Scottish Mortgage Archives – IT Investor Exploring the world of investment trusts Sun, 12 Sep 2021 10:38:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-IT_icon-32x32.png Scottish Mortgage Archives – IT Investor 32 32 The Schiehallion Fund: Early And Patient https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2021/06/the-schiehallion-fund-early-and-patient/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2021/06/the-schiehallion-fund-early-and-patient/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=5282 The Schiehallion Fund was given a low-key launch by Baillie Gifford in March 2019 as it was designed primarily for institutional investors. After a recent $700m fundraising, it’s now become one of Baillie Gifford’s largest investment trusts. What Schiehallion does This section from Schiehallion’s latest accounts sums things up pretty well: We launched Schiehallion two… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2021/06/the-schiehallion-fund-early-and-patient/feed/ 10 Is QQQ All You Need To Do? https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/08/is-qqq-all-you-need-to-do/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/08/is-qqq-all-you-need-to-do/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2020 08:40:18 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=4127 QQQ is the ticker for the most popular Nasdaq 100 ETF in the US. With $135bn in assets, it’s about five times the size of Fundsmith Equity, the UK’s largest fund. And it’s beaten pretty much every single UK investment trust and open-ended fund over the last decade. What’s in it? QQQ consists of the… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/08/is-qqq-all-you-need-to-do/feed/ 8 2020: The Year Of Baillie Gifford https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/08/2020-the-year-of-baillie-gifford/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/08/2020-the-year-of-baillie-gifford/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:45:53 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=4100 The various investment trusts and funds run by Baillie Gifford are dominating the performance charts this year. It’s no flash in the pan, though, as their long-term record is arguably even more impressive. Of the 11 investment trusts run by Baillie Gifford, 10 are in profit for 2020. The laggard is UK Growth, which is… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/08/2020-the-year-of-baillie-gifford/feed/ 14 Scottish Mortgage: The Biggest And The Best? https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/05/scottish-mortgage-the-biggest-and-the-best/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/05/scottish-mortgage-the-biggest-and-the-best/#comments Wed, 20 May 2020 13:15:55 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=3737 Not only is Scottish Mortgage currently the biggest UK-listed investment trust with a market cap of over £10 billion, but it’s also been one of the best performers over the last few decades. Scottish Mortgage is also one of the old guard of the investment trust sector, having been launched in 1909 as Straits Mortgage… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/05/scottish-mortgage-the-biggest-and-the-best/feed/ 7 Fundsmith Equity And Lindsell Train Global: A Year Of Two Halves https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/12/fundsmith-equity-and-lindsell-train-global-a-year-of-two-halves/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/12/fundsmith-equity-and-lindsell-train-global-a-year-of-two-halves/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:30:27 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=3188 It’s been a great year for global markets. While the “superstar funds” of recent years — Fundsmith Equity and Lindsell Train Global — have both done pretty well they’ve tailed off in recent months. I looked at these two funds back in April — and I own both despite their many similarities in investing style.… 

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]]> https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/12/fundsmith-equity-and-lindsell-train-global-a-year-of-two-halves/feed/ 5 A Tempting Time To Turn To Tech https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/03/a-tempting-time-to-turn-to-tech/ https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/03/a-tempting-time-to-turn-to-tech/#respond Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:15:33 +0000 https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/?p=1595 Who are the runners and riders when it comes to technology-focused investment trusts? Six stand out to me right now

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