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BAILLIE GIFFORD UK EQUITY ALPHA - Fund overview

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Overview of BAILLIE GIFFORD UK EQUITY ALPHA

Investing solely within the FTSE 350, this fund follows the house style of adopting a tight portfolio and searching for growth at the right price. Fund manager and head of desk, Charles Plowden, has built up a strong collegiate team based process for this core UK (excluding Smaller Companies) fund.

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Fund summary

Sector  UK All Companies
Product type  OEIC
Launched  April, 1995
Size  £78m
Yield 1.6%
Charging basis  –
Dividends paid  31/8.
Bid price(inc) 239.60p
Bid price(acc) 301.10p

Fund Charges

Standard Initial charge 5.00%
Initial charge via Bestinvest 1.00%
Additional bid/offer spread 0.00%
Annual management charge 1.50%
Total expense ratio 1.55%
Reduction in yield (10yr) 1.65%

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Portfolio

baillie gifford uk equity alpha asset allocation illustration
Allocation Proportion
Equity 99%
High yield bonds –
Quality bonds –
Property –
Commodities –
Hedge –
Fund cash 1%
baillie gifford uk equity alpha equity geographic illustration
Allocation Proportion
UK 100%
Europe 0%
Nth America 0%
Japan 0%
Pacific 0%
Other Equity 0%
baillie gifford uk equity alpha equity capitalisation illustration
Allocation Proportion
Large Caps 80%
Mid Caps 19%
Small Caps 1%

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Investment process


This fund is slightly unusual, although not alone, within the peer group in that it invests specifically within the FTSE 350. Baillie Gifford feel that this allows investors to "add on" their UK Smaller Companies fund as part of an overall portfolio.
In keeping with the house style the portfolio is concentrated, all stocks within the portfolio being high conviction plays. The investment process focuses on interpreting company fundamentals as opposed to economic developments, which Baillie Gifford believe are hard to predict. The team's style is growth at the right price. This process targets companies the managers consider to offer above average growth characteristics, superior quality and no valuation penalty. In essence the team like growth but are unwilling to pay for it.

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