Top 8 Baron Mutual Funds 2015

Baron Capital Management is one of the asset management firms in New York. Founded by Ron Baron, it offers mutual funds for retail investors, institutional, and non U.S. investors. The firm employs various strategies through its funds offering.

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Popular Baron Funds

You can find these popular Baron funds for different sectors such as U.S. stock fund, international stock fund, municipal bond fund, balanced fund, target date fund, taxable bond fund. Depend on your risk tolerance; you may pick and choose from this best Baron’s funds list.

Top Baron mutual funds 2015 are:

1. Baron Real Estate Fund (BREFX)
2. Baron Emerging Markets Fund (BEXFX)
3. Baron Growth Fund (BGRFX)
4. Baron Small Cap Fund (BSCFX)
5. Baron Partners Fund (BPTRX)
6. Baron Asset Fund (BARAX)
7. Baron Opportunity Fund (BIOPX)
8. Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund (BFTHX)

Baron Real Estate Fund

This Baron Real Estate Fund invests in common stock of U.S. and non-U.S. real estate and real estate-related companies of any size and related companies. It has a yield of 0.10%. With assets of $1.7 billion, the fund manager is Jeffrey A. Kolitch. This no load fund has an expense fee of 1.35%.

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Morningstar has ranked this top Baron mutual fund 2015 with 5 stars rating. This real estate fund has returned 26.42% over the past 3 year, and 22.58% over the past 5 year. Top 3 stocks are

Baron Small Cap Fund

Baron Small Cap Fund is another popular Baron mutual fund. Managed by Clifford Greenberg, it has total assets of $5.3 billion. Its expense fee is 1.30%. This small growth fund has portfolio turnover rate of 16%.

This Baron fund has 3 year average return of 15.99%. Top 4 equities in its assets are SBA Communication’s Corp, Gartner Inc, TransDigm Group Inc, and Berry Plastics Group Inc. Top 3 sectors are technology, consumer cyclical, and industrials.

Baron Funds Performance

Fund Name	Ticker	Type	3 Year Return %
Baron Real Estate Retail	BREFX	Real Estate	29.52%
Baron Emerging Markets Retail	BEXFX	Diversified Emerging Mkts	12.52%
Baron Growth Retail	BGRFX	Mid-Cap Growth	18.26%
Baron Small Cap Retail	BSCFX	Small Growth	17.95%
Baron Partners Retail	BPTRX	Mid-Cap Growth	23.33%
Baron Asset Retail	BARAX	Mid-Cap Growth	19.70%
Baron Opportunity Retail	BIOPX	Mid-Cap Growth	14.39%
Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Retail	BFTHX	Large Growth	20.87%

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