Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust: Turning Cautious On Tariff Slowdown

  • Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is a well-managed, low-cost growth fund, but macroeconomic factors, especially Trump's tariffs, prompt me to downgrade to a hold rating. The fund's top holdings have shifted, with SpaceX and ByteDance rising, but tariff-induced market volatility threatens growth stock valuations. Trump's tariffs have caused a significant market downturn, impacting investor sentiment and freezing IPO markets, which negatively affects Scottish Mortgage's private investments.