# Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund (BFTHX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bfthx 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: Actively Managed · Inception: 2004-05-04 The Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund aims to achieve significant growth in your investment capital. It primarily allocates its portfolio to common stock issued by large, expanding U.S. companies. The fund's advisor seeks out businesses that are believed to offer substantial future growth potential, maintain strong and lasting competitive advantages, possess exceptional leadership, and are available at an appealing price. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $74.41 | | Expense Ratio | 1.00% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $823.5M | | NAV | $74.41 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 3.58% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.66 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $55.63 – $80.61 | | Beta | 1.42 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $2.6643 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-16 - Pay date: 2025-12-17 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does BFTHX invest in? The Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund aims to achieve significant growth in your investment capital. It primarily allocates its portfolio to common stock issued by large, expanding U.S. companies. The fund's advisor seeks out businesses that are believed to offer substantial future growth potential, maintain strong and lasting competitive advantages, possess exceptional leadership, and are available at an appealing price. ### What is the expense ratio of BFTHX? Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund (BFTHX) charges an expense ratio of 1.00%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is BFTHX? Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund (BFTHX) is one share class of a fund that manages $823.5M across all of its share classes (BFTIX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is BFTHX actively managed or an index fund? BFTHX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (BFTHX's is 1.00%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was BFTHX launched? Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund (BFTHX) launched in May 2004 and is managed by Baron. ### How has BFTHX performed? BFTHX'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 BFTHX pay a dividend? Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund (BFTHX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.58%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does BFTHX pay dividends? Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is BFTHX's dividend yield? BFTHX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 3.58%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is BFTHX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for BFTHX was 2025-12-16. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will BFTHX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.00% 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 BFTHX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from BFTHX'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 BFTHX cost more than a fund like VOO? BFTHX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.00%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether BFTHX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to BFTHX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as BFTHX (1.00%) 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/bfthx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bfthx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bfthx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bfthx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bfthx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.