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Baron Partners Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (106.53%)  
Communication Services (4.83%)  
 

Alternative Carriers (2.87%)

 

  4,000,000    

Iridium Communications, Inc. 1

  $ 130,869,959     $ 177,480,000  
 

Movies & Entertainment (1.96%)

 

  1,400,000    

Spotify Technology SA 1,2

    292,806,279       120,820,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Communication Services     423,676,238       298,300,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary (62.65%)  
 

Automobile Manufacturers (52.22%)

 

  12,150,000    

Tesla, Inc. 1,5

    183,531,738       3,222,787,500  
 

Casinos & Gaming (0.67%)

 

  1,200,000    

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Cl A

    37,336,710       41,112,000  
 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (5.85%)

 

  65,000    

Airbnb, Inc., Cl A 1

    6,307,417       6,827,600  
  3,325,000    

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Cl A 1

    115,871,182       269,192,000  
  700,000    

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    81,762,309       85,302,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    203,940,908       361,321,600  
 

Leisure Facilities (3.67%)

 

  1,050,000    

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    64,124,520       226,422,000  
 

Restaurants (0.24%)

 

  1,300,000    

Krispy Kreme, Inc.

    20,866,982       14,989,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Consumer Discretionary     509,800,858       3,866,632,100  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Financials (16.84%)  
 

Asset Management & Custody Banks (1.23%)

 

  1,000,000    

Brookfield Asset
Management, Inc., Cl A 2

    35,923,845       40,890,000  
  560,000    

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

    43,971,399       35,072,800  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    79,895,244       75,962,800  
 

Financial Exchanges & Data (6.00%)

 

  720,000    

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    55,503,768       288,079,200  
  195,000    

MSCI, Inc.

    60,910,512       82,249,050  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    116,414,280       370,328,250  
 

Investment Banking & Brokerage (4.78%)

 

  4,100,000    

The Charles Schwab Corp.

    100,494,277       294,667,000  
 

Property & Casualty Insurance (4.83%)

 

  6,550,000    

Arch Capital Group Ltd. 1,2

    30,153,582       298,287,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Financials     326,957,383       1,039,245,050  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Health Care (5.35%)  
 

Health Care Equipment (4.22%)

 

  800,000    

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. 1

    35,048,047       260,640,000  
 

Health Care Supplies (0.94%)

 

  7,000,000    

Figs, Inc., Cl A 1

    80,455,037       57,750,000  
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.19%)

 

  60,000    

Illumina, Inc. 1

    14,318,646       11,447,400  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Health Care     129,821,730       329,837,400  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Industrials (9.20%)  
 

Aerospace & Defense (0.51%)

 

  125,625    

HEICO Corp.

  $ 9,632,520     $ 18,087,487  
  116,875    

HEICO Corp., Cl A

    7,586,429       13,396,212  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    17,218,949       31,483,699  
 

Industrial Machinery (0.40%)

 

  6,250,000    

Velo3D, Inc. 1

    18,875,443       24,625,000  
 

Research & Consulting
Services (8.29%)

 

  7,350,000    

CoStar Group, Inc. 1

    98,974,400       511,927,500  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Industrials     135,068,792       568,036,199  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Information Technology (5.98%)  
 

Application Software (0.90%)

 

  900,000    

Guidewire Software, Inc. 1

    73,150,321       55,422,000  
 

Data Processing & Outsourced
Services (1.20%)

 

  59,246    

Adyen N.V., 144A
(Netherlands) 1,2,7

    53,544,383       73,889,321  
 

Internet Services &
Infrastructure (0.74%)

 

  1,700,000    

Shopify, Inc., Cl A 1,2

    157,629,428       45,798,000  
 

IT Consulting & Other
Services (3.14%)

 

  700,000    

Gartner, Inc. 1

    83,980,674       193,683,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Information Technology     368,304,806       368,792,321  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Real Estate (1.68%)  
 

Office REITs (0.38%)

 

  1,300,000    

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

    34,678,891       23,309,000  
 

Specialized REITs (1.30%)

 

  1,819,296    

Gaming and Leisure
Properties, Inc.

    57,529,250       80,485,655  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Real Estate     92,208,141       103,794,655  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks     1,985,837,948       6,574,637,725  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
Private Common Stocks (2.85%)  
Consumer Discretionary (0.40%)  
 

Internet & Direct Marketing
Retail (0.40%)

 

  197,613    

StubHub Holdings, Inc., Cl A 1,3,4,8

    50,000,041       24,543,535  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Industrials (2.45%)  
 

Aerospace & Defense (2.45%)

 

  2,216,310    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl A 1,3,4,8

    29,920,185       133,005,994  
  302,210    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl C 1,3,4,8

    4,079,835       18,136,335  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Industrials     34,000,020       151,142,329  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Private Common Stocks     84,000,061       175,685,864  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Partners Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares   Cost     Value  
Private Convertible Preferred Stocks (0.13%)  
Industrials (0.13%)  
 

Electrical Components & Equipment (0.13%)

 

  21,213,656    

Northvolt AB, Series E2 (Sweden) 1,2,3,4,8

  $ 7,843,621     $ 8,081,894  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Private Preferred Stocks (5.38%)  
Industrials (5.38%)  
 

Aerospace & Defense (5.38%)

 

  311,111    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl H 1,3,4,8

    41,999,985       186,705,053  
  131,657    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl I 1,3,4,8

    22,250,032       79,010,473  
  111,111    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl N 1,3,4,8

    29,999,970       66,680,333  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Private Preferred Stocks     94,249,987       332,395,859  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments (114.89%)

  $ 2,171,931,617       7,090,801,342  
   

 

 

   
 

Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets (-14.89%) 6

      (919,148,463
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets

    $ 6,171,652,879  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $139.43 per share
based on 19,553,771 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 2,726,375,971  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $144.71 per share
based on 20,706,167 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 2,996,296,880  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $144.70 per share
based on 3,102,905 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 448,980,028  
     

 

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1 

Non-income producing securities.

2 

Foreign corporation.

3 

At September 30, 2022, the market value of restricted and fair valued securities amounted to $516,163,617 or 8.36% of net assets. These securities are not deemed liquid. See Note 3 regarding Restricted Securities.

4 

The Adviser has reclassified/classified certain securities in or out of this sub-industry. Such reclassifications/classifications are not supported by S&P or MSCI (unaudited).

5 

Investors in the Fund may view Tesla, Inc.’s financial statements on the EDGAR website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by going to https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=1318605&owner=exclude. Please note that the Fund is not responsible for Tesla’s financial statements and can provide no assurances as to their accuracy or completeness.

6 

Includes net unrealized depreciation of $157,520 on an unfunded commitment with a special purpose acquisition company to purchase a when-issued private investment in a public entity.

7 

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

8 

Level 3 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

144A 

Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $73,889,321 or 1.20% of net assets.

 

    

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

    

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Focused Growth Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (81.36%)  
Communication Services (7.12%)  
 

Alternative Carriers (3.87%)

 

  637,064    

Iridium Communications, Inc. 1

  $ 12,123,685     $ 28,266,529  
 

Movies & Entertainment (3.25%)

 

  275,000    

Spotify Technology SA 1,2

    50,894,626       23,732,500  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Communication Services     63,018,311       51,999,029  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary (42.91%)  
 

Automobile Manufacturers (22.33%)

 

  615,000    

Tesla, Inc. 1,5

    8,168,271       163,128,750  
 

Casinos & Gaming (4.58%)

 

  470,000    

Penn Entertainment, Inc. 1

    8,830,397       12,929,700  
  600,000    

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Cl A

    16,360,388       20,556,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    25,190,785       33,485,700  
 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (9.92%)

 

  155,000    

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    5,375,922       16,975,600  
  500,000    

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Cl A 1

    24,424,809       40,480,000  
  123,200    

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    16,153,143       15,013,152  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    45,953,874       72,468,752  
 

Leisure Facilities (4.43%)

 

  150,000    

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    18,327,855       32,346,000  
 

Restaurants (1.65%)

 

  1,050,000    

Krispy Kreme, Inc.

    14,637,237       12,106,500  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Consumer Discretionary     112,278,022       313,535,702  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Financials (14.87%)  
 

Financial Exchanges & Data (9.26%)

 

  90,000    

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    12,084,401       36,009,900  
  75,000    

MSCI, Inc.

    36,079,367       31,634,250  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    48,163,768       67,644,150  
 

Property & Casualty Insurance (5.61%)

 

  900,000    

Arch Capital Group Ltd. 1,2

    25,104,585       40,986,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Financials     73,268,353       108,630,150  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Health Care (4.32%)  
 

Biotechnology (0.37%)

 

  20,000    

BioNTech SE, ADR 1,2

    3,212,585       2,697,600  
 

Health Care Supplies (3.95%)

 

  3,500,000    

Figs, Inc., Cl A 1

    35,212,376       28,875,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Health Care     38,424,961       31,572,600  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Industrials (7.40%)  
 

Research & Consulting Services (7.40%)

 

  580,000    

CoStar Group, Inc. 1

    10,184,660       40,397,000  
  80,000    

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    14,016,817       13,642,400  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Industrials     24,201,477       54,039,400  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Information Technology (3.69%)  
 

Application Software (2.95%)

 

  350,000    

Guidewire Software, Inc. 1

    34,820,618       21,553,000  
 

Internet Services & Infrastructure (0.74%)

 

  200,000    

Shopify, Inc., Cl A 1,2

    6,746,955       5,388,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Information Technology     41,567,573       26,941,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Real Estate (1.05%)  
 

Residential REITs (1.05%)

 

  235,000    

American Homes 4 Rent, Cl A

    5,062,679       7,710,350  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks     357,821,376       594,428,231  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Shares   Cost     Value  
Private Common Stocks (6.35%)  
Industrials (6.35%)  
 

Aerospace & Defense (6.35%)

 

  629,570    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl A 1,3,4,7

  $ 26,390,845     $ 37,781,982  
  143,170    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl C 1,3,4,7

    6,808,820       8,591,970  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Private Common Stocks     33,199,665       46,373,952  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Private Preferred Stocks (3.32%)  
Industrials (3.32%)  
 

Aerospace & Defense (3.32%)

 

  29,630    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl H 1,3,4,7

    4,000,050       17,781,662  
  1,479    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl I 1,3,4,7

    249,951       887,583  
  9,259    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl N 1,3,4,7

    2,499,930       5,556,544  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Private Preferred Stocks     6,749,931       24,225,789  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Principal Amount              
Short Term Investments (8.35%)  
  $61,037,835    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/2022, 0.83% due 10/3/2022; Proceeds at maturity $61,042,057; (Fully Collateralized by $70,252,600 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375% due 12/31/2025 Market value – $62,258,592) 6

    61,037,835       61,037,835  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Investments (99.38%)   $ 458,808,807       726,065,807  
   

 

 

   
 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.62%)

      4,513,515  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets

    $ 730,579,322  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $29.98 per share
based on 5,952,370 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 178,427,498  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $31.22 per share
based on 9,294,031 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 290,176,322  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $31.25 per share
based on 8,383,868 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 261,975,502  
     

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1 

Non-income producing securities.

2 

Foreign corporation.

3 

At September 30, 2022, the market value of restricted and fair valued securities amounted to $70,599,741 or 9.66% of net assets. These securities are not deemed liquid. See Note 3 regarding Restricted Securities.

4 

The Adviser has reclassified/classified certain securities in or out of this sub-industry. Such reclassifications/classifications are not supported by S&P or MSCI (unaudited).

5 

Investors in the Fund may view Tesla, Inc.’s financial statements on the EDGAR website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by going to https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=1318605&owner=exclude. Please note that the Fund is not responsible for Tesla’s financial statements and can provide no assurances as to their accuracy or completeness.

6 

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

7 

Level 3 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

ADR 

American Depositary Receipt.

 

    

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron International Growth Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (90.15%)  
Australia (0.47%)  
  191,475    

Newcrest Mining Limited 3

  $ 3,876,693     $ 2,102,239  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Brazil (3.70%)  
  267,840    

Afya Ltd., Cl A 1

    4,407,371       3,631,910  
  679,736    

B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    1,636,121       1,644,416  
  1,205,978    

Hapvida Participacoes
e Investimentos SA, 144A

    1,806,233       1,692,373  
  222,496    

StoneCo Ltd., Cl A 1

    2,207,645       2,120,387  
  737,768    

Suzano SA

    7,221,286       6,086,123  
  72,818    

XP, Inc., Cl A 1

    2,083,822       1,384,270  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Brazil     19,362,478       16,559,479  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Canada (2.60%)  
  98,668    

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    4,813,753       4,166,749  
  5,360    

Constellation Software, Inc.

