| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Baron Focused Growth Fund | 11.7% | 13.2% | ACGL, BIRK, CHH, FIGS, H, IRDI, RRR, SPOT, TSLA | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q4 | Mar 1, 2026 | Baron Growth Fund | -2.8% | -14.4% | ACGL, CHH, CSGP, CWAN, FIGS, IDXX, KNSL | AI Risk, Earnings Quality, Return on Capital, Small Cap Growth, Valuation Compression | Baron Growth Fund declined 2.69% in Q4 2025, lagging the Russell 2000 Growth Indexs 1.22% gain, as high-quality small and mid-cap growth stocks remained out of favor. Approximately 60% of the years relative underperformance was attributed to market disagreement over AI risk in core holdings, leading to valuation compression despite continued double-digit earnings growth. Management emphasizes long-term compounding through competitively advantaged businesses with durable growth, high returns on capital, and resilient cash flow generation, arguing that recent multiple contraction creates embedded upside. | View | |
| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Baron Focused Growth Fund | 14.4% | 29.5% | ACGL, FIGS, IBKR, IDXX, LYV, RRR, SPOT, TSLA | - | View | ||
| 2022 Q4 | Dec 31, 2022 | Baron Focused Growth Fund | 11.7% | 13.2% | ACGL, CSGP, DNUT, FDS, FIGS, GWRE, H, IRDM, MTN, PENN, SPOT, TSLA | - | View | ||
| 2022 Q4 | Dec 31, 2022 | Baron Partners Fund | 13.9% | 4.5% | ACGL, CSGP, FIGS, IDXX, SCHW, SPOT, TSLA, VLD, XFCH | - | View | ||
| 2025 Q3 | Nov 18, 2025 | Baron Growth Fund | -8.7% | -12.0% | FDS, FIGS, IDXX, IT, MORN, RRR | AI, CashFlow, Compounding, Quality, valuation | Quality: The letter emphasizes the Funds disciplined focus on high-quality, profitable growth companies with durable competitive advantages, strong free cash flow, and long holding periods. The manager highlights that these attributes have historically driven superior long-term results despite short-term underperformance. Valuation: The portfolios valuation premium has narrowed as high-quality stocks lag and speculative, high-beta names surge. Management argues current valuations underestimate future earnings durability and margin expansion. AI: Several holdings faced market concern over AI disruptionparticularly Gartner, FactSet, and Morningstaryet the Fund argues AI is a tailwind enhancing proprietary data moats, not a threat. | View | |
| 2025 Q3 | Oct 28, 2025 | Baron Focused Growth Fund | 4.8% | 8.6% | CHH, FDS, FIGS, IBKR, MTN, ONON, SHOP, SPOT, TSLA, VRSK | Artificial Intelligence, consumer discretionary, growth, innovation, technology | The fund outperformed over the long term despite a modest quarterly lag, with AI and technology remaining central growth drivers. Key contributors included Tesla, Shopify, and SpaceX, benefiting from automation, agentic commerce, and AI-driven compute demand. Management expects continued acceleration in earnings as AI adoption expands and consumer-facing brands leverage innovation to enhance pricing power and profitability. | View | |
| 2025 Q4 | Jan 30, 2026 | Baron Focused Growth Fund | 12.3% | 22.3% | ABNB, ACGL, BIRK, CHH, CSGP, DEI, DUOL, FDS, FIGS, GWRE, H, IBKR, IDXX, IOT, JEF, LVS, LYV, MSCI, MTN, ONON, RRR, SHOP, SPOT, TOL, TSLA, VRSK | AI, consumer, Electric Vehicles, growth, healthcare, real estate, Space, technology | The fund discusses concerns about AI introduction into the economy and its impact on subscription-based software companies. AI competition has hurt valuations of platform investments like Spotify, CoStar, and Guidewire, though it hasn't impacted their financial performance. The fund holds X.AI Holdings Corp., formed through merger of X and xAI, which has developed competitive AI model Grok. The consumer remains quite resilient despite concerns about higher inflation, interest rates, and tighter labor market. Consumer-oriented investments including FIGS, Hyatt Hotels, and On Holding showed strength in the quarter. The fund sees continued resilience in consumer demand for health care apparel and premium products. SpaceX is generating significant value with rapid expansion of Starlink broadband service, deploying vast satellite constellation with substantial user growth. The company has established itself as leading launch provider with reusable technology and is making tremendous progress on Starship rocket. SpaceX represents the fund's largest position at 19.2% of net assets. Tesla remains a core holding representing 8.1% of net assets as an electric vehicle leader. The fund views Tesla as a disruptive growth company with large underpenetrated addressable markets, well financed with significant equity stakes by founder-led management giving further conviction in the investment. | DUOL CSGP SPOT ONON H FIGS GWRE |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Baron Focused Growth Fund | 11.7% | 13.2% | ARCH, DNUT, FDS, FIGS, GWRE, MSCI, VAC | - | View | ||
| 2022 Q3 | Sep 30, 2022 | Baron Focused Growth Fund | 11.7% | 13.2% | DNUT, FDS, FIGS, GWRE, H, IRDM, SHOP, TSLA | - | View | ||
| 2022 Q3 | Sep 30, 2022 | Baron Partners Fund | 13.9% | 4.5% | ACGL, CSGP, DEI, FIGS, GWRE, H, IRDM, SCHW, TSLA | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Baron Focused Growth Fund | 11.7% | 13.2% | CSGP, FIGS, GWRE, MSCI, ONON, PENN, TSLA | - | View | ||
| 2022 Q2 | Jun 30, 2022 | Baron Focused Growth Fund | 11.7% | 13.2% | CSGP, FIGS, GWRE, H, MSCI, RRR, SPOT, TSLA | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | Baron Focused Growth Fund | 11.7% | 13.2% | ANSS, ARE, CSGP, DEI, FIGS, H, IBKR, IRDM, MANU, MGM, MSCI, TSLA | - | View | ||
| 2023 Q4 | Feb 2, 2024 | SandbrooK Capital | 6.0% | 11.1% | FIGS | - | View | ||
| 2022 Q4 | Jan 24, 2023 | 1 Main Capital | 4.0% | 11.3% | APG, FIGS | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Feb 4, 2026 | Fund Letters | Ronald Baron | FIGS, Inc. | Consumer Discretionary | Apparel Retail | Bull | New York Stock Exchange | Apparel, cashflow, healthcare, International, Margins, Replenishment | View Pitch |
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