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Baron Partners Fund (BPTRX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 22, 2023

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.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in Baron Partners Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $731,689 for a total return of roughly 7,216.89%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%2,000.00%4,000.00%6,000.00%8,000.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
7,216.89%
826.79%
BPTRX (Baron Partners Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Return

Baron Partners Fund had a return of 20.17% year-to-date (YTD) and -19.60% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Baron Partners Fund had an annualized return of 19.56%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark which had an annualized return of 9.92%.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-7.12%-1.87%
Year-To-Date20.17%4.25%
6 months-15.34%2.64%
1 year-19.60%-10.31%
5 years (annualized)23.77%8.11%
10 years (annualized)19.56%9.92%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202318.90%5.59%
2022-6.43%0.57%-2.82%-18.13%

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current Baron Partners Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.46. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-1.00-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.20NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.46
-0.44
BPTRX (Baron Partners Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Baron Partners Fund granted a 2.65% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $3.56 per share.


PeriodTTM202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$3.56$3.56$15.36$6.03$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00

Dividend yield

2.65%3.19%7.91%4.08%0.30%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.41%0.00%

Monthly Dividends

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.56$0.00$0.00$0.00
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$8.12$0.00$7.24$0.00
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.98$0.00$5.05$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.18$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
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
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
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.00
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-50.00%-40.00%-30.00%-20.00%-10.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-37.26%
-16.55%
BPTRX (Baron Partners Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the Baron Partners Fund. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the Baron Partners Fund is 65.33%, recorded on Mar 9, 2009. It took 993 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-65.33%Oct 11, 2007353Mar 9, 2009993Feb 19, 20131346
-51.26%Feb 20, 202020Mar 18, 202075Jul 6, 202095
-49.87%Nov 2, 2021291Dec 28, 2022
-48.9%May 1, 2000707Feb 28, 2003425Nov 5, 20041132
-46.06%Apr 30, 199888Aug 31, 199888Dec 31, 1998176
-32.7%Jul 21, 2015143Feb 11, 2016251Feb 9, 2017394
-28.29%Aug 28, 201882Dec 24, 2018131Jul 3, 2019213
-26.18%Jun 1, 199988Sep 30, 1999129Mar 31, 2000217
-19.52%Sep 1, 20205Sep 8, 202050Nov 17, 202055
-18.96%Feb 16, 202162May 13, 2021105Oct 12, 2021167

Volatility Chart

Current Baron Partners Fund volatility is 48.44%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.


10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
48.44%
22.09%
BPTRX (Baron Partners Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)