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Baillie Gifford 13F holdings, Q4 2008

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2008-12-31, filed 2009-02-10

Baillie Gifford disclosed 92 US equity positions worth $8.0bn in its Q4 2008 13F filing. Its largest position is AMZN at 7.3% of the reported book, followed by PBR/A and TEVA. Versus Q3 2008 it opened 8 new positions, added to 39, reduced 34 and exited 3.

$8.0bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
92
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
7.3%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
49.2%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
30
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
111
Quarters on file since Q1 1999
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q3 2008: 8 new, 39 added, 34 reduced, 3 exited

50 of 92
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical7.3%$585m11.41m+1.5%added
PBR/A PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S A–6.2%$497m24.36m+4.5%added
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDHealthcare6.0%$480m11.28m+1.6%added
WALGREEN CO no ticker–5.5%$446m18.06m+11%added
D CVRD Pref no ticker–5.1%$408m38.31m−1.6%reduced
DE DEERE & COIndustrials4.6%$374m9.75m+5.7%added
AMXN AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV–3.9%$315m10.18m+5.9%added
GOOGLE INC no ticker–3.9%$310m1.01m+2.1%added
D Banco Itau Pref no ticker–3.6%$291m25.08m+13%added
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy3.1%$248m5.86m−2.4%reduced
IRON MTN INC no ticker–3.0%$242m9.80m−2.1%reduced
D Berkshire Hathaway no ticker–3.0%$238m74,033+18%added
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical2.7%$219m15.67m−25%reduced
VCA INC no ticker–2.4%$190m9.55m−2.7%reduced
EOG EOG Resources IncEnergy2.3%$187m2.81m−25%reduced
FSLR FIRST SOLAR INCTechnology2.3%$184m1.34m−1.7%reduced
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORPFinancial Services2.1%$170m11.45m−14%reduced
WMT WALMART INCConsumer Defensive1.9%$154m2.74m+4.4%added
BF/B BROWN FORMAN CORP–1.9%$153m2.96m+30%added
D Genentech no ticker–1.8%$145m1.75m−28%reduced
OMC OMNICOM GROUP INCCommunication Services1.6%$129m4.78m+12%added
POOL POOL CORPIndustrials1.5%$120m6.66m−3.6%reduced
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive1.4%$116m2.12m+12%added
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services1.4%$112m860,500+222%added
WHOLE FOODS MKT INC no ticker–1.3%$102m10.79m−0.6%reduced
ROK ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INCIndustrials1.1%$85.1m2.64m−1.2%reduced
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP no ticker–1.0%$78.4m3.54m+11%added
KR KROGER COConsumer Defensive0.9%$73.3m2.78m–new
9990302D APACHE CORP–0.9%$71.8m963,406−0.8%reduced
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–0.9%$69.3m985,727−49%reduced
WELLPOINT INC no ticker–0.9%$69.0m1.64m+13%added
PM PHILIP MORRIS INTL INCConsumer Defensive0.8%$68.3m1.57m+13%added
PXGBX PRAXAIR INC–0.8%$65.9m1.11m+6.3%added
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services0.8%$64.8m216,623+32%added
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology0.8%$60.9m3.13m+16%added
USX1 UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW–0.7%$54.4m1.46m−25%reduced
CIBEUR BANCOLOMBIA S A–0.7%$52.6m2.25m−0.3%held
DIS DISNEY WALT COCommunication Services0.6%$48.7m2.15m–new
COP CONOCOPHILLIPSEnergy0.6%$48.4m933,568−0.9%reduced
D Athena Debt Opportunities Fund no ticker–0.5%$43.4m65.29m–new
ENCANA CORP no ticker–0.5%$42.8m928,510−27%reduced
BAP CREDICORP LTDFinancial Services0.4%$32.3m646,031+10%added
NOVEUR NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC–0.4%$28.3m1.16m−19%reduced
EFA ISHARES TR–0.3%$28.0m624,500–new
MCO MOODYS CORPFinancial Services0.3%$26.9m1.34m+9.3%added
FAST FASTENAL COIndustrials0.3%$25.9m744,291−35%reduced
ARCH COAL INC no ticker–0.3%$24.6m1.51m−0.9%reduced
SINA CORP no ticker–0.3%$24.4m1.05m+26%added
PDCOEUR PATTERSON COS INC–0.3%$23.6m1.26m+14%added
MO ALTRIA GROUP INCConsumer Defensive0.3%$21.8m1.45m+3.3%added

Exited since Q3 2008

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D Wrigley no ticker0.9%$99.2m
TX TERNIUM SA0.4%$48.3m
D Suntech Power no ticker0.2%$21.4m

