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BGIA vs JIG

Baillie Gifford International Alpha ETF

BGIABNasdaq

JPMorgan International Growth ETF

JIGBNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

JIG −0.04pt a year

BGIA0.59%JIG0.55%

Avg volume · 30D

BGIA 3.6×the volume

BGIA116KJIG32K

BGIA vs JIG Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−2.2%BGIA−2.1%JIG

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. BGIA −2.2%. JIG −2.1%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%2%4%6%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
BGIA 0.59%
JIG 0.55%, better
Fund size
BGIA $320M
JIG $526M
1Y total return
BGIA No data
JIG +6.3%
Yield (12M)
BGIA No data
JIG 2.07%
Holdings
BGIA 86
JIG 92
Avg volume (30D)
BGIA 116K sh, better
JIG 32K sh
NAV per share
BGIA $24.50
JIG $79.41
52W range

ETF.net Grade

BGIA: Cost 31, Risk 61, Mission not scored, Tradability 77, Holdings 67, Durability 61. JIG: Cost 50, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 65, Holdings 51, Durability 94.
Pillar letters and Scores for BGIA, JIG, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBGIAJIG
Cost30% weightD31C50Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB61HigherB58
Tradability15% weightA77HigherB65
Holdings10% weightB67HigherC51
Durability5% weightB61A94Higher

Rank among International Active Growth funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. BGIA and JIG are both graded against the same 14 International Active Growth funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Active Growth⁠

Category · 14 funds
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JIG ranks 3rd and BGIA 5th of 14 funds in the International Active Growth Category.

  1. Rank 1BCGXUCapital Group International Focus Equity ETFScore 66
  2. Rank 2BFFGXFidelity Fundamental Global ex-U.S. ETFScore 61
  3. Rank 3BJIGJPMorgan International Growth ETFScore 57
  4. Rank 4BMTRAInvesco International Growth Focus ETFScore 56
  5. Rank 5BBGIABaillie Gifford International Alpha ETFScore 53
  6. Rank 5BFFDIFidelity Fundamental Developed International ETFScore 53

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BGIABBaillie Gifford International Alpha ETF

JIGBJPMorgan International Growth ETF

In short

BGIA Baillie 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.

JIG J.P. Morgan's stockpickers loose on international growth: roughly 90 foreign companies chosen one at a time, priced under the typical active peer in this corner of the market.

Stated mandate

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

JIG The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in foreign equity securities.

Why people hold it

  • BGIA 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
  • JIG At 0.55%, it undercuts the median fee among active international growth peers and lands within a basis point of the cohort's cheapest name, CGXU (0.54%).
  • Roughly 90 foreign companies. Concentrated enough that individual picks show up in results, without the thousand-name sprawl of a broad index.
  • Sits in the upper tier of its active international growth peer group on our review.
  • Live since 2020, so there is a multi-year real-money record behind the strategy rather than a backtest.

Worth knowing

  • BGIA 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
  • JIG Thinly traded next to big index funds, so spreads and order size matter more here than with a heavily traded ETF.
  • No index to grade it against. The mandate is long-term capital appreciation from foreign equities, and the route there is the manager's call.jpmorgan.com
  • Distributions land once or twice a year, not monthly or quarterly.

Full BGIA profile⁠

Full JIG profile⁠

BGIA vs JIG Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

BGIA vs JIG Cost

Overpaying BGIA vs JIG

$731

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

  • BGIA 0.59%

    $11,635

  • JIG 0.55%

    $10,904

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BGIA 0.59%
  • JIG 0.55%
  • 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 $11,635JIG $10,904

Year by year

YearBGIAJIGOverpaying
10$1,058$988$70
20$4,051$3,790$261
30$11,635$10,904$731

Expense ratio

  • 0.59%BGIA
  • 0.55%JIG, cheaper
  • Middle half of International Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.55%

JIG 6th cheapest of 14 funds

BGIA 10th cheapest of 14 funds

BGIA vs JIG Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
BGIA No data
JIG 2.07%
Payout (12M)
BGIA None
JIG $1.65
Last payment
BGIA No data
JIG $1.65
Ex-dividend
BGIA No data
JIG Dec 16, 2025
Paid on
BGIA No data
JIG Dec 18, 2025
Frequency
BGIA No data
JIG Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2020 to 2026, same scale for both

BGIAAll BGIA payments⁠

No distribution history available.

JIGAnnual · 7 paymentsAll JIG payments⁠
One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 22, 2020 $0.03; Dec 15, 2021 $0.54; Dec 21, 2021 $0.49; Dec 20, 2022 $0.48; Dec 19, 2023 $0.98; Dec 24, 2024 $1.06; Dec 16, 2025 $1.65. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1202020232026YTD

BGIA vs JIG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BGIA No dataJIG 14.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BGIA No dataJIG 0.88
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BGIA No dataJIG −42.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BGIA 1.36JIG 0.98

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