    1,302,936       7,458,213  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Canada     6,116,689       11,624,962  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
China (10.46%)  
  58,280    

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, ADR 1

    6,245,447       4,661,817  
  48,717    

Baidu, Inc., ADR 1

    6,834,678       5,723,760  
  3,717,939    

China Conch Environment Protection Holdings Ltd. 1,3

    2,927,672       1,902,626  
  476,017    

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd. 3

    1,767,379       756,934  
  64,730    

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Ltd., Cl A 3

    864,200       1,788,496  
  1,119,047    

Estun Automation Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    4,447,078       2,958,625  
  570,014    

Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd., ADR 1

    4,259,872       3,733,592  
  56,318    

GDS Holdings Limited, ADR 1

    2,750,104       994,576  
  418,050    

Han’s Laser Technology
Industry Group Co., Ltd., Cl A 3

    2,286,132       1,530,102  
  563,670    

Hua Hong Semiconductor
Limited, 144A 1,3

    1,255,246       1,276,725  
  28,608    

JD.com, Inc., ADR 1

    1,961,385       1,438,983  
  18,506    

JD.com, Inc., Cl A 1,3

    603,389       466,873  
  1,264,744    

Kingdee International
Software Group Co. Ltd. 1,3

    882,318       1,648,412  
  1,000,553    

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd. 3

    3,985,962       2,647,401  
  401,658    

Midea Group Co., Ltd., Cl A 3

    3,282,522       2,784,436  
  43,888    

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    1,126,319       1,846,082  
  68,299    

Tencent Holdings Limited 3

    2,068,594       2,306,888  
  29,893    

Tencent Holdings Limited, ADR

    1,870,476       1,010,981  
  273,603    

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A 1,3

    2,004,879       1,628,716  
  71,204    

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    3,467,542       3,370,085  
  67,288    

Zai Lab Limited, ADR 1

    1,571,827       2,301,250  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total China     56,463,021       46,777,360  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Denmark (1.11%)  
  154,879    

Genmab A/S, ADR 1

    6,150,648       4,976,262  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
France (8.04%)  
  147,879    

BNP Paribas S.A. 3

  $ 5,529,943     $ 6,246,295  
  97,330    

Eurofins Scientific SE 3

    2,721,696       5,777,928  
  8,907    

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 3

    2,802,671       5,251,342  
  42,700    

Pernod Ricard SA 3

    8,253,649       7,833,490  
  418,139    

Vivendi SE 3

    8,416,052       3,243,326  
  242,654    

Waga Energy SA 1

    6,991,693       7,610,018  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total France     34,715,704       35,962,399  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Germany (2.28%)  
  118,236    

Befesa SA, 144A 3

    5,206,698       3,588,149  
  235,944    

Mister Spex SE 1

    6,633,159       656,713  
  60,859    

Symrise AG 3

    5,295,422       5,934,505  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Germany     17,135,279       10,179,367  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Hong Kong (1.55%)  
  261,056    

AIA Group Ltd. 3

    2,180,464       2,173,527  
  73,850    

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. 3

    3,085,285       2,524,371  
  233,058    

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. 3

    1,968,624       2,223,868  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Hong Kong     7,234,373       6,921,766  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
India (7.53%)  
  83,765    

Bajaj Finance Limited 3

    4,071,251       7,484,233  
  670,497    

Bharti Airtel Ltd. PP 3

    3,462,100       3,296,180  
  2,775,632    

Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. 3

    2,338,220       2,074,197  
  192,887    

Godrej Properties Ltd. 1,3

    2,367,567       2,801,233  
  186,948    

HDFC Bank Ltd. 3

    2,931,967       3,238,966  
  2,195,498    

JM Financial Limited 3

    2,636,593       2,018,935  
  343,286    

Max Financial Services Limited 1,3

    2,274,921       3,204,623  
  688,913    

Nippon Life India Asset
Management Ltd., 144A 3

    2,429,190       2,264,180  
  251,616    

Reliance Industries Limited 3

    5,490,484       7,302,418  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total India     28,002,293       33,684,965  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Israel (1.59%)  
  361,350    

Innovid Corp. 1

    3,586,055       979,259  
  151,660    

ION Acquisition Corp. 3 Ltd., Cl A 1

    1,516,227       1,496,884  
  80,314    

SimilarWeb Ltd. 1

    1,597,156       470,640  
  398,398    

Taboola.com Ltd. 1

    3,771,018       721,100  
  44,017    

Wix.com Ltd. 1

    2,886,338       3,443,450  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Israel     13,356,794       7,111,333  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Italy (2.27%)  
  304,151    

Stevanato Group SpA

    6,373,893       5,152,318  
  195,212    

Tenaris SA 3

    2,464,144       2,525,861  
  96,347    

Tenaris SA, ADR

    2,546,390       2,489,607  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Italy     11,384,427       10,167,786  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron International Growth Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Japan (8.05%)  
  22,724    

Keyence Corporation 3

  $ 8,191,936     $ 7,511,652  
  224,800    

MonotaRO Co, Ltd. 3

    2,117,422       3,449,522  
  105,520    

Okamoto Industries, Inc. 3

    4,831,807       2,591,864  
  153,600    

Recruit Holdings Co, Ltd. 3

    3,788,290       4,424,545  
  565,360    

Renesas Electronics Corp. 1,3

    6,943,128       4,739,547  
  285,300    

SMS Co. Ltd. 3

    8,001,168       5,763,782  
  9,906    

Tokyo Electron Limited 3

    2,233,763       2,440,788  
  1,922,790    

Z Holdings Corporation 3

    11,109,619       5,096,670  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Japan     47,217,133       36,018,370  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of (3.03%)  
  140,709    

Coupang, Inc., Cl A 1

    1,631,288       2,345,619  
  61,657    

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. 1,3

    5,701,992       4,900,259  
  125,204    

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. 1,3

    11,608,141       6,320,190  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Korea, Republic of     18,941,421       13,566,068  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Mexico (0.74%)  
  982,287    

Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., Series B

    2,636,648       3,317,618  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Netherlands (5.60%)  
  148,091    

AMG Advanced Metallurgical
Group NV 3

    3,833,296       3,328,977  
  31,524    

argenx SE, ADR 1

    1,346,356       11,129,548  
  56,691    

Koninklijke DSM NV 3

    8,276,192       6,450,899  
  221,130    

Universal Music Group NV 3

    6,534,986       4,141,773  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Netherlands     19,990,830       25,051,197  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Norway (0.61%)  
  2,144,373    

Aker Carbon Capture ASA 1,3

    4,327,385       2,741,723  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Peru (0.83%)  
  30,082    

Credicorp, Ltd.

    4,319,698       3,694,069  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Poland (1.71%)  
  55,785    

Dino Polska SA, 144A 1,3

    4,025,150       3,378,948  
  732,637    

InPost SA 1,3

    10,196,922       4,262,814  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Poland     14,222,072       7,641,762  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Russia (0.00%)  
  487,800    

Sberbank of Russia PJSC 1,2,4

    1,644,868       469  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
South Africa (0.24%)  
  8,532    

Naspers Limited, Cl N 3

    1,259,513       1,058,169  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Spain (3.16%)  
  85,854    

Cellnex Telecom S.A., 144A 3

    4,589,734       2,648,301  
  1,267,072    

eDreams ODIGEO SA 1,3

    10,287,024       5,062,443  
  310,534    

Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. 3

    9,881,964       6,408,375  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Spain     24,758,722       14,119,119  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Sweden (1.18%)  
  242,993    

Epiroc AB, Cl A 3

  $ 3,569,281     $ 3,476,134  
  20,978    

Spotify Technology SA 1

    2,916,562       1,810,402  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Sweden     6,485,843       5,286,536  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Switzerland (4.71%)  
  360,168    

Clariant AG 3

    7,368,152       5,753,224  
  29,849    

Compagnie Financiere
Richemont SA 3

    3,494,052       2,817,609  
  12,705,654    

Meyer Burger Technology AG 1,3

    5,831,753       5,021,598  
  68,981    

Nestle S.A. 3

    7,389,937       7,460,800  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Switzerland     24,083,894       21,053,231  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Taiwan (1.40%)  
  91,150    

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR

    9,886,417       6,249,244  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United Kingdom (13.05%)  
  202,571    

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR

    8,867,929       11,108,994  
  1,029,418    

B&M European Value Retail S.A. 3

    4,655,825       3,501,292  
  533,221    

Ceres Power Holdings PLC 1,3

    5,154,085       2,152,609  
  85,286    

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC 3

    2,771,384       2,476,788  
  36,289    

Endava plc, ADR 1

    725,780       2,925,982  
  170,217    

Experian plc 3

    3,928,940       4,982,692  
  363,682    

Future PLC 3

    6,100,714       5,257,713  
  901,912    

Glencore PLC 3

    3,799,703       4,739,559  
  348,545    

J D Wetherspoon PLC 1,3

    4,083,151       1,552,055  
  34,980    

Linde Public Limited Company 3

    6,288,750       9,470,223  
  4,462,095    

Lloyds Banking Group 3

    1,537,604       2,016,810  
  1,714,858    

S4 Capital PLC 1,3

    4,619,099       2,762,986  
  440,020    

WANdisco plc 1

    3,792,714       2,456,521  
  401,433    

Watches of Switzerland
Group PLC, 144A 1,3

    3,513,893       2,966,905  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total United Kingdom     59,839,571       58,371,129  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United States (3.79%)  
  46,611    

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    2,015,891       5,665,567  
  247,670    

Arch Capital Group Ltd. 1

    6,317,413       11,278,892  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total United States     8,333,304       16,944,459  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Uruguay (0.45%)  
  98,299    

Dlocal Ltd. 1

    2,460,533       2,017,095  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks     454,206,251       403,198,176  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Warrants (0.00%)  
Israel (0.00%)  
  16,052    

Innovid Corp. Exp 12/31/2027 1

    27,444       7,724  
  56,745    

Taboola.com Ltd. Exp 6/29/2026 1

    104,540       23,266  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Warrants     131,984       30,990  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron International Growth Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Principal Amount   Cost     Value  
Short Term Investments (9.40%)  
  $42,035,649    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/2022, 0.83% due 10/3/2022; Proceeds at maturity $42,038,557; (Fully Collateralized by $48,381,700 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375% due 12/31/2025 Market value – $42,876,371) 3

  $ 42,035,649     $ 42,035,649  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Investments (99.55%)   $ 496,373,884       445,264,815  
   

 

 

   
 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.45%)

      1,990,425  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets

    $ 447,255,240  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $20.73 per share
based on 3,106,998 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 64,420,219  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $21.15 per share
based on 13,451,383 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 284,504,704  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $21.14 per share
based on 4,651,695 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 98,330,317  
     

 

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1

Non-income producing securities.

2

At September 30, 2022, the market value of restricted and fair valued securities amounted to $469 or 0.00% of net assets. This security is not deemed liquid. See Note 3 regarding Restricted Securities.

3

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

4

Level 3 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt.

144A

Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $19,444,297 or 4.35% of net assets.

 

 

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector

as of September 30, 2022

  

Percentage

of Net Assets

 

Industrials

     13.2%  

Materials

     12.1%  

Health Care

     12.0%  

Financials

     11.5%  

Information Technology

     11.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

     11.1%  

Communication Services

     9.3%  

Energy

     4.5%  

Consumer Staples

     4.2%  

Real Estate

     0.6%  

Special Purpose Acquisition Company

     0.3%  

Cash and Cash Equivalents *

     9.8%  

 

 
     100.0%**  

 

 

 

*

Includes short term investments.

**

Individual weights may not sum to displayed total due to rounding.

    

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Real Estate Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares          Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (86.83%)  
Consumer Discretionary (28.30%)  
 

Casinos & Gaming (10.97%)

 

  537,750    

Boyd Gaming Corporation

  $ 11,031,219     $ 25,623,788  
  1,494,076    

Las Vegas Sands Corp. 1

    53,032,765       56,057,732  
  1,033,156    

MGM Resorts International

    38,499,129       30,705,396  
  725,490    

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Cl A

    5,842,391       24,855,287  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    108,405,504       137,242,203  
 

Distributors (2.40%)

 

  94,450    

Pool Corp.

    34,738,576       30,054,935  
 

Home Improvement Retail (3.94%)

 

  274,700    

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Cl A 1

    20,820,629       19,300,422  
  22,300    

The Home Depot, Inc.

    2,879,401       6,153,462  
  126,500    

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

    14,468,257       23,757,965  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    38,168,287       49,211,849  
 

Homebuilding (5.24%)

 

  305,197    

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    19,274,023       20,555,018  
  296,299    

Lennar Corp., Cl A

    18,411,838       22,089,090  
  543,400    

Toll Brothers, Inc.

    25,246,666       22,822,800  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    62,932,527       65,466,908  
 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (2.94%)

 

  163,800    

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Cl A 1

    12,203,100       13,261,248  
  192,686    

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    15,332,416       23,480,716  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    27,535,516       36,741,964  
 

Leisure Facilities (2.81%)

 

  163,050    

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    44,699,056       35,160,102  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Consumer Discretionary     316,479,466       353,877,961  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Financials (8.64%)  
 

Asset Management & Custody Banks (8.64%)

 

  535,050    

Blackstone, Inc.

    56,295,650       44,783,685  
  1,548,975    

Brookfield Asset
Management, Inc., Cl A 2

    57,434,453       63,337,588  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Financials     113,730,103       108,121,273  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Industrials (11.46%)  
 

Building Products (3.87%)

 

  516,800    

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    34,480,215       27,746,992  
  470,150    

Trex Co., Inc. 1

    28,028,550       20,658,391  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    62,508,765       48,405,383  
 

Research & Consulting Services (4.90%)

 

  878,800    

CoStar Group, Inc. 1

    47,961,154       61,208,420  
 

Trading Companies & Distributors (2.69%)

 

  323,135    

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. 1

    39,653,087       33,651,279  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Industrials     150,123,006       143,265,082  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Shares          Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Materials (2.21%)  
 

Construction Materials (2.21%)

 

  175,050    

Vulcan Materials Co.

  $ 24,309,626     $ 27,607,135  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Real Estate (33.93%)  
 

Industrial REITs (6.27%)

 

  480,000    

Prologis, Inc.

    48,774,380       48,768,000  
  569,909    

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    29,208,440       29,635,268  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    77,982,820       78,403,268  
 

Real Estate Services (6.36%)

 

  589,150    

CBRE Group, Inc., Cl A 1

    31,140,429       39,773,516  
  263,357    

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. 1

    36,072,496       39,785,342  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    67,212,925       79,558,858  
 

Residential REITs (6.19%)

 

  69,361    

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    16,461,972       12,775,602  
  197,550    

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    10,295,271       12,414,042  
  283,095    

Equity Residential

    18,321,213       19,029,646  
  983,900    

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    28,455,253       33,226,303  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    73,533,709       77,445,593  
 

Retail REITs (1.22%)

 

  853,023    

NETSTREIT Corp.

    17,298,090       15,192,340  
 

Specialized REITs (13.89%)

 

  105,800    

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3

    10,268,606       14,832,102  
  216,700    

American Tower Corp.

    39,069,829       46,525,490  
  31,900    

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    4,018,673       3,163,842  
  62,590    

Equinix, Inc.

    28,487,626       35,603,696  
  395,348    

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

    13,270,025       17,490,196  
  109,804    

Public Storage

    39,519,547       32,151,709  
  84,250    

SBA Communications Corp.

    27,092,122       23,981,762  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      161,726,428       173,748,797  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Real Estate     397,753,972       424,348,856  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Special Purpose Acquisition
     Company (2.29%)
 
  1,250,000    

Fifth Wall Acquisition
Corp. III, Cl A 1,2

    12,500,000       12,300,000  
  1,290,554    

RXR Acquisition Corp. 1

    12,905,540       12,686,146  
  375,000    

Tishman Speyer
Innovation Corp. II 1

    3,750,000       3,693,750  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Total Special Purpose Acquisition Company

    29,155,540       28,679,896  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks

    1,031,551,713       1,085,900,203  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Real Estate Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Principal Amount   Cost     Value  
Short Term Investments (12.03%)  
  $150,459,045    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/2022, 0.83% due 10/3/2022; Proceeds at maturity $150,469,451; (Fully Collateralized by $173,173,600 U.S.Treasury Note, 0.375% due 12/31/2025 Market value – $153,468,263) 4

  $ 150,459,045     $ 150,459,045  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments (98.86%)

  $ 1,182,010,758       1,236,359,248  
   

 

 

   
 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (1.14%)

      14,243,270  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets

    $ 1,250,602,518  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $26.28 per share
based on 11,919,683 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 313,253,157  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $27.08 per share
based on 33,716,461 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 913,150,846  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $27.08 per share
based on 893,517 shares outstanding)

    $ 24,198,515  
     

 

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1

Non-income producing securities.

2

Foreign corporation.

3

The Adviser has reclassified/classified certain securities in or out of this sub-industry. Such reclassifications/classifications are not supported by S&P or MSCI (unaudited).

