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Baillie Gifford China Growth TrustArticle1 Jul 2026Source: bailliegifford.com

China Growth Trust Valuation - 30 April 2026

In plain words

This document is a fund's holdings list as of April 2026. It shows which Chinese companies the fund has invested in and how much. The fund is almost fully invested—99.9% in stocks—with its biggest positions being ByteDance (TikTok's parent), Tencent, and Alibaba. It also holds stakes in private companies like RedNote and AI firm Minimax, which are harder to value and riskier. One healthcare stock is marked at zero, meaning it's a total loss. For ordinary investors, this list reveals how a professional fund bets on China's economy: heavy on internet and green energy, but concentrated and volatile. It's worth reading because real holdings show what "growth investing" actually looks like, including both opportunities and pitfalls.

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Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's portfolio as of April 30, 2026 shows its top three heavy holdings are ByteDance (13.7%), Tencent (9.6%), and Alibaba (5.9%), with the top ten holdings accounting for approximately 48.5% of the total. The portfolio mainly covers growth sectors in China's internet,

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Deep Analysis

Portfolio Snapshot

As of April 30, 2026, the portfolio's total assets were £196,876,538, with equity holdings of £196,618,867 (99.9%) and net current assets of £257,671 (0.1%); this chapter is a pure holdings list and does not disclose performance, attribution, or manager commentary.

  • The list comprises 64 securities line items, covering 60 issuers, including H-shares, A-shares (Stock Connect), ADR/ADS, and unlisted preferred shares.
  • Equity positions represent 99.9%, with the fund running essentially fully invested and cash near zero; effective derivative exposure is not presented in this chapter, and the report directs readers to the monthly factsheet.

Holdings Overview

The portfolio is highly concentrated in new-economy leaders: the top three holdings — ByteDance (13.7%), Tencent (9.6%), and Alibaba (5.9%) — together account for 29.2%; the top five for 36.8%; and the top ten for 49.0%. The largest single holding, ByteDance, has a market value of £26,937,096. This list is a point-in-time snapshot of holdings, provides no comparison of increases or decreases versus the prior period, and the direction of all positions is not indicated.

Instrument Sector (est.) Shares Market Value (GBP) %
ByteDance Ltd Series E-1 Pref Internet/AI (unlisted preferred shares) 100,388 26,937,096 13.7
Tencent Internet platform 429,200 18,861,608 9.6
Alibaba Group Holding Internet platform 989,200 11,708,828 5.9
CATL 'A' New energy/batteries 177,086 8,314,698 4.2
Ping An Insurance Financials 1,132,500 6,702,511 3.4
Zijin Mining Group 'H' Resources/metals 1,512,000 5,065,145 2.6
Kweichow Moutai 'A' Consumer/baijiu 33,626 5,014,584 2.5
China Construction Bank 'H' Financials 5,912,000 4,876,270 2.5
Weichai Power 'H' New energy/power 1,257,000 4,558,074 2.3
China Merchants Bank 'H' Financials 1,014,000 4,484,698 2.3
Zhongji Innolight 'A' Semiconductors/optical communications 47,300 4,367,629 2.2
PDD Holdings Inc Internet platform 56,472 4,150,464 2.1
Pop Mart International Group Consumer/designer toys 246,200 3,635,795 1.8
Petrochina 'H' Resources/energy 3,098,000 3,501,110 1.8
BYD 'H' New energy vehicles 360,400 3,466,918 1.8
NetEase Internet platform 188,850 3,175,622 1.6
Jiangsu Azure 'A' New energy/materials 1,365,600 3,038,292 1.5
H World Group Consumer/hotels 774,300 2,908,110 1.5
Luxshare Precision 'A' Electronics manufacturing 393,600 2,839,917 1.4
NAURA Technology 'A' Semiconductor equipment 47,565 2,750,459 1.4
Midea Group 'A' Consumer/home appliances 310,493 2,711,742 1.4
Sinocera Material 'A' Materials/electronics 695,400 2,678,733 1.4
China Oilfield Services 'H' Resources/energy services 2,914,000 2,581,428 1.3
BeOne Medicines Healthcare 156,100 2,545,724 1.3
Centre Testing 'A' Healthcare/inspection 1,338,100 2,383,416 1.2
Meituan Local services/internet 292,510 2,287,619 1.2
Wanhua Chemical 'A' Materials/chemicals 236,800 2,283,361 1.2
China Yangtze Power 'A' Utilities/power 743,300 2,186,058 1.1
Shenzhen Inovance 'A' Industrial automation 281,383 2,078,728 1.1
Sungrow Power Supply 'A' New energy/PV & energy storage 139,840 2,069,159 1.1
Tianqi Lithium 'H' New energy/lithium 331,600 2,068,433 1.1
ANTA Sports Products Consumer/sportswear 270,000 2,057,043 1.0
Atour Lifestyle Holdings ADR Consumer/hotels 72,651 2,039,692 1.0
Anhui Conch Cement 'H' Materials/building materials 1,101,000 2,023,089 1.0
ENN Energy Holdings Utilities/gas 338,500 1,941,347 1.0
Advanced Micro-Fabrication 'A' Semiconductor equipment 47,902 1,941,119 1.0
Sunny Optical Technology Electronics/optics 319,700 1,910,111 1.0
Fuyao Glass 'H' Auto parts 334,400 1,869,141 0.9
Anker Innovations 'A' Consumer electronics 125,470 1,694,795 0.9
Horizon Robotics Inc AI/autonomous driving chips 2,098,200 1,427,067 0.7
Luckin Coffee ADR Consumer/coffee 54,423 1,399,374 0.7
Ganfeng Lithium New energy/lithium 173,200 1,355,351 0.7
Inspire Inc (RedNote) Internet/AI (unlisted) 97,664 1,348,329 0.7
SG Micro 'A' Semiconductors 135,758 1,343,997 0.7
BOE Technology 'A' Electronics/display panels 3,030,100 1,331,352 0.7
Shenzhou International Group Consumer/textile manufacturing 297,500 1,307,951 0.7
Zijin Gold International Resources/precious metals 92,041 1,303,027 0.7
Montage Technology 'H' Semiconductors 49,488 1,217,106 0.6
Sanhua Intelligent Controls 'A' New energy/thermal management 239,275 1,208,756 0.6
Silergy Semiconductors 122,000 1,208,539 0.6
Yifeng Pharmacy Chain 'A' Pharmacy retail 440,515 1,099,638 0.6
DiDi Global ADR Internet/mobility 409,124 1,092,924 0.6
Minth Group Auto parts 320,000 1,023,890 0.5
Air China 'H' Aviation 2,190,000 962,828 0.5
Innovent Biologics Healthcare/innovative drugs 110,500 934,251 0.5
Inner Mongolia Xingye Silver 'A' Resources/precious metals 196,400 896,140 0.5
Laopu Gold 'H' Consumer/gold jewelry 15,900 823,761 0.4
Minimax AI (unlisted) 12,040 805,880 0.4
Dpc Dash Consumer/restaurants 168,000 795,424 0.4
Inspire Inc (RedNote) Series A Pref Internet/AI (unlisted preferred shares) 48,911 675,255 0.3
Inspire Inc (RedNote) Series B-1 Pref Internet/AI (unlisted preferred shares) 48,912 675,269 0.3
Inspire Inc (RedNote) Series C Pref Internet/AI (unlisted preferred shares) 24,417 337,096 0.2
Inspire Inc (RedNote) Series E Pref Internet/AI (unlisted preferred shares) 24,417 337,096 0.2
New Horizon Health Limited Healthcare (market value zeroed) 265,000 0 0.0
Aggregate Basis Market Value (GBP) Weight
Total equities 196,618,867 99.9%
Net current assets 257,671 0.1%
Total assets 196,876,538 100.0%

