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paulina mcpadden

T3 · host / generalist

Manages a non-US focused growth portfolio with top holdings in TSMC and SK Hynix; emphasizes long-term fundamental attributes over quarterly noise.

14 calls·6 names·100% bull·last heard 2 months ago·Bloomberg Tech
track record

no scored calls yet — needs a stated position or a categorical verdict, with a matured window vs SPY

top calls

highest conviction · one per company
1sthigh conviction
$TSMTSMCposition

TSMC's leading-edge monopoly deemed durable against Chinese competition

TSMC's process knowledge moat and export controls make its leading-edge monopoly extremely difficult to replicate, even with massive Chinese capital deployment.

Bloomberg Tech2026-08episode →
2ndhigh conviction
$000660.KSSK hynixposition

SK Hynix HBM dominance creates high barrier to entry for Chinese memory rivals

SK Hynix's growing HBM revenue share relies on complex processes and equipment inaccessible to Chinese firms due to export controls, creating a durable competitive advantage.

Bloomberg Tech2026-08episode →
3rdhigh conviction
$SKHYSK hynixposition

Baillie Gifford holds SK Hynix as top memory play on HBM dominance and Chinese equipment access barriers

SK Hynix's growing revenue from high-bandwidth memory (HBM) benefits from complex manufacturing processes and equipment that Chinese competitors cannot access due to export controls, creating a durable competitive moat.

Bloomberg Tech2026-08episode →

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  • $MELI
  • $TSM
  • $SHOP
  • $ASML
  • $000660.KS

