Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund Institutional Shares (BAFSX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
44.68
-0.40 (-0.89%)
Jul 21, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
-0.89%
Fund Assets994.48M
Expense Ratio0.97%
Min. Investment$1,000,000
Turnover28.00%
Dividend (ttm)2.60
Dividend Yield5.83%
Dividend Growthn/a
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 13, 2024
Previous Close45.08
YTD Return-0.87%
1-Year Return0.26%
5-Year Return26.33%
52-Week Low36.38
52-Week High51.14
Beta (5Y)0.98
Holdings76
Inception DateSep 20, 2002

About BAFSX

Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund Institutional Shares is an actively managed mutual fund focused on delivering long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of small-cap U.S. companies. The fund targets businesses identified by its management team as possessing above-average growth potential, defined by factors such as leadership in expanding markets, innovative products, and strong corporate governance. The portfolio typically consists of companies with market capitalizations below $6 billion at time of purchase, and risk is diversified by holding a concentrated yet varied selection of stocks across multiple sectors, including healthcare, consumer cyclical, energy, and financial services. Up to 20% of the fund's assets may be allocated to non-U.S. and emerging market equities, often via American Depository Receipts. Guided by fundamental analysis, the fund’s managers emphasize firms with "3G" characteristics: durable growth profiles, sound governance, and scalable business models. With a relatively low expense ratio and a focus on exploiting market inefficiencies among smaller companies, this fund serves investors seeking exposure to dynamic, high-growth segments of the equity market through a disciplined, research-driven approach.

Fund Family Brown Advisory Funds
Category Small Growth
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BAFSX
Share Class Institutional Shares
Index Russell 2000 Growth TR

Performance

BAFSX had a total return of 0.26% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.96%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
VRTGXVanguardVanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares0.08%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
BIASXInvestor Shares1.12%
BASAXAdvisor Shares1.37%

Top 10 Holdings

29.43% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.CCCS4.00%
HealthEquity, Inc.HQY3.23%
Dynatrace, Inc.DT3.20%
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.BFAM3.20%
Waste Connections, Inc.WCN2.97%
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.PB2.89%
Curtiss-Wright CorporationCW2.52%
StandardAero, Inc.SARO2.49%
Mirion Technologies, Inc.MIR2.47%
Encompass Health CorporationEHC2.46%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 13, 2024$2.6028Dec 13, 2024
Dec 13, 2022$3.3229Dec 13, 2022
Dec 14, 2021$7.23025Dec 14, 2021
Dec 15, 2020$0.44951Dec 15, 2020
Dec 16, 2019$0.88465Dec 16, 2019
Dec 21, 2018$0.1765Dec 21, 2018
Full Dividend History