| Quarter | Letter Date | Fund Name | QTD | YTD | Tickers | Keywords/Themes | Theme Commentary | Pitches | Letter |
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| 2025 Q2 | Aug 21, 2025 | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | 13.9% | -2.5% | AMTM, ATI, DAR, EXP, FTAI, GVA, INDI, LTH, MAT, ODD, PGY, SAIA, SANM, SIMO, STRL | AI, growth, infrastructure, Logistics, semiconductors, small cap, technology | Several semiconductor positions are experiencing recovery after multi-year inventory drawdown from Covid supply chain issues. Silicon Motion is positioned to gain market share with next-generation PCIe Gen 5 technology and new data center design wins with NVIDIA. indie Semiconductor is capitalizing on automotive driver assistance launches starting in second half 2025. | LTH SAIA ODD STRL INDI SIMO ATI PGY SAIA ODD STRL LTH INDI SIMO ATI PGY |
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| 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | Baron Global Advantage Fund | 3.3% | 6.9% | ADYEN.AS, ALAB, ARGX, ASML, CPNG, CRWD, DAVA, DDOG, FVRR, GLOB, INDI, MELI, NET, NVDA, RIVN, SHOP, SNOW, TMP, TSLA, WIX | AI, global, growth, healthcare, semiconductors, software, technology | The fund views AI as driving a new industrial revolution, with NVIDIA positioned as the AI generator creating tokens for every industry. The manager believes we remain early in AI adoption across industries and the race for Artificial General Intelligence continues with exponential demand growth for accelerated computing. | TXG NET SHOP CPNG CRWD NVDA |
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| 2024 Q1 | Apr 15, 2024 | Baron Opportunity Fund | 4.0% | 25.1% | ACLX, AMD, AMZN, ASML, AVGO, CRWD, CSGP, INDI, LEGN, MBLY, META, MSFT, NVDA, RIVN, SPOT, SWAV, TSLA, TSM, TTD, VKTX | AI, Cloud, growth, innovation, large cap, semiconductors, technology | AI is described as the most significant advancement impacting the digital world since the internet itself. The fund is positioned just past the first upward inflection in a generational S-curve for AI adoption and economic impact. Every digital interaction will eventually be AI powered, making humans more productive across various activities. | View | |
| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Baron Discovery Fund | -6.2% | -6.2% | AXON, CWAN, CYBR, DKNG, EXAS, GTLS, GWRE, INDI, INSP, KTOS, LLYVA, MASI, MEG, MRCY, NARI, PAR, RDDT, TEM, TTAN, WING | Biotechnology, defense, growth, Market Dislocation, small cap, tariffs, Value Investing | The fund has significant exposure to defense companies including Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and newly added Karman Holdings. These companies are positioned to benefit from growing defense spending on hypersonic missiles, space programs, and unmanned aircraft solutions. Karman specifically targets the fastest-growing segments of defense with 90% sole-sourced sales and proprietary IP-driven solutions. | ACLX KARM WING MEG INDI EXAS |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | Baron Small Cap Fund | -9.1% | -9.1% | ASGN, BFAM, CAKE, FA, GDYN, GTLS, GWRE, IBTA, INDI, IT, KNSL, KTOS, NEOG, RDNT, RPAY, RRR, TDG, TTD, VRT, WCN | AI, growth, insurance, small caps, tariffs, technology, Trade Policy | The introduction of Chinese AI app DeepSeek disrupted expectations for AI infrastructure rollout, causing significant declines in AI-benefiting tech stocks. This raised investor concerns about reduced need for data center capital expenditures and slower growth for companies like Vertiv. Despite the disruption, the manager believes the complex roadmap for new chip introductions will still drive demand for advanced cooling solutions. | PAR RADNQ |
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| 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | -14.4% | -14.4% | AMTM, BECN, BILL, CACI, CG, CZR, DLB, DOCN, EPRT, FTAI, INDI, LTH, MAT, MDB, PGY, TXG, UCTT, UTHR | AI, Cloud, defense, healthcare, semiconductors, small caps, technology, Trade Policy | Technology was the largest detracting industry with underperformance from indie Semiconductor and Ultra Clean Holdings. indie faced weakness in China and tariff uncertainty affecting auto build rates globally, while Ultra Clean experienced product qualification delays at a Chinese customer and weakening semiconductor equipment demand in China. | View | |
| 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | Baron Global Advantage Fund | 3.5% | 3.5% | ADYEN.AS, ALAB, ARGX, ASML, BJFN.NS, CPNG, CRWD, ENDV, INDI, MELI, NET, NVDA, RIVN, SDGR, SHOP, SNOW, TSLA, VKTX, ZOMATO.NS, ZS | AI, cybersecurity, Electric Vehicles, global, growth, innovation, semiconductors, technology | Fund views AI as a multi-decade paradigm shift with NVIDIA at the epicenter. GenAI is showing rapid real-world adoption with revenues exceeding $3 billion. The manager believes AI will drive productivity gains and technological breakthroughs across industries from drug discovery to autonomous machines. | ALAB VKTX NVDA |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Baron Opportunity Fund | 11.9% | 39.9% | AAPL, AMD, AMZN, ANET, ARGX, ASML, AVGO, CRWD, CYBR, GOOGL, INDI, LPLA, META, MPWR, MSFT, NARI, NVDA, PCVX, RCKT, SHOP, SPOT, TEAM, TSLA, TTD, VKTX, ZS | AI, growth, innovation, large cap, secular trends, technology | AI infrastructure demand continues to drive robust performance across compute, networking, and systems. NVIDIA maintains unmatched leadership spanning GPUs, systems, software and networking solutions. The advent of reasoning models requiring multiple passes through models is expected to significantly increase compute intensity in both training and inference. | CYBR LPLA ANET NVDA TSLA |