4

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

 

  

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

    

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Emerging Markets Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares          Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (90.74%)  
Brazil (6.16%)  
  20,412,292    

Aeris Indústria E Comércio De Equipamentos Para Geracão De Energia SA

  $ 21,984,032     $ 7,605,867  
  2,070,577    

Afya Ltd., Cl A 1

    49,426,833       28,077,024  
  2,711,966    

Azul SA 1

    11,162,641       7,400,362  
  604,802    

Azul SA, ADR 1

    6,917,008       4,923,088  
  10,636,727    

B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    24,674,404       25,732,347  
  23,279,401    

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA, 144A

    30,128,919       32,668,452  
  2,336,064    

Inter & Co., Inc. BDR 1

    9,369,116       7,535,200  
  3,823,518    

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    22,859,966       43,300,623  
  3,268,102    

StoneCo Ltd., Cl A 1

    38,208,195       31,145,012  
  10,911,757    

Suzano SA

    104,880,359       90,015,143  
  1,196,336    

XP, Inc., Cl A 1

    34,632,349       22,742,347  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Brazil     354,243,822       301,145,465  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
China (30.79%)  
  1,699,297    

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, ADR 1

    156,622,394       135,926,767  
  800,798    

Baidu, Inc., ADR 1

    111,442,542       94,085,757  
  8,007,198    

Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    35,907,261       29,716,078  
  44,349,805    

China Conch Environment
Protection Holdings Ltd. 1,3

    23,530,718       22,695,666  
  17,978,195    

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd. 3

    60,793,627       28,587,867  
  14,713,752    

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. 3

    32,213,810       58,164,981  
  1,527,390    

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Ltd., Cl A 3

    17,921,501       42,201,919  
  22,767,593    

Estun Automation Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    88,683,775       60,194,765  
  9,502,938    

Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd., ADR 1

    80,156,964       62,244,244  
  9,272,493    

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. 1,3

    66,236,285       54,502,684  
  911,255    

GDS Holdings Limited, ADR 1

    32,137,655       16,092,763  
  3,022,258    

GDS Holdings Limited, Cl A 1,3

    28,363,625       6,649,451  
  3,044,217    

Glodon Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    13,775,946       19,547,870  
  10,898,289    

Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd., Cl A 3

    60,398,409       39,888,760  
  2,986,143    

Hangzhou Tigermed
Consulting Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    38,125,376       38,226,491  
  10,344,990    

Hua Hong Semiconductor
Limited, 144A 1,3

    20,913,947       23,431,626  
  750,348    

JD.com, Inc., ADR 1

    50,579,055       37,742,504  
  222,633    

JD.com, Inc., Cl A 1,3

    8,121,691       5,616,626  
  4,504,603    

Jiangsu Hengli
Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    36,035,982       28,623,547  
  21,681,687    

Kingdee International
Software Group Co. Ltd. 1,3

    8,927,132       28,258,967  
  19,272,136    

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd. 3

    75,131,108       50,992,879  
  135,419    

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    37,713,674       35,639,729  
  6,646,659    

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR

    39,687,263       16,882,514  
  8,846,355    

Midea Group Co., Ltd., Cl A 3

    62,954,486       61,326,074  
  13,202,437    

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    51,911,323       46,041,773  
  3,808,061    

Shanghai Henlius
Biotech, Inc., Cl H, 144A 1,3

    23,563,058       5,516,239  
Shares          Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
China (continued)  
  947,208    

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

  $ 24,924,202     $ 39,842,872  
  3,990,881    

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. 3

    18,149,216       30,815,820  
  3,535,794    

Tencent Holdings Limited 3

    100,262,917       119,426,070  
  339,574    

Tencent Holdings Limited, ADR

    17,444,282       11,484,393  
  11,260,534    

Venustech Group, Inc., Cl A 3

    56,929,000       31,986,870  
  5,089,896    

Wuxi Biologics
Cayman, Inc., 144A 1,3

    38,898,118       30,299,346  
  1,095,400    

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    57,121,857       51,845,282  
  616,271    

Yum China Holdings, Inc.
(Hong Kong) 3

    33,027,115       29,250,353  
  5,564,978    

Yunnan Baiyao
Group Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    57,908,146       41,018,909  
  1,099,577    

Zai Lab Limited, ADR1

    22,908,940       37,605,533  
  6,584,435    

Zhejiang Dingli
Machinery Co. Ltd., Cl A 3

    59,561,247       33,552,116  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total China     1,748,983,647       1,505,926,105  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Hong Kong (4.04%)  
  5,649,745    

AIA Group Ltd. 3

    60,868,809       47,039,229  
  21,361,000    

Budweiser Brewing Co.
APAC Ltd., 144A 3

    66,603,040       55,625,275  
  1,555,557    

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. 3

    66,426,289       53,172,684  
  4,357,474    

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. 3

    21,364,001       41,579,555  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Hong Kong     215,262,139       197,416,743  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
India (23.18%)  
  4,192,223    

AARTI Industries Ltd. 3

    47,958,882       38,172,660  
  584,753    

Asian Paints Ltd. 3

    13,068,859       23,905,652  
  1,542,312    

Bajaj Finance Limited 3

    55,222,734       137,802,449  
  9,102,003    

Bharti Airtel Ltd. 3

    68,209,296       89,081,100  
  896,680    

Bharti Airtel Ltd. PP 3

    1,601,815       4,408,101  
  856,892    

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. 3

    8,294,665       38,795,496  
  36,733,636    

Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. 3

    52,337,971       27,450,608  
  4,282,290    

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. 1,3

    53,499,879       47,689,657  
  2,245,782    

Godrej Properties Ltd. 1,3

    43,406,555       32,614,738  
  3,313,260    

HDFC Bank Ltd. 3

    50,148,860       57,403,861  
  6,746,777    

ICICI Bank Ltd. 3

    67,918,469       70,836,118  
  1,365,551    

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A 3

    23,224,851       19,242,141  
  44,593,120    

JM Financial Limited 3

    64,578,896       41,006,928  
  4,359,731    

Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. 3

    36,031,886       33,051,895  
  6,270,721    

Max Financial Services Ltd. 1,3

    48,596,835       58,538,058  
  3,212,707    

Muthoot Finance Ltd. 3

    48,730,087       40,766,131  
  11,427,423    

Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd., 144A 3

    40,551,326       37,557,339  
  4,499,771    

Reliance Industries Limited 3

    85,253,365       130,592,693  
  4,537,322    

SBI Life Insurance Company Limited, 144A 3

    47,660,156       69,342,638  
  4,479,660    

Tata Communications Ltd. 3

    29,381,437       62,929,773  
  3,843,024    

Tata Consumer Products Ltd. 3

    14,898,570       37,781,172  
  1,106,368    

Titan Co. Ltd. 3

    15,776,495       35,179,603  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total India     916,351,889       1,134,148,811  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Emerging Markets Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares          Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Indonesia (2.57%)  
  265,837,871    

Bank Rakyat Indonesia
(Persero) Tbk PT 3

  $ 78,026,009     $ 77,803,439  
  103,116,257    

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT 1,3

    31,236,768       26,542,583  
  36,147,771    

PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT 3

    21,813,942       21,142,748  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Indonesia     131,076,719       125,488,770  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Italy (1.14%)  
  2,171,418    

Tenaris SA 3

    27,331,634       28,096,124  
  1,069,315    

Tenaris SA, ADR

    27,883,070       27,631,099  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Italy     55,214,704       55,727,223  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Japan (0.98%)  
  144,425    

Keyence Corporation 3

    54,950,579       47,741,172  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of (7.35%)  
  2,193,759    

Coupang, Inc., Cl A 1

    25,405,057       36,569,962  
  688,184    

Hyundai Heavy
Industries Co. Ltd. 1,3

    38,951,417       54,694,192  
  995,323    

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. 3

    32,798,883       33,544,604  
  1,640,521    

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. 1,3

    163,563,465       82,812,082  
  4,136,176    

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 3

    142,624,085       151,877,247  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Korea, Republic of     403,342,907       359,498,087  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Mexico (2.42%)  
  11,533,486    

Grupo Mexico S.A.B.
de C.V., Series B

    29,214,315       38,953,684  
  22,642,648    

Wal-Mart de Mexico,
S.A.B de C.V.

    54,416,174       79,521,065  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Mexico     83,630,489       118,474,749  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Peru (1.16%)  
  461,894    

Credicorp, Ltd.

    58,665,495       56,720,583  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Philippines (1.51%)  
  67,695,765    

Ayala Land, Inc. 3

    50,252,954       26,282,356  
  25,240,536    

BDO Unibank, Inc. 3

    53,947,047       47,820,681  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Philippines     104,200,001       74,103,037  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Poland (0.88%)  
  7,393,433    

InPost SA 1,3

    116,819,119       43,018,347  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Russia (0.02%)  
  2,384,838    

Fix Price Group Ltd., GDR 1,2,4

    20,761,023       95,394  
  4,746,202    

Fix Price Group Ltd.,
GDR, 144A 1,2,4

    46,272,864       189,848  
  1,873,612    

Ozon Holdings PLC, ADR 1,2,4

    76,824,628       374,722  
  17,949,100    

Sberbank of Russia PJSC 1,2,4

    64,206,206       17,263  
  809,897    

Yandex N.V., Cl A 1,2,4

    16,974,482       299,662  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Russia     225,039,203       976,889  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
South Africa (1.27%)  
  1,430,738    

Gold Fields Ltd. 3

    15,503,219       11,539,697  
  3,722,191    

Gold Fields Ltd., ADR

    39,893,919       30,112,525  
  166,728    

Naspers Limited, Cl N 3

    24,936,076       20,678,197  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total South Africa     80,333,214       62,330,419  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Shares          Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Spain (0.11%)  
  1,791,760    

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. Forward Shares 1

  $ 17,917,600     $ 4,604,823  
  358,352    

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. Founders Share 1,2,4

    3,116       827,793  
  26,518    

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. Private Shares 1

    265,181       68,152  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Spain     18,185,897       5,500,768  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Taiwan (5.44%)  
  7,402,012    

Delta Electronics, Inc. 3

    28,100,890       58,795,066  
  3,025,556    

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR

    132,516,861       207,432,119  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Taiwan     160,617,751       266,227,185  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates (0.30%)  
  4,376,717    

Network International
Holdings plc, 144A 1

    26,352,648       14,807,074  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United Kingdom (1.18%)  
  11,022,417    

Glencore PLC 3

    32,435,026       57,922,936  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United States (0.24%)  
  943,762    

ACM Research, Inc., Cl A 1

    27,868,729       11,759,274  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks     4,813,573,978       4,438,933,637  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
Private Common Stocks (1.23%)  
India (1.23%)  
  27,027    

Pine Labs PTE. Ltd., Series 1 1,2,4

    10,077,362       15,143,769  
  6,833    

Pine Labs PTE. Ltd., Series A 1,2,4

    2,547,771       3,828,667  
  7,600    

Pine Labs PTE. Ltd., Series B 1,2,4

    2,833,757       4,258,432  
  6,174    

Pine Labs PTE. Ltd., Series B2 1,2,4

    2,302,055       3,459,416  
  9,573    

Pine Labs PTE. Ltd., Series C 1,2,4

    3,569,416       5,363,943  
  1,932    

Pine Labs PTE. Ltd., Series C1 1,2,4

    720,371       1,082,538  
  2,459    

Pine Labs PTE. Ltd., Series D 1,2,4

    916,870       1,377,827  
  45,680    

Pine Labs PTE. Ltd., Series J 1,2,4

    17,032,398       25,595,418  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Private Common Stocks     40,000,000       60,110,010  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
Private Convertible Preferred Stocks (2.47%)  
India (2.47%)  
  11,578    

Bundl Technologies
Private Ltd., Series K 1,2,4

    76,776,872       52,989,138  
  15,334    

Think & Learn Private
Limited, Series F 1,2,4

    49,776,072       67,877,891  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Private Convertible Preferred Stocks     126,552,944       120,867,029  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
Rights (0.00%)  
Brazil (0.00%)  
  13,439    

Localiza Rent a Car SA, 10/31/2022 1

    0       27,404  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Emerging Markets Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares          Cost     Value  
Warrants (0.00%)  
Spain (0.00%)  
  13,259    

Codere Online Luxembourg S.A. Private Shares,
Exp 11/30/2026 1

  $ 0     $ 3,713  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
Principal Amount  

 

   

 

 
Short Term Investments (5.28%)  
  $258,288,334    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/2022, 0.83% due 10/3/2022; Proceeds at maturity $258,306,199; (Fully Collateralized by $273,884,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375% due 11/30/2025 Market value – $243,403,724) and ($22,624,900 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375% due 12/31/2025 Market value – $20,050,424) 3

    258,288,334       258,288,334  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments (99.72%)

  $ 5,238,415,256       4,878,230,127  
   

 

 

   
 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.28%)

      13,639,969  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets

    $ 4,891,870,096  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $11.94 per share
based on 22,894,934 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 273,319,098  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $12.01 per share
based on 383,603,272 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 4,607,911,189  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $12.02 per share
based on 885,316 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 10,639,809  
     

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1 

Non-income producing securities.

2 

At September 30, 2022, the market value of restricted and fair valued securities amounted to $182,781,721 or 3.74% of net assets. These securities are not deemed liquid. See Note 3 regarding Restricted Securities.

3 

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

4 

Level 3 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

ADR 

American Depositary Receipt.

GDR 

Global Depositary Receipt.

144A 

Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $288,679,978 or 5.90% of net assets.

 

  

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

Summary of Investments by Sector
as of September 30, 2022
   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Financials

     19.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

     14.9%  

Information Technology

     14.5%  

Industrials

     13.1%  

Communication Services

     8.8%  

Materials

     7.1%  

Consumer Staples

     6.4%  

Health Care

     5.4%  

Energy

     3.8%  

Real Estate

     1.2%  

Cash and Cash Equivalents *

     5.6%  

 

 
     100.0%**  

 

 

 

*

Includes short term investments.

**

Individual weights may not sum to displayed total due to rounding.

