Long Term Global Growth is an unconstrained equity strategy focused on exceptional companies. Baillie Gifford invest over the long term in listed firms with the scope to grow to many multiples of their current size over the next decade.
Why invest with Baillie Gifford?
Proprietary stock research process
10-question stock research process provides a disciplined framework to counter the noise and complexity of investment markets.
Unconstrained global equity strategy
Companies are selected purely on merit without regard to benchmarks, market themes, sectors or regions.
Highly concentrated portfolio
Belief that a concentrated portfolio of between 30-60 stocks has greatest potential for long-term transformational growth*.
*Actual numbers held tend to be at the lower end of this range.
Long Term Global Growth: Baillie Gifford's philosophy
Investment manager Mark Urquhart introduces Long Term Global Growth, reflecting on the exciting opportunities ahead.
Meet the team
Mark Urquhart
- Investment Manager, Partner
Mark Urquhart
- Investment Manager, Partner
Mark is head of the Long Term Global Growth Team, which he co-founded in 2003, and a decision maker on the strategy. He joined Baillie Gifford in 1996 and became a partner of the firm in 2004. Prior to his current roles, he worked in the US, UK and Japanese equity teams. Mark graduated BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford in 1992 and spent a year at Harvard as a Kennedy Scholar in 1993 before completing a PhD in Politics at the University of Edinburgh in 1996.
John Macdougall
- Investment Manager, Partner
John Macdougall
- Investment Manager, Partner
John is an investment manager and decision maker in the Long Term Global Growth Team. He is also a member of the Discovery Portfolio Construction Group (PCG). John joined Baillie Gifford in 2000 and became a partner of the firm in 2016. Prior to his current roles, he worked in the North American, Japan and Global Discovery teams. John graduated MA in Ancient & Modern History from the University of Oxford in 2000 and is a CFA Charterholder.
Gemma Barkhuizen
- Investment Manager
Gemma Barkhuizen
- Investment Manager
Gemma is an investment manager and decision-maker in the Long Term Global Growth Team and a co-manager of the Global Outliers Strategy. She is also an adviser to the Global Alpha Strategy. Gemma joined Baillie Gifford in September 2017 and will become a partner of the firm in April 2026. She graduated with a Masters degree in Modern History from Durham University and holds degrees in History and Philosophy from Rhodes University in South Africa.
Fund facts
Invest in a portfolio of exceptional companies from around the globe that have the potential to achieve market-defying growth over the long term.
Investment objective: To outperform the MSCI All Country World Index in AUD per annum, over rolling five year periods before management fees and taxes.
22 October 2018
Global Equity – active, long only, fundamental, benchmark agnostic, strong growth bias
Half-yearly
Between 30 and 60 companies
At least 7 years
0-5%
0.95% p.a. Class A
1.05% p.a. FirstChoice Wholesale Investment
1.08% p.a FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super and Pension Performance fee
N/A
$25,000 (Class A)
$20,000 FirstChoice Wholesale Pension
$1,000 FirstChoice Wholesale Investments
Nil FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super
FSF5774AU - Class A
FSF1227AU - FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super
FSF1213AU - FirstChoice Wholesale Pension
FSF1201AU - FirstChoice Wholesale Investments
*Please refer to the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for further details on fees and other costs that apply.
#We may be able to accept below the minimum at our discretion.
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