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Baillie Gifford 13F holdings, Q4 2015

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2015-12-31, filed 2016-02-08

Baillie Gifford disclosed 182 US equity positions worth $57.5bn in its Q4 2015 13F filing. Its largest position is AMZN at 9.6% of the reported book, followed by BIDU and ILMN. Versus Q3 2015 it opened 9 new positions, added to 74, reduced 45 and exited 35.

$57.5bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
182
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
9.6%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
50.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
29
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 2015: 9 new, 74 added, 45 reduced, 35 exited

50 of 182
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical9.6%$5.5bn8.14m−12%reduced
BIDU BAIDU INCCommunication Services8.2%$4.7bn24.86m+0.5%held
ILMN ILLUMINA INCHealthcare5.8%$3.4bn17.50m+18%added
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical5.6%$3.2bn39.88m+3.8%added
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services4.5%$2.6bn24.82m−1.1%reduced
TSLA TESLA INCConsumer Cyclical4.5%$2.6bn10.71m+13%added
GOOG ALPHABET INCCommunication Services4.1%$2.4bn3.13m−0.6%reduced
FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N no ticker–3.0%$1.7bn123.35m+0.4%held
RCL ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTDConsumer Cyclical2.5%$1.5bn14.38m−5.8%reduced
CTRPUSD CTRIP COM INTL LTD–2.2%$1.3bn27.05m+140%added
ISRG INTUITIVE SURGICAL INCHealthcare2.2%$1.2bn2.29m−2.2%reduced
MKL MARKEL GROUP INCFinancial Services1.5%$889m1.01m+1.5%added
TRIP TRIPADVISOR INCConsumer Cyclical1.5%$840m9.85m+2.3%added
FRCB FIRST REP BK SAN FRANCISCO CFinancial Services1.4%$828m12.54m+7.7%added
SGENEUR SEATTLE GENETICS INC–1.3%$770m17.15m+0.2%held
AMT TD AMERITRADE HLDG CORPReal Estate1.3%$764m22.02m+4.5%added
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH INCHealthcare1.3%$756m5.42m0.0%held
MELI MERCADOLIBREConsumer Cyclical1.3%$730m6.39m−2.0%reduced
LINKEDIN CORP no ticker–1.2%$693m3.08m−3.5%reduced
RYAAY RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLCIndustrials1.2%$691m8.00m–new
MTB M & T BK CORPFinancial Services1.1%$657m5.42m+4.1%added
CRM SALESFORCE INCTechnology1.1%$651m8.30m−2.4%reduced
MA MASTERCARD INCFinancial Services1.1%$624m6.40m+4.5%added
JD JD.COM INCConsumer Cyclical1.1%$618m19.16m+11%added
WDAY WORKDAY INCTechnology1.0%$596m7.48m+12%added
MCO MOODYS CORPFinancial Services1.0%$575m5.73m+7.8%added
NFLX NETFLIX INC.Communication Services1.0%$565m4.94m+3.7%added
WAT WATERS CORPHealthcare1.0%$549m4.08m+5.3%added
V VISA INCFinancial Services0.9%$533m6.87m+6.8%added
IONS IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare0.9%$500m8.08m–new
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer Cyclical0.9%$492m9.12m+8.2%added
MYGN MYRIAD GENETICS INCHealthcare0.8%$488m11.32m+5.9%added
MLM MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INCBasic Materials0.8%$485m3.55m+4.2%added
HOG HARLEY DAVIDSON INCConsumer Cyclical0.8%$479m10.54m+6.5%added
WHOLE FOODS MKT INC no ticker–0.8%$445m13.29m−3.9%reduced
SPLKCHF SPLUNK INC–0.8%$440m7.48m−3.1%reduced
EOG EOG Resources IncEnergy0.7%$410m5.79m+5.3%added
CL COLGATE PALMOLIVE COConsumer Defensive0.7%$405m6.08m+5.1%added
LCEUR LENDINGCLUB CORP–0.7%$380m34.40m+6.8%added
EMBJ EMBRAER S.A.Industrials0.7%$376m12.73m−9.1%reduced
CHRW C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INCIndustrials0.6%$372m6.00m+5.7%added
TER TERADYNE INCTechnology0.6%$353m17.07m+7.4%added
PYPL PAYPAL HLDGS INCFinancial Services0.6%$351m9.71m+4.1%added
NBIS NEBIUS GROUP N.V.Communication Services0.6%$351m22.31m+14%added
XLNXEUR XILINX INC–0.6%$346m7.36m−2.5%reduced
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS COFinancial Services0.6%$330m4.75m+5.6%added
MONSANTO CO NEW no ticker–0.6%$325m3.29m+3.6%added
BLUEBIRD BIO INC no ticker–0.5%$314m4.88m+2.1%added
NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECHNOLOGY no ticker–0.5%$306m9.76m−6.0%reduced
RBAGBP RITCHIE BROS AUCTIONEERS–0.5%$298m12.38m+4.4%added

Exited since Q3 2015

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TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC1.9%$963m
RYANAIR HLDGS PLC no ticker1.4%$707m
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker0.6%$319m
FLIR FLIR SYS INC0.4%$202m
COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC NE no ticker0.3%$154m
CNH INDL N V no ticker0.1%$75.8m
ORCL ORACLE CORP0.1%$74.8m
VMC VULCAN MATLS CO0.08%$39.7m
PGR PROGRESSIVE CORP0.03%$14.4m
SAM BOSTON BEER INC0.03%$13.6m
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP0.02%$10.5m
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN0.02%$10.1m
WMT WALMART INC0.01%$6.0m
SOUFUN HLDGS LTD no ticker0.01%$5.2m
MAKEMYTRIP LIMITED MAURITIUS no ticker0.01%$2.8m
CECO1EUR CAREER EDUCATION CORP0.0%$369k
WUXI PHARMATECH CAYMAN INC no ticker0.0%$321k
SHANDA GAMES LTD no ticker0.0%$310k
AMED AMEDISYS INC0.0%$297k
BB BLACKBERRY LTD0.0%$158k
ESINQ ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC0.0%$138k
CLDEUR CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC0.0%$120k
APOLLO ED GROUP INC no ticker0.0%$106k
NAM TAI PPTY INC no ticker0.0%$102k
ARLP ALLIANCE RES PARTNER L P0.0%$100k
ALLIANCE HOLDINGS GP LP no ticker0.0%$99.0k
AIG American International Group0.0%$97.0k
RAIL FREIGHTCAR AMER INC0.0%$71.0k
OCN2EUR OCWEN FINL CORP0.0%$58.0k
QNST QUINSTREET INC0.0%$42.0k
UTI UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INST INC0.0%$38.0k
TGLEUR TRANSGLOBE ENERGY CORP0.0%$35.0k
OSG OCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP INC0.0%$29.0k
SHOSUSD SEARS HOMETOWN & OUTLET STOR0.0%$18.0k
NOVACOPPER INC no ticker0.0%$17.0k

Sector mix

  • Consumer Cyclical28.6%
  • Communication Services19.2%
  • Unclassified16.2%
  • Healthcare13.4%
  • Financial Services9.7%
  • Industrials4.1%
  • Technology4.0%
  • Real Estate1.6%
  • Consumer Defensive1.1%
  • Basic Materials1.1%
  • Energy0.8%
  • Utilities0.1%

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