Baron Partners Fund Retail Shares (BPTRX)

Fund Assets	6.56B
Expense Ratio	2.24%
Min. Investment	$2,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	1.60
Dividend Yield	0.93%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 17, 2024

Previous Close	172.28
YTD Return	-18.13%
1-Year Return	26.47%
5-Year Return	221.80%
52-Week Low	136.60
52-Week High	230.56
Beta (5Y)	1.77
Holdings	27
Inception Date	Jan 31, 1992

About BPTRX

The fund invests for the long term primarily in equity securities in the form of common stock of U.S. growth companies of any market capitalization. The Adviser seeks to invest in businesses the advisor believes have significant opportunities for growth, sustainable competitive advantages, exceptional management, and an attractive valuation. To take advantage of opportunities to invest, the fund may borrow money from banks (leverage) in an amount up to one-third of its total assets, which include assets purchased with borrowed money. It is non-diversified.

• Fund Family: Baron Funds
• Category: Large Growth
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: BPTRX
• Share Class: Retail Shares
• Index: Russell MidCap Growth TR

Performance

BPTRX had a total return of 26.47% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 14.78%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FDEGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Growth Strategies Fund	0.76%
FSKGX	Fidelity	Fidelity Growth Strategies K6 Fund	0.45%
FAGKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Growth Strategies Fund - Class K	0.68%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
BPTIX	Institutional Shares	1.99%
BPTUX	R6 Shares	1.99%

Top 10 Holdings

92.12% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Tesla, Inc.	TSLA	35.23%
Arch Capital Group Ltd.	ACGL	9.09%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	n/a	8.77%
CoStar Group, Inc.	CSGP	8.48%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	n/a	6.25%
Hyatt Hotels Corporation	H	6.18%
The Charles Schwab Corporation	SCHW	5.25%
FactSet Research Systems Inc.	FDS	4.50%
Gartner, Inc.	IT	4.32%
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.	IDXX	4.06%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 17, 2024	$1.6045	Dec 18, 2024
Sep 27, 2022	$3.5554	Sep 28, 2022
Nov 23, 2021	$7.237	Nov 24, 2021
Sep 23, 2021	$8.122	Sep 24, 2021
Nov 24, 2020	$5.0489	Nov 25, 2020
Sep 24, 2020	$0.983	Sep 25, 2020