Baron Discovery Fund Retail Shares
BDFFX
NASDAQ
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Weak | |||
| Reward Grade | D+ | |||
| Risk Index | Weak | |||
| Risk Grade | D+ | |||
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| Provider | Baron Capital Group, Inc. | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Laird Bieger (12), Randolph Gwirtzman (12) | |||
| Website | http://https://www.baroncapitalgroup.com | |||
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| Fund Name | Baron Discovery Fund Retail Shares | |||
| Category | Small Growth | |||
| Sub-Category | US Equity Small Cap | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Growth | |||
| Inception Date | Sep 30, 2013 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 2,000.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | -- | |||
| Front End Fee | -- | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 0.00% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 0.24% | |||
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| Cash | 4.25% | |||
| Stock | 95.75% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 90.53% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 5.22% | |||
| Bond | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Preferred | 0.00% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.00% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | 1.41% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 0.01% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | -1.39% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 1.66% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 10.30% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 2.92% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 37.31% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 44.65% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 15.29% | |||
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| Closing Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | -- | |||
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| Nav | $34.89 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $33.04 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $35.33 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $26.41 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Apr 08, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $36.16 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Oct 21, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 1.45 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 22.20 | |||
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| Total Assets | 1.91B | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.32% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 41.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 30.44% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -22.71% | |||