Sector mix

  • Unclassified52.8%
  • Consumer Cyclical10.4%
  • Industrials7.9%
  • Healthcare6.1%
  • Energy6.0%
  • Consumer Defensive5.6%
  • Financial Services4.2%
  • Communication Services3.6%
  • Technology3.3%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (111)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 2026273$110bn
Q1 2026271$97.9bn
Q4 2025266$120bn
Q3 2025265$135bn
Q2 2025264$134bn
Q1 2025265$115bn
Q4 2024271$130bn
Q3 2024277$134bn
Q2 2024285$128bn
Q1 2024290$129bn
Q4 2023288$126bn
Q3 2023289$110bn
Q2 2023296$118bn
Q1 2023453$111bn
Q4 2022487$96.0bn
Q3 2022483$97.0bn
Q2 2022487$97.5bn
Q1 2022496$143bn
Q4 2021499$182bn
Q3 2021491$191bn
Q2 2021471$205bn
Q1 2021445$179bn
Q4 2020429$180bn
Q3 2020252$145bn
Q2 2020242$131bn
Q1 2020224$92.3bn
Q4 2019226$103bn
Q3 2019225$87.9bn
Q2 2019226$94.3bn
Q1 2019227$91.4bn
Q4 2018226$77.0bn
Q3 2018224$92.6bn
Q2 2018207$92.7bn
Q1 2018204$85.3bn
Q4 2017201$80.4bn
Q3 2017198$79.0bn
Q2 2017201$74.3bn
Q1 2017200$68.7bn
Q4 2016198$60.8bn
Q3 2016195$63.9bn
Q2 2016193$56.1bn
Q1 2016197$56.8bn
Q4 2015182$57.5bn
Q3 2015208$51.1bn
Q2 2015206$55.6bn
Q1 2015207$52.8bn
Q4 2014203$49.9bn
Q3 2014206$45.6bn
Q2 2014204$46.3bn
Q1 2014204$42.5bn
Q4 2013206$42.3bn
Q3 2013209$39.5bn
Q2 2013186$33.0bn
Q1 2013175$30.1bn
Q4 2012165$27.9bn
Q3 2012158$26.9bn
Q2 2012136$24.8bn
Q1 2012133$25.6bn
Q4 2011128$21.1bn
Q3 2011124$19.9bn
Q2 2011162$23.3bn
Q1 2011125$22.5bn
Q4 2010121$19.5bn
Q3 2010122$17.6bn
Q2 2010116$14.9bn
Q1 2010114$15.9bn
Q4 2009118$13.7bn
Q3 2009113$12.4bn
Q2 2009111$12.1bn
Q1 200994$8.5bn
Q4 200892$8.0bn
Q3 200887$11.2bn
Q2 200886$13.3bn
Q1 200884$12.1bn
Q4 2007119$19.8bn
Q3 2007127$19.0bn
Q2 2007121$17.0bn
Q1 2007113$15.5bn
Q1 2007111$15.4bn
Q4 2006115$14.5bn
Q3 2006114$11.9bn
Q2 200688$10.7bn
Q1 200686$10.5bn
Q4 200589$7.7bn
Q3 200585$7.1bn
Q2 200584$5.4bn
Q1 200584$4.5bn
Q4 200483$3.9bn
Q3 200481$3.3bn
Q2 200483$3.2bn
Q1 200480$3.5bn
Q4 200376$3.4bn
Q3 200378$2.7bn
Q2 200359$1.9bn
Q1 200358$1.7bn
Q4 200259$1.9bn
Q3 200264$1.8bn
Q2 200266$2.0bn
Q1 200269$2.2bn
Q4 200168$2.0bn
Q3 200168$1.8bn
Q2 200175$2.0bn
Q1 200178$1.9bn
Q4 200060$2.0bn
Q3 200066$2.3bn
Q2 2000100$1.7bn
Q1 2000101$1.8bn
Q4 199998$1.4bn
Q3 199989$1.4bn
Q2 199990$1.5bn
Q1 199984$1.3bn

