BSGLX Fees and Costs — Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-05-21
The net expense ratio is 0.79%: a 0.62% management fee plus 0.17% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $124K in broker commissions, 0.0125% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 22%.
BSGLX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BSGLX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.62% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.17% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.79% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.79% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
BSGLX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in BSGLX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $504 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.84% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.79%) | $83 | $259 | $451 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $7 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $13 | $46 |
| Total costs | $84 | $276 | $504 |
| Value after costs | $10,416 | $11,300 | $12,259 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.84% |
BSGLX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0125%
- Total broker commissions: $124K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 22%
- Securities lending: none during the year
BSGLX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | $23K | 20.51% |
| Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG | $16K | 14.91% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $14K | 13.01% |
| CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO. | $12K | 11.00% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $11K | 10.00% |
| SG AMERICAS SECURITIES LLC | $10K | 8.71% |
| INSTINET, LLC | $8K | 7.26% |
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | $7K | 6.23% |
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | $5K | 4.46% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | $4K | 3.91% |
Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGADX | Class 5 | 0.55% | — |
| BGLFX | Class 4 | 0.60% | — |
| BGLOX | Class 3 | 0.63% | — |
| BGLKX | Class K | 0.70% | — |
| BGLTX | Class 2 | 0.70% | — |
| BSGLX | Institutional Class | 0.79% | — |
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.