Scottish American Investment Company Plc is a closed-ended investment trust established in 1873 and managed by Baillie Gifford & Co, with co-management from OLIM Property Limited. Its primary objective is to achieve real dividend growth that outpaces inflation by increasing capital and income, primarily through investments in global equity markets while also holding bonds, property, and other assets. The portfolio emphasizes dividend-paying growth stocks across diversified sectors, with significant allocations to technology (23.93%), financial services (16.81%), industrials (13.99%), and consumer defensive (12.08%), and top holdings including Microsoft Corp, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, and Apple Inc. Geographically, it focuses on the United States (38.61%), followed by Switzerland, China, the United Kingdom, and France. Domiciled in the United Kingdom with total assets of £989 million and a market capitalization of £845 million, it benchmarks against the FTSE All-World Index and maintains a low ongoing charge of 0.58%. Renowned for over fifty years of consecutive annual dividend increases, Scottish American Investment Company Plc serves as a core holding for income-seeking private investors in the global equity income sector.