Where Baillie Gifford was early

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IP D International PaperQ2 19991 of 1293.2%3.4%7Exited by Q3 2011−41%
PH D Parker HannifinQ3 19991 of 1523.6%4.1%6Exited by Q3 2011+200%
ADI Analog DevicesQ4 19991 of 2024.2%6.3%62Held at last filing, Q2 2026+754%
AMAT Applied MaterialsQ4 19991 of 2911.6%3.0%11Held at last filing, Q2 2026+2183%
MFC D Manulife FinancialQ4 19991 of 720.3%1.1%15Exited by Q4 2003+128%
MRSH Marsh & McLennanQ4 19991 of 1400.3%5.0%28Held at last filing, Q2 2026+248%
TXN Texas InstrumentsQ4 19991 of 2020.6%1.3%21Held at last filing, Q2 2026+517%
ADP Automatic Data ProcessingQ4 19992 of 1480.1%1.6%44Exited by Q4 2015+88%
MXIM D Maxim Integrated ProductsQ2 20001 of 1010.4%2.8%13Exited by Q3 2003+51%
EOG EOG ResourcesQ3 20001 of 1593.6%7.0%97Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1235%
COST Costco Wholesale CorporationQ3 20002 of 1773.0%4.3%36Exited by Q2 2023+1322%
BNS D Bank of Nova ScotiaQ4 20001 of 710.3%1.5%12Exited by Q4 2003+62%
CVS D CVS CorpQ4 20001 of 2161.5%1.7%3Exited by Q3 2001−36%
EXC Exelon CorporationQ4 20001 of 1305.3%5.3%44Held at last filing, Q2 2026+86%
MCHP Microchip TechnologyQ4 20001 of 1700.3%1.1%59Exited by Q4 2018+440%
MTB M&T Bank CorpQ1 20011 of 1453.0%4.5%83Exited by Q1 2023+108%
RY The Royal Bank of CanadaQ1 20011 of 800.0%1.3%18Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1278%
STT D State Str.BostonQ1 20011 of 1390.02%4.7%24Exited by Q1 2007+44%
WMT Wal-Mart StoresQ1 20012 of 2010.0%1.9%67Exited by Q2 2023+192%
JNJ Johnson & JohnsonQ1 20015 of 1690.0%1.2%65Exited by Q2 2023+254%
MCO Moody's CorpQ4 20014 of 1761.4%7.2%99Held at last filing, Q2 2026+2173%
PEP PepsicoQ2 20023 of 1390.0%1.4%97Held at last filing, Q2 2026+181%
PBR Petrobras Common ADRQ3 20031 of 1192.3%10.4%61Held at last filing, Q2 2026+182%
PBR/A Petrobras Pref ADRQ3 20031 of 702.5%7.8%75Held at last filing, Q2 2026−39%
AMXN America Movil 'L Shares' ADRQ3 20032 of 601.8%4.0%47Exited by Q2 2015+254%
HSY Hershey Foods CorporationQ3 20032 of 1251.9%3.0%32Exited by Q3 2025+357%
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical ADRQ3 20032 of 1823.5%6.0%41Exited by Q2 2015+118%
TROW T. Rowe PriceQ3 20032 of 1202.3%2.6%44Exited by Q2 2026+337%
CX Cemex ADRQ1 20042 of 941.3%1.6%79Exited by Q2 2025−50%
COP D ConocoPhillipsQ2 20042 of 1553.4%4.0%24Exited by Q3 2011+97%
AMZN Amazon.ComQ4 20041 of 3780.5%11.2%87Held at last filing, Q2 2026+10663%
TS D TenarisQ4 20041 of 940.06%1.7%14Exited by Q2 2008+410%
MKL Markel CorpQ4 20043 of 1020.5%1.6%87Held at last filing, Q2 2026+437%
ROK Rockwell AutomationQ1 20052 of 1401.6%1.6%39Exited by Q4 2014+94%
FAST FastenalQ1 20053 of 1420.5%1.0%82Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1290%
EBAY eBayQ2 20056 of 1860.4%7.1%44Exited by Q2 2016+72%
INFY Infosys Ltd ADRQ3 20051 of 940.1%2.3%61Held at last filing, Q2 2026+126%
PHM D Pulte HomesQ3 20056 of 1500.4%2.6%9Exited by Q4 2007−68%
TSM TSMC ADRQ1 20063 of 3290.2%2.3%61Held at last filing, Q2 2026+4814%
DE Deere & CoQ1 20071 of 1850.2%5.0%56Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1068%
KMX Carmax IncQ2 20075 of 1680.02%1.0%65Exited by Q3 2025+164%
FSLR D First SolarQ3 20072 of 2140.0%4.3%18Exited by Q1 2012−71%
BAP CredicorpQ4 20071 of 830.2%2.4%75Held at last filing, Q2 2026+431%
USX1 D United States Steel CorpQ4 20072 of 1740.9%2.6%6Exited by Q2 2009−82%
POOL SCP Pool CorporationQ1 20084 of 1551.0%1.5%26Exited by Q3 2024+1527%
BIDU Baidu.com Sponsored ADRQ1 20088 of 2310.0%16.1%69Held at last filing, Q2 2026+377%
AAPL AppleQ1 200815 of 2750.06%6.7%74Held at last filing, Q2 2026+5546%
9990302D Apache CorpQ2 20083 of 841.1%1.3%47Exited by Q1 2020−82%
KR D KrogerQ4 20083 of 1600.9%1.1%4Exited by Q4 2009−22%
ITUB Itau Unibanco Holding SA-ADRQ2 20091 of 850.7%4.8%69Held at last filing, Q2 2026+42%

Concentration and tenure

8.4%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
46.8%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
7
Median completed holding, quarters