    

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Global Advantage Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares          Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (91.46%)              
Argentina (6.25%)            
  83,710    

Globant S.A. 1

  $   7,081,800     $   15,660,467  
  54,822    

MercadoLibre, Inc. 1

    42,859,814       45,380,555  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Argentina     49,941,614       61,041,022  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Brazil (1.96%)            
  1,411,896    

Afya Ltd., Cl A 1,3

    31,349,923       19,145,310  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Canada (3.02%)            
  366,605    

Nuvei Corp., 144A 1

    13,148,151       9,916,665  
  727,369    

Shopify, Inc., Cl A 1

    27,502,905       19,595,321  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Canada     40,651,056       29,511,986  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
China (2.07%)            
  959,865    

Meituan Inc., Cl B, 144A 1,3

    12,096,383       20,172,947  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
India (4.92%)            
  475,005    

Bajaj Finance Limited 3

    29,538,367       42,440,733  
  7,379,067    

Zomato Ltd. 1,3

    12,454,605       5,583,868  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total India     41,992,972       48,024,601  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Israel (3.21%)            
  326,882    

Fiverr International Ltd. 1

    7,503,852       9,999,320  
  3,375,264    

Innovid Corp. 1

    32,939,278       9,146,966  
  2,753,705    

Taboola.com Ltd. 1

    26,501,176       4,984,206  
  92,553    

Wix.com Ltd.1

    7,477,921       7,240,421  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Israel     74,422,227       31,370,913  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of (3.38%)            
  1,980,023    

Coupang, Inc., Cl A 1

    43,625,101       33,006,984  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Netherlands (8.18%)            
  16,186    

Adyen N.V., 144A 1,3

    16,437,273       20,186,554  
  124,158    

argenx SE, ADR 1

    13,657,256       43,833,982  
  38,227    

ASML Holding N.V. 3

    8,394,703       15,836,636  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Netherlands     38,489,232       79,857,172  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Poland (1.26%)            
  2,105,278    

InPost SA 1,3

    33,641,809       12,249,462  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Spain (0.45%)            
  996,069    

Codere Online Luxembourg S.A. 1

    9,115,057       2,559,897  
  584,567    

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. Forward Shares 1

    5,845,670       1,502,337  
  116,913    

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. Founders Share 1,2,4

    1,017       270,069  
  8,652    

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. Private Shares 1

           86,516       22,236  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Spain       15,048,260       4,354,539  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United Kingdom (5.96%)            
  721,002    

Endava plc, ADR 1

    31,527,890       58,134,391  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United States (48.81%)            
  236,872    

10X Genomics, Inc., Cl A 1

    18,461,130       6,746,115  
  452,494    

Amazon.com, Inc. 1

    42,853,147       51,131,822  
  141,583    

Bill.Com Holdings, Inc. 1

    6,149,064       18,741,342  
  204,952    

Block, Inc., Cl A 1

    16,736,676       11,270,310  
  371,841    

Cloudflare, Inc., Cl A 1

    9,123,087       20,566,526  
  290,494    

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Cl A 1

    33,053,591       47,876,316  
  358,515    

Datadog, Inc., Cl A 1

    28,000,451       31,828,962  
  94,351    

EPAM Systems, Inc. 1

    16,578,071       34,172,989  
Shares          Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)              
United States (continued)            
  235,971    

Guardant Health, Inc. 1

  $ 17,013,961     $ 12,702,319  
  101,704    

Illumina, Inc. 1

    31,551,398       19,404,106  
  1,797,894    

MaxCyte, Inc. 1

    22,078,432       11,686,311  
  146,664    

NVIDIA Corp.

    31,174,401       17,803,543  
  660,574    

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Cl A 1

      14,000,003         21,739,490  
  459,455    

Schrödinger, Inc. 1

    16,988,489       11,477,186  
  243,176    

Snowflake, Inc., Cl A 1

    39,428,659       41,330,193  
  120,215    

Tesla, Inc. 1

    34,613,214       31,887,029  
  166,505    

Veeva Systems, Inc., Cl A 1

    27,451,463       27,453,344  
  930,540    

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Cl A 1

    29,973,797       38,766,296  
  120,116    

Zscaler, Inc. 1

    8,008,433       19,743,467  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total United States     443,237,467       476,327,666  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Uruguay (1.99%)            
  944,510    

Dlocal Ltd. 1

    21,122,036       19,381,345  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks     877,145,970       892,578,338  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
Private Common Stocks (2.01%)              
United States (2.01%)            
  252,130    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl A 1,2,4

    11,571,518       15,130,916  
  75,250    

Space Exploration
Technologies Corp., Cl C 1,2,4

    3,428,124       4,515,930  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Private Common Stocks     14,999,642       19,646,846  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
Private Convertible Preferred Stocks (5.28%)         
India (4.17%)  
  9,201    

Think & Learn Private Limited, Series F 1,2,4

      29,867,591         40,729,391  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

United States (1.11%)

   
  219,321    

Farmers Business Network, Inc., Series F 1,2,4

    7,250,006       7,009,499  
  80,440    

Farmers Business Network, Inc., Series G 1,2,4

    5,000,000       2,701,175  
  69,926    

Resident Home, Inc., Series B1 1,2,4

    4,999,968       1,076,161  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total United States     17,249,974       10,786,835  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Private Convertible Preferred Stocks     47,117,565       51,516,226  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
Private Preferred Stocks (1.24%)              
United States (1.24%)            
  461,004    

GM Cruise Holdings, Cl G 1,2,4

    12,147,455       12,073,695  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     
Warrants (0.03%)              
Israel (0.01%)            
  68,986    

Innovid Corp. 1

    117,942       33,196  
  228,748    

Taboola.com Ltd., Exp 6/29/2026 1

    417,100       93,786  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Israel     535,042       126,982  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Spain (0.02%)            
  498,034    

Codere Online Luxembourg S.A. Private Shares, Exp 11/30/2026 1

    845,632       139,450  
  4,326    

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. Private Shares, Exp 11/30/2026 1

    0       1,211  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Spain     845,632       140,661  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Warrants     1,380,674       267,643  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Global Advantage Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

    

Principal Amount

  Cost     Value  
Short Term Investments (0.44%)              
  $4,311,124    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/2022, 0.83% due 10/3/2022; Proceeds at maturity $4,311,422; (Fully Collateralized by $4,948,100 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375% 11/30/2025 Market value – $4,397,431) 3

  $ 4,311,124     $ 4,311,124  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Investments (100.46%)   $ 957,102,430       980,393,872  
   

 

 

   
 

Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets (-0.46%)

      (4,477,471
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets

    $ 975,916,401  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $26.92 per share
based on 10,204,766 shares outstanding)

    $ 274,712,597  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $27.53 per share
based on 25,097,148 shares outstanding)

    $ 690,956,944  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $27.55 per share
based on 371,974 shares outstanding)

    $ 10,246,860  
     

 

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1 

Non-income producing securities.

2 

At September 30, 2022, the market value of restricted and fair valued securities amounted to $83,506,836 or 8.56% of net assets. These securities are not deemed liquid. See Note 3 regarding Restricted Securities.

3 

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

4 

Level 3 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

ADR 

American Depositary Receipt.

144A 

Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $50,276,166 or 5.15% of net assets.

 

    

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

Summary of Investments by Sector

as of September 30, 2022

   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Information Technology

     41.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

     29.1%  

Health Care

     13.7%  

Communication Services

     5.4%  

Industrials

     4.5%  

Financials

     4.3%  

Materials

     1.0%  

Cash and Cash Equivalents **

     0.0%*  

 

 
     100.0%***  

 

 

 

*

Less than 0.1%.

**

Includes short term investments.

***

Individual weights may not sum to displayed total due to rounding.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Real Estate Income Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (90.94%)  
Consumer Discretionary (5.13%)  
 

Casinos & Gaming (3.64%)

 

  82,426    

Las Vegas Sands Corp. 1

  $ 2,973,978     $ 3,092,624  
 

Leisure Facilities (1.49%)

 

  5,852    

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    1,462,974       1,261,925  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Consumer Discretionary     4,436,952       4,354,549  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Financials (3.04%)  
 

Asset Management & Custody Banks (3.04%)

 

  10,674    

Blackstone, Inc.

    1,093,962       893,414  
  41,224    

Brookfield Asset
Management, Inc., Cl A 2

    1,896,073       1,685,649  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Financials     2,990,035       2,579,063  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Real Estate (79.76%)  
 

Health Care REITs (1.00%)

 

  13,254    

Welltower, Inc.

    1,085,371       852,497  
 

Hotel & Resort REITs (1.01%)

 

  91,173    

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

    917,631       858,850  
 

Industrial REITs (14.94%)

 

  75,291    

Duke Realty Corp.

    3,785,469       3,629,026  
  66,582    

Prologis, Inc.

    7,786,258       6,764,731  
  43,916    

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    2,356,036       2,283,632  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      13,927,763       12,677,389  
 

Residential REITs (23.20%)

 

  128,892    

American Homes 4 Rent, Cl A

    4,406,254       4,228,946  
  12,666    

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    2,805,260       2,332,951  
  35,618    

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    2,281,129       2,238,235  
  54,095    

Equity Residential

    3,965,120       3,636,266  
  148,705    

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    4,896,627       5,021,768  
  16,455    

Sun Communities, Inc.

    2,386,779       2,226,855  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      20,741,169       19,685,021  
 

Retail REITs (3.50%)

 

  112,840    

NETSTREIT Corp.

    2,208,994       2,009,680  
  10,730    

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    1,168,820       963,018  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,377,814       2,972,698  
 

Specialized REITs (36.11%)

 

  13,225    

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3

    1,849,750       1,854,013  
  28,576    

American Tower Corp.

    6,698,677       6,135,267  
  15,567    

Crown Castle, Inc.

    2,502,731       2,250,210  
  4,339    

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    539,238       430,342  
  9,735    

Equinix, Inc.

    6,205,897       5,537,658  
  29,120    

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    4,970,717       5,029,315  
  45,796    

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

    2,018,688       2,026,015  
  17,840    

Public Storage

    5,144,495       5,223,730  
  7,571    

SBA Communications Corp.

    2,441,908       2,155,085  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      32,372,101       30,641,635  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Real Estate     72,421,849       67,688,090  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Utilities (3.01%)  
 

Multi-Utilities (3.01%)

 

  71,055    

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. 2

    2,408,233       2,550,875  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks     82,257,069       77,172,577  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Principal Amount   Cost     Value  
Short Term Investments (8.19%)  
  $6,950,242    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/2022, 0.83% due 10/3/2022; Proceeds at maturity – $6,950,723; (Fully collateralized by $7,999,600 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375% due 12/31/2025 Market value – $7,089,330) 4

  $ 6,950,242     $ 6,950,242  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Investments (99.13%)   $ 89,207,311       84,122,819  
   

 

 

   
 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.87%)

      736,297  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets

    $ 84,859,116  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $12.48 per share
based on 1,115,446 shares outstanding)

    $ 13,917,886  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $12.61 per share
based on 5,581,116 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 70,354,201  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $12.59 per share
based on 46,610 shares outstanding)

    $ 587,029  
     

 

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1

Non-income producing securities.

2

Foreign corporation.

3

The Adviser has reclassified/classified certain securities in or out of this sub-industry. Such reclassifications/classifications are not supported by S&P or MSCI (unaudited).

4

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

 

    

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Health Care Fund

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (86.97%)  
Health Care (86.23%)  
 

Biotechnology (15.23%)

 

  48,100    

AbbVie, Inc.

  $     6,872,898     $     6,455,501  
  10,400    

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1

    2,175,491       2,081,664  
  18,878    

argenx SE, ADR 1,2

    4,611,455       6,664,878  
  10,000    

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1

    301,388       330,500  
  7,500    

Ascendis Pharma A/S, ADR 1,2

    781,810       774,450  
  28,000    

Cytokinetics, Incorporated 1

    1,028,909       1,356,600  
  37,814    

Genmab A/S, ADR 1,2

    1,289,376       1,214,964  
  16,200    

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. 1

    1,043,898       906,552  
  17,000    

Moderna, Inc. 1

    2,488,797       2,010,250  
  20,000    

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1

    319,743       319,200  
  16,600    

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 1

    4,047,722       4,806,364  
  27,500    

Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1,2

    847,097       992,750  
  16,000    

Zai Lab Limited, ADR 1,2

    531,486       547,200  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    26,340,070       28,460,873  
 

Health Care Distributors (3.57%)

 

  19,600    

McKesson Corp.

    4,478,355       6,661,452  
 

Health Care Equipment (14.57%)

 

  36,662    

Abbott Laboratories

    3,793,720       3,547,415  
  16,588    

DexCom, Inc. 1

    1,251,833       1,335,998  
  50,351    

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 1

    4,209,496       4,160,503  
  5,195    

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. 1

    2,089,355       1,692,531  
  40,000    

Inari Medical, Inc. 1

    2,736,440       2,905,600  
  18,336    

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. 1

    2,937,644       3,252,256  
  5,615    

Insulet Corp. 1

    1,078,991       1,288,081  
  22,433    

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1

    5,299,857       4,204,841  
  1,387,480    

Opsens, Inc. (Canada)1,2

    2,019,084       2,611,538  
  8,000    

Shockwave Medical, Inc. 1

    430,320       2,224,560  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    25,846,740       27,223,323  
 

Health Care Technology (1.22%)

 

  25,000    

Definitive Healthcare Corp. 1

    623,908       388,500  
  39,000    

Schrödinger, Inc. 1

    1,094,730       974,220  
  5,560    

Veeva Systems, Inc., Cl A 1

        1,009,148           916,733  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,727,786       2,279,453  
 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (17.01%)

 

  27,730    

Bio-Techne Corporation

    10,844,423       7,875,320  
  7,200    

Danaher Corp.

    1,967,087       1,859,688  
  17,000    

ICON plc 1,2

    3,087,754       3,124,260  
  16,337    

Illumina, Inc. 1

    3,555,948       3,116,936  
  125,000    

MaxCyte, Inc. 1

    1,377,031       812,500  
  3,010    

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. 1

    3,201,753       3,263,201  
  6,800    

Repligen Corp. 1

    1,379,288       1,272,348  
  17,699    

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    8,604,797       8,976,756  
  6,000    

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    1,662,484       1,476,480  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    35,680,565       31,777,489  
 

Managed Health Care (16.48%)

 

  11,600    

Elevance Health, Inc.

    5,256,969       5,269,184  
  15,150    

Humana, Inc.

    6,889,609       7,350,628  
  35,972    

UnitedHealth Group, Incorporated

    13,092,572       18,167,299  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    25,239,150       30,787,111  
Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Health Care (continued)  
 

Pharmaceuticals (18.14%)

 

  134,300    

AstraZeneca PLC, ADR 2

  $ 8,132,829     $ 7,365,012  
  40,000    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,999,710       2,843,600  
  81,614    

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC (United Kingdom) 2,4

    3,932,491       2,370,150  
  32,892    

Eli Lilly & Co.

    7,598,264       10,635,628  
  54,500    

Merck & Co., Inc.

    4,622,161       4,693,540  
  37,500    

Revance Therapeutics, Inc. 1

    937,500       1,012,500  
  30,750    

Roche Holding AG, ADR 2

    1,460,730       1,249,065  
  25,185    

Zoetis, Inc.

