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&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Baillie Gifford U.S.
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&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"&gt;Supplement dated July 24, 2026 to the Prospectus
and the Statement of Additional Information (&#x201c;SAI&#x201d;), each dated June 1, 2026, as supplemented or revised from time to time&lt;/p&gt;</oef:SupplementToProspectusTextBlock>
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&#x201c;Principal Investment Strategies&#x201d; relating to the Fund in the &#x201c;Fund Summaries&#x201d; section of the Prospectus is hereby
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&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 12pt"&gt;The
portfolio managers employ a bottom-up approach to stock selection, seeking to identify companies they believe have attractive long-term
growth prospects, and manage and construct the portfolio relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index, however Fund holdings could materially
diverge from benchmark listings . Under normal circumstances, the intended outcome of this approach is a portfolio typically consisting
of&lt;/span&gt; between 30 and 50 growth companies with the potential to outperform the Fund&#x2019;s benchmarks over the long term. The portfolio
managers focus on company research and the long-term outlook of companies and industries. Ideas can come from a wide variety of sources,
including, but not limited to, research trips, company meetings, and relationships with industry thought leaders and academic institutions.
Stock ideas are normally researched to assess a range of factors, including: long-term growth potential, geographic and industry positioning,
competitive advantage, management, financial strength and valuation. The Fund is a non-diversified fund, which means that it may invest
a relatively large percentage of its assets in a small number of issuers, industries or sectors The Fund aims to hold securities for
long periods (typically at least 5 years), which generally results in relatively low portfolio turnover and is in line with the portfolio
managers&#x2019; long-term investment outlook. When assessing a company&#x2019;s long-term growth prospects, the portfolio managers seek
to identify and to incorporate a range of factors that are material to managing the Fund&#x2019;s investment risks and maximizing capital
appreciation. Such factors potentially include the environmental, social, and/or governance characteristics of the company, such as stewardship,
sustainable business practices, and/or corporate culture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: 0in"&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</oef:StrategyNarrativeTextBlock>
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