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Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
To outperform the MSCI All Country World Index in AUD over rolling five year periods before fees and taxes.
Fund Strategy
The fund is a global equity strategy with a focus on sustainable growth and a long-term, bottom-up approach to stock selection. Baillie Gifford selects companies for both their growth and sustainability credentials. The portfolio excludes companies that derive more than 10% of their annual revenues from the production or sale of tobacco, armaments or alcohol, gambling or adult entertainment related activities and fossil fuel extraction.

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 1.49% 7.8% 13.98% 19.82% 20.63% -3.41% 8.86% -%
Growth return 1.49% 7.8% 13.98% 19.82% 20.63% -4.57% 6.03% -%
Income return 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.16% 2.83% -%
Market index (MSCI World Ex Australia NR AUD)
Total return 2.74% 10.85% 13.22% 28.94% 27% 14.1% 13.79% 13.11%
As at 31 Dec 2024. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A
International Equities
98.79%
Cash
1.21%
Australian Equities
0%
Property
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
International Equities
94.72%
Cash
2.28%
Australian Equities
1.29%
Property
1.49%
Fixed Interest
0.13%
Alternatives
0.09%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A
FSF4018AU
Equity World Large Growth
star (as at 31 Dec 2024)
Investment Fund
11 Jun 2019
$17.04 million (as at 31 Dec 2024)
$1.4531 (as at 29 Jan 2025)
$1.4502 (as at 29 Jan 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.94% (as at 16 Nov 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) - Estimated 0.89% (as at 30 Jun 2024) (Estimated)
Performance fee (included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $25,000
Minimum additional investments

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Sep 2024)

Holding (as at 30 Sep 2024) Type % of Portfolio
MercadoLibre Inc Equity 4.32%
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FAQs about the Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A

The objective of the Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A managed fund is To outperform the MSCI All Country World Index in AUD over rolling five year periods before fees and taxes.

The strategy of the Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A managed fund is The fund is a global equity strategy with a focus on sustainable growth and a long-term, bottom-up approach to stock selection. Baillie Gifford selects companies for both their growth and sustainability credentials. The portfolio excludes companies that derive more than 10% of their annual revenues from the production or sale of tobacco, armaments or alcohol, gambling or adult entertainment related activities and fossil fuel extraction.

The APIR code of the Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A managed fund is FSF4018AU.

Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A’s total return last month was 1.49%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.49% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Dec 2024.

Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A’s total return for the last three months was 7.8%. This was made up of a growth return of 7.8% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Dec 2024.

Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A’s one-year total return is 19.82%. This was made up of a growth return of 19.82% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Dec 2024.

Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A’s one-year total return is -3.41%. This was made up of a growth return of -4.57% and an income return of 1.16%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Dec 2024.

The asset allocation of the Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A managed fund is :

International Equities
98.79%
Cash
1.21%
Australian Equities
0%
Property
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A managed fund belongs to the Equity World Large Growth sector/asset class.

As at 31 Dec 2024, the size of the Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A managed fund was $17.04 million.

The Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A managed fund has an inception date of 11 Jun 2019.

The current entry price of the Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A managed fund is $1.4531 per unit and the current exit price is $1.4502 per unit (as at 29 Jan 2025).

The current exit price of the Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A managed fund is $1.4502 per unit and the current entry price is $1.4531 per unit (as at 29 Jan 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Baillie Gifford Sustain Growth - Class A managed fund is $25,000. Minimum additional investment is $0.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.