    4,072,249       3,734,684  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    33,755,934       33,904,179  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Health Care     154,068,600       161,093,880  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Real Estate (0.75%)  
 

Specialized REITs (0.75%)

 

  10,000    

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3

    1,565,749       1,401,900  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks     155,634,349       162,495,780  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Principal Amount              
Short Term Investments (11.79%)  
  $22,017,241    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/2022, 0.83% due 10/3/2022; Proceeds at maturity $22,018,764; (Fully Collateralized by $25,341,200 U.S Treasury Note, 0.375% due 12/31/2025 Market value – $22,457,638) 4

    22,017,241       22,017,241  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Investments (98.76%)   $ 177,651,590       184,513,021  
   

 

 

   
 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (1.24%)

      2,319,283  
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets

    $ 186,832,304  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $16.22 per share
based on 3,135,450 shares outstanding)

    $ 50,868,844  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $16.41 per share
based on 7,966,370 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 130,714,821  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $16.40 per share
based on 319,988 shares outstanding)

    $ 5,248,639  
     

 

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1 

Non-income producing securities.

2 

Foreign corporation.

3 

The Adviser has reclassified/classified certain securities in or out of this sub-industry. Such reclassifications/classifications are not supported by S&P or MSCI (unaudited).

4 

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

ADR 

American Depositary Receipt.

 

    

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron FinTech Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (96.76%)  
Communication Services (1.46%)  
 

Interactive Media & Services (1.46%)

 

  14,600    

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Cl A 1

  $ 820,726     $ 608,236  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary (2.38%)  
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (2.38%)

 

  1,200    

MercadoLibre, Inc. 1

    1,841,556       993,336  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Financials (34.26%)  
 

Asset Management & Custody Banks (2.37%)

 

  1,800    

BlackRock, Inc.

    1,549,469       990,504  
 

Financial Exchanges & Data (16.78%)

 

  4,600    

CME Group, Inc.

    983,175       814,798  
  2,000    

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    842,097       800,220  
  1,600    

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    690,718       355,984  
  4,000    

Moody’s Corp.

    1,407,880       972,440  
  3,300    

MSCI, Inc.

    1,495,792       1,391,907  
  5,800    

S&P Global, Inc.

    2,297,968       1,771,030  
  16,000    

Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Cl A

    1,359,703       902,720  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    9,077,333       7,009,099  
 

Insurance Brokers (1.17%)

 

  18,500    

BRP Group, Inc., Cl A 1

    552,407       487,475  
 

Investment Banking & Brokerage (10.60%)

 

  9,600    

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

    712,661       723,648  
  12,200    

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    2,015,771       2,665,456  
  14,500    

The Charles Schwab Corp.

    1,004,233       1,042,115  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    3,732,665       4,431,219  
 

Property & Casualty Insurance (3.34%)

 

  2,600    

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    458,703       664,092  
  6,300    

The Progressive Corp.

    724,807       732,123  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,183,510       1,396,215  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Financials     16,095,384       14,314,512  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Industrials (7.19%)  
 

Research & Consulting Services (7.19%)

 

  10,000    

CoStar Group, Inc. 1

    863,804       696,500  
  6,000    

Equifax, Inc.

    1,349,848       1,028,580  
  10,000    

TransUnion

    1,034,937       594,900  
  4,000    

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    754,922       682,120  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Industrials     4,003,511       3,002,100  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Information Technology (51.47%)  
 

Application Software (14.63%)

 

  10,000    

Alkami Technology, Inc. 1

    273,107       150,500  
  4,000    

Bill.Com Holdings, Inc. 1

    482,722       529,480  
  7,000    

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. 1

    786,103       391,160  
  27,000    

Clearwater Analytics
Holdings, Inc., Cl A 1

    635,932       453,330  
  16,000    

Expensify, Inc., Cl A 1

    455,818       238,080  
  2,900    

Fair Isaac Corp. 1

    1,351,873       1,194,829  
  12,000    

Guidewire Software, Inc. 1

    1,367,684       738,960  
  5,100    

Intuit, Inc.

    1,893,149       1,975,332  
  13,000    

nCino, Inc. 1

    944,004       443,430  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    8,190,392       6,115,101  
 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services (24.61%)

 

  600    

Adyen N.V., 144A (Netherlands) 1,2.3

    1,306,284       748,297  
  12,000    

Block, Inc., Cl A 1

    2,404,198       659,880  
  22,000    

Dlocal Ltd. 1,2

    570,023       451,440  
  10,000    

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    1,327,297       755,700  
Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Information Technology (continued)  
 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services (continued)

 

  2,000    

Fiserv, Inc. 1

  $ 211,380     $ 187,140  
  6,000    

Global Payments, Inc.

    830,207       648,300  
  3,700    

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    617,174       674,399  
  6,700    

MasterCard Incorporated, Cl A

    2,325,005       1,905,078  
  170,000    

Network International Holdings plc, 144A (United Kingdom) 1,2

    645,003       575,135  
  15,000    

Nuvei Corp., 144A (Canada) 1,2

    660,043       405,750  
  18,000    

Paymentus Holdings, Inc., Cl A 1

    409,901       174,960  
  15,000    

Repay Holdings Corporation 1

    290,606       105,900  
  12,100    

Visa, Inc., Cl A

    2,604,565       2,149,565  
  115,000    

Wise PLC, Cl A (United Kingdom) 1,2,3

    1,400,081       839,311  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    15,601,767       10,280,855  
 

Internet Services & Infrastructure (0.97%)

 

  15,000    

Shopify, Inc., Cl A 1,2

    2,048,592       404,100  
 

IT Consulting & Other Services (11.26%)

 

  6,200    

Accenture plc, Cl A 2

    1,784,551       1,595,260  
  35,000    

CI&T, Inc., Cl A 1,2

    517,710       328,650  
  18,700    

Endava plc, ADR 1,2

    1,339,729       1,507,781  
  6,800    

Globant S.A. 1,2

    1,704,456       1,272,144  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      5,346,446       4,703,835  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Information Technology     31,187,197       21,503,891  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks     53,948,374       40,422,075  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Principal Amount              
Short Term Investments (3.35%)  
  $1,401,244    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/2022, 0.83% due 10/3/2022; Proceeds at maturity $1,401,341; (Fully Collateralized by $1,612,800 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.375% due 12/31/2025 Market value – $1,429,280) 3

    1,401,244       1,401,244  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Investments (100.11%)   $ 55,349,618       41,823,319  
   

 

 

   
 

Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets (-0.11%)

      (45,386
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets

    $ 41,777,933  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $10.57 per share
based on 663,157 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 7,011,272  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $10.64 per share
based on 2,864,004 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 30,477,332  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $10.64 per share
based on 403,017 shares outstanding)


 
  $ 4,289,329  
     

 

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1

Non-income producing securities.

2

Foreign corporation.

3

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt.

144A

Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $1,729,182 or 4.14% of net assets.

 

    

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron New Asia Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (93.91%)  
China (32.76%)  
  1,250    

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, ADR 1

  $    164,123     $      99,987  
  569    

Baidu, Inc., ADR 1

    84,937       66,852  
  1,100    

Baidu, Inc., Cl A 1,2

    18,059       16,193  
  5,040    

Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof
Technology Co. Ltd., Cl A 2

    35,281       18,704  
  38,341    

China Conch Environment
Protection Holdings Ltd. 1,2

    28,322       19,621  
  11,474    

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd. 2

    45,189       18,245  
  1,064    

China Tourism Group Duty Free
Corporation Ltd., Cl A 2

    39,996       29,398  
  15,816    

Estun Automation Co. Ltd., Cl A 2

    63,437       41,816  
  6,790    

Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd., ADR 1

    47,692       44,474  
  7,386    

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. 1,2

    46,414       43,414  
  7,544    

GDS Holdings Limited, Cl A 1,2

    49,599       16,598  
  7,994    

Han’s Laser Technology Industry
Group Co., Ltd., Cl A 2

    57,979       29,259  
  1,960    

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Cl A 2

    38,252       25,091  
  7,165    

Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited, 144A 1,2

    44,144       16,229  
  676    

JD.com, Inc., ADR 1

    49,632       34,003  
  3,308    

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Cl A 2

    26,353       21,020  
  15,038    

Kingdee International Software
Group Co. Ltd. 1,2

    37,739       19,600  
  14,297    

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd. 2

    64,852       37,829  
  303    

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Cl A 2

    81,547       79,744  
  4,681    

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR

    28,701       11,890  
  6,098    

Midea Group Co., Ltd., Cl A 2

    67,692       42,273  
  10,264    

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Cl A 2

    44,737       35,794  
  684    

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical
Electronics Co. Ltd., Cl A 2

    37,004       28,771  
  2,836    

Tencent Holdings Limited, ADR

    170,177       95,914  
  8,536    

Venustech Group, Inc., Cl A 2

    35,643       24,248  
  2,143    

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Cl H, 144A 2

         41,762            17,115  
  3,181    

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A 1,2

    45,200       18,936  
  1,857    

Yum China Holdings, Inc. 2

    103,911       88,140  
  3,693    

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Cl A 2

    38,725       27,221  
  760    

Zai Lab Limited, ADR 1

    62,767       25,992  
  4,592    

Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co. Ltd., Cl A 2

    45,807       23,399  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total China     1,745,673       1,117,770  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Hong Kong (5.79%)  
  7,327    

AIA Group Ltd. 2

    78,762       61,004  
  18,945    

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd., 144A 2

    51,368       49,334  
  1,502    

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. 2

    74,272       51,342  
  3,748    

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. 2

    58,664       35,764  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Hong Kong     263,066       197,444  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
India (34.51%)  
  6,116    

AARTI Industries Ltd. 2

    78,851       55,690  
  702    

Amber Enterprises India Ltd. 1,2

    29,431       20,283  
  662    

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. 2

    41,603       35,419  
  556    

Asian Paints Ltd. 2

    24,656       22,730  
  1,332    

Bajaj Finance Limited 2

    116,451       119,012  
  8,265    

Bharti Airtel Ltd. 2

    74,023       80,889  
  582    

Bharti Airtel Ltd. PP 2

    1,202       2,861  
  633    

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. 2

    42,833       28,659  
Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
India (continued)  
  527    

Dixon Technologies India Ltd. 2

  $ 31,911     $ 28,082  
  22,673    

Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. 2

    20,210       16,943  
  5,035    

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. 1,2

    63,178       56,072  
  2,069    

Godrej Properties Ltd. 1,2

    46,827       30,047  
  3,972    

HDFC Bank Ltd. 2

    80,544       68,817  
  9,475    

ICICI Bank Ltd. 2

    91,331       99,481  
  1,001    

ICICI Lombard General
Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A 2

    21,174       14,105  
  6,156    

Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. 2

    59,249       46,670  
  4,623    

Max Financial Services Ltd. 1,2

    69,485       43,156  
  1,853    

Neogen Chemicals Ltd. 2

    28,765       33,491  
  767    

PI Industries Ltd. 2

    32,464       28,105  
  3,642    

Reliance Industries Limited 2

    111,352       105,698  
  5,278    

SBI Life Insurance Company
Limited, 144A 2

    83,975       80,662  
  2,208    

Tata Communications Ltd. 2

    41,543       31,018  
  5,532    

Tata Consumer Products Ltd. 2

    57,802       54,386  
  1,697    

Titan Co. Ltd. 2

    46,088       53,960  
  27,943    

Zomato Ltd. 1,2

    40,960       21,145  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total India     1,335,908       1,177,381  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Indonesia (2.72%)  
  214,500    

Bank Rakyat Indonesia
(Persero) Tbk PT 2

    63,131       62,779  
  51,300    

PT Bank Negara Indonesia
(Persero) Tbk PT 2

    30,681       30,005  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Indonesia     93,812       92,784  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Japan (3.07%)  
  372    

Hoya Corp. 2

    54,035       35,845  
  160    

Keyence Corporation 2

    91,935       52,890  
  65    

Tokyo Electron Limited 2

    30,347       16,016  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Japan     176,317       104,751  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of (7.45%)  
  1,630    

Coupang, Inc., Cl A 1

    20,755       27,172  
  684    

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. 1,2

    52,318       54,362  
  832    

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. 2

    28,168       28,040  
  805    

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. 1,2

    70,071       40,636  
  2,834    

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2

    165,673       104,062  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Korea, Republic of     336,985       254,272  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Taiwan (6.24%)  
  603    

Airtac International Group 2

    21,407       13,796  
  979    

MediaTek, Inc. 2

    29,756       16,894  
  1,691    

Silergy Corp. 2

    43,975       22,054  
  2,337    

Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR

    268,565       160,225  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Taiwan     363,703       212,969  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Thailand (1.06%)  
  15,400    

Energy Absolute PCL Foreign

    37,594       36,030  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
United States (0.31%)  
  861    

ACM Research, Inc., Cl A 1

    13,657       10,728  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks     4,366,715       3,204,129  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron New Asia Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Principal Amount   Cost     Value  
Short Term Investments (7.78%)  
  $265,432    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/2022, 0.83% due 10/3/2022; Proceeds at maturity $265,451; (Fully Collateralized by $313,400 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.25% due 3/31/2028 Market value – $270,822) 2

  $ 265,432     $ 265,432  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Investments (101.69%)   $ 4,632,147       3,469,561  
   

 

 

   
  Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets (-1.69%)       (57,658
     

 

 

 
  Net Assets     $ 3,411,903  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $6.95 per share
based on 121,060 shares outstanding)

    $ 841,819  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $6.98 per share
based on 344,794 shares outstanding)

    $ 2,404,942  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $6.98 per share
based on 23,659 shares outstanding)

    $ 165,142  
     

 

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1 

Non-income producing securities.

2 

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

ADR 

American Depositary Receipt.

144A 

Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $196,381 or 5.76% of net assets.

 

    

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

Summary of Investments by Sector
as of September 30, 2022
   Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Financials

     19.3%  

Consumer Discretionary

     15.7%  

Information Technology

     13.5%  

Industrials

     11.9%  

Communication Services

     9.7%  

Health Care

     7.1%  

Consumer Staples

     7.0%  

Materials

     4.7%  

Energy

     3.1%  

Utilities

     1.1%  

Real Estate

     0.9%  

Cash and Cash Equivalents *

     6.1%  

 

 
     100.0%**  

 

 

 

*

Includes short term investments.

