- What does BGAIX invest in?
- This fund aims to achieve long-term capital growth for investors. It maintains a broadly diversified portfolio, primarily investing in common stocks of companies located worldwide. These companies range from well-established entities to those in emerging markets, with market capitalizations generally comparable to the constituents of the MSCI ACWI Index Net USD. To ensure global exposure, the fund consistently allocates capital to equity securities of companies based in at least three non-U.S. countries. Typically, a minimum of 40% of its total assets will be invested in international companies. However, if foreign market conditions are deemed unfavorable, this allocation may be adjusted to no less than 30% of the fund's net assets.
- What is the expense ratio of BGAIX?
- Baron Global Opportunity Institutional (BGAIX) charges an expense ratio of 0.90%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is BGAIX?
- Baron Global Opportunity Institutional (BGAIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $999.2M across all of its share classes (BGAFX, BGLUX report 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 BGAIX actively managed or an index fund?
- BGAIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (BGAIX's is 0.90%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions.
- When was BGAIX launched?
- Baron Global Opportunity Institutional (BGAIX) launched in April 2012 and is managed by Baron.
- How has BGAIX performed?
- BGAIX'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.
