Baron Health Care Fund Retail Shares (BHCFX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Health

Fund Family Baron Capital Group, Inc.

Fund Style Large Growth

ISIN US06828M6782

CUSIP 06828M678

Inception Date 2018-04-30

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End December

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $144.04 Million

Share Class Net Assets $28.15 Million

Expense Ratio 1.10%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-04-30

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return -%

1-Year Return 4.15%

3-Year Return 5.68%

5-Year Return 1.03%

NAV $20.85

Previous Close Price $21.05

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Baron Health Care Fund Retail Shares

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities in the form of common stock of companies engaged in the research, development, production, sale, delivery or distribution of products and services related to the health care industry. The Adviser uses various criteria to determine whether an issuer is engaged in activities related to the health care industry. It is non-diversified.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 72582.69%

Giant 15.38%

Large 32.92%

Medium 26.44%

Micro 0.56%

Small 18.09%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 10.79%

Cash-Flow Growth % 5.26%

Dividend Yield % 0.51%

Historical Earnings % 4.54%

Long-Term Earnings % 10.24%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.18%	0.00%
Cash	4.27%	4.27%	0.00%	1.44%	0.00%
Non US Stock	12.55%	12.55%	0.00%	8.38%	0.23%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%
US Stock	83.18%	83.18%	0.00%	90.06%	99.77%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Eli Lilly Co	9.24%	-	-
UnitedHealth Group Inc	10.67%	-	-
Intuitive Surgical Inc	3.54%	-	-
Boston Scientific Corp	5.05%	-	-
Merck Co Inc	None	-	-
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc	4.64%	-	-
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc	4.49%	-	-
Argenx SE	6.81%	-	-
FIXED INC CLEARING CORP.REPO	6.28%	-	-
ICON PLC	None	-	-
Arcellx Inc	3.64%	-	-
Danaher Corp	3.58%	-	-
Stryker Corp	4.92%	-	-
Insmed Inc	4.06%	-	-
AbbVie Inc	3.59%	-	-
AstraZeneca PLC	3.51%	-	-
RadNet Inc	3.38%	-	-

See the full breakdown of BHCFX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	88.82%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	11.18%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Financial Services	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Real Estate	1.08%	0.14%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Healthcare	98.92%	99.80%	0.00%	100.00%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Communication Services	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Energy	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Industrials	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Technology	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	-	-	-
Americas	North America	91.79%	87.87%	99.77%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.09%	-	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.10%	-	-
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.07%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.40%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.26%	2.72%	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.28%	3.31%	0.10%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	2.01%	6.10%	0.13%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-09-24	$0.039	$0.039	USD	-	2024-09-23	2024-09-25	Annual

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