Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Ex China Fund Class K (BGEZX)
| Fund Assets | 1.72M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.87% |
| Min. Investment | $10,000,000 |
| Turnover | 20.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.24 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.77% |
| Dividend Growth | -2.10% |
| Payout Frequency | Annual |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 13.71 |
| YTD Return | 8.31% |
| 1-Year Return | 53.79% |
| 5-Year Return | n/a |
| 52-Week Low | 7.87 |
| 52-Week High | 15.30 |
| Beta (5Y) | n/a |
| Holdings | 69 |
| Inception Date | Dec 28, 2021 |
About BGEZX
The Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Ex China Fund Class K is an actively managed mutual fund designed to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equities across emerging markets, while explicitly excluding China from its portfolio. By focusing on emerging and frontier markets outside of China, the fund caters to investors who seek exposure to the broader opportunities within developing economies but wish to avoid the significant weight that China typically holds in traditional emerging market benchmarks. The fund employs a growth-oriented strategy, favoring companies with strong management and sustainable competitive advantages, and uses thorough bottom-up fundamental research to select holdings. As of mid-2025, the fund holds a diversified portfolio of roughly 62 securities, with notable allocations to markets such as Taiwan and India. The fund is benchmarked against the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index, reflecting its targeted investment universe. Its management emphasizes a long-term, active approach, aiming to capture structural growth trends across sectors like technology, financials, and consumer goods within emerging regions, while maintaining a relatively low portfolio turnover.
Performance
BGEZX had a total return of 53.79% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.16%.
Other Share Classes
These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.
| Symbol | Share Class | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| BGEWX | Institutional Class | 0.87% |
Top 10 Holdings
51.89% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 2330 | 20.40% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 005930 | 5.13% |
| SK Hynix Inc | 000660 | 4.09% |
| Naspers Ltd | NPN | 3.90% |
| MediaTek Inc | 2454 | 3.39% |
| MercadoLibre, Inc. | MELI | 3.29% |
| Sea Limited | SE | 3.09% |
| iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF | FM | 2.96% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd | RELIANCE | 2.93% |
| Accton Technology Corp | 2345 | 2.71% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 | $0.23919 | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | $0.24433 | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | $0.23694 | Dec 28, 2023 |