Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)
Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund
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COMMON STOCKS — 95.6% | | | | | | |
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BRAZIL — 10.5% |
B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao | | | 24,767,000 | | | $ | 48,827,501 | |
Banco Bradesco SA ADR | | | 12,759,463 | | | | 33,940,171 | |
MercadoLibre, Inc. * | | | 114,359 | | | | 234,660,094 | |
Natura & Co. Holding SA | | | 13,105,200 | | | | 33,799,229 | |
NU Holdings Ltd., Class A * | | | 4,519,361 | | | | 61,689,278 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR | | | 12,156,592 | | | | 175,176,491 | |
| | | | | | | 588,092,764 | |
CHILE — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Lundin Mining Corp. | | | 3,307,174 | | | | 34,650,195 | |
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CHINA — 25.7% | | | | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | | | 15,837,920 | | | | 210,466,701 | |
Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 4,846,300 | | | | 57,817,070 | |
Baidu, Inc., Class A * | | | 4,302,350 | | | | 56,565,637 | |
BeiGene Ltd. * | | | 1,580,495 | | | | 27,777,601 | |
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. | | | 47,202,000 | | | | 18,100,823 | |
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 13,065,500 | | | | 63,313,690 | |
Haidilao International Holding Ltd. | | | 6,913,000 | | | | 16,544,534 | |
Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 13,861,880 | | | | 54,297,857 | |
JD.com, Inc., Class A | | | 2,672,485 | | | | 53,604,352 | |
KE Holdings, Inc. ADR | | | 359,307 | | | | 7,153,802 | |
KE Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 6,021,824 | | | | 41,787,791 | |
Kuaishou Technology * | | | 4,056,200 | | | | 27,871,245 | |
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 426,500 | | | | 104,625,047 | |
Li Ning Co., Ltd. | | | 9,095,000 | | | | 22,360,461 | |
Luckin Coffee, Inc. ADR * | | | 1,873,915 | | | | 49,640,008 | |
Lufax Holding Ltd. ADR | | | 1,585,838 | | | | 5,534,575 | |
Meituan, Class B * | | | 1,726,600 | | | | 36,665,023 | |
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A | | | 7,694,070 | | | | 83,017,271 | |
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H | | | 12,254,500 | | | | 76,952,501 | |
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 4,880,600 | | | | 43,207,720 | |
Silergy Corp. | | | 4,049,000 | | | | 59,629,681 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 4,388,200 | | | | 244,005,384 | |
Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR | | | 3,146,710 | | | | 37,917,856 | |
Zai Lab Ltd. * | | | 2,632,530 | | | | 6,350,851 | |
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 16,772,000 | | | | 37,445,969 | |
| | | | | | | 1,442,653,450 | |
INDIA — 15.1% | | | | | | | | |
Axis Bank Ltd. | | | 7,813,218 | | | | 114,869,563 | |
Delhivery Ltd. * | | | 9,025,618 | | | | 45,757,131 | |
HDFC Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 6,391,269 | | | | 54,767,731 | |
Jio Financial Services Ltd. * | | | 19,806,195 | | | | 82,712,626 | |
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | | | 2,505,864 | | | | 55,391,147 | |
PB Fintech Ltd. * | | | 1,782,814 | | | | 34,364,131 | |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | | 5,978,721 | | | | 210,349,138 | |
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | | | 2,098,662 | | | | 106,860,706 | |
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | | | 3,553,139 | | | | 66,905,448 | |
UltraTech Cement Ltd. | | | 417,292 | | | | 58,756,329 | |
WNS Holdings Ltd. * | | | 352,945 | | | | 18,603,731 | |
| | | | | | | 849,337,681 | |
INDONESIA — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | | | 300,682,063 | | | | 98,341,794 | |
See previously submitted notes to the financial statements for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2024.