**

Individual weights may not sum to displayed total due to rounding.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Technology Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (95.99%)  
Communication Services (9.96%)  
 

Advertising (2.57%)

 

  12,360    

S4 Capital PLC (United Kingdom) 1,2,4

  $      88,799     $      19,915  
  1,155    

The Trade Desk, Inc., Cl A 1

    84,586       69,011  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      173,385       88,926  
 

Interactive Media & Services (6.43%)

 

  1,000    

Alphabet, Inc., Cl C 1

    142,533       96,150  
  3,024    

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Cl A 1

    167,381       125,980  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    309,914       222,130  
 

Movies & Entertainment (0.96%)

 

  384    

Spotify Technology SA 1,2

    79,582       33,139  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Communication Services     562,881       344,195  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary (16.23%)  
 

Automobile Manufacturers (4.46%)

 

  1,098    

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Cl A 1

    74,012       36,135  
  445    

Tesla, Inc. 1

    144,808       118,037  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    218,820       154,172  
 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (0.67%)

 

  5,839    

eDreams ODIGEO SA (Spain) 1,2,4

    55,378       23,329  
 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (11.10%)

 

  372    

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, ADR 1,2

    42,999       29,756  
  3,131    

Amazon.com, Inc. 1

    481,351       353,803  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    524,350       383,559  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Consumer Discretionary     798,548       561,060  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Health Care (0.47%)  
 

Health Care Supplies (0.47%)

 

  1,991    

Figs, Inc., Cl A 1

    37,477       16,426  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Industrials (4.18%)  
 

Research & Consulting Services (4.18%)

 

  2,074    

CoStar Group, Inc. 1

    145,959       144,454  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Information Technology (65.15%)  
 

Application Software (13.70%)

 

  207    

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Cl A 1,2

         62,227            43,592  
  1,209    

Braze, Inc., Cl A 1

    47,706       42,109  
  1,720    

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. 1

    148,433       96,114  
  177    

HubSpot, Inc. 1

    97,654       47,811  
  209    

Intuit, Inc.

    118,879       80,950  
  324    

ServiceNow, Inc. 1,3

    178,280       122,346  
  267    

Workday, Inc., Cl A 1

    66,344       40,643  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    719,523       473,565  
 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services (6.40%)

 

  17    

Adyen N.V., 144A (Netherlands) 1,2,4

    40,430       21,202  
  884    

Dlocal Ltd. 1,2

    28,627       18,140  
  312    

MasterCard Incorporated, Cl A

    115,627       88,714  
  524    

Visa, Inc., Cl A

    115,693       93,088  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    300,377       221,144  
Shares   Cost     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Information Technology (continued)  
 

Electronic Equipment &
Instruments (1.59%)

 

  1,859    

PAR Technology Corp. 1

  $ 88,821     $ 54,896  
 

Internet Services &
Infrastructure (0.85%)

 

  1,095    

Shopify, Inc., Cl A 1,2

    112,363       29,499  
 

IT Consulting & Other Services (7.47%)

 

  1,569    

Endava plc, ADR 1,2

    194,170       126,509  
  476    

Gartner, Inc. 1

    144,901       131,704  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    339,071       258,213  
 

Semiconductor Equipment (3.18%)

 

  162    

ASML Holding N.V. 2

    113,217       67,287  
  117    

Lam Research Corp.

    82,822       42,822  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    196,039       110,109  
 

Semiconductors (10.96%)

 

  1,026    

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1

    132,639       65,007  
  128    

Broadcom, Inc.

    83,031       56,833  
  6,139    

indie Semiconductor, Inc., Cl A 1

    46,591       44,937  
  449    

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    38,914       19,267  
  95    

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    45,155       34,523  
  769    

NVIDIA Corp.

    199,954       93,349  
  4,285    

Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) 2,4

         93,710            56,799  
  117    

Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR 2

    10,090       8,022  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      650,084       378,737  
 

Systems Software (18.04%)

 

  875    

Cloudflare, Inc., Cl A 1,3

    49,608       48,396  
  463    

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Cl A 1

    84,323       76,307  
  452    

Datadog, Inc., Cl A 1,3

    61,508       40,129  
  1,477    

Microsoft Corporation

    473,904       343,993  
  249    

MongoDB, Inc. 1,3

    98,586       49,441  
  384    

Snowflake, Inc., Cl A 1,3

    96,574       65,265  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      864,503       623,531  
 

Technology Hardware,
Storage & Peripherals (2.96%)

 

  740    

Apple, Inc.

    107,630       102,268  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Information Technology     3,378,411       2,251,962  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Common Stocks     4,923,276       3,318,097  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Technology Fund  

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

Principal Amount   Cost     Value  
Short Term Investments (6.72%)  
  $232,281    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 9/30/2022, 0.83% due 10/3/2022; Proceeds at maturity $232,297; (Fully Collateralized by $266,600 U.S.Treasury Note, 0.375% due 11/30/2025 Market
value – $236,930) 4

  $ 232,281     $ 232,281  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Total Investments (102.71%)   $ 5,155,557       3,550,378  
   

 

 

   
 

Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets (-2.71%)

      (93,551
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets

    $ 3,456,827  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $5.90 per share
based on 218,433 shares outstanding)

    $ 1,288,231  
     

 

 

 
 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $5.91 per share
based on 294,078 shares outstanding)

    $ 1,737,602  
     

 

 

 
 

R6 Shares (Equivalent to $5.91 per share
based on 72,943 shares outstanding)

    $ 430,994  
     

 

 

 

 

%

Represents percentage of net assets.

1

Non-income producing securities.

2

Foreign corporation.

3

The Adviser has reclassified/classified certain securities in or out of this sub-industry. Such reclassifications/classifications are not supported by S&P or MSCI (unaudited).

4

Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt.

144A

Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2022, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $21,202 or 0.61% of net assets.

 

    

All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

    

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.


Baron Select Funds   September 30, 2022

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. ORGANIZATION

Baron Select Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company established as a Delaware statutory trust on April 30, 2003, and accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. The Trust currently offers 12 series (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”): Baron Partners Fund, Baron Focused Growth Fund, Baron International Growth Fund, Baron Real Estate Fund, Baron Emerging Markets Fund, Baron Global Advantage Fund, Baron Real Estate Income Fund, Baron WealthBuilder Fund, Baron Health Care Fund, Baron FinTech Fund, Baron New Asia Fund, and Baron Technology Fund. Baron WealthBuilder Fund is presented in a separate report.

The investment goals of the Funds are as follows:

Baron Partners Fund is a non-diversified fund that seeks capital appreciation through long-term investments primarily in U.S. growth companies. The Fund may employ “leverage” by borrowing money and using it to purchase additional securities. Borrowing for investments increases both investment opportunity and investment risk.

Baron Focused Growth Fund is a non-diversified fund that seeks capital appreciation through long-term investments primarily in U.S. small- and mid-sized growth companies.

Baron International Growth Fund is a diversified fund that seeks capital appreciation through long-term investments primarily in non-U.S. growth companies.

Baron Real Estate Fund is a diversified fund that seeks capital appreciation through long-term investments primarily in U.S. and non-U.S. real estate and real estate-related companies.

Baron Emerging Markets Fund is a diversified fund that seeks capital appreciation through investments primarily in growth companies in developing countries.

Baron Global Advantage Fund is a diversified fund that seeks capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities of established and emerging markets companies located throughout the world.

Baron Real Estate Income Fund is a non-diversified fund that seeks both capital appreciation and current income through investments primarily in real estate income-producing securities and other real estate securities.

Baron Health Care Fund is a non-diversified fund that seeks capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities engaged in research, development, production, sale, delivery or distribution of products and services related to the health care industry.

Baron FinTech Fund is a non-diversified fund that seeks capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities that develop, use, or rely on innovative technologies or services, in a significant way, for banking, lending, capital markets, financial data analytics, insurance, payments, asset management, or wealth management.

Baron New Asia Fund is a diversified fund seeks capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities located in Asia, but including all other developed, developing, and frontier countries in the Asian region.

Baron Technology Fund is a non-diversified fund that seeks capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities of U.S and non-U.S. technology companies, selected for their durable growth potential from the development, advancement, and use of technology.

Each Fund offers Retail Shares, Institutional Shares, and R6 Shares. Each class of shares differs only in its ongoing fees, expenses and eligibility requirements. Retail Shares are offered to all investors. Institutional Shares are for investments in the amount of $1 million or more per Fund. Institutional Shares are intended for certain financial intermediaries that offer shares of Baron Funds through fee-based platforms, retirement platforms, or other platforms. R6 Shares are available only to qualified 401(a) plans (including 401(k) plans, Keogh plans, profit sharing plans, money purchase pension plans, target benefit plans, defined benefit pension plans, and Taft-Hartley multi-employer pension plans) (collectively, “Qualified Plans”), endowment funds and foundations, any state, county or city, or its instrumentality, department, authority, or agency, 457 plans, including 457(a) governmental entity plans and tax-exempt plans, accounts registered to insurance companies, trust companies and bank trust departments, investment companies, both affiliated and not affiliated with BAMCO, Inc. (the “Adviser”), and any entity that is considered a corporation for tax purposes, including corporate non-qualified deferred compensation plans of such corporations. There is no minimum initial investment for Qualified Plans. All other R6 eligible investors must meet a minimum initial investment of at least $5 million per Fund. Each class of shares has equal rights to earnings and assets, except that each class bears different expenses for distribution and shareholder servicing. Each Fund’s investment income, realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments and foreign currency, and expenses other than those attributable to a specific class are allocated to each class based on its relative net assets. Each class of shares has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect just that class.

Baron Partners Fund was organized originally as a limited partnership in January 1992 under the laws of the State of Delaware. Effective as of the close of business on April 30, 2003, the predecessor partnership was reorganized into a series of the Trust. Baron Partners Fund commenced operations on April 30, 2003 with a contribution of assets and liabilities, including securities-in-kind, from the predecessor partnership.

Baron Focused Growth Fund was organized originally as a limited partnership in May 1996 under the laws of the State of Delaware. Effective as of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the predecessor partnership was reorganized into a series of the Trust. Baron Focused Growth Fund commenced operations on June 30, 2008 with a contribution of assets and liabilities, including securities-in-kind, from the predecessor partnership.


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2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

a) Security Valuation. The Funds’ share prices or net asset values (“NAV”) are calculated as of the scheduled close of the regular trading session (usually 4 p.m. E.T. or such other time as of which the Funds’ NAVs are calculated (the “NAV Calculation Time”)) on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) on any day the Exchange is scheduled to be open. Portfolio securities traded on any national stock exchange are valued based on the last sale price on the exchange where such shares are principally traded. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the Funds use the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. If there are no sales on a given day, the value of the security may be the average of the most recent bid and asked quotations on such exchange or the last sale price from a prior day. Where market quotations are not readily available, or, if in the Adviser’s judgment, they do not accurately reflect the fair value of a security, or an event occurs after the market close but before the Funds are priced that materially affects the value of a security, the security will be valued by the Adviser using policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using “fair value” pricing may include, but are not limited to: trading of the security has been halted or suspended; or the security has not been traded for an extended period of time. The Adviser has a Fair Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) comprised of senior management representatives and the Committee reports to the Board every quarter. Factors the Committee may consider when valuing a security include whether a current price is stale, there is recent news, the security is thinly traded, transactions are infrequent or quotations are genuine. There can be no guarantee, however, that a fair valuation used by the Funds on any given day will more accurately reflect the market value of an investment than the closing price of such investment in its market.

U.S. Government obligations, money market instruments, and other debt instruments held by the Funds with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, unless an independent pricing service provides a valuation for such security or in the opinion of the Board or the Committee, the amortized cost method would not represent fair value. Debt instruments having a greater remaining maturity will be valued on the basis of prices obtained from a pricing service approved by the Board or at the mean of the bid and ask prices from the dealer maintaining an active market in that security. The value of the Funds’ investments in convertible bonds/convertible preferred stocks is determined primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on readily available bid quotations or, if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations such as yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. Other inputs used by an independent pricing service to value convertible bonds/convertible preferred stocks generally include underlying stock data, conversion premiums, listed bond and preferred stock prices and other market information which may include benchmark curves, trade execution data, sensitivity analysis, when available, or an estimated value calculated based on the price of the underlying common share on the valuation date adjusted for accrued and unpaid dividends. Open-end investment companies, including securities lending collateral invested in registered investment company money market funds, are valued at their NAV each day.

Non-U.S. equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using an independent pricing vendor that provides daily fair value adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indexes, currency fluctuations, and depositary receipts, as applicable. Securities valued using such adjustment factors are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models of the independent pricing vendor generate an adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post-closing market movements up to the time the Funds are valued and translated into U.S. dollars. If the vendor does not provide an adjustment factor for a security, the security is valued based on its most recent local closing price and translated into U. S. dollars. The Adviser may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Funds are open. Other mutual funds may adjust the prices of their securities by different amounts.

In December 2020, the SEC adopted a new rule providing a framework for fund valuation practices (“Rule 2a-5”). Rule 2a-5 establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The Board has designated the Adviser as the Funds’ valuation designee to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. Rule 2a-5 also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act, which requires a fund to fair value when market quotations are not readily available. In connection with Rule 2a-5, the SEC also adopted related recordkeeping requirements and rescinded previously issued guidance, including with respect to the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments. The Funds adopted a valuation policy conforming to the new rules, effective September 8, 2022, and there was no material impact to the Funds.

b) Single Issuer. Single issuer risk is the possibility that factors specific to an issuer to which a Fund is exposed will affect the market prices of the issuer’s securities and therefore the NAV of the Fund. Due to the size of Baron Partners Fund’s and Baron Focused Growth Fund’s investments in Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”), 52% and 22%, respectively, of these Fund’s net assets as of September 30, 2022, the NAVs of these Funds will be materially impacted by the price of Tesla stock.

c) Non-Diversified Portfolio. Certain Funds are non-diversified, which means they will likely have a greater percentage of their assets in a single issuer than a diversified fund. As a result, a non-diversified Fund will likely invest a greater percentage of its assets in fewer issuers, and the performance of those issuers may have a greater effect on the Fund’s performance compared to a diversified fund. Thus, a non-diversified Fund is more likely to experience significant fluctuations in value, exposing the Fund to a greater risk of loss in any given period than a diversified fund. Additionally, non-diversified Funds may encounter difficulty liquidating securities.

d) Industry Concentration. From time to time, market fluctuations in the value of a Fund’s investments, combined with a Fund’s non-diversified portfolio, may result in a Fund being concentrated in the securities of a single issuer or a small number of issuers, including in a particular industry. As a result, this Fund will be particularly exposed to the risks of that company or industry relative to the risk exposure of investment companies holding a diversified portfolio of securities or those that seek to maintain near-index weightings in their portfolio securities. Accordingly, in those cases, a Fund will be disproportionately exposed to the market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments that significantly affect that company or industry. For example, due to the size of Baron Partners Fund’s and Baron Focused Growth Fund’s investments in Tesla, which represent about 52% and 22%, respectively, of these Funds’ net assets as of September 30, 2022, these Funds will be more adversely impacted by negative developments affecting the automotive and energy industries, as well as governmental environmental regulations.


