BGSSX Performance — Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Equities Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2023-03-09

BGSSX returned −42.42% over one year to Dec 2022. The annualised 3-year return is +0.42%. Against its Emerging Markets Equity category average the fund came out ahead over three years but behind over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $101, against $96 for the category, and to $58 over one year, against $79. Volatility over the past three years was 28.11% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2022 the fund took in a net $149K, and assets reached $3.61M.

BGSSX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Equities Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Emerging Markets Equity category average over the same months.

PeriodBGSSXCategory average
1 year (Jan 2022 – Dec 2022)$58$79
3 years (Jan 2020 – Dec 2022)$101$96
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2022)$105$102

BGSSX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Dec 2022, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−42.42%
3 years (annualised)+0.42%

BGSSX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Equities Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2022−42.42%
2021+0.27%
2020+75.41%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+3.71%

BGSSX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−13.1%−6.3%−0.1%−16.1%−3.9%−8.9%+8.5%−4.9%−11.5%+1.5%+11.2%−6.5%
2021+4.3%+2.8%−4.7%+3.4%−1.7%+5.4%−3.0%+2.6%−6.2%+5.8%−5.3%−2.2%
2020+1.6%−3.8%−11.7%+19.6%+11.5%+9.1%+9.7%+10.4%−2.3%−0.5%+11.0%+7.1%
2019——————−1.1%−4.9%−2.3%+4.0%+4.7%+3.6%

BGSSX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2020 – Dec 2022.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 28.11%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.15 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +19.56% (Apr 2020)
  • Worst month: −16.14% (Apr 2022)

BGSSX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Equities Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $149K
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $149K
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2022$149K$0$149K
Nov 2022$0$0$0
Oct 2022$0$0$0
Sep 2022$0$0$0
Aug 2022$0$0$0
Jul 2022$0$0$0
Jun 2022$0$0$0
May 2022$0$0$0
Apr 2022$0$0$0
Mar 2022$0$0$0
Feb 2022$0$0$0
Jan 2022$0$0$0

BGSSX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Equities Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2022-12-30$3.61M
2022-09-30$3.42M
2022-06-30$3.74M
2022-03-31$5.11M
2021-12-31$6.27M
2021-09-30$6.40M
2021-06-30$6.85M
2021-03-31$6.40M
2020-12-31$6.26M
2020-09-30$5.29M
2020-06-30$4.47M
2020-03-31$3.08M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.