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Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN
0800 917 4750 (Broker Line)
0800 917 4751 (Dealing)
0800 917 4751 (Enquiries)
0131 275 3955 (Fax Number)
0131 275 2000 (Main Number)
0800 917 2113 (Private Clients)

trustenquiries@bailliegifford.com

Fund managers

* Mick Brewis31-Jul-1997 to Present
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Pete Cawston» 01-Jan-2006 to 05-Jun-2008
Malcolm MacColl» 04-Aug-2003 to 31-Dec-2005
Andrew Holliman» 01-Oct-2000 to 04-Aug-2003


Investment objectives

To maximise the total return principally through investment, whether direct or indirect, in any economic sector in the United States of America. From time to time investment, whether direct or indirect, may also be made in any economic sector in Canada.The Fund’s share price can be volatile due to movements in the prices of the underlying holdings and the basis on which the Fund is priced.

Key Information

Fund vs sector

  1y 3y
Position 94 / 101 33 / 90
Quartile 4 2

Fund ratings

BronzeMstar OBSR
Analyst
(Qualitative)
n/aS&P Rating
(Qualitative)
FE Crown Rating: 3 FE Crown Rating
(Quantitative)

Ratios

  1y 3y
Volatility 13.24 13.34
Alpha -4.89 2.17
Beta 1.09 0.95
Sharpe 0.76 0.52
Info Ratio -0.90 0.50
R2 0.91 0.94
Quartiles:   1  2  3  4   help with ratios
vs. IMA North America»
performance chart
chart
    1y3y5y12m-24m24m-36m36m-48m48m-60m
ACC +26.1+51.0+60.2+5.9+13.1+32.9-20.2
  IMA NORTH AMERICA   +32.2+45.9+59.7-1.1+11.6+33.7-18.1
Clean share class
   Bid OfferDateYieldOCF help CiticodeSEDOL
pdf BAILLIE GIFFORD AMERICAN B INC INC 267.90 (p) 22-May-2013 0.36 0.68% BG54 0606185
pdf BAILLIE GIFFORD AMERICAN B ACC ACC 286.90 (p) 22-May-2013 0.36 0.69% BQ69 0606196
Other share classes
   Bid OfferDateYieldOCF help CiticodeSEDOL
pdf BAILLIE GIFFORD AMERICAN A ACC ACC 260.90 (p) 22-May-2013 n/a 1.54% BG82 0606174

The Ongoing Charges Figure (OCF) shows the drag on performance caused by operational expenses associated with a fund.

Expenses which are represented by this figure include payments to the manager, the trustee the custodian and their representatives. The figure also includes registration, regulatory, audit and legal fees, and the costs of distribution.

Performance fees, transaction costs, interest on borrowing, costs associated with derivatives, entry and exit fees and soft commissions are not included in the OCF calculation, and should be factored in separately by the investor.

The OCF is calculated by taking the sum of these expenses incurred in the last 12 months and dividing this by the average net assets of that class for the last 12 months.

Total Expense Ratio (TER) is a formula designed to show the ongoing costs to the investor associated with a fund, including some charges which are not factored into the annual management fee. In addition the fund’s annual fee, charges such as trading fees, audit and legal fees, and operational expenses are included in the TER, which is worked out by dividing the total cost of the fund by its total assets to arrive at a percentage.

Unlike the Ongoing Charges Figure, the TER takes into account performance fees. It does not include transaction costs paid to the custodian.

Detailed fund information
Fund type flag UK Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC)
Own ISA wrapper Fund has ISA Wrapper help with ratios Fund size£374.6m / $564.7m (22-May-13)
Savings plan Fund has Savings Plan Minimum: £ 50.0 Monthly Launch31-Jul-1997
Pricing times10:00 Daily Dealing frequencyDaily
CAT standardCAT Standard Dealing timesMon-Fri 09:00 to 17:00
Minimum initial£ 1,000
Minimum additional£ 100
Initial charge5.00%
Annual management charge1.50%
Note to chargesn/a
Trustee / DepositaryNational Westminster Bank plc
RegistrarBaillie Gifford Savings Management Limited
Multi-Managern/a
Indexn/a
Dividend policyMay 01 (Final)
Peer groups
Region Asset Class Investment Focus Sector
United States Equity Mixed IMA North America
Largest holdings, 30-Apr-2013
Holding (%) Rank Prev Fund factsheet Equity factsheet
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 4.40 1 (10) - -
PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION 4.40 2 (1) - -
PFIZER INC 4.20 3 (-) - *
MONSANTO CO 4.10 4 (2) - -
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO 3.90 5 (6) - -
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.80 6 (7) - -
FIRST REPUBLIC BANK SAN FRANCISCO 3.80 7 (4) - -
EBAY INC 3.80 8 (3) - -
US BANCORP DELAWARE 3.80 9 (5) - -
BROWN-FORMAN CORP 3.50 10 (8) - -
Total39.70 
Regional weightings, 31-Mar-2013
Region(%)Rank 
USA96.381 96.38% USA
Money Market3.622 3.62% Money Market
Total100.00 
Sector weightings, 30-Apr-2013
Sector(%)RankPrev 
Financials22.801(1) 22.80% Financials
Health Care16.502(3) 16.50% Health Care
Information Technology13.703(2) 13.70% Information Technology
Consumer Discretionary11.804(4) 11.80% Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staples10.005(6) 10.00% Consumer Staples
Industrials9.206(5) 9.20% Industrials
Money Market5.807(9) 5.80% Money Market
Energy5.208(7) 5.20% Energy
Materials5.009(8) 5.00% Materials
Total100.00 

All prices in Pence Sterling (GBX) unless otherwise specified. Price total return performance figures are calculated on a bid price to bid price basis (mid to mid for OEICs) with net income (dividends) reinvested. Performance figures are shown in Sterling unless otherwise specified.

 
 
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US Equities, 96.38%
96.3800% ofUS Equities
Money Market, 3.62%
3.6200% ofMoney Market

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