Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund Class K
BGKEX
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- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row Eh1 3an X 0 United States of America 0
- IPO Date
- Apr 28, 2017
- CIK
- 0001120543
- Website
- bailliegifford.com
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- Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund Class K (BGKEX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies located in emerging and frontier markets. The fund, managed by Baillie Gifford with a long-term growth-oriented strategy, typically holds 60-100 stocks selected through bottom-up fundamental analysis, focusing on high-conviction growth opportunities across market capitalizations; it invests at least 80% of net assets in common stocks, depositary receipts, participatory notes, preferred stocks, convertible securities, and warrants of issuers in countries represented in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, with sector allocations emphasizing information technology (32%), consumer discretionary (21%), and financials (15%). Key holdings as of October 31, 2025, include TSMC (14.18%), Samsung Electronics (6.22%), Tencent (4.59%), SK Hynix (4.22%), and Alibaba (4.13%), benchmarked against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index with an active share of 63% and annual turnover of 17%. Launched on April 4, 2003, with Class K inception on April 28, 2017, the fund has approximately $7.2 billion in assets under management and a net expense ratio of 0.79%, distributed by Baillie Gifford Funds Services LLC from offices in New York, USA, while the parent firm Baillie Gifford & Co. is headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. Geographic exposure centers on emerging markets (99.54% of portfolio), with top countries including China (26%), Taiwan (17%), South Korea (14%), India (10%), and Brazil (10%), targeting institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $10 million. In recent portfolio activity through Q3 2025, the fund initiated new positions in CATL 'A', Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., DiDi Global ADR, FPT, Hyundai Glovis, Kanzhun ADR, and Sanhua Intelligent Controls 'H', while fully exiting CATL 'H', Haier Smart Home 'H', NAVER Corp, Shenzhou International Group Holdings, and WNS Global Services, reflecting ongoing strategic adjustments amid market developments in China stimulus and global tech cycles.