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e) Foreign Currency Translations. Values of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the price of such currencies at the NAV Calculation Time. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend income are converted at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions includes gain (loss) arising from the fluctuation in the exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on security transactions and currency gain (loss) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends and foreign withholding taxes. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments and foreign currency transactions. The Funds may invest in foreign securities and foreign currency transactions that may involve risks not associated with domestic investments as a result of the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability, among others.

f) Securities Lending. The Funds may lend securities to certain brokers under the terms of a master netting agreement. Upon such loans, the Funds receive collateral which is maintained by the custodian. The Funds may pay fees to the custodian for administering the securities lending program. The Funds earn interest on such collateral and earn income in the form of negotiated lenders’ fees. Securities loaned are required to be secured at all times by collateral equal to at least 102% of the market value of the securities loaned. Risks may arise upon entering into securities lending to the extent that the value of the collateral is less than the value of the securities loaned due to the changes in the value of collateral or the loaned securities. The collateral is marked-to-market daily and settled on the next business day. The Funds may receive collateral in the form of cash or other eligible securities, such as a letter of credit issued by a U.S. bank or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Securities purchased with cash collateral are subject to the risks inherent in investing in these securities.

There were no securities on loan at September 30, 2022.

g) Repurchase Agreements. The Funds may invest in repurchase agreements, which are short term investments whereby the Funds acquire ownership of a debt security and the seller agrees to repurchase the security at a future date at a specified price. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Funds’ policy that their custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, equals at least 102% of the principal amount of the repurchase transaction. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the market value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited. The information required to be disclosed by FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 for the Funds’ investments in repurchase agreements at September 30, 2022, including the fair value of the repurchase agreement and the amount of collateral, can be found in each respective Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

h) Master Limited Partnerships. The Funds may invest in master limited partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs are limited partnerships or limited liability companies, whose partnership units or limited liability interests are listed and traded on a U.S. securities exchange, and are treated as publicly traded partnerships for federal income tax purposes. To qualify to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes, an MLP must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources as set forth in Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. These qualifying sources include interest, dividend, real property rent, gain from sale or other disposition of real property and income from activities such as the exploration, development, mining, production, processing, refining, transportation, storage and marketing of mineral or natural resources.

i) Special Purpose Acquisition Company. The Funds may acquire an interest in a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) in an initial public offering (“IPO”), via a private placement or a secondary market transaction. A SPAC is typically a publicly traded company that raises investment capital via an IPO for the purpose of acquiring the equity securities of one or more existing companies via merger, combination, acquisition or other similar transactions. To the extent the SPAC is invested in cash or similar securities, this may negatively affect a Fund’s performance if the Fund is invested in the SPAC during such period. There is no guarantee that the SPACs will complete an acquisition or that any acquisitions that are completed will be profitable. Some SPACs may pursue acquisitions only within certain industries or regions, which may increase the volatility of their prices. These transactions will require the approval of the respective shareholders and are subject to other customary closing conditions, including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals. If these conditions are not met, the SPAC’s acquisition may not close and, to the extent a Fund had committed to participate in a private placement (i.e., PIPE transaction, defined below), the Fund will no longer be obligated to fulfill its commitment.

j) Private Investment in Public Equity. The Funds may acquire equity securities of an issuer that are issued through a private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) transaction, including through commitments to purchase securities on a when-issued basis. A Fund will generally earmark an amount of cash or high quality securities equal to the amount of its commitment to purchase the when-issued securities. PIPE transactions typically involve the purchase of securities directly from a publicly traded company in a private placement transaction, including securities issued by a SPAC, typically at a discount to the market price of the company’s securities. There is a risk that if the market price of the securities drops below a set threshold, the company may have to issue additional stock at a significantly reduced price, which may dilute the value of a Fund’s investment. Shares in PIPEs generally are not registered with the SEC until after a certain time period from the date the private sale is completed. This restriction can last an uncertain amount of time and may be many months. Until the public registration process is completed, securities acquired via a PIPE are restricted as to resale and a Fund cannot freely trade the securities. Generally, such restrictions cause these securities to be illiquid during this time. PIPEs may contain provisions that the issuer will pay specified financial penalties to the holder if the issuer does not publicly register the restricted equity securities within a specified period of time, but there is no assurance that the restricted equity securities will be publicly registered, or that the registration will remain in effect.

Publicly traded securities acquired via a PIPE transaction are typically valued at a discount to the market price of an issuer’s common stock and classified as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy depending on the significance of the unobservable inputs. Discounts are applied due to certain trading restrictions imposed or a lack of marketability preceding the conversion to publicly traded securities. The primary inputs used in determining the discount are the length of the lock-up time period and volatility of the underlying security.


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As of September 30, 2022, Baron Partners Fund had a commitment to purchase a when-issued security through a private transaction. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on this commitment is separately presented as a footnote on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

3. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

At September 30, 2022, investments in securities included securities that are restricted and/or illiquid. Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, may have contractual restrictions on resale and are valued pursuant to the policies and procedures for fair value pricing approved by the Board. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Funds reasonably expect cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment, as determined pursuant to the provisions of the Liquidity Rule governing classification of portfolio securities. The Funds may receive more or less than this valuation in an actual sale and that difference could be material. At September 30, 2022, the Funds held investments in restricted and/or illiquid securities that were valued pursuant to policies and procedures for fair value pricing as follows:

 

     Baron Partners Fund  

Name of Issuer

   Acquisition Date(s)        Value  

Common Stocks

       

Private Common Stocks

       

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

     9/13/2017        $ 151,142,329  

StubHub Holdings, Inc.

     12/22/2021          24,543,535  

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks

       

Northvolt AB

     5/19/2021          8,081,894  

Private Preferred Stocks

       

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

     11/15/2017-8/4/2020          332,395,859  
       

 

 

 

Total Restricted Securities:

        $ 516,163,617  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $186,093,669)† (8.36% of Net Assets)

  
     Baron Focused Growth Fund  

Name of Issuer

   Acquisition Date(s)        Value  

Private Common Stocks

       

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

     9/13/2017        $ 46,373,952  

Private Preferred Stocks

       

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

     11/15/2017-12/3/2021          24,225,789  
       

 

 

 

Total Restricted Securities:

        $ 70,599,741  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $39,949,596)† (9.66% of Net Assets)

       
     Baron International Growth Fund  

Name of Issuer

   Acquisition Date(s)        Value  

Common Stocks

       

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

     1/24/2017-10/29/2021          469  
       

 

 

 

Total Restricted Securities:

        $ 469  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $1,644,868) (0.00% of Net Assets)

       
     Baron Emerging Markets Fund  

Name of Issuer

   Acquisition Date(s)        Value  

Common Stocks

       

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A., Founders Shares

     12/10/2020        $ 827,793  

Fix Price Group Ltd.

     3/5/2021-9/14/2021          285,242  

Ozon Holdings PLC

     11/24/2020-2/7/2022          374,722  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

     2/11/2016-11/10/2021          17,263  

Yandex N.V.

     2/3/16-10/28/2021          299,662  

Private Common Stocks

       

Pine Labs PTE. Ltd.

     5/17/2021          60,110,010  

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks

  

Bundl Technologies Private Ltd.

     1/3/2022          52,989,138  

Think & Learn Private Limited

     3/31/2021          67,877,891  
       

 

 

 

Total Restricted Securities:

        $ 182,781,721  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $391,595,263)† (3.74% of Net Assets)

  

 

See Schedules of Investments for cost of individual securities.


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     Baron Global Advantage Fund  

Name of Issuer

   Acquisition Date(s)        Value  

Common Stocks

       

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A., Founders Shares

     12/10/2020        $ 270,069  

Private Common Stocks

  

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

     3/25/2021-12/3/2021          19,646,846  

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks

       

Farmers Business Network, Inc.

     7/31/2020-9/15/2021          9,710,674  

Resident Home, Inc.

     12/3/2020          1,076,161  

Think & Learn Private Limited

     3/31/2021          40,729,391  

Private Preferred Stocks

  

GM Cruise Holdings LLC

     1/19/2021          12,073,695  
       

 

 

 

Total Restricted Securities:

        $ 83,506,836  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $74,265,679)† ( 8.56% of Net Assets)

       

 

See Schedules of Investments for cost of individual securities.

4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined by GAAP as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. GAAP provides a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Funds’ own assumptions based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

   

Level 2 – prices determined using other inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);

   

Level 3 – prices determined using unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable, such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. For example, non-U.S. securities, with markets that close hours before the Funds value their holdings, may require revised valuations to more accurately reflect their fair value. Since these values obtained from quoted prices in an active market are adjusted, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The Funds have procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Funds primarily employ a market-based approach that may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine its fair value. The Funds may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2022 in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

 

     Baron Partners Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 6,500,748,404        $ 73,889,321        $        $ 6,574,637,725  

Private Common Stocks†

                       175,685,864          175,685,864  

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks

                       8,081,894          8,081,894  

Private Preferred Stocks†

                       332,395,859          332,395,859  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 6,500,748,404        $ 73,889,321        $ 516,163,617        $ 7,090,801,342  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unfunded commitments

   $ 0        $ 0        $ (157,520)        $ (157,520)  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.


Baron Select Funds   September 30, 2022

 

     Baron Focused Growth Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 594,428,231        $        $        $ 594,428,231  

Private Common Stocks†

                       46,373,952          46,373,952  

Private Preferred Stocks†

                       24,225,789          24,225,789  

Short Term Investments

              61,037,835                   61,037,835  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 594,428,231        $ 61,037,835        $ 70,599,741        $ 726,065,807  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     Baron International Growth Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 143,415,287        $ 259,782,420        $ 469        $ 403,198,176  

Warrants†

     30,990                            30,990  

Short Term Investments

              42,035,649                   42,035,649  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 143,446,277        $ 301,818,069        $ 469        $ 445,264,815  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     Baron Real Estate Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 1,085,900,203        $        $        $ 1,085,900,203  

Short Term Investments

              150,459,045                   150,459,045  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,085,900,203        $ 150,459,045        $        $ 1,236,359,248  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     Baron Emerging Markets Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 1,273,235,582        $ 3,163,893,373        $ 1,804,682        $ 4,438,933,637  

Private Common Stocks†

                       60,110,010          60,110,010  

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks†

                       120,867,029          120,867,029  

Rights

     27,404                            27,404  

Warrants

     3,713                            3,713  

Short Term Investments

              258,288,334                   258,288,334  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,273,266,699        $ 3,422,181,707        $ 182,781,721        $ 4,878,230,127  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     Baron Global Advantage Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 775,838,069        $ 116,470,200        $ 270,069        $ 892,578,338  

Private Common Stocks†

                       19,646,846          19,646,846  

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks†

                       51,516,226          51,516,226  

Private Preferred Stocks

                       12,073,695          12,073,695  

Warrants†

     267,643                            267,643  

Short Term Investments

              4,311,124                   4,311,124  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 776,105,712        $ 120,781,324        $ 83,506,836        $ 980,393,872  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.


Baron Select Funds   September 30, 2022

 

     Baron Real Estate Income Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 77,172,577        $        $        $ 77,172,577  

Short Term Investments

              6,950,242                   6,950,242  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 77,172,577        $ 6,950,242        $        $ 84,122,819  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     Baron Health Care Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 160,125,630        $ 2,370,150        $        $ 162,495,780  

Short Term Investments

              22,017,241                   22,017,241  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 160,125,630        $ 24,387,391        $        $ 184,513,021  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     Baron FinTech Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 38,834,467        $ 1,587,608        $        $ 40,422,075  

Short Term Investments

              1,401,244                   1,401,244  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 38,834,467        $ 2,988,852        $        $ 41,823,319  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     Baron New Asia Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 613,267        $ 2,590,862        $        $ 3,204,129  

Short Term Investments

              265,432                   265,432  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 613,267        $ 2,856,294        $        $ 3,469,561  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     Baron Technology Fund  

Description

   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
       Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
       Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
       Total  

Common Stocks†

   $ 3,196,852        $ 121,245        $        $ 3,318,097  

Short Term Investments

              232,281                   232,281  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 3,196,852        $ 353,526        $        $ 3,550,378  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.


Baron Select Funds   September 30, 2022

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Baron Partners Fund  

Investments in Securities

   Balance
as of
December 31,
2021
     Accrued
Premiums/
Discounts
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change
in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Purchases      Sales      Transfers
Into
Level 3
     Transfers
Out of
Level 3
     Balance
as of
September 30,
2022
     Change
in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
still held at
September 30,
2022
 

Private Common Stocks

 

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 46,367,914      $      $      $ (21,824,379)      $      $      $      $      $ 24,543,535      $ (21,824,379)  

Industrials

     139,906,305                      11,236,024                                    151,142,329        11,236,024  

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks

 

Industrials

     7,562,202                      519,692                                    8,081,894        519,692  

Private Preferred Stocks

 

Industrials

     307,685,323                      24,710,536                                    332,395,859        24,710,536  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 501,521,744      $      $      $ 14,641,873             $      $      $      $ 516,163,617      $ 14,641,873  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unfunded Commitment

   $      $      $      $ (157,520)      $      $      $      $      $ (157,520)      $ (157,520)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Baron Focused Growth Fund  

Investments in Securities

   Balance
as of
December 31,
2021
     Accrued
Premiums/
Discounts
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change
in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Purchases      Sales      Transfers
Into
Level 3
     Transfers
Out of
Level 3
     Balance
as of
September 30,
2022
     Change
in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
still held at
September 30,
2022
 

Private Common Stocks

 

Industrials

   $ 42,926,480      $      $      $ 3,447,472      $      $      $      $      $ 46,373,952      $ 3,447,472  

Private Preferred Stocks

 

Industrials

     22,424,828                      1,800,961                                    24,225,789        1,800,961  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 65,351,308      $      $      $ 5,248,433      $      $      $      $      $ 70,599,741      $ 5,248,433  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Baron International Growth Fund  

Investments in Securities

   Balance
as of
December 31,
2021
     Accrued
Premiums/
Discounts
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change
in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Purchases      Sales      Transfers
Into
Level 3
     Transfers
Out of
Level 3
     Balance
as of
September 30,
2022
     Change
in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
still held at
September 30,
2022
 

Common Stocks

 

Financials1

   $      $      $      $ (63,719)      $      $      $ 64,188      $      $ 469      $ (2,580,065)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $      $      $      $ (63,719)      $      $      $ 64,188      $      $ 469      $ (2,580,065)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 

Russian securities transferred into Level 3 on February 28, 2022 due to imposed sanctions.


