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Baron Focused Growth Fund (BFGFX)
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Fund Info

ISIN

US06828M2070

CUSIP

06828M207

Issuer

Baron Capital Group, Inc.

Inception Date

Jun 30, 2008

Min. Investment

$2,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

BFGFX has a high expense ratio of 1.32%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for BFGFX: current value at 1.32% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%1.32%

Share Price Chart


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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Baron Focused Growth Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


1,000.00%1,500.00%2,000.00%2,500.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
2,376.61%
786.37%
BFGFX (Baron Focused Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

Baron Focused Growth Fund had a return of 30.70% year-to-date (YTD) and 30.59% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Baron Focused Growth Fund had an annualized return of 12.86%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark which had an annualized return of 11.06%.


BFGFX

YTD

30.70%

1M

7.13%

6M

31.82%

1Y

30.59%

5Y*

18.93%

10Y*

12.86%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

24.34%

1M

0.23%

6M

8.53%

1Y

24.95%

5Y*

13.01%

10Y*

11.06%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of BFGFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024-3.10%4.25%0.60%-4.72%1.59%3.04%4.22%1.95%5.12%-0.51%11.84%30.70%
202312.86%0.93%0.40%-1.74%1.21%7.93%3.13%-4.00%-4.40%-5.63%8.51%7.08%27.40%
2022-10.24%-3.50%6.12%-10.78%-2.57%-7.93%13.44%-2.69%-17.07%5.74%0.32%-10.03%-35.74%
20215.28%-1.64%-3.41%3.20%-4.47%3.84%-0.05%4.37%-2.59%17.00%-15.65%-0.02%2.68%
20209.32%-3.13%-21.43%18.34%9.61%8.40%14.70%31.09%-5.24%-6.75%21.52%13.75%114.87%
20194.36%6.55%0.85%2.26%-6.78%5.92%3.69%-2.16%-1.87%3.82%3.84%5.05%27.64%
20186.96%-3.22%-2.45%2.38%5.03%4.73%-0.06%7.38%-5.06%-5.89%6.50%-11.48%2.80%
20174.51%1.08%2.74%5.04%3.67%1.02%-0.40%2.57%-0.07%1.78%1.30%-1.54%23.73%
2016-9.78%2.71%6.92%1.23%-0.76%0.84%2.97%1.11%-3.00%-8.06%-0.74%2.64%-5.04%
2015-3.59%6.86%0.34%0.61%2.23%0.20%-0.46%-8.43%-8.84%4.30%3.89%-3.82%-7.74%
2014-4.80%6.24%-1.56%-2.80%0.96%4.62%-5.88%4.46%-2.64%2.27%0.43%1.21%1.72%
20136.48%1.58%2.55%-0.48%0.56%-2.16%5.07%-2.96%6.42%3.21%0.74%2.57%25.69%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 86, BFGFX is among the top 14% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BFGFX is 8686
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BFGFX is 9191
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BFGFX is 9191
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BFGFX is 9090
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BFGFX is 6565
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BFGFX is 9292
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Baron Focused Growth Fund (BFGFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for BFGFX, currently valued at 2.02, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.002.022.10
The chart of Sortino ratio for BFGFX, currently valued at 2.93, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.002.932.80
The chart of Omega ratio for BFGFX, currently valued at 1.38, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.003.501.381.39
The chart of Calmar ratio for BFGFX, currently valued at 0.90, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.0014.000.903.09
The chart of Martin ratio for BFGFX, currently valued at 13.24, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.0013.2413.49
BFGFX
^GSPC

The current Baron Focused Growth Fund Sharpe ratio is 2.02. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of Baron Focused Growth Fund with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.000.501.001.502.002.503.003.50JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
2.02
2.10
BFGFX (Baron Focused Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

Baron Focused Growth Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%0.80%1.00%1.20%$0.00$0.05$0.10$0.1520132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.17

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.16%0.00%1.22%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Baron Focused Growth Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024$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
2023$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
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$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020$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
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$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2017$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
2016$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
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02
2014$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
2013$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.17

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.


-35.00%-30.00%-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
-12.80%
-2.62%
BFGFX (Baron Focused Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Baron Focused Growth 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 Focused Growth Fund was 56.92%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 520 trading sessions.

The current Baron Focused Growth Fund drawdown is 12.80%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-56.92%Nov 30, 2007318Mar 9, 2009520Mar 30, 2011838
-48.82%Nov 2, 2021291Dec 28, 2022
-48.11%May 1, 2000603Sep 30, 2002525Nov 1, 20041128
-43.62%Feb 20, 202020Mar 18, 202075Jul 6, 202095
-30.05%Jul 21, 2015141Feb 9, 2016448Nov 16, 2017589

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Baron Focused Growth Fund volatility is 7.83%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
7.83%
3.79%
BFGFX (Baron Focused Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)
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