BHCFX
Baron Health Care Fund
BARON SELECT FUNDS
Expense ratio1
1.10%
Net assets2
$120.17M
Holdings2
41
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
9.95%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 30, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The investment goal of Baron Health Care Fund (the Fund) is capital appreciation.

Strategy. The Fund is a non-diversified fund that, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies engaged in the research, development, production, sale, delivery or distribution of products and services related to the health care industry. The Adviser uses various criteria to determine whether an issuer is engaged in activities related to the health care industry, including whether: (1) the issuer derives 50% or more of its revenues from activities in the health care industry; or (2) the issuer devotes 50% or more of its assets to producing sales from the health care industry. These companies may include, among others, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, life sciences tools and services companies, health care equipment … The Fund is a non-diversified fund that, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies engaged in the research, development, production, sale, delivery or distribution of products and services related to the health care industry. The Adviser uses various criteria to determine whether an issuer is engaged in activities related to the health care industry, including whether: (1) the issuer derives 50% or more of its revenues from activities in the health care industry; or (2) the issuer devotes 50% or more of its assets to producing sales from the health care industry. These companies may include, among others, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, life sciences tools and services companies, health care equipment companies, health care supplies companies, managed health care companies, health care services companies, health care facilities, health care distributors, and health care technology companies. The Fund strives to invest in multiple subsectors of the health care industry. The Funds allocation among the different subsectors of the health care industry will vary depending upon the relative potential the Fund sees within each area. The Adviser seeks to invest in businesses it believes have significant growth opportunities, sustainable competitive advantages, exceptional management, and attractive valuations. The Fund may purchase securities of companies of any market capitalization and may invest in foreign stocks, however, investments in non-U.S. securities are limited to 35% of the Funds total assets at the time of purchase.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
LILLY ELI and CO $11.96M 9.95%
ASTRAZENECA PLC $6.11M 5.09%
JOHNSON&JOHNSON $5.50M 4.58%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC $5.11M 4.25%
METTLER-TOLEDO INTL INC $4.79M 3.99%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC $4.18M 3.48%
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL IND ADR $3.92M 3.26%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC $3.87M 3.22%
ARGENX SE SPONSORED ADR $3.80M 3.16%
ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD $3.46M 2.88%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
10
Exited
12
Increased
15
Decreased
9
Unchanged
7

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
BAMCO, Inc. Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of April 30, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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