0001752724-20-254889.txt : 20201208
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20201207173912
ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-20-254889
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200930
FILED AS OF DATE: 20201208
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20201207
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20201208
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000810902
IRS NUMBER: 136891420
STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA
FISCAL YEAR END: 0930
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: N-CEN
SEC ACT: 1940 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05032
FILM NUMBER: 201373678
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 767 FIFTH AVE
STREET 2: 49TH FL
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10153
BUSINESS PHONE: 2125832000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 767 FIFTH AVE
STREET 2: 49TH FL
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10153
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BARON ASSET FUND
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703
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Bloomberg L.P.
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Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Amsterdam, Noord Holland, NL, Branch)
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State Street Trust Company Canada
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DE, Branch)
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State Street Bank and Trust Company (Edinburgh, GB, Branch)
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GB
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank International GmbH
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Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Madrid, Madrid, ES, Branch)
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Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Helsinki, Uusimaa, FI, Branch)
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N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank, National Association (Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR, Branch)
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
BR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank, National Association (Singapore, SG, Branch)
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SG
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Royal Bank of Canada
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CA
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Y
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State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
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DST Systems, Inc.
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State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Baron Capital, Inc.
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Piper Sandler & Co.
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
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Cowen and Company, LLC
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Jefferies LLC
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DST Systems, Inc.
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Bloomberg L.P.
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ICE Data Services, Inc.
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Tax ID
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Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.
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Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Minato ku, Tokyo, JP, Branch)
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Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Jongno-gu, Seoul, KR, Branch)
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Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
IN
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company (Edinburgh, GB, Branch)
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank, National Association (Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR, Branch)
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
BR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Amsterdam, Noord Holland, NL, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
NL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie Spolka Akcyjna
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PL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Sydney, NSW, AU, Branch)
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AU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
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ZA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Bank Hapoalim B.M.
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Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank International GmbH
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Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
UBS Switzerland AG
549300WOIFUSNYH0FL22
CH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
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DST Systems, Inc.
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State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Baron Capital, Inc.
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SVB Leerink LLC
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State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Cash collateral reinvestment fee
Revenue sharing split
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Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)
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N
N
N
BAMCO, Inc.
801-29080
000110789
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DST Systems, Inc.
84-00448
21B7QCD05XOK0YTYOP98
N
N
N
Bloomberg L.P.
549300B56MD0ZC402L06
N
ICE Data Services, Inc.
13-3668779
Tax ID
N
Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.
549300NF240HXJO7N016
N
N
Royal Bank of Canada
ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
Citibank, National Association (Singapore, SG, Branch)
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SG
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
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HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank International GmbH
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DE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DE, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
DE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Amsterdam, Noord Holland, NL, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
NL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company (Edinburgh, GB, Branch)
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Trust Company Canada
549300L71XG2CTQ2V827
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
N
DST Systems, Inc.
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N
N
N
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
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N
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BTIG, LLC
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
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Piper Sandler & Co.
8-15204
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
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JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC
8-26089
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Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
8-201
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
8-422
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Piper Sandler & Co.
8-15204
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
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Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
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State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Bofa Securities, Inc.
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State Street Bank and Trust Company
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N/A
N/A
N/A
Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)
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N
N
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BAMCO, Inc.
801-29080
000110789
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N
DST Systems, Inc.
84-00448
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N
N
N
ICE Data Services, Inc.
13-3668779
Tax ID
N
Bloomberg L.P.
549300B56MD0ZC402L06
N
Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.
549300NF240HXJO7N016
N
N
State Street Bank International GmbH
ZMHGNT7ZPKZ3UFZ8EO46
DE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Amsterdam, Noord Holland, NL, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
NL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
UniCredit Bank Austria AG
D1HEB8VEU6D9M8ZUXG17
AT
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company (Edinburgh, GB, Branch)
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Madrid, Madrid, ES, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
ES
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Trust Company Canada
549300L71XG2CTQ2V827
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Oslo, Oslo, NO, Branch)
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
NO
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DE, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
DE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Clearstream Banking S.A.
549300OL514RA0SXJJ44
LU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Royal Bank of Canada
ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank, National Association (Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR, Branch)
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
BR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Helsinki, Uusimaa, FI, Branch)
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
FI
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
N
DST Systems, Inc.
21B7QCD05XOK0YTYOP98
N
N
N
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
N
Baron Capital, Inc.
8-27533
000010538
00000000000000000000
0.00000000
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
8-129
000000361
FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
36188.32000000
CJS Securities, Inc.
8-50853
000044823
254900EUSVWQ5NZ9G506
21109.98000000
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
8-15869
000008209
9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
23139.98000000
JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC
8-26089
000006888
2138008JJ5PA8H5UIL69
60061.32000000
Jefferies LLC
8-15074
000002347
58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48
46743.93000000
Barclays Capital Inc.
