Baron FinTech Fund (BFIIX)
The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies that develop, use, or rely on innovative technologies or services, in a significant way, for banking, lending, capital markets, financial data analytics, insurance, payments, asset management, or wealth management. It may purchase securities of companies of any market capitalization and may invest in foreign stocks, including emerging market securities.
Fund Info
US06828M6378
06828M637
Dec 30, 2019
$1,000,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
BFIIX has a high expense ratio of 0.95%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Baron FinTech Fund (BFIIX) returned 2.34% year-to-date (YTD) and 21.33% over the past 12 months.
BFIIX
2.34%
10.82%
-0.67%
21.33%
11.69%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
7.44%
-5.60%
8.37%
14.12%
10.46%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BFIIX, 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 | 6.00% | -2.10% | -4.90% | 0.46% | 3.23% | 2.34% | |||||||
| 2024 | 2.04% | 3.51% | 0.67% | -6.48% | 2.62% | 1.86% | 3.92% | 6.18% | 1.96% | 1.86% | 10.15% | -6.16% | 23.14% |
| 2023 | 9.31% | -3.19% | -0.93% | 0.09% | -0.94% | 6.20% | 4.46% | 0.54% | -3.55% | -3.84% | 13.16% | 4.64% | 27.31% |
| 2022 | -12.60% | -7.48% | 3.06% | -12.86% | -2.60% | -8.58% | 11.66% | -3.10% | -9.19% | 8.27% | 2.69% | -5.58% | -33.30% |
| 2021 | -5.77% | 5.55% | -0.75% | 8.12% | -0.57% | 8.64% | 3.06% | 5.60% | -5.69% | 4.08% | -7.00% | 0.71% | 15.35% |
| 2020 | 4.70% | -4.01% | -12.93% | 14.74% | 10.26% | 4.34% | 5.89% | 6.38% | -0.46% | -5.02% | 12.60% | 6.28% | 47.20% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 84, BFIIX is among the top 16% 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Baron FinTech Fund (BFIIX) 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 FinTech Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.33% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Baron FinTech 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 | $0.00 | $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 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 |
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 FinTech 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 FinTech Fund was 43.82%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 531 trading sessions.
The current Baron FinTech Fund drawdown is 4.22%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -43.82% | Sep 7, 2021 | 280 | Oct 14, 2022 | 531 | Nov 25, 2024 | 811 |
| -34.34% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 50 | Jun 3, 2020 | 73 |
| -18.28% | Nov 27, 2024 | 89 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -10.98% | Feb 16, 2021 | 15 | Mar 8, 2021 | 33 | Apr 23, 2021 | 48 |
| -9.02% | Oct 13, 2020 | 14 | Oct 30, 2020 | 5 | Nov 6, 2020 | 19 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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