Investment trust
USA Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust Plc
ISIN GB00BDFGHW41London Stock Exchange: USA
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£3.47
on
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At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, USA (Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust Plc, ISIN GB00BDFGHW41) closed at £3.47 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +0.4% (income paid out is not included), or −21.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +29.8%
- +25.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +129.2%
- +107.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +0.4%
- −21.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,004 on 13/11/2026 — about £784 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: worked out from recorded daily closes. Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −52.8%, 2023 +22.3%, 2024 +57.7%, 2025 +1.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +20.5%. Returns of Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +41.1%; to 30/09/2025: +34.4%; to 30/09/2024: +35.8%; to 30/09/2023: −15.5%; to 30/09/2022: −43.9%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +20.5% | +16.7% | |
| to | +1.1% | −2.4% | |
| to | +57.7% | +52.3% | |
| +22.3% | +17.4% | ||
| −52.8% | −56.8% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +41.1% | +36.1% |
| from | +34.4% | +29.2% |
| from | +35.8% | +32.3% |
| from | −15.5% | −20.5% |
| from | −43.9% | −48.5% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
27.6%over 5 years
| 1 year | 21.5% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 21.0% |
| 5 years | 27.6% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −61.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −57.4%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +67.6%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 11.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust Plc in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 21.5% over 1 year, 21.0% over 3 years, 27.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust Plc since November 2021, in pounds: −61.6% from 19/11/2021 to 05/05/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −57.4% (12 months to 01/07/2022); the highest was +67.6% (12 months to 06/12/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust Plc was 11.0% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (09/10/2026), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust Plc is an investment trust.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Investment trusts: Companies on the stock exchange that invest in other assets. Their share price can be above or below the value of what they own.
Key facts
- Ticker
- USA
- ISIN
- GB00BDFGHW41
- Structure
- Investment trust
- A company listed on the stock exchange that invests in other assets; its price can differ from the value of what it holds.
- Domicile
- United Kingdom
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Investment trusts
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £2.72 on 14/11/2025 to £3.47 on 13/11/2026 (+27.6%). The lowest close shown was £2.66 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £3.90 on 09/10/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 253 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 149 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 2 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of USA?
The ISIN of USA is GB00BDFGHW41. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; USA is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were USA’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of USA in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −52.8%, 2023 +22.3%, 2024 +57.7%, 2025 +1.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +20.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has USA done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 USA’s price changed by +0.4% (income paid out is not included), or −21.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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