Skip to content
etf.net

Launched

Baillie Gifford International Alpha ETF

BGIANasdaqB

$25.23−0.01 (−0.02%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

B56/ 100

Rank 7 of 14 in International Active Growth

B56/100Rank 7 of 14inInternational Active Growth
Intraday session: down, 2 prints from 25.23 to 25.23. Range 25.22 to 25.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.25.2225.2225.2325.2325.2310 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$327M
1Y total return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Holdings
88
Avg volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$25.33
52W range
low $23.97high $25.97
Launched

The ETF.net BGIA Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 56 out of 100

Category
International Active Growth⁠
Rank
7 of 14
Six-pillar profile for BGIA. Scores out of 100: Cost 35, Risk 68, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 67, Durability 61. Strongest: Tradability (78). Weakest: Cost (35). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 56 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D35 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 14

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 13

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 14

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 13

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 14

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 Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
88
Top-10 weight
30%
Largest holding
2330.TW6.5%

Geography

  • Japan14.05%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)10.07%
  • China8.34%
  • Germany7.65%
  • Netherlands5.10%
  • Ireland5.06%
  • Korea (the Republic of)5.00%
  • Brazil4.73%
  • Other countries (19)40.00%

Developed 63% · Emerging 37% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0012330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manuf Twd 10.06.46%266,480$21M176
002SMSN.ILSamsung Electrs Krw 100.0 Gdr 144A4.90%3,396$16M15
003B3SA3.SAB3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao Npv2.75%1,923,866$9M96
004DB1.DEDeutsche Boerse AG Npv2.69%26,712$9M142
005ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Chf 0.0012.62%20,042$9M199
006ASML.ASAsml Holding NV Eur 0.092.34%4,296$8M195
007TCEHYTencent Hldgs Ltd Npv Adr2.20%132,943$7M23
008RIORio Tinto PLC 10P Adr2.04%70,760$7M48
0092454.TWMediatek Inc Twd 10.02.01%45,084$7M168
010KBC.BRKbc Group NV Npv1.89%45,511$6M114
011PBRPetroleo Brasileiro SA Petr Npv Adr1.88%244,672$6M52
0126758.TSony Group Corp Jpy 1.01.82%249,245$6M162
013DSY.JODiscovery Ltd Zar 0.0011.77%368,018$6M65
014MELIMercadolibre Inc USD 0.0011.72%3,007$6M222
0158309.TSumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc Npv1.56%481,538$5M111

Showing 1–15 of 88 holdings

BGIA Performance

Launched Jun 3, 2026

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

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
BGIA$10,144
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. BGIA $10,144. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,600$10,052$10,505Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 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−0.6%
3 months+1.4%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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+1.1%

Since listing, Jun 3, 2026

BGIA in the news

Filtered to BGIA · International Active Growth

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 Oct 12, 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.
—
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.
—
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.

Other funds in International Active Growth

See others