Baron Discovery Fund Institutional Shares (BDFIX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
30.22
+0.65 (2.20%)
Apr 24, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
14.34%
Fund Assets 1.51B
Expense Ratio 1.05%
Min. Investment $1,000,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) n/a
Dividend Yield n/a
Dividend Growth n/a
Payout Frequency n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Previous Close 29.57
YTD Return -7.22%
1-Year Return 14.34%
5-Year Return 73.76%
52-Week Low 26.24
52-Week High 35.94
Beta (5Y) 1.19
Holdings 56
Inception Date Oct 3, 2013

About BDFIX

The investment seeks capital appreciation through investments primarily in securities of small-sized growth companies. The fund is a diversified fund that invests for the long term primarily in equity securities in the form of common stock of U.S. small-sized growth companies. The Adviser seeks to invest in businesses the advisor believes have significant opportunities for growth, sustainable competitive advantages, exceptional management, and an attractive valuation.

Fund Family Baron Instl Shares
Category Small Growth
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating High
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BDFIX
Share Class Institutional Shares
Index Russell 2000 Growth TR

Performance

BDFIX had a total return of 14.34% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.75%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
VRTGX Vanguard Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares 0.08%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
BDFUX R6 Shares 1.05%

Top 10 Holdings

34.01% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Fixed Inc Clearing Corp.Repo n/a 7.04%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. KTOS 3.83%
Exact Sciences Corporation EXAS 3.25%
Liberty Live Group LLYVK 3.17%
Guidewire Software, Inc. GWRE 2.93%
CyberArk Software Ltd. CYBR 2.92%
PAR Technology Corporation PAR 2.85%
DraftKings Inc. DKNG 2.72%
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. CWAN 2.67%
Mercury Systems, Inc. MRCY 2.63%
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