The fund invests for the long term primarily in equity securities in the form of common stock of U.S. mid-sized growth companies. Baron Asset is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in the United States. It is managed by Baron Capital Group. Volume of about 1 shares indicates limited liquidity.
Baron Asset registers a price of $91.17, accompanied by showing minimal movement. Statistical risk modeling implies that Baron Asset may encounter significant NAV decline with probability of approximately 22%. Over the last 90 trading days, Baron Asset has delivered negative risk-adjusted returns, consistent with weak return metrics. The performance scores reflect data spanning February 6, 2026 through May 7, 2026. Learn more.
Baron Asset Fund [BARUX] is traded in USA. The fund is listed under the Mid-Cap Growth category and is part of the Baron Capital Group family. This fund currently has accumulated $3.65 billion in assets under management (AUM) with no minimum investment requirements. Baron Asset Fund is currently producing a year-to-date (YTD) return of 0.57%, while the total return for the last 3 years is 8.39%. Baron Asset is an operator in the mid-cap growth segment where revenue is driven by core operating activity and end-market demand. Baron Asset financial stability analysis
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BARON ASSET FUND CLASS R6
Fund Concentration
Mid-Cap Growth, Baron Capital Group, Large, Mid-Cap Growth, (View all Sectors)
BARON ASSET FUND CLASS R6 NAV Analysis
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Today
91.17
The valuation of Baron Asset Fund reflects its underlying holdings and portfolio composition over a 3 months horizon. Market pricing can deviate due to fund flows, liquidity conditions, or benchmark tracking differences.
Broad sector allocation enhances the probability of achieving positive outcomes. Broader sector exposure in Baron Asset Mutual Fund lowers concentration risk but tends to reduce expected return. Investors consistently find that wider sector allocation reduces the impact of sector-specific downturns. This risk-return tradeoff is a central consideration for evaluating Baron Asset Mutual Fund sector exposure.
Institutional portfolios leverage Baron Asset Fund Mutual Fund for targeted sector exposure without custom builds. Diversifying through funds provides a structured way to adjust portfolio sector weights. In many portfolio models, no single industry represents more than 20% of the equity allocation. Periodically reviewing sector weights helps identify unintentional concentration.
Monitoring Baron Asset from the Baron Capital Group family catches shifts in fund behavior before they affect returns. A concise alert layer reduces the chance of ignoring material changes to the fund's distribution policy or income stability. Within Mid-Cap Growth, the most actionable alerts for Baron Asset are those that contradict the shareholder's baseline thesis. Combining fund-level alerts with broader portfolio risk monitoring strengthens allocation discipline for Baron Asset.
Baron Asset Fund generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
For shareholders watching Baron Asset at 1 in daily activity, these signals help separate fundamental shifts from liquidity-driven swings. The key question is whether short-term signals align with the fund manager's longer-term strategy and stated investment approach. At 1 in daily activity, combining Baron Asset's price action with volume context distinguishes informed selling from routine redemptions. Within Mid-Cap Growth, the most effective use of Baron Asset's daily indicators is to refine timing around redemption or purchase decisions.
Forecast models for Baron Asset, which returned 4.4% over one year, use historical NAV data to estimate how the fund may perform under similar conditions. For mutual funds, forecast models reflect how the fund's active management, holdings changes, and distributions affect NAV trajectory. A five-year return of 126.2% for Baron Asset: shareholders should weight forecast outputs by how closely current conditions match the historical sample. Within Mid-Cap Growth, Baron Asset's forecast section is most informative when combined with volatility and risk-adjusted return data from the prospectus.
Exposure drift is monitored through changes in holdings and factor weights. The current allocation is approximately 97.0% equities. It is classified under Mid-Cap Growth within the Baron Capital Group family. The five-year return stands at 1.0%.
Methodology
Unless otherwise specified, data for Baron Asset Fund is derived from fund disclosures (prospectus language, holdings reports, and periodic statements where available). Asset-level metrics are computed daily by Macroaxis LLC and refreshed regularly based on instrument type. Baron Asset Fund market data and reported NAV may reflect delayed updates. Data may be delayed depending on reporting sources and market conventions. All analytics presented are generated using Macroaxis quantitative models that incorporate financial statement analysis, market data, and risk metrics to ensure consistency and comparability. Assumptions: Information for Baron Asset Fund is compiled from public fund disclosures, holdings reports, and market data feeds and official sources including U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) via EDGAR. Reporting latency may occur in some cases. All analytics are generated using standardized, rules-based models designed to promote consistency and comparability across instruments. Model assumptions, reference parameters, and selected computational inputs are available in the Model Inputs section. If you have questions about our data sources or methodology, please contact Macroaxis Support.
Research Sources
Baron Asset Fund may have reference inputs that incorporate holdings disclosures, category classification, and NAV-derived statistics where available. Updates may occur throughout the day.
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