# Baron Real Estate Fd Insti Shs (BREIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/breix 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: 2009-12-31 The fund's primary objective is to achieve capital appreciation. To meet this goal, it typically commits at least 80% of its net assets for the long term to common stock. These investments are in U.S. and international companies engaged in the real estate sector or related activities, encompassing businesses of any market capitalization. This also extends to companies that the investment adviser deems to possess significant real estate holdings. A defining feature of the fund's strategy is its concentration, with over 25% of its net assets consistently allocated to the broader real estate i... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $37.73 | | Expense Ratio | 1.05% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $1.90B | | NAV | $37.73 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annual | | 52-Week Range | $36.83 – $43.41 | | Beta | 1.13 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.7221 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-16 - Pay date: 2025-12-17 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does BREIX invest in? The fund's primary objective is to achieve capital appreciation. To meet this goal, it typically commits at least 80% of its net assets for the long term to common stock. These investments are in U.S. and international companies engaged in the real estate sector or related activities, encompassing businesses of any market capitalization. This also extends to companies that the investment adviser deems to possess significant real estate holdings. A defining feature of the fund's strategy is its concentration, with over 25% of its net assets consistently allocated to the broader real estate industry. ### What is the expense ratio of BREIX? Baron Real Estate Fd Insti Shs (BREIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.05%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is BREIX? Baron Real Estate Fd Insti Shs (BREIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $1.90B across all of its share classes (BREFX 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 BREIX actively managed or an index fund? BREIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (BREIX's is 1.05%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was BREIX launched? Baron Real Estate Fd Insti Shs (BREIX) launched in December 2009 and is managed by Baron. ### How has BREIX performed? BREIX'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 BREIX pay a dividend? Baron Real Estate Fd Insti Shs (BREIX) 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 BREIX pay dividends? Baron Real Estate Fd Insti Shs 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 BREIX's dividend yield? BREIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is BREIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for BREIX 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 BREIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.05% 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 BREIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from BREIX'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 BREIX cost more than a fund like VOO? BREIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.05%). 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 BREIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to BREIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as BREIX (1.05%) 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/breix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/breix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/breix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/breix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/breix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.