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| 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | Baron Global Advantage Fund | 11.8% | 26.1% | ARGX, ASML, BAJFINANCE.NS, BILL, CPNG, CRWD, DDOG, ENDV.L, INDI, MELI, NET, NVDA, RIVN, SHOP.TO, SNOW, TSLA, TTAN, WIX, ZOMATO.NS, ZS | AI, Cloud, E-Commerce, global, growth, Robotics, semiconductors, technology | The fund views AI as one of the biggest disruptive changes in human history, comparing it to the early internet era. AI model intelligence is improving rapidly through multiple vectors including scaling laws, multiple modalities, synthetic data, post-training techniques, and inference-time scaling. The fund owns businesses positioned to benefit from this paradigm shift including NVIDIA at the epicenter and platforms like Shopify that can utilize AI to help merchants. | View | |
| 2022 Q4 | Dec 31, 2022 | Baron Opportunity Fund | 4.0% | 25.1% | AMD, AMZN, CRWD, INDI, IT, MA, MSFT, NVDA, RCKT, RIVN, TSLA, V, XFCH, ZI | - | View | ||
| 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | Baron Discovery Fund | 13.5% | 9.3% | AEIS, AXON, BASE, CDNA, CWAN, CYBR, DKNG, EXAS, GTLS, GWRE, INDI, KTOS, LLYVA, MEG, NARI, PTECH, SIZE, TEM, TWFG, VCYT | growth, healthcare, rates, Rotation, small caps, technology, valuation | The fund believes the bear market in small-cap growth stocks that started in February 2021 is finally ending. Small-cap growth is trading at its largest discount relative to large cap in 25 years, with investors under-allocated to the asset class. The combination of lower interest rates, stronger economic growth, attractive valuations, and easier earnings comparisons creates a backdrop conducive for stronger small company fundamentals and valuation multiples. | NARI TWFG TEM AXON CDNA |
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| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Baron Discovery Fund | 13.5% | 9.3% | AEIS, AXNX, AXON, BYD, CWAN, EWCZ, GTLB, GTLS, GWRE, INDI, KNSL, LLYVA, MEG, NVTS, PAR, REPG, REXR, RVNC, S, SILK, SITE, TXG | growth, healthcare, semiconductors, small caps, software, technology, value | The fund initiated a position in SentinelOne, a cybersecurity vendor focused on endpoint protection using AI to detect threats. The company serves over 11,000 organizations and is gaining market share from legacy antivirus vendors who struggle with evolving threats. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Baron Opportunity Fund | 4.0% | 25.1% | AMZN, ARGX, CRWD, CSGP, DDOG, DT, EA, GTLB, INDI, IT, LEGN, META, MSFT, NET, NOW, NVDA, RVAN, TKO, TSLA, V | AI, Biotechnology, Cloud, growth, innovation, large cap, secular trends, technology | The fund emphasizes artificial intelligence as a generational shift driving demand for data center chips and accelerated computing. NVIDIA is positioned at the epicenter of this new computing era, with the transition from general purpose to accelerated computing creating tremendous demand across industries. The fund views AI as part of a broader technology stack from semiconductors to applications. | View | |
| 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | Baron Small Cap Fund | 9.6% | 14.5% | ASGN, AZPN, CGNX, CLVT, DXCM, FND, FOXF, GTLS, GWRE, ICON, INDI, INSP, IT, KNSL, LBRDA, PLNT, RRR, SITE, VRT, WASH | Automation, consumer discretionary, Data centers, healthcare, industrials, small cap, Specialty Insurance, technology | Vertiv Holdings, the fund's largest position, benefits from AI-driven growth in data center infrastructure. The company provides critical thermal management solutions for increasingly energy-dense data centers required for artificial intelligence applications. | View | |
| 2022 Q3 | Sep 30, 2022 | Baron Opportunity Fund | 4.0% | 25.1% | ARGX, GOOG, INDI, ISRG, IT, MPWR, MSFT, NET, NOW, NVDA, RIVN, SHOP, TSLA, ZI | - | View |
| Date | Pitch Type | Author | Company | Industry | Sub Industry | Bull / Bear | Stock Exchange | Keywords | Action |
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| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth | indie Semiconductor Inc | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Bull | NASDAQ | Adas, Automotive Semiconductors, cash flow positive, design wins, driver assistance, Inventory Correction, mixed-signal, Safety Features | View Pitch |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Fund Letters | Baron Discovery Fund | indie Semiconductor, Inc. | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Bull | NASDAQ | Adas, Advanced Driver Assistance, Automotive Semiconductors, automotive technology, Radar, semiconductors, Vision Systems | View Pitch |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Fund Letters | Andrew Peck | indie Semiconductor Inc. | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Bull | NASDAQ | Ad As, Auto-Semiconductors, Content, design wins, Electrification | View Pitch |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Fund Letters | James A.Colgan | indie Semiconductor, Inc. | Information Technology | Semiconductors | Bull | NASDAQ | Adas, automotive, cashflow, growth, Safety, semiconductors | View Pitch |
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