BGCG vs PJIN

BGCGDBAILLIE GIFFORD INTERNATIONAL CONCENTRATED GROWTH ETF

PJIN—PGIM Jennison International Core Equity ETF

In short

BGCG Baillie Gifford's most concentrated international book, in an ETF shell: roughly 30 transformational growth names held for years, not quarters. The Edinburgh firm's mutual fund reorganized into it in 2026, so the strategy has a past even if the ticker doesn't.

PJIN —No data

Stated mandate

BGCG The fund seeks capital appreciation through active management of an international portfolio of common stocks and other equity securities issued in developed and emerging markets.

PJIN —No data

Why people hold it

• BGCG Concentrated on purpose: the issuer calls this its most concentrated international strategy, 20 to 35 transformational growth businesses chosen through bottom-up research.bailliegifford.com
• Built to sit still. The prospectus says it aims to hold securities for long periods, typically at least five years, which generally keeps portfolio turnover low.sec.gov
• Not a brand-new idea in a new wrapper: the Baillie Gifford International Concentrated Growth Equities mutual fund reorganized into this ETF on June 1, 2026.sec.gov
• Developed and emerging markets in one active mandate, with the full holdings list published daily so you can see what you own.bailliegifford.com

PJIN —No data

Worth knowing

• BGCG Conviction costs: 0.72% a year sits above the roughly 0.55% median for its peer group, where CGXU charges 0.54% and JIG 0.55%.
• Non-diversified by design. The prospectus flags significant exposure to a single country or a few countries, and a large share of assets in few issuers or sectors.sec.gov
• "International" comes with an asterisk: the fund may invest up to 20% of net assets in companies located in the US.sec.govsec.gov 2

PJIN —No data

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