Baron Asset Fund Retail Class (BARAX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
96.92
+0.74 (0.77%)
Jul 28, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
0.77% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 4.11B |
| Expense Ratio | 1.29% |
| Min. Investment | $2,000 |
| Turnover | 4.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 17.55 |
| Dividend Yield | 18.11% |
| Dividend Growth | 414.05% |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 96.18 |
| YTD Return | 6.18% |
| 1-Year Return | 13.16% |
| 5-Year Return | 37.37% |
| 52-Week Low | 79.65 |
| 52-Week High | 114.43 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 |
| Holdings | 56 |
| Inception Date | Jun 12, 1987 |
About BARAX
The fund invests for the long term primarily in equity securities in the form of common stock of U.S. mid-sized growth companies. BAMCO, Inc. ("BAMCO" or the "Adviser") defines mid-sized companies as those, at the time of purchase, with market capitalizations above $2.5 billion or the smallest market cap stock in the Russell Midcap Growth Index at reconstitution, whichever is larger, and below the largest market cap stock in the Russell Midcap Growth Index at reconstitution.
Fund Family Baron Capital Group, Inc.
Category Mid-Cap Growth
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BARAX
Index Russell MidCap Growth TR
Performance
BARAX had a total return of 13.16% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.93%.
Equivalent Funds
These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.
Top 10 Holdings
48.33% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Gartner, Inc. | IT | 7.17% |
| Guidewire Software, Inc. | GWRE | 6.45% |
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | IDXX | 6.36% |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. | VRSK | 5.46% |
| Space Exploration Tech Corp Series N Preferred Shares | n/a | 4.33% |
| CoStar Group, Inc. | CSGP | 4.21% |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd. | ACGL | 4.17% |
| Amphenol Corporation | APH | 3.92% |
| Roper Technologies, Inc. | ROP | 3.14% |
| Fair Isaac Corporation | FICO | 3.11% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2024 | $17.5523 | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | $3.4145 | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Jul 26, 2022 | $0.006 | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | $3.3941 | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Nov 26, 2019 | $1.5044 | Nov 27, 2019 |
| Jul 25, 2019 | $0.0285 | Jul 26, 2019 |