Fund Research for Baron Fifth Avenue Growth (BFTHX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Apr 30, 2004
    Category: Large Growth
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: Baron Capital Group
    Return Since Inception: 0.20%
    YTD Return: 29.14%
    Yield (TTM): 0.11%
    Net Assets: 31.57 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    3 of 5

    The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in securities of large-sized growth companies with market capitalizations in excess of $5 billion based on the market size of the investment at the time of purchase. The management seeks to purchase securities that are expected to increase in value 100% over five years.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $29,025 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 38.74%
    Large 43.21%
    Medium 18.05%
    Small 0.00%
    Micro 0.00%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/25/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 04/30/2004 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 29.14% 34.30% -5.71% 0.74% — 0.20%
    +/- Category -4.06% -7.53% -2.03% -0.64% — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 4.00% 1.15% -0.21% -0.01% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 19.54% 6.25% -7.17% 0.12% — 0.20%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 23.26% -7.75% -5.15% 1.06% — 0.77%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 04/30/2004
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 22.18%
    Service 47.15%
    Manufacturing 27.67%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 2.98% 2.98%
    Stocks — 97.01% 97.01%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 6.37% 6.37%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    - TARGET CORP (TGT) Consumer Services 16.72 44.05% 4.13%
    + WELLS FARGO & CO NEW (WFC) Financial Services 10.54 -4.41% 4.06%
    - JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (JPM) Financial Services 34.84 37.11% 3.93%
    = XTO ENERGY INC (XTO) Energy 13.71 20.83% 3.79%
    = DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN (DO) Energy 10.14 79.54% 3.70%
    + TOLL BROTHERS INC (TOL) Industrial Materials — -17.13% 3.64%
    = TRANSOCEAN LTD (RIG) Energy 8.22 81.82% 3.50%
    - QUALCOMM INC (QCOM) Telecom 47.83 19.23% 3.43%
    = EQUINIX INC (EQIX) Telecom 22.36 67.14% 3.43%
    - HOME DEPOT INC (HD) Consumer Services 23.02 11.53% 3.40%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/25/2009
    All other data as of 06/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 06/05/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.40%
    Taken from annual report dated 09/30/2008

  • Fund Management

    Randall Haase
    Start Date: 05/01/2006
    Haase is a portfolio manager at BAMCO, Inc. He was an investment manager at Duquesne Capital Management LLC, a large hedge fund, from 2000 to 2005, and from 1989 to 2000 worked at Alliance Capital Management, LP as a portfolio manager from 1993 to 2000 and as an analyst from 1989 to 1993.