and net asset value (NAV) returned -45.5% and -35.3%…
Edinburgh-based asset management giant Baillie Gifford announced it has placed 12 of its “UK authorised” funds on a watchlist for performance and will “monitor progress…
Edinburgh-based fund management giant Baillie Gifford said the global rout in growth stocks “has been both staggering and sobering” and has been a “humbling experience for…
Baillie Gifford’s £2.6 billion Monks Investment Trust plc said its net asset value (NAV) total return was -18.9% compared to a total return of +6.1% for the…
The £300 million Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust said its net asset value per share (NAV) total return was negative 16% in the year to April…
Baillie Gifford’s £1 billion Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust said its net asset value per share fell 34.1% in the six months to April 30, 2022, as the stocks favoured…
Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford revealed on Tuesday that its assets under management and advice have fallen more than 30% to £239 billion since the…
Two managers of Baillie Gifford’s flagship fund, the £17 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc, have said the Edinburgh investment firm is in the business…
By Mark McSherry As fund manager James Anderson leaves Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford after almost 40 years, he has shared more of his thoughts…
Edinburgh-based global investment management partnership Baillie Gifford has announced it will appoint eight new partners from May 1, 2022, and that four partners — James Anderson,…
The £228 million Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust plc reported that its net asset value total return was -27.0% and its share price total return was -37.1%…
A number of high flying funds and investment trusts managed by Edinburgh investment giant Baillie Gifford came back down to earth with a bang in…
By Mark McSherry — As prominent international fund manager James Anderson prepares to leave Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford after almost 40 years, he has written…
ISA investors have kept faith in Baillie Gifford and its flagship fund Scottish Mortgage despite the turbulent start to 2022 for stock markets and the…
Baillie Gifford has ranked first in the 2022 FE fundinfo Alpha Manager List with a total of 13 of its fund managers making the prestigious…
Baillie Gifford investment trust Scottish American Investment Company (SAINTS) saw its assets top £1 billion at the end of the year to December 31, 2021, as…
Edinburgh-based asset management giant Baillie Gifford survived a downturn in its fortunes in the final quarter of 2021 to cling on to top spot in…
By Mark McSherry Shares of the tech-focused £1.1 billion Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc rose as much as 5% after the closed-end fund company…
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc, Baillie Gifford’s flagship fund, announced on Thursday it has raised a further $400 million of long-term borrowings. In a new private…
Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford has appointed Ross Mathison as a portfolio manager of its Global Income Growth Fund and Responsible Global Equity Income Fund,…
Baillie Gifford’s £1 billion Schiehallion Fund was the best performing investment trust of 2021 with a price total return of 103.3% as private equity trusts dominated…
Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford has dominated AJ Bell’s “Most Popular Funds And Shares Of 2021” report. Baillie Gifford American, Baillie Gifford Positive Change, Baillie…
US asset management giant Vanguard has selected Edinburgh-based investment group Baillie Gifford — and its portfolio managers Sophie Earnshaw and Mike Gush — to co-manage…
The £373 million Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust reported on Friday its net asset value (NAV) per share increased 2.8% in the six months to October 31, 2021,…
The £600 million Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust said on Wednesday it will be seeking shareholder approval to increase its permitted investments in unlisted companies from…
Patrick Keefe has been named the winner of the £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2021 for Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the…
The shortlist for this year’s £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction has been announced at the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Festival of Literature. The…
The £265 million Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust plc has described Beijing’s crackdown on internet companies as “remarkably sensible.” The Baillie Gifford fund said the market…
Edinburgh investment giants abrdn and Baillie Gifford are among 125 firms that have been endorsed under the UK’s tougher stewardship and best practice code to…
Edinburgh-based asset management giant Baillie Gifford has won the top prize at the FTAdviser Investment 100 Club Awards for a fifth year running. The judging…
Baillie Gifford’s £3.3 billion Monks Investment Trust plc said on Friday the fund’s net asset value (NAV) total return was 55.5% for the year to April 30, 2021, compared…
Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford announced it will re-open its £6.2 billion Diversified Growth Fund to new investors and lower the fund’s annual management fees, with effect…
Boutique fund manager Crux Asset Management Ltd has announced the appointment of Baillie Gifford Asia investment specialist Ewan Markson-Brown to lead a Crux expansion into…
The £370 million Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust is to ask its shareholders at its August 5 AGM for the authority to invest up to 10%…
The £1 billion Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc announced the appointment of leading Scottish tech and media entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl and Google…
Baillie Gifford star fund manager James Anderson has joined the board of Heart of Midlothian Football Club. Last June, Anderson donated an initial £3.1 million to…
Latest data from fund research giant Morningstar shows that smaller companies funds maintained their 2021 winning streak in April, with European funds “leading the charge.”…
Edinburgh asset management giant Baillie Gifford has invested $100 million in Blockchain.com — the largest single investment yet made in the crypto wallet provider that…
Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford has toppled London-based Schroders from the number one position in the prestigious annual rankings of UK fund management brands by Broadridge. Schroders…
Baillie Gifford’s Schiehallion Fund is targeting a $500 million-plus raise through a C-share issue. The fund is dedicated to making investments in “later stage private businesses…
By Mark McSherry Edinburgh-based investment giant Baillie Gifford said on Friday that star fund manager James Anderson will leave the firm on April 30, 2022,…
The market value of Dublin and San Francisco-headquartered digital payments giant Stripe has soared to $95 billion with a round of funding that took it…
Baillie Gifford has claimed the top spot in FundCalibre’s seventh annual Fund Management Equity Index, pushing three-times winner Morgan Stanley into second place. Each year,…