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BARAX Baron Asset Retail

  • Fund
  • BARAX
  • Price as of: Nov 20, 2019
  • $86.18 - $0.06 - 0.07%
Profile Categories Performance Holdings Expenses Distributions Managers Read Next

BARAX - Profile

Vitals

  • YTD Return 35.1%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Return 12.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Return 5.0%
  • Net Assets $4.39 B
  • Holdings in Top 10 39.1%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$86.18
$59.94
$87.10

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

  • Expense Ratio 1.30%

SALES FEES

  • Front Load N/A
  • Deferred Load N/A

BROKERAGE FEES

  • Turnover 9.87%

TRADING FEES

  • Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

STANDARD (TAXABLE)

$2,000

IRA

$2,000

Fund Classification

PRIMARY CATEGORY

U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Equity
  • Fund Type Open End Mutual Fund
  • Investment Style Mid-Cap Growth

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 35.1%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 19.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 12.6%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.79%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name Baron Asset Fund
  • Fund Family Name Baron Capital Group
  • Inception Date Jun 12, 1987
  • Shares Outstanding N/A
  • Share Class Adv
  • Currency USD
  • Domiciled Country United States
  • Manager Andrew Peck

BARAX - Mutual Fund Categories

Developed Market
North America
Active
No Load
U.S.
North America Equity
Growth Equity
Mid-Cap Growth Equity
Mid-Cap Equity
U.S. Growth Equity
U.S. Mid-Cap Equity
U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Equity

BARAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period BARAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 35.1% 2.8% 41.1% 14.39%
1 Yr 18.5% -36.3% 29.7% 24.69%
3 Yr 12.1%* -25.3% 41.9% 35.43%
5 Yr 5.0%* -30.4% 21.6% 44.59%
10 Yr 7.0%* -13.3% 19.6% 62.67%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period BARAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2018 -6.4% -51.7% 102.3% 12.55%
2017 17.7% -21.1% 36.0% 41.25%
2016 1.3% -61.7% 40.3% 51.46%
2015 -10.4% -54.0% 12.2% 70.83%
2014 2.7% -23.5% 15.2% 22.38%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period BARAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 35.1% 2.8% 41.1% 14.39%
1 Yr 26.3% -36.3% 35.7% 9.52%
3 Yr 19.1%* -16.7% 41.9% 8.19%
5 Yr 12.6%* -21.9% 21.6% 8.92%
10 Yr 14.6%* -8.0% 19.6% 13.90%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period BARAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2018 -0.1% -51.7% 102.3% 7.75%
2017 26.2% -7.0% 39.4% 25.88%
2016 6.2% -61.7% 40.3% 36.67%
2015 -0.3% -54.0% 12.2% 37.72%
2014 9.5% -23.5% 15.3% 23.08%

NAV & Total Return History

BARAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

BARAX Category Low Category High BARAX % Rank
Net Assets 4.39 B 691 K 33.1 B 18.88%
Number of Holdings 59 1 2562 75.70%
Net Assets in Top 10 1.69 B 535 K 5.97 B 9.27%
Weighting of Top 10 39.10% 5.5% 100.0% 16.08%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. IDEXX Laboratories Inc 6.15%
  2. Gartner Inc A 5.25%
  3. Verisk Analytics Inc 4.82%
  4. Mettler-Toledo International Inc 4.10%
  5. Guidewire Software Inc 3.45%
  6. Vail Resorts Inc 3.37%
  7. Ansys Inc 3.14%
  8. VeriSign Inc 3.05%
  9. CoStar Group Inc 3.02%
  10. TransUnion 2.76%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High BARAX % Rank
Stocks 		98.01% 85.46% 123.55% 47.03%
Cash 		1.99% -29.87% 14.54% 51.75%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 1.37% 70.80%
Other 		0.00% -11.86% 6.32% 72.38%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.09% 69.06%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 3.08% 69.41%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BARAX % Rank
Technology 		27.78% 0.00% 55.28% 58.04%
Healthcare 		21.05% 0.00% 38.93% 11.54%
Industrials 		16.16% 0.00% 35.42% 63.81%
Financial Services 		12.16% 0.00% 40.37% 18.36%
Real Estate 		10.52% 0.00% 48.92% 7.69%
Consumer Cyclical 		9.32% 2.71% 50.57% 93.36%
Communication Services 		1.03% 0.00% 8.38% 39.69%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 6.08% 74.30%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 12.22% 90.38%
Consumer Defense 		0.00% 0.00% 15.71% 97.20%
Basic Materials 		0.00% 0.00% 17.78% 94.41%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BARAX % Rank
US 		96.55% 80.04% 118.32% 24.65%
Non US 		1.46% 0.00% 17.06% 77.62%

BARAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

BARAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.30% 0.00% 29.30% 39.18%
Management Fee 1.00% 0.00% 1.50% 95.63%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 52.68%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.00% 0.72% N/A

Sales Fees

BARAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.50% 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 0.05% 2.00% N/A

Turnover 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 9.87% 1.24% 385.00% 7.53%

BARAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

BARAX Category Low Category High BARAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 3.51% 70.28%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

BARAX Category Low Category High Category Mode
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Dividend Payout History

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Net Income Ratio Analysis

BARAX Category Low Category High BARAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.79% -2.55% 2.65% 78.90%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

BARAX - Managers

Andrew Peck

Manager

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 23, 2003

16.28

16.3%

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

0.0

Category High

32.85

Category Average

7.97

Category Mode

2.67

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