Yahoo! FinanceFinance Home - My Yahoo - Yahoo! - Help 

Saturday, August 30, 2008, 2:16AM ET - U.S. Markets Closed. Dow Down 1.47% Nasdaq Down 1.83%
Baron Partners (BPTRX)On Aug 29: 20.84  Down 0.24 (1.14%)  
MORE ON BPTRX
Quotes
Charts
News & Info
Fund
HereProfile
Analyst


Profile  As of 31-Jul-08Get Profile for:
Baron Partners
767 Fifth Ave 49th Fl New York NY 10153
Map
Phone: 800-442-3814
Free prospectuses for
more than 1,000 funds!
View List of Free Prospectuses
FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Mid-Cap Growth
Fund Family:Baron Asset
Net Assets:2.68B
Year-to-Date Return:-15.11%
Yield:0.00%
Morningstar Rating:4 stars
Fund Inception Date:30-Apr-03
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
Mid-Cap Growth
[View Category Definition]
View Top Mid-Cap Growth Funds
About the Morningstar Style Box
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Ronald Baron
Lead Manager since 30-Apr-03
Baron is the chairman, CEO and chief investment officer of BAMCO, Inc. He is also a senior member of BAMCOs Research team and is responsible for stock selection and the portfolio structure. He has been the portfolio manager for three other mutual funds. Baron is also a senior member of the Advisers research team and is responsible for stock selection and the portfolio structure.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$2,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$2,000
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$500
Min Subsequent Investment:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$50
BPTRX can be purchased from 76 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests in long and short positions primarily in U.S. securities. It may invest no more than 35% of assets in short positions. The fund purchases stocks that the adviser believes are undervalued relative to their businesses' long-term growth prospects, future cash flows and asset values. It seeks securities that are believed have favorable price to value characteristics, and businesses that are well managed, have significant prospects and are attractively priced. The fund is nondiversified.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend N/A
Last Cap Gain (20-Dec-07): 1.06
Annual Holdings Turnover 33.00%
Average for Category: 117.29%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseBPTRXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:1.31% 1.49%
Max 12b1 Fee:0.25% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:0.00% 5.31%
Max Deferred Sales Load:0.00% 2.67%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $591$696
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $1,016$1,084
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $2,201$2,130
* Per $10,000 invested


Add to My Portfolio Add to Portfolio    Set Alert Set Alert    Email to a Friend Email to a Friend
Get Profile for Another Symbol: Symbol Lookup
Top Performers by StyleMorningstar Editorials