8-41342
000019714
AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
17772.48000000
William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
8-2698
000001252
549300J0P7XYE8BMZ775
18792.09000000
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
8-1447
000000793
5WUVMA08EYG4KEUPW589
31572.59000000
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
15350.07000000
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
8-65876
000126292
VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
21753.18000000
413334.78000000
State Street Bank and Trust Company
N/A
000000000
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
1919651795.06000000
Investec Bank PLC
N/A
000000000
84S0VF8TSMH0T6D4K848
GB
5666369.92000000
Jefferies LLC
8-15074
000002347
58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48
2849597.21000000
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
12716060.00000000
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
8-129
000000361
FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
6364458.00000000
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
8-8177
000007059
MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
5000000.00000000
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
8-15869
000008209
9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
13292825.00000000
1965541105.19000000
N
6906316900.44076923
Committed
100000000.00000000
N
N
N
BARON ASSET FUND
S000000582
54930015OV8URGQ4FJ88
N
3
0
0
N/A
N
N
Y
N
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N
N
N
N
BAMCO, Inc.
801-29080
000110789
5493004E8ITXDW4ZG169
N
DST Systems, Inc.
84-00448
21B7QCD05XOK0YTYOP98
N
N
N
ICE Data Services, Inc.
13-3668779
Tax ID
N
Bloomberg L.P.
549300B56MD0ZC402L06
N
Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.
549300NF240HXJO7N016
N
N
Citibank, National Association (Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR, Branch)
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
BR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Trust Company Canada
549300L71XG2CTQ2V827
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Clearstream Banking S.A.
549300OL514RA0SXJJ44
LU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
UBS Switzerland AG
549300WOIFUSNYH0FL22
CH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
Royal Bank of Canada
ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company (Edinburgh, GB, Branch)
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
N
DST Systems, Inc.
21B7QCD05XOK0YTYOP98
N
N
N
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
N
Baron Capital, Inc.
8-27533
000010538
00000000000000000000
0.00000000
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
8-10999
000000705
U4ONQX15J3RO8XCKE979
8342.64000000
William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
8-2698
000001252
549300J0P7XYE8BMZ775
10386.30000000
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
8-129
000000361
FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
24756.07000000
JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC
8-26089
000006888
2138008JJ5PA8H5UIL69
10613.07000000
Jefferies LLC
8-15074
000002347
58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48
22093.07000000
Needham & Company, LLC
8-33772
000016360
254900J2GFQ4J4NK1J89
8635.12000000
Barclays Capital Inc.
8-41342
000019714
AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
11956.50000000
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
8-15869
000008209
9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
14344.36000000
Bofa Securities, Inc.
8-69787
000283942
549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
9133.20000000
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
13667.76000000
224801.33000000
Jefferies LLC
8-15074
000002347
58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48
1319000.00000000
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
39581169.50000000
State Street Bank and Trust Company
N/A
000000000
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
13332652064.14000000
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
8-15869
000008209
9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
19948116.00000000
13393500349.64000000
N
4598610762.53923076
Committed
100000000.00000000
N
N
N
N
Baron Durable Advantage Fund
S000060168
549300IPOVB9Y5C8N774
N
3
0
0
N/A
N
N
Y
N
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Y
Y
N
N
BAMCO, Inc.
801-29080
000110789
5493004E8ITXDW4ZG169
N
DST Systems, Inc.
84-00448
21B7QCD05XOK0YTYOP98
N
N
N
Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.
549300NF240HXJO7N016
N
ICE Data Services, Inc.
13-3668779
Tax ID
N
Bloomberg L.P.
549300B56MD0ZC402L06
N
N
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Jongno-gu, Seoul, KR, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
KR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
UBS Switzerland AG
549300WOIFUSNYH0FL22
CH
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Amsterdam, Noord Holland, NL, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
NL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Minato ku, Tokyo, JP, Branch)
RB0PEZSDGCO3JS6CEU02
JP
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Sydney, NSW, AU, Branch)
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
AU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company (Edinburgh, GB, Branch)
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Bank Hapoalim B.M.
B6ARUI4946ST4S7WOU88
IL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank International GmbH
ZMHGNT7ZPKZ3UFZ8EO46
DE
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
IN
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
QFC8ZCW3Q5PRXU1XTM60
ZA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank, National Association (Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR, Branch)
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
BR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
N
DST Systems, Inc.
21B7QCD05XOK0YTYOP98
N
N
N
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
N
Baron Capital, Inc.
8-27533
000010538
00000000000000000000
0.00000000
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
8-422
000000816
1V8Y6QCX6YMJ2OELII46
20.00000000
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
8-15869
000008209
9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
27.64000000
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
8-129
000000361
FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
5.13000000
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
8-65876
000126292
VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
34.07000000
Barclays Capital Inc.
8-41342
000019714
AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
5.08000000
Jefferies LLC
8-15074
000002347
58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48
6.82000000
Bofa Securities, Inc.
8-69787
000283942
549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
65.82000000
Citation Group Ltd.