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)
Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund
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KAZAKHSTAN — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Kaspi.KZ JSC ADR | | | 398,128 | | | $ | 42,197,587 | |
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MEXICO — 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Cemex SAB de CV, Participating Certificate, ADR | | | 3,853,440 | | | | 23,505,984 | |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR | | | 573,872 | | | | 56,646,905 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O | | | 8,980,514 | | | | 63,917,178 | |
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | | | 12,717,983 | | | | 38,373,559 | |
| | | | | | | 182,443,626 | |
PANAMA — 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Copa Holdings SA, Class A | | | 417,542 | | | | 39,182,141 | |
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PERU — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Credicorp Ltd. | | | 262,196 | | | | 47,449,610 | |
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POLAND — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Allegro.eu SA * | | | 5,779,028 | | | | 52,251,030 | |
KGHM Polska Miedz SA | | | 821,627 | | | | 33,975,919 | |
| | | | | | | 86,226,949 | |
RUSSIA — 0.0% (a) | | | | | | | | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC *(b) | | | 54,812,700 | | | | 0 | |
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR *(b) | | | 2 | | | | 0 | |
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC *(b) | | | 14,557,370 | | | | 0 | |
Sberbank of Russia PJSC *(b) | | | 31,444,360 | | | | 0 | |
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SAUDI ARABIA — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co. | | | 710,509 | | | | 43,031,639 | |
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SINGAPORE — 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Sea Ltd. ADR * | | | 760,414 | | | | 71,691,832 | |
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SOUTH AFRICA — 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
FirstRand Ltd. | | | 7,732,346 | | | | 37,094,413 | |
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. * | | | 8,473,578 | | | | 47,492,142 | |
Naspers Ltd., N Shares | | | 468,973 | | | | 113,731,936 | |
| | | | | | | 198,318,491 | |
SOUTH KOREA — 9.3% | | | | | | | | |
Coupang, Inc. * | | | 2,825,310 | | | | 69,361,360 | |
Hyundai Motor Co. | | | 537,664 | | | | 100,135,964 | |
NAVER Corp. | | | 116,275 | | | | 14,976,821 | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 4,013,613 | | | | 187,591,515 | |
SK Hynix, Inc. | | | 1,140,524 | | | | 152,644,061 | |
| | | | | | | 524,709,721 | |
TAIWAN — 15.1% | | | | | | | | |
Accton Technology Corp. | | | 4,212,000 | | | | 70,473,724 | |
E Ink Holdings, Inc. | | | 788,000 | | | | 7,304,626 | |
MediaTek, Inc. | | | 2,465,000 | | | | 90,848,923 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 22,499,310 | | | | 678,447,642 | |
| | | | | | | 847,074,915 | |
THAILAND — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Fabrinet * | | | 202,906 | | | | 47,975,094 | |
PTT Exploration & Production PCL | | | 11,481,600 | | | | 46,831,276 | |
SCB X PCL | | | 8,120,800 | | | | 27,508,887 | |
See previously submitted notes to the financial statements for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2024.
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)
Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund
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Valeura Energy, Inc. * | | | 5,638,864 | | | $ | 17,011,028 | |
| | | | | | | 139,326,285 | |
VIETNAM — 0.8% | | | | | | |
Mobile World Investment Corp. | | | 16,366,200 | | | | 45,291,871 | |
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ZAMBIA — 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. * | | | 6,718,523 | | | | 91,603,804 | |
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Total Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(cost $4,280,407,631) | | | | | | | 5,371,624,355 | |
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PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
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BRAZIL — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR 9.77% | | | 3,439,834 | | | | 45,371,410 | |
Raizen SA 5.79% | | | 50,954,810 | | | | 28,902,172 | |
| | | | | | | 74,273,582 | |
SOUTH KOREA — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2.12% | | | 1,464,549 | | | | 56,878,558 | |
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Total Preferred Stocks | | | | | | | | |
(cost $125,907,058) | | | | | | | 131,152,140 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.0% | | | | | | | | |
(cost $4,406,314,689) | | | | | | $ | 5,502,776,495 | |
Other assets less liabilities — 2.0% | | | | | | | 115,065,603 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 5,617,842,098 | |
(a) | Amount rounds to less than 0.1%. |
(b) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
ADR | — | American Depositary Receipt |
This report classifies issuers geographically by their country of risk. For compliance monitoring purposes, the Manager retains discretion to consider a number of factors in determining where a particular issuer is located, as described in further detail in each Fund’s prospectus.
See previously submitted notes to the financial statements for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2024.
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)
Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund
Fair Value Measurement |
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GAAP provides guidance on fair value measurements and defines fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. It establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Fund’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below: |
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Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments that the Fund has the ability to access. |
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Trust’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
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For Level 1 inputs, the Fund uses unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for assets or liabilities with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information as the most reliable evidence of fair value. |
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The Fund's Level 2 valuation techniques include inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable for an asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. This includes when a fair value adjustment is applied which seeks to reflect changes in foreign securities’ market prices since the close of the market on which they are traded. Level 2 observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active in which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially over time or among market participants. Inputs that are observable for the asset or liability in Level 2 include such factors as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and default rates for similar liabilities. |
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For Level 3 valuation techniques, the Fund uses unobservable inputs that reflect assumptions market participants would be expected to use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available and are developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. In developing unobservable inputs, market participant assumptions are used if they are reasonably available without undue cost and effort. |
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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. |
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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2024 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value: |
Investments in Securities | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Common Stocks** | | $ | 1,378,017,900 | | | $ | 3,993,606,455 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 5,371,624,355 | |
Preferred Stocks** | | | 74,273,582 | | | | 56,878,558 | | | | — | | | | 131,152,140 | |
Total | | $ | 1,452,291,482 | | | $ | 4,050,485,013 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 5,502,776,495 | |
** | Refer to Portfolio of Investments for further detail. |
Summary of Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 Investments |
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The ongoing conflict in Russia and Ukraine has led to significant disruption and volatility in the global stock market. This impacted the Fund in 2022 in terms of suspensions of trading activities on the Russian Stock Exchange as well as suspensions of depositary receipts traded on exchanges outside of Russia. These market conditions have not changed during the year to September 30, 2024 and as a result, management continue to value all the Russian securities listed in the Portfolio of Investments at $0 and include them within Level 3. |
There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2024. |
See previously submitted notes to the financial statements for the semi-annual period ended June 30, 2024.