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Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund (BFTHX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US0682785060

CUSIP

068278506

Inception Date

Apr 30, 2004

Min. Investment

$2,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

BFTHX has a high expense ratio of 1.00%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund

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Performance

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Returns By Period

Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund (BFTHX) returned 2.03% year-to-date (YTD) and 24.44% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BFTHX delivered an annualized return of 12.68%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


BFTHX

YTD

2.03%

1M

13.19%

6M

1.23%

1Y

24.44%

3Y*

21.75%

5Y*

9.02%

10Y*

12.68%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20256.63%-7.31%-12.44%3.60%13.81%2.03%
20242.98%8.03%1.16%-6.48%3.15%9.51%-3.85%4.44%3.08%2.29%10.89%-1.58%37.38%
202313.79%-0.86%6.01%-3.29%12.80%6.26%6.65%-4.51%-5.28%-6.19%17.33%6.80%57.20%
2022-15.81%-8.09%2.01%-20.02%-5.63%-8.05%12.77%-2.91%-11.35%2.75%-0.54%-9.13%-50.62%
2021-0.34%3.12%-4.28%7.49%-2.83%8.88%2.17%4.01%-7.29%6.63%-3.00%-2.74%10.88%
20204.18%-4.53%-9.06%14.72%13.58%5.77%8.29%5.57%-2.35%-3.20%8.70%2.72%50.42%
201911.26%3.18%3.35%3.96%-3.94%6.69%1.97%-0.96%-2.34%0.93%6.00%0.45%33.98%
201810.60%-0.92%-2.04%1.61%4.21%1.14%1.23%5.60%-0.89%-10.51%0.86%-8.04%1.10%
20177.01%3.51%3.94%3.55%4.31%0.44%4.02%1.70%0.46%5.03%1.51%-0.62%40.64%
2016-9.03%-1.96%6.55%-1.08%3.80%-2.61%6.20%0.91%2.76%-4.24%-1.67%-0.60%-2.05%
2015-0.06%6.56%-1.46%1.15%2.33%0.00%2.81%-8.29%-5.05%9.99%0.70%-1.28%6.33%
2014-0.87%6.02%-4.61%-3.41%4.36%2.95%-0.48%3.30%-2.21%2.97%2.71%-2.30%8.08%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of BFTHX is 67, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BFTHX is 6767
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BFTHX is 6363
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BFTHX is 7070
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BFTHX is 7171
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BFTHX is 7373
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BFTHX is 5959
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 Fifth Avenue Growth Fund (BFTHX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.79
  • 5-Year: 0.29
  • 10-Year: 0.47
  • All Time: 0.41

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund provided a 0.78% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.45 per share.


0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM202420232022202120202019
Dividend$0.45$0.45$0.00$0.00$1.72$0.18$0.99

Dividend yield

0.78%0.79%0.00%0.00%3.19%0.36%2.95%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
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$0.45$0.45
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$1.72$0.00$1.72
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.18
2019$0.99$0.00$0.99

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 Fifth Avenue 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 Fifth Avenue Growth Fund was 58.84%, occurring on Jan 5, 2023. Recovery took 525 trading sessions.

The current Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund drawdown is 6.11%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-58.84%Nov 17, 2021285Jan 5, 2023525Feb 10, 2025810
-56.86%Oct 15, 2007351Mar 9, 2009774Apr 2, 20121125
-29.91%Feb 20, 202018Mar 16, 202044May 18, 202062
-29.22%Feb 11, 202540Apr 8, 2025
-24.13%Jul 21, 2015141Feb 9, 2016257Feb 15, 2017398
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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