BREFX
Baron Real Estate Fund
BARON SELECT FUNDS
Expense ratio1
1.31%
Net assets2
$2.16B
Holdings2
39
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
4.91%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 30, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The investment goal of Baron Real Estate Fund (the Fund) is capital appreciation.

Strategy. The Fund is a diversified fund that, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. real estate and real estate-related companies of any market capitalization, and in companies which, in the opinion of BAMCO, Inc. