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Baillie Gifford International Alpha ETF

BGIANasdaqBaillie Gifford FundsB

$24.34+0.24 (+0.98%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B53/ 100

Rank 5 of 14 in International Active Growth

B53/100Rank 5 of 14inInternational Active Growth
Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 24.11 to 24.34. Range 24.34 to 24.63. Use the arrow keys to read each point.24.2024.4024.5024.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$320M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
86
Avg volume · 30D
116K sh
52W range
low $23.97high $25.97
Launched

The ETF.net BGIA Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 53 out of 100

Category
International Active Growth⁠
Rank
5 of 14
Six-pillar profile for BGIA. Scores out of 100: Cost 31, Risk 61, Mission not scored, Tradability 77, Holdings 67, Durability 61. Strongest: Tradability (77). Weakest: Cost (31). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 53 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25. The letter stays B for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 10 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.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 13

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A77 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

In short

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

  • Bottom-up, benchmark-agnostic picking of roughly 80 international growth companies, built to look different from the index rather than hug it.bailliegifford.com
  • The 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
  • Premise 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
  • Arrived 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

  • At 0.59% a year it prices above the typical active international growth ETF, and rivals such as CGXU and JIG come in lower.
  • A 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
  • The stated objective is capital appreciation; income is not part of the design.bailliegifford.com

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.

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BGIA$9,783
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,141
Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. BGIA $9,783. SPY $10,141. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,750$10,000$10,250$10,500Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 yearNo data
1 month−3.0%
3 months−2.2%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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−2.9%

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 Oct 30, 2026.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

Listed Jun 2026. No distributions yet.

BGIA Risk

Risk pillarB61 out of 100Rank 3 of 13 in International Active Growth
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

BGIA Cost

Compare BGIA and PJIN

Overpaying vs PJIN, cheapest in International Active Growth

$6,876

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • BGIA 0.59%

    $11,635

  • PJIN 0.23% Cheapest

    $4,759

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BGIA 0.59%
  • PJIN 0.23%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530BGIA $11,635PJIN $4,759

Year by year

YearBGIAPJINOverpaying
10$1,058$419$639
20$4,051$1,630$2,421
30$11,635$4,759$6,876

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