Sector Distribution

Based on estimated holding market values, Internet/platform/content/AI is approximately 37.5%, industrials and resources approximately 15.6%, the new energy value chain approximately 13.3%, consumer approximately 12.9%, semiconductors/electronics hardware approximately 9.6%, financials approximately 8.2%, and healthcare approximately 3.0%.

The sector classifications are approximate groupings based on name and business, not the report's original categories; percentages may differ slightly due to rounding. See the full list above for each holding's detailed weight.

Sector (est.) Est. Weight Key Holdings
Internet/Platform/Content/AI 37.5% ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba, PDD, NetEase, Meituan, DiDi, Horizon Robotics, Inspire Inc (RedNote), Minimax
Industrials/Manufacturing/Resources/Utilities 15.6% Zijin Mining, Petrochina, China Oilfield, Wanhua, Sinocera, Anhui Conch, Shenzhen Inovance, Fuyao, Minth, Air China, Zijin Gold, Xingye Silver, ENN, China Yangtze Power
New Energy Value Chain 13.3% CATL, BYD, Weichai, Jiangsu Azure, Sungrow, Tianqi, Ganfeng, Sanhua
Consumer/Brand/Services 12.9% Kweichow Moutai, Pop Mart, ANTA, H World, Atour, Luckin, Dpc Dash, Laopu, Anker, Midea, Shenzhou, Yifeng
Semiconductors/Electronics Hardware 9.6% Zhongji Innolight, NAURA, Luxshare, Advanced Micro-Fabrication, Sunny Optical, Montage, SG Micro, Silergy, BOE
Financials 8.2% Ping An, China Construction Bank, China Merchants Bank
Healthcare 3.0% BeOne, Centre Testing, Innovent, New Horizon Health

Fund Matters and Structural Clues

Structural clues: approximately 15.8% of assets are held in unlisted/primary market securities (ByteDance 13.7%, Inspire Inc/RedNote approximately 1.7%, Minimax 0.4%); New Horizon Health's valuation has been written down to zero; cash is near zero, and derivative exposure must be checked separately in the factsheet.

  • Unlisted/primary market exposure: ByteDance holds 100,388 Series E-1 preferred shares, £26,937,096 (13.7%), the largest holding in the entire portfolio; Inspire Inc (RedNote) is carried across five lines — common shares (0.7%) plus Series A (0.3%), B-1 (0.3%), C (0.2%), and E (0.2%) preferred shares — totaling approximately £3,373,045 (approximately 1.7%); Minimax holds 12,040 shares, £805,880 (0.4%).
  • Zeroed-out position: New Horizon Health Limited — 265,000 shares still held, but market value recorded as £0 (0.0%), meaning the book value has been fully impaired.
  • Disclosure guidance: the end of the chapter notes that asset allocation information, including effective market exposure after incorporating derivative exposure, is available in the company's monthly factsheet; this chapter lists no derivative positions.