# Baron Emerging Markets Fund (BEXFX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bexfx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Baron · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2011-01-04 The fund normally invests 80% of its net assets in equity securities in the form of common stock of growth companies domiciled, headquartered or whose primary business activities or principal trading markets are in developing countries. A developing country is a country included in the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index and other countries determined by the Adviser to be developing countries based on classifications made by the International Monetary Fund or on country characteristics similar to those of the countries in the EM index. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $20.38 | | Expense Ratio | 1.38% | | Assets Under Management | $3.63B | | NAV | $20.38 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annual | | 52-Week Range | $18.21 – $23.49 | | Beta | 1.02 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.3085 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-16 - Pay date: 2025-12-17 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does BEXFX invest in? The fund normally invests 80% of its net assets in equity securities in the form of common stock of growth companies domiciled, headquartered or whose primary business activities or principal trading markets are in developing countries. A developing country is a country included in the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index and other countries determined by the Adviser to be developing countries based on classifications made by the International Monetary Fund or on country characteristics similar to those of the countries in the EM index. ### What is the expense ratio of BEXFX? Baron Emerging Markets Fund (BEXFX) charges an expense ratio of 1.38%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is BEXFX? Baron Emerging Markets Fund (BEXFX) manages $3.63B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is BEXFX actively managed or an index fund? BEXFX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (BEXFX's is 1.38%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was BEXFX launched? Baron Emerging Markets Fund (BEXFX) launched in January 2011 and is managed by Baron. ### How has BEXFX performed? BEXFX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does BEXFX pay a dividend? Baron Emerging Markets Fund (BEXFX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does BEXFX pay dividends? Baron Emerging Markets Fund pays dividends Semi-Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is BEXFX's dividend yield? BEXFX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is BEXFX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for BEXFX was 2025-12-16. The next ex-date typically follows Semi-Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will BEXFX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.38% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does BEXFX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from BEXFX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does BEXFX cost more than a fund like VOO? BEXFX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.38%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to BEXFX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as BEXFX (1.38%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bexfx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bexfx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bexfx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bexfx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bexfx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.