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BARON ASSET FUND

mutual fund
BARAX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$91.23 -0.12 -0.13%
primary theme
U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Equity
share class
R6 (BARUX) Instl (BARIX) Other (BARAX)
BARAX (Mutual Fund)

BARON ASSET FUND

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$91.23 -0.12 -0.13%
primary theme
U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Equity
share class
R6 (BARUX) Instl (BARIX) Other (BARAX)
BARAX (Mutual Fund)

BARON ASSET FUND

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$91.23 -0.12 -0.13%
primary theme
U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Equity
share class
R6 (BARUX) Instl (BARIX) Other (BARAX)

Name

As of 12/19/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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BARON ASSET FUND

BARAX | Fund

$91.23

$4.56 B

0.00%

1.30%

Vitals

YTD Return

10.4%

1 yr return

13.3%

3 Yr Avg Return

0.3%

5 Yr Avg Return

7.7%

Net Assets

$4.56 B

Holdings in Top 10

48.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$91.4
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.30%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 9.54%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$2,000

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/19/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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BARON ASSET FUND

BARAX | Fund

$91.23

$4.56 B

0.00%

1.30%

BARAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 10.4%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.3%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.7%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -1.02%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    BARON ASSET FUND
  • Fund Family Name
    Baron Capital Group
  • Inception Date
    Jun 12, 1987
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Other
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Andrew Peck

BARAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period BARAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 10.4% -2.0% 90.1% 77.48%
1 Yr 13.3% -2.3% 86.3% 74.56%
3 Yr 0.3%* -14.9% 58.0% 67.45%
5 Yr 7.7%* -2.9% 101.0% 76.62%
10 Yr 10.3%* 2.3% 24.4% 48.35%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period BARAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 12.9% -27.7% 68.0% 76.07%
2022 -26.1% -85.6% 52.8% 22.50%
2021 5.7% -74.9% 238.3% 29.84%
2020 28.8% -44.1% 2474.5% 46.04%
2019 35.2% -50.2% 44.0% 11.18%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period BARAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 10.4% -2.0% 90.1% 77.48%
1 Yr 13.3% -2.3% 86.3% 74.56%
3 Yr 0.3%* -14.9% 58.0% 67.45%
5 Yr 7.7%* -2.9% 101.0% 76.62%
10 Yr 10.3%* 2.3% 24.4% 48.35%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period BARAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 17.0% -26.1% 68.0% 74.51%
2022 -26.1% -67.0% 56.8% 37.38%
2021 13.9% -23.5% 342.2% 42.34%
2020 33.0% 2.6% 2549.1% 61.25%
2019 37.6% 14.6% 44.8% 23.66%

NAV & Total Return History

BARAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

BARAX Category Low Category High BARAX % Rank
Net Assets 4.56 B 2.73 M 100 B 23.84%
Number of Holdings 55 24 3569 77.91%
Net Assets in Top 10 2.17 B 635 K 11.3 B 11.82%
Weighting of Top 10 48.89% 4.5% 97.8% 13.18%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Gartner Inc 9.70%
  2. IDEXX Laboratories Inc 5.89%
  3. Guidewire Software Inc 5.21%
  4. Verisk Analytics Inc 5.15%
  5. Arch Capital Group Ltd 5.12%
  6. Mettler-Toledo International Inc 5.07%
  7. CoStar Group Inc 3.70%
  8. Fair Isaac Corp 3.63%
  9. Roper Technologies Inc 2.92%
  10. FactSet Research Systems Inc 2.51%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High BARAX % Rank
Stocks 		96.65% 58.72% 103.99% 81.59%
Preferred Stocks 		3.33% 0.00% 6.15% 1.74%
Other 		0.03% -0.11% 14.45% 22.48%
Cash 		0.00% 0.00% 28.07% 95.74%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.40% 99.42%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 2.73% 56.59%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BARAX % Rank
Technology 		32.72% 0.04% 62.17% 43.99%
Healthcare 		27.61% 0.00% 37.06% 3.49%
Financial Services 		12.64% 0.00% 43.01% 19.57%
Industrials 		10.34% 0.00% 38.23% 80.23%
Consumer Cyclical 		8.16% 0.00% 57.41% 89.15%
Real Estate 		7.93% 0.00% 19.28% 10.47%
Communication Services 		0.61% 0.00% 18.33% 82.95%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 12.94% 98.84%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 62.10% 99.03%
Consumer Defense 		0.00% 0.00% 16.40% 100.00%
Basic Materials 		0.00% 0.00% 17.25% 99.03%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BARAX % Rank
US 		96.65% 46.79% 103.99% 69.57%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 34.12% 63.57%

BARAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

BARAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.30% 0.02% 17.54% 31.40%
Management Fee 1.00% 0.00% 1.50% 94.76%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 46.29%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.00% 0.40% N/A

Sales Fees

BARAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

BARAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

BARAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 9.54% 0.00% 250.31% 9.25%

BARAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

BARAX Category Low Category High BARAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 33.43% 61.63%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

BARAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual Annual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

BARAX Category Low Category High BARAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -1.02% -2.24% 2.75% 81.30%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

BARAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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BARAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Andrew Peck

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 23, 2003

18.87

18.9%

Andrew is a Senior Vice President for Baron. He has joined the firm in 1998 as a research analyst and was named portfolio manager in 2003. From 1992 to 1994, Andrew worked at Salomon Brothers as an analyst in the Equity Capital Markets group. Andrew graduated magna cum laude from Yale College with a B.A. in History in 1991 and from Stanford Law School and Graduate School of Business with a J.D. and M.B.A. in 1998.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 36.3 9.42 11.76

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