Baillie Gifford American Fund B Accumulation

Category US Large-Cap Growth Equity

This fund can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account

Last buy/sell price

1,661.00p

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Fund Code

BFACA

0606196

GB0006061963

Prices updated as at 12 Nov 2024

Prices in GBX

Investment objective

The sub-fund aims to outperform (after deduction of costs) the S&P 500 Index, as stated in sterling, by at least 1.5% per annum over rolling five-year periods. The sub-fund will invest at least 90% in shares of US companies being those which are listed, incorporated, domiciled or conducting a significant portion of their business in the US. The Sub-fund will be actively managed, concentrated and will invest in companies of any size and in any sector.

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Company name

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited.

Fund launch date

31 Jul 1997

Domicile

United Kingdom

UCITS

Yes

Fund manager

Gary Robinson

Manager start date

01 May 2014

Fund manager biography

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.

Fund manager

Tom Slater

Manager start date

04 Jan 2016

Fund manager biography

Tom graduated BSc in Computer Science with Mathematics from the University of Edinburgh in 2000. He joined Baillie Gifford the same year and worked in the Developed Asia and UK Equity Teams before joining the Long Term Global Growth Team at the start of 2009. Tom became a Partner in the firm in 2012. Tom was appointed Joint Manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust in January 2015 having served as Deputy Manager for the previous five years. In 2015 Tom was appointed Head of the North American Equities Team and is a decision maker on Long Term Global Growth portfolios. Tom’s investment interest is focused on high growth companies both in listed equity markets and as an investor in private companies.

Head office

Calton Square

1 Greenside Row

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

EH1 3AN

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