8-43632
000028305
00000000000000000000
235.94000000
Virtu Itg LLC
8-44218
000029299
549300S41SMIODVIT266
26.98000000
SG Americas Securities, LLC
8-66125
000128351
549300F35UE0BOM1WJ55
4.68000000
434.04000000
State Street Bank and Trust Company
N/A
000000000
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
168317408.53000000
168317408.53000000
N
10296282.55769230
Committed
100000000.00000000
N
N
N
N
BARON OPPORTUNITY FUND
S000000585
549300LI07XXLQJOMB12
N
3
0
0
N/A
N
N
Y
N
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)
Y
N
N
N
BAMCO, Inc.
801-29080
000110789
5493004E8ITXDW4ZG169
N
DST Systems, Inc.
84-00448
21B7QCD05XOK0YTYOP98
N
N
N
Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.
549300NF240HXJO7N016
N
Bloomberg L.P.
549300B56MD0ZC402L06
N
ICE Data Services, Inc.
13-3668779
Tax ID
N
N
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1))
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Minato ku, Tokyo, JP, Branch)
RB0PEZSDGCO3JS6CEU02
JP
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Clearstream Banking S.A.
549300OL514RA0SXJJ44
LU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
HK
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Amsterdam, Noord Holland, NL, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
NL
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Citibank, National Association (Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR, Branch)
E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76
BR
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Royal Bank of Canada
ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Jakarta, Jakarta, ID, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
ID
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Madrid, Madrid, ES, Branch)
7LTWFZYICNSX8D621K86
ES
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Trust Company Canada
549300L71XG2CTQ2V827
CA
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Sydney, NSW, AU, Branch)
2HI3YI5320L3RW6NJ957
AU
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
State Street Bank and Trust Company (Edinburgh, GB, Branch)
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
GB
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Oslo, Oslo, NO, Branch)
F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
NO
N
Y
Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5)
N
DST Systems, Inc.
21B7QCD05XOK0YTYOP98
N
N
N
State Street Bank and Trust Company
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
N
N
N
Baron Capital, Inc.
8-27533
000010538
00000000000000000000
0.00000000
BTIG, LLC
8-65473
000122225
549300GTG9PL6WO3EC51
11400.00000000
Jefferies LLC
8-15074
000002347
58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48
27486.30000000
JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC
8-26089
000006888
2138008JJ5PA8H5UIL69
14014.46000000
Bofa Securities, Inc.
8-69787
000283942
549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
11417.19000000
Piper Sandler & Co.
8-15204
000000665
549300GRQCWQ3XGH0H10
10041.07000000
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
20111.25000000
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
8-15869
000008209
9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
15730.72000000
Needham & Company, LLC
8-33772
000016360
254900J2GFQ4J4NK1J89
15945.64000000
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
8-129
000000361
FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
30337.56000000
Barclays Capital Inc.
8-41342
000019714
AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
14561.30000000
274551.08000000
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
8-8177
000007059
MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
6435261.29000000
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
8-129
000000361
FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
18760116.50000000
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
8-15869
000008209
9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
27861885.31000000
Barclays Capital Inc.
8-41342
000019714
AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
228017.61000000
Bofa Securities, Inc.
8-69787
000283942
549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
5016874.20000000
State Street Bank and Trust Company
N/A
000000000
571474TGEMMWANRLN572
10098184221.86000000
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
8-35008
000000079
ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
12760352.00000000
10169246728.77000000
N
645081769.27461538
Committed
100000000.00000000
N
N
N
true
INTERNAL CONTROL RPT
2
NCEN_783776735071048.txt
Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Baron Investment Funds
Trust and Shareholders of Baron Asset Fund, Baron
Growth Fund, Baron Small Cap Fund, Baron Opportunity
Fund, Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund, Baron
Discovery Fund and Baron Durable Advantage Fund
In planning and performing our audits of the financial
statements of the funds listed in Appendix A
(constituting Baron Investment Funds Trust, hereafter
referred to as the "Funds") as of and for the period ended
September 30, 2020, in accordance with the standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States) "PCAOB", we considered the Funds' internal
control over financial reporting, including controls over
safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our
auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our
opinion on the financial statements and to comply with
the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the Funds' internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial
reporting.
The management of the Funds is responsible for
establishing and maintaining effective internal
over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility,
estimates and judgments by management are required to
assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a
process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes
in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. A company's internal control over financial
reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1)
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements
in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the
company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the
company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition of a company's assets that
could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting
exists when the design or operation of a control does not
allow management or employees, in the normal course of
performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect
misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a
deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over financial reporting, such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the
Funds' annual or interim financial statements will not be
prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Our consideration of the Funds' internal control over
financial reporting was for the limited purpose described
in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose
all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting
that might be material weaknesses under standards
established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no
deficiencies in the Funds' internal control over financial
reporting and its operation, including controls over
safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material
weaknesses as defined above as of September 30, 2020.
This report is intended solely for the information and use
of management and the Board of Trustees of Baron
Investment Funds Trust and the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is not intended to be and should not be
used by anyone other than these specified parties.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
November 23, 2020
Appendix A
Baron Asset Fund
Baron Growth Fund
Baron Small Cap Fund
Baron Opportunity Fund
Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund
Baron Discovery Fund
Baron Durable Advantage Fund