Baron Focused Growth Strategy
Objective & Strategy
The investment goal of Baron Focused Growth Strategy is capital appreciation.
Baron Focused Growth Strategy is non-diversified and focused. Invests mainly in small and medium-sized growth companies with market capitalizations up to $10 billion and with a minimum expected return of 100% within five years. The portfolio may retain investments that appreciate above $10 billion market capitalization.
Strategy Description
Baron Focused Growth Strategy invests in a focused portfolio of small and mid-sized growth companies
Strategy Facts
| Inception Date | September 30, 1996 |
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| Total Strategy Assets | $99 million |
Risk/Reward Comparison
For strategy reporting purposes, the Firm is defined as all accounts managed by Baron Capital Management, Inc. ("BCM") and BAMCO, Inc ("BAMCO"), registered investment advisers wholly owned by Baron Capital Group, Inc. As of 9/30/2011, total Firm assets under management are approximately $15.0 billion. Gross performance figures do not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees and any other expenses incurred in the management of the investment advisory account. Actual client returns will be reduced by the advisory fees and any other expenses incurred in the management of the investment advisory account. A full description of investment advisory fees is supplied in our Form ADV Part II. Valuations and returns are computed and stated in U.S. dollars. Performance figures reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other earnings. The strategy primarily purchases U.S. securities of small and mid-sized growth companies. The strategy is currently composed of one mutual fund that was formerly a limited partnership managed by BCM. This mutual fund is non-diversified.
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Specific risks associated with a non-diversified strategy include increased volatility of returns with exposure to greater potential loss in any given period. Securities of smaller and medium-sized companies may be thinly traded and more difficult to sell during market downturns.
The Risk/Return Comparison plots the since inception return of the Strategy against the Strategy's Standard Deviation for the same time period. Source: FactSet SPAR.
Sector and sub-industry weights, top ten holdings and portfolio characteristics are based on a representative account. Such data may vary for each client in the strategy due to asset size, market conditions, client guidelines and diversity of portfolio holdings. The representative account is the account in the strategy that we believe most closely reflects the current portfolio management style for this strategy. Representative account data is supplemental information.
Industry sector or sub-industry group levels are provided from the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), developed and exclusively owned by MSCI, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”), unless otherwise stated that they have been reclassified or classified by the Adviser. All GICS data is provided “as is” with no warranties.
Source: FactSet SPAR. Based on the gross performance results of the strategy.
Definitions: The indexes are unmanaged. The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of small to mid-cap growth companies, and the S&P 500 Index of large companies. The Russell 2500 Growth Index, the S&P 500 Index and the strategy are with dividends, which positively impact the performance results. Standard Deviation: measures the degree to which the strategy’s performance has varied from its average performance over a particular time period. The greater the standard deviation, the greater the strategy’s volatility (risk). Sharpe Ratio: is a risk-adjusted performance statistic that measures reward per unit of risk. The higher the Sharpe ratio, the better the strategy’s risk adjusted performance. Alpha: measures the difference between the strategy’s actual returns and its expected performance, given its level of risk as measured by beta. Beta: measures the strategy’s sensitivity to market movements. The beta of the market (Russell 2500 Growth Index) is 1.00 by definition. R-Squared: measures how closely the strategy’s performance correlates to the performance of the benchmark index (Russell 2500 Growth Index), and thus is a measurement of what portion of its performance can be explained by the performance of the index. Values for R-Squared range from 0 to 100, where 0 indicates no correlation and 100 indicates perfect correlation. Tracking Error: measures how closely the strategy’s return follows the benchmark index returns (Russell 2500 Growth Index). It is calculated as the annualized standard deviation of the difference between the strategy and the index returns. Information Ratio: measures the excess return of the strategy divided by the amount of risk the strategy takes relative to the benchmark index (Russell 2500 Growth Index). The higher the information ratio, the higher the excess return expected of the strategy, given the amount of risk involved. Upside Capture %: explains how well the strategy performs in time periods where the benchmark’s returns (Russell 2500 Growth Index) are greater than zero. Downside Capture %: explains how well the strategy performs in time periods where the benchmark’s returns (Russell 2500 Growth Index) are less than zero.