Baron Select Funds   September 30, 2022

 

     Baron Emerging Markets Fund  

Investments in Securities

   Balance
as of
December 31,
2021
     Accrued
Premiums/
Discounts
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change
in Net
Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Purchases      Sales      Transfers
Into

Level 3
     Transfers
Out of
Level 3
     Balance
as of
September 30
2022
     Change
in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
still held at
September 30
2022
 

Common Stocks

 

Communication Services1

   $      $      $      $ (8,754,986)      $      $      $ 9,054,648      $      $ 299,662      $ (48,066,655)  

Consumer Discretionary1,2

     12,456,029                      (20,987,256)                      15,492,001        (5,473,017)        1,487,757        (105,203,792)  

Financials1

                          (2,340,425)                      2,357,688               17,263        (90,857,940)  

Private Common Stocks

 

Information Technology

     49,281,368                      10,828,642                                    60,110,010        10,828,642  

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks

 

Consumer Discretionary

     56,938,929                      (12,848,772)        76,776,872                             120,867,029        (12,848,772)  

Warrants

 

Consumer Discretionary2

     12,331                      (7,690)                             (4,641)                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 118,688,657      $      $      $ (34,110,487)      $ 76,776,872      $      $ 26,904,337      $ (5,477,658)      $ 182,781,721      $ (246,148,517)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Baron Global Advantage Fund  

Investments in Securities

   Balance
as of
December 31,
2021
     Accrued
Premiums/
Discounts
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change
in Net
Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Purchases      Sales      Transfers
Into

Level 3
     Transfers
Out of
Level 3
     Balance
as of
September 30
2022
     Change
in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
still held at
September 30,
2022
 

Common Stocks

 

Consumer Discretionary2,3

   $ 68,813,281      $      $      $ (51,709,746)      $      $      $      $ (16,833,466)      $ 270,069      $ (353,077)  

Private Common Stocks

 

                          

Industrials

     18,186,286                      1,460,560                                    19,646,846        1,460,560  

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks

 

Consumer Discretionary

     37,523,432                      4,282,120                                    41,805,552        4,282,120  

Materials

     16,908,507                      (7,197,833)                                    9,710,674        (7,197,833)  

Private Preferred Stocks

 

Industrials

     12,105,965                      (32,270)                                    12,073,695        (32,270)  

Warrants

                             

Consumer Discretionary2

     4,023                      (2,509)                             (1,514)                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 153,541,494      $      $      $ (53,199,678)      $      $      $      $ (16,834,980)      $ 83,506,836      $ (1,840,500)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 

Russian securities transferred into Level 3 on February 28, 2022 due to imposed sanctions.

 

2 

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. Forward, Private shares, and Private Warrants restriction on resale was lifted on May 31, 2022.

 

3 

Rivian Automotive restriction on resale was lifted on May 9, 2022.


Baron Select Funds   September 30, 2022

 

Unobservable valuation inputs developed by the Adviser for significant (greater than 1% of net assets) Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Baron Partners Fund

Sector   Company   Fair Value as of
September 30,
2022
    Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input  

Weighted Average

used on

September 30, 2022

 

Range used on

September 30, 2022

Private Common Stocks:

Consumer Discretionary

  StubHub
Holdings, Inc.
  $ 24,543,535     Combination of recent
transaction, current value
via comparable
companies, and option-
pricing and scenario
analysis methods
  Change in the composite
equity index of
comparable companies
  (1.08)%   (2.13)% – 1.04%
  Discount for lack of

marketability

  7.98%   6.75% – 11.67%
  Estimated volatility of the
returns of equity1
  58.35%   43.19% – 74.16%
  Scenario Probabilities:
Scenario A / Scenario B /
Scenario C27
  90% / 9% / 1%   1% – 90%

Private Common Stocks and Private Preferred Stocks:

Industrials

  Space
Exploration
Technologies
Corp.
  $ 483,538,188     Combination of recent
transaction, current value
via comparable
companies, and option-
pricing methods
  Change in the composite
equity index of
comparable companies
  0.45%   (3.39)% – 6.07%
  Discount for lack of

marketability

  4.22%   4.22%
  Estimated volatility of the
returns of equity3
  36.94%   22.25% – 53.52%

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks:

Industrials

  Northvolt AB   $ 8,081,894     Combination of recent
transaction, current value
via comparable
companies, and option-
pricing methods
  Change in the composite
equity index of
comparable companies
  (0.80)%   (3.19)% – 2.55%
  Discount for lack of

marketability

  14.92%   14.92%
  Estimated volatility of the
returns of equity4
  57.34%   26.65% – 86.28%

Baron Focused Growth Fund

Sector   Company   Fair Value as of
September 30,
2022
    Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input  

Weighted Average

used on

September 30, 2022

 

Range used on

September 30, 2022

Private Common Stocks and Private Preferred Stocks:

Industrials

  Space
Exploration
Technologies
Corp.
  $   70,599,741     Combination of recent
transaction, current value
via comparable
companies, and option-
pricing methods
  Change in the composite
equity index of
comparable companies
  0.45%   (3.39)% – 6.07%
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  4.22%   4.22%
  Estimated volatility of the
returns of equity1
  36.94%   22.25% – 53.52%

 

See Footnotes on page 32.


Baron Select Funds   September 30, 2022

 

Baron Emerging Markets Fund

Sector   Company   Fair Value as of
September 30,
2022
    Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input  

Weighted Average

used on

September 30, 2022

 

Range used on

September 30, 2022

Common Stocks:

Consumer Discretionary

  Codere Online
Luxembourg, S.A.
  $ 827,793     Discount for lack of
marketability
calculated using
option pricing
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  10.26%   10.26%
  Estimated volatility of
the returns of equity5
  84.31%   84.31%

Common Stocks:

Consumer Discretionary

  Fix Price Group Ltd.   $ 285,242     Combination of
performance
adjustment via market
proxies and discount
for lack of
marketability
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  95.00%   95.00%
  Performance adjustment

via market proxy

(3/3/22 – 3/4/22)

  (24.37)%   (24.37)%

Common Stocks:

Consumer Discretionary

  Ozon Holdings PLC   $ 374,722     Combination of
performance
adjustment via market
proxies and discount
for lack of
marketability
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  95.00%   95.00%
  Performance adjustment

via market proxy

(2/28/22 – 3/4/22)

  (65.05)%   (65.05)%

Common Stocks:

Financials

  Sberbank of Russia
PJSC
  $ 17,263     Combination of
performance
adjustment via market
proxies and discount
for lack of
marketability
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  95.00%   95.00%
  Performance adjustment

via market proxy

(3/3/22 – 3/4/22)

  (24.37)%   (24.37)%

Common Stocks:

Communication Services

  Yandex N.V.   $ 299,662     Combination of
performance
adjustment via market
proxies and discount
for lack of
marketability
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  95.00%   95.00%
  Performance adjustment

via market proxy

(3/1/22 – 3/4/22)

  (50.65)%   (50.65)%

Private Common Stocks:

Information Technology

  Pine Labs PTE. Ltd.   $ 60,110,010     Combination of
recent transaction,
current value via
comparable
companies, scenario
analysis, and option-
pricing methods
  Change in the
composite equity index
of comparable
  1.18%   (1.87)% – 1.43%
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  3.74%   3.74%
  Estimated volatility of
the returns of equity2
  18.83%   16.23% – 42.23%
  Scenario Probabilities:
Scenario A / Scenario B6
  100% / 0%   0% – 100%

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks:

Consumer Discretionary

  Bundl Technologies
Private Ltd.
  $ 52,989,138     Combination of
recent transaction,
current value via
comparable
companies, scenario
analysis, and option-
pricing methods
  Change in the
composite equity index
of comparable
  1.87%   1.43% – 3.16%
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  5.02%   5.02%
  Estimated volatility of
the returns of equity2
  53.81%   17.38% – 74.56%
  Scenario Probabilities:
Scenario A / Scenario B6
  100% / 0%   0% – 100%

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks:

Consumer Discretionary

  Think & Learn
Private Limited
  $ 67,877,891     Combination of
recent transaction,
current value via
comparable
companies, scenario
analysis, and option-
pricing methods
  Change in the
composite equity index
of comparable
  1.45%   (4.25)% – 3.85%
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  7.06%   7.06%
  Estimated volatility of
the returns of equity2
  23.15%   16.23% – 119.11%

 

See Footnotes on page 32.


Baron Select Funds   September 30, 2022

 

Baron Global Advantage Fund

Sector   Company   Fair Value as of
September 30,
2022
    Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input  

Weighted Average

used on

September 30, 2022

 

Range used on

September 30, 2022

Common Stocks:

Consumer Discretionary

  Codere Online
Luxembourg, S.A.
  $ 270,069     Discount for lack of
marketability
calculated using
option pricing and
comparable companies
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  10.26%   10.26%
  Estimated volatility of the
returns of equity5
  84.31%   84.31%

Private Common Stocks:

Industrials

  Space
Exploration
Technologies
Corp.
  $ 19,646,846     Combination of recent
transaction, current
value via comparable
companies, and
option-pricing
methods
  Change in the composite
equity index of comparable
companies
  0.45%   (3.39)% – 6.07%
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  4.22%   4.22%
  Estimated volatility of the
returns of equity3
  36.94%   22.25% – 53.52%

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks:

Materials

  Farmers Business
Network, Inc.
  $ 9,710,674     Combination of recent
transaction, current
value via comparable
companies, option-
pricing, and scenario
analysis methods.
  Change in the composite
equity index of comparable
  (0.96)%   (5.89)% – 2.24%
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  15.25%   15.25%
  Estimated volatility of the
returns of equity3
  58.58%   27.92% – 123.55%
  Scenario Probabilities:
Scenario A / Scenario B6
  90% / 10%   10% – 90%

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks:

Consumer Discretionary

  Resident
Home, Inc.
  $ 1,076,161     Combination of recent
transaction, current
value via comparable
companies, option-
pricing, and scenario
analysis methods
  Change in the composite
equity index of comparable
  (2.13)%   (5.82)% – 0.65%
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  23.69%   23.69%
  Estimated volatility of the
returns of equity1
  77.63%   46.23% – 90.63%
  Scenario Probabilities:
Scenario A / Scenario B6
  90% / 10%   10% – 90%

Private Convertible Preferred Stocks:

Consumer Discretionary

  Think & Learn
Private Limited.
  $ 40,729,391     Combination of recent
transaction, current
value via comparable
companies, and
option-pricing
methods
  Change in the composite
equity index of comparable
companies
  1.45%   (4.25)% – 3.85%
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  7.06%   7.06%
  Estimated volatility of the
returns of equity2
  23.15%   16.23% – 119.11%

Private Preferred Stocks:

Industrials

  GM Cruise
Holdings
  $ 12,073,695     Combination of recent
transaction, current
value via comparable
companies, scenario
analysis
  Change in the composite
equity index of comparable
  13.36%   13.36%
  Discount for lack of
marketability
  38.33%   30.51% – 81.90%
  Estimated volatility of the
returns of equity2
  70% / 30%   30% – 70%
  Scenario Probabilities:
Scenario A / Scenario B6
  13.36%   13.36%

 

1) 

The volatility was calculated as a weighted-average of the volatilities of the individual comparable companies. Some companies have a higher weight in the calculation than others.

 

2) 

The volatility was calculated as a weighted-average of the volatilities of the individual comparable companies and an ETF. Some companies have a higher weight in the calculation than others.

 

3) 

The volatility was calculated as a weighted-average of the volatilities of two groups of comparable companies with different industry focus. Each group’s volatility was calculated as the simple average volatilities of comparable companies in the group.

 

4) 

The volatility was calculated as a simple-average of the volatilities of the individual comparable companies.

 

5) 

The volatility was calculated using the daily returns of the publicly traded stock of the company.

 

6) 

Scenario A represents an IPO Event, while Scenario B represents a Liquidation/M&A Event.

 

7) 

Scenario A represents a Direct Listing/ IPO Event, Scenario B represents an Other Sale Event, and Scenario C represents a Liquidation Event.

A significant change in the EV/EBITDA multiple ratio may result in a directionally similar significant change in the fair value measurement, while a significant change in the discount for lack of marketability and equity index of comparable companies may not result in a materially higher or lower fair value measurement.


Baron Select Funds   September 30, 2022

 

5. COST OF INVESTMENTS FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES

As of September 30, 2022, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Baron
Partners
Fund
     Baron
Focused
Growth
Fund
     Baron
International
Growth

Fund
     Baron
Real
Estate
Fund
     Baron
Emerging
Markets
Fund
     Baron
Global
Advantage

Fund
 

Cost of investments

   $ 2,171,931,617      $ 458,808,807      $ 496,373,884      $ 1,182,010,758      $ 5,238,415,256      $    957,102,430  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross tax unrealized appreciation

   $ 5,297,595,014      $ 324,388,321      $ 56,942,388      $ 129,533,220      $ 740,524,211      $ 217,753,476  

Gross tax unrealized depreciation

     (378,725,289)        (57,131,321)        (108,051,457)        (75,184,730)        (1,100,709,340)        (194,462,034)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 4,918,869,725      $ 267,257,000      $ (51,109,069)      $ 54,348,490      $ (360,185,129)      $ 23,291,442  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unfunded commitments

   $ (157,520)      $      $      $      $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Baron
Real
Estate
Income
Fund
     Baron
Health
Care
Fund
     Baron
FinTech
Fund
     Baron
New
Asia
Fund
     Baron
Technology
Fund
        

Cost of investments

   $   89,207,311      $ 177,651,590      $      55,349,618      $        4,632,147      $        5,155,557     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Gross tax unrealized appreciation

   $ 535,851      $ 17,878,670      $ 1,265,478      $ 40,296      $     

Gross tax unrealized depreciation

   $ (5,620,343)        (11,017,239)        (14,791,777)        (1,202,882)        (1,605,179)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (5,084,492)      $ 6,861,431      $ (13,526,299)      $ (1,162,586)      $ (1,605,179)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unfunded commitments

   $      $      $      $      $     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

6. TRANSACTIONS IN “AFFILIATED” COMPANIES1

 

Baron Global Advantage Fund

 

Name of issuer

   Value at
December 31,
2021
     Purchase
Cost/
Transfer In
     Sales
Proceeds/

Transfer Out
     Change in Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gains/
(Losses)
     Dividend
Income
     Shares
Held at
September 30,
2022
     Value at
September 30,
2022
     % of Net
Assets at
September 30,
2022
 

No longer “Affiliated” Company
as of September 30, 2022:

 

Sarissa Capital Acquisition Corp.

   $ 15,057,242      $      $ (14,728,871)      $ (119,502)      $ (208,869)      $             $        0.00%  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

1 

An “Affiliated” company (“affiliated person” as defined in the 1940 Act) is a company in which a Fund held 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities at any time during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

7. RUSSIA/UKRAINE RISK

Certain Funds invested in securities and instruments that are economically tied to Russia. Due to the uncertainty of the geopolitical tension in Russia/Ukraine, investments in Russia are subject to political, economic, legal, market and currency risks, as well as the risk that further economic sanctions may be imposed by the United States and/or other countries. Such sanctions – which may impact companies in many sectors, including energy, financial services and defense, among others – may negatively impact a Fund’s performance and/or ability to achieve its investment objective. For example, certain transactions may be prohibited and/or existing investments may become illiquid (e.g., in the event that transacting in certain existing investments is prohibited), which could cause a Fund to sell other portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time or price in order to meet shareholder redemptions.