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BGIA

GradeBNASDAQ Global Market

Baillie Gifford International Alpha ETF

Active Equity · Baillie Gifford Funds · Inception 2026-06-03

$25.35−0.28 (−1.09%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 10:15 AM EDT

History starts Jun 3, 2026.History starts Jun 3, 2026.History starts Jun 3, 2026.
Intraday session: down, 4 prints from 25.63 to 25.35. Range 25.35 to 25.44. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$25.40$25.4410 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$332M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Holdings
79
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$25.30
52W range
low $23.97high $25.97

The ETF.net BGIA Grade

B

58/ 100

Rank 4 of 14 in International Active Growth⁠

Confidence Low

Six-pillar profile for BGIA. Scores out of 100: Cost 35, Risk 69, Mission not scored, Tradability 91, Holdings 66, Durability 61. Strongest: Tradability (91). Weakest: Cost (35). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 58 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    DScore 35
    Category rank9/14 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 69
    Category rank1/12 · top 8%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 91
    Category rank1/14 · top 7%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 66
    Category rank5/13 · top 38%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 61
    Category rank5/14 · top 36%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on BGIA

ETF.net Research

BBaillie Gifford's long-horizon growth style, in an ETF. Roughly 80 international companies picked stock by stock with no eye on the benchmark: the diversified cousin of the firm's famously concentrated portfolios.

Stated mandate

The fund applies a diversified international growth strategy, selecting a concentrated portfolio through bottom-up research and active stock picking.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Bottom-up, benchmark-agnostic picking of roughly 80 international growth companies, built to look different from the index rather than hug it.bailliegifford.com
  2. 02The diversified end of the Baillie Gifford range: 60 to 90 holdings by design, spreading the firm's growth bets wider than its concentrated strategies.bailliegifford.com
  3. 03Premise stated plainly in its own materials: global equity indices lean heavily on the US, so the search for growth runs across markets outside it.bailliegifford.com
  4. 04Arrived in 2026 with Baillie Gifford's first US active ETF lineup, putting an Edinburgh growth shop's international strategy into an exchange-traded wrapper.businesswire.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.59% a year it prices above the typical active international growth ETF, and rivals such as CGXU and JIG come in lower.
  2. 02A 2026 launch, so its record in ETF form is short, and a growth-stock portfolio this benchmark-indifferent can move a long way from broad international indexes.bailliegifford.com
  3. 03The stated objective is capital appreciation; income is not part of the design.bailliegifford.com

BGIA Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 9:12 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
79
Top-10 weight
29%
Largest holding
2330.TW6.2%

Geography

  • Japan13.96%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)9.69%
  • China8.51%
  • Germany7.74%
  • Ireland5.19%
  • Netherlands5.10%
  • Korea (the Republic of)5.01%
  • France4.71%
  • Other countries (19)40.09%

Developed 64% · Emerging 36% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0012330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUF TWD 10.06.20%266,480$21M175
002SMSN.ILSAMSUNG ELECTRS KRW 100.0 GDR 144A4.90%3,396$16M15
003ROP.SWROCHE HOLDING AG CHF 0.0012.69%20,042$9M196
004DB1.DEDEUTSCHE BOERSE AG NPV2.63%26,712$9M140
005TCEHYTENCENT HLDGS LTD NPV ADR2.22%132,943$7M23
006ASML.ASASML HOLDING NV EUR 0.092.14%4,296$7M194
007KBC.BRKBC GROUP NV NPV2.13%45,511$7M114
008RIORIO TINTO PLC 10P ADR2.12%70,760$7M49
009B3SA3.SAB3 SA - BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO NPV2.03%1,923,866$7M94
0102454.TWMEDIATEK INC TWD 10.01.95%45,084$6M162
011DSY.JODISCOVERY LTD ZAR 0.0011.87%368,018$6M66
0126758.TSONY GROUP CORP JPY 1.01.84%249,245$6M162
013FBK.MIFINECOBANK BANCA FINECO SP EUR 0.331.73%213,599$6M113
014DSV.CODSV A/S1.69%27,367$6M113
0158309.TSUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST GROUP INC NPV1.69%481,538$6M111

Showing 1–15 of 89 holdings

BGIA Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

BGIA$10,171
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. BGIA $10,171. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,523$10,021$10,519Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for BGIA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBGIA
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month−0.7%
3 months+1.7%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BGIA
YearReturn barBGIA
2026 YTD+2.7%

Since listing, Jun 3, 2026

BGIA in the news

BGIA Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Jun 2026. No distributions yet.

BGIA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
—
Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.36
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

BGIA Cost

Expense ratio0.59%
  • The middle half of International Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.55%

8 of the 14 International Active Growth funds charge less.

BGIA costs $59.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Active Growth fund costs $55.00.