recurring themes

  • Semiconductors1
14 total
$ASML
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ASML
MEDpaulina mcpadden·Bloomberg Tech·2 months ago·Intel Raises Cash, Apple Gets Downgraded | Bloomberg Tech 8/10/2026
Baillie Gifford places ASML in a league of its own alongside SK Hynix for structural moats
ASML occupies a unique, nearly unassailable position in the semiconductor equipment supply chain, comparable to SK Hynix in memory, due to its monopoly on EUV lithography and deep process integration.
"COMPANIES LIKE SK HYNIX AND ASML ARE ALMOST IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN."
15:16
$000660.KS
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SK hynix
HIGHpaulina mcpadden·Bloomberg Tech·2 months ago·Intel Raises Cash, Apple Gets Downgraded | Bloomberg Tech 8/10/2026
Baillie Gifford: SK Hynix's HBM dominance creates similar moat to TSMC with complex processes and equipment barriers
A growing portion of SK Hynix's revenue and earnings comes from high-bandwidth memory, which requires complicated manufacturing processes and equipment that Chinese competitors cannot access yet, creating a durable competitive advantage analogous to TSMC's in logic.
"A SIMILAR STORY WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN WITH SK HYNIX, WHERE A GROWING PORTION OF REVENUE AND EARNINGS ARE COMING FROM HIGH BANDWIDTH MEMORY, WHICH IS COMPLICATED TO MAKE AND REQUIRE…"
15:52
$MELI
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MercadoLibre
HIGHpaulina mcpadden·Bloomberg Tech·2 months ago·Intel Raises Cash, Apple Gets Downgraded | Bloomberg Tech 8/10/2026
Baillie Gifford: MercadoLibre invests through inflection point with AI-accelerated development and user growth
MercadoLibre is deliberately investing in user growth via lower shipping requirements and take rates while simultaneously deploying AI to achieve 75% higher internal code deployment velocity with fewer rollbacks, a combination the market is undervaluing due to short-term focus.
"THEY ARE INVESTING SUBSTANTIALLY IN GROWING USERS BECAUSE THEY SEE THIS AS A CRITICAL INFLECTION POINT... THEY HAVE SEEN 75% HIGHER DEPLOYMENT OF CODE INTERNALLY AND AT THE SAME T…"
17:37
$TSM
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TSMC
HIGHpaulina mcpadden·Bloomberg Tech·2 months ago·Intel Raises Cash, Apple Gets Downgraded | Bloomberg Tech 8/10/2026
Baillie Gifford: TSMC's leading-edge monopoly is unreplicable due to decades of process knowledge and export controls
TSMC has built an effective monopoly at the leading edge of chip manufacturing that cannot be disrupted merely by capital access, because it possesses decades of inherent process knowledge that is extremely difficult to replicate, especially given current export controls on equipment.
"TSMC HAS CREATED A MONOPOLY AT THE LEADING EDGE OF CHIPS AND THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DISRUPT NOT JUST BECAUSE OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL, WHICH IS A LIMITING FACTOR GIVEN THE AMOUNT O…"
14:36
$SHOP
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Shopify
HIGHpaulina mcpadden·Bloomberg Tech·2 months ago·Intel Raises Cash, Apple Gets Downgraded | Bloomberg Tech 8/10/2026
Baillie Gifford: Shopify's merchant catalog metadata becomes critical ground truth for AI shopping agents, driving 2x conversion
As AI agents increasingly make purchasing decisions for consumers, they require structured, reliable product data. Shopify's first-party merchant catalogs and metadata provide this ground truth, yielding twice the conversion rate of scraped web data, directly boosting GMV monetization.
"CATALOGS, THEIR RECORD OF ITEMS MERCHANTS HAVE AND THE METADATA ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IS SHOWING TWO TIMES HIGHER CONVERSION ON ORDERS THAN SCRAPING WEBSITE DATA WHEN AI AGENTS ARE…"
16:36
$TSM
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TSMC
HIGHpaulina mcpadden·Bloomberg Tech·2 months ago·Intel Raises Cash, Apple Gets Downgraded | Bloomberg Tech 8/10/2026· position
TSMC's leading-edge monopoly deemed durable against Chinese competition
TSMC's process knowledge moat and export controls make its leading-edge monopoly extremely difficult to replicate, even with massive Chinese capital deployment.
"TSMC HAS CREATED A MONOPOLY AT THE LEADING EDGE OF CHIPS AND THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DISRUPT NOT JUST BECAUSE OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL, WHICH IS A LIMITING FACTOR GIVEN THE AMOUNT O…"
14:36
$SHOP
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Shopify
MEDpaulina mcpadden·Bloomberg Tech·2 months ago·Intel Raises Cash, Apple Gets Downgraded | Bloomberg Tech 8/10/2026· position
Shopify positioned as AI agent ground truth layer for e-commerce
As AI agents make purchasing decisions, Shopify's structured merchant catalogs and metadata become critical ground truth, showing 2x conversion vs scraped data.
"CATALOGS, THEIR RECORD OF ITEMS MERCHANTS HAVE AND THE METADATA ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IS SHOWING TWO TIMES HIGHER CONVERSION ON ORDERS THAN SCRAPING WEBSITE DATA WHEN AI AGENTS ARE…"
16:36
$000660.KS
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SK hynix
HIGHpaulina mcpadden·Bloomberg Tech·2 months ago·Intel Raises Cash, Apple Gets Downgraded | Bloomberg Tech 8/10/2026· position
SK Hynix HBM dominance creates high barrier to entry for Chinese memory rivals
SK Hynix's growing HBM revenue share relies on complex processes and equipment inaccessible to Chinese firms due to export controls, creating a durable competitive advantage.
"A SIMILAR STORY WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN WITH SK HYNIX, WHERE A GROWING PORTION OF REVENUE AND EARNINGS ARE COMING FROM HIGH BAND WITH MEMORY, WHICH IS COMPLICATED TO MAKE AND REQUIRE…"
15:52
$MELI
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MercadoLibre
MEDpaulina mcpadden·Bloomberg Tech·2 months ago·Intel Raises Cash, Apple Gets Downgraded | Bloomberg Tech 8/10/2026· position
MercadoLibre investing through inflection point with AI-driven productivity gains
MercadoLibre is deliberately investing in user growth via lower shipping/take rates while deploying AI internally for 75% faster code deployment with fewer rollbacks, a long-term inflection the market misses.
"THEY ARE INVESTING SUBSTANTIALLY IN GROWING USERS BECAUSE THEY SEE THIS AS A CRITICAL INFLECTION POINT IN THE MARKETS AND SO THEY ARE SEEING STRONG USER GROWTH ON THE BACK OF LOWE…"
17:40
$SHOP
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Shopify
MEDpaulina mcpadden·Bloomberg Tech·2 months ago·Intel Raises Cash, Apple Gets Downgraded | Bloomberg Tech 8/10/2026
Shopify's structured catalog data becomes critical ground truth for AI shopping agents driving 2x conversion
As AI agents make purchasing decisions for consumers, they need structured catalog data as ground truth; Shopify's merchant catalog metadata shows 2x higher conversion than scraped website data, creating a powerful moat in AI-mediated commerce.
"CATALOGS, THEIR RECORD OF ITEMS MERCHANTS HAVE AND THE METADATA ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IS SHOWING TWO TIMES HIGHER CONVERSION ON ORDERS THAN SCRAPING WEBSITE DATA WHEN AI AGENTS ARE…"
16:46
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Semiconductorstailwind
TSMC and SK Hynix moats deemed unreplicable due to process knowledge and export controls
Baillie Gifford argues TSMC's logic monopoly and SK Hynix's HBM leadership are protected not just by capital intensity but by decades of tacit process knowledge and US export controls that deny Chinese competitors critical equipment, creating durable structural advantages for incumbents.