Baron Durable Advantage Fund (BDAIX)
The fund invests primarily in equity securities in the form of common stock of U.S. large-sized companies. The Adviser seeks to invest primarily in what the advisor believes are unique, well-managed, competitively advantaged businesses that generate significant excess free cash flow that is consistently returned to shareholders in the form of stock buybacks and/or dividends.
Fund Info
US0682787611
068278761
Dec 29, 2017
$1,000,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
BDAIX has a high expense ratio of 1.48%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Baron Durable Advantage Fund (BDAIX) returned 0.94% year-to-date (YTD) and 13.23% over the past 12 months.
BDAIX
0.94%
16.07%
2.67%
13.23%
22.21%
17.78%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
1.39%
12.89%
1.19%
12.45%
15.19%
14.95%
10.86%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BDAIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.44% | -4.18% | -7.09% | -1.05% | 9.72% | 0.94% | |||||||
| 2024 | 3.24% | 6.23% | 1.09% | -4.00% | 4.21% | 5.16% | 1.29% | 2.10% | 2.21% | -0.79% | 4.71% | -0.72% | 27.14% |
| 2023 | 10.05% | -1.52% | 7.08% | 1.22% | 2.96% | 6.18% | 4.47% | -0.58% | -4.25% | -1.16% | 10.52% | 4.31% | 45.51% |
| 2022 | -7.99% | -5.32% | 2.95% | -9.13% | -0.42% | -6.81% | 10.95% | -5.25% | -9.63% | 4.59% | 6.51% | -6.05% | -24.81% |
| 2021 | -3.00% | 2.17% | 3.93% | 8.61% | 0.11% | 4.05% | 4.70% | 3.09% | -5.38% | 7.99% | -0.85% | 3.72% | 32.16% |
| 2020 | 1.61% | -7.47% | -10.60% | 13.50% | 5.63% | 1.90% | 5.74% | 5.80% | -2.67% | -3.09% | 9.28% | 1.62% | 20.32% |
| 2019 | 7.25% | 3.73% | 3.21% | 5.09% | -4.75% | 7.91% | 1.48% | 0.95% | 0.68% | 2.28% | 4.22% | 3.49% | 41.13% |
| 2018 | 6.10% | -2.07% | -2.50% | -1.19% | 2.80% | 0.29% | 1.94% | 2.00% | 0.28% | -8.92% | 2.09% | -7.32% | -7.28% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BDAIX is 58, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Baron Durable Advantage Fund (BDAIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Baron Durable Advantage Fund provided a 0.22% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.07 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.04 |
Dividend yield | 0.22% | 0.23% | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.38% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Baron Durable Advantage Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.04 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Baron Durable Advantage Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Baron Durable Advantage Fund was 33.57%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 82 trading sessions.
The current Baron Durable Advantage Fund drawdown is 4.46%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -33.57% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 82 | Jul 20, 2020 | 105 |
| -30.26% | Dec 28, 2021 | 202 | Oct 14, 2022 | 188 | Jul 18, 2023 | 390 |
| -21.79% | Jan 27, 2025 | 51 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -19.7% | Sep 21, 2018 | 65 | Dec 24, 2018 | 70 | Apr 5, 2019 | 135 |
| -9.74% | Jan 29, 2018 | 9 | Feb 8, 2018 | 115 | Jul 25, 2018 | 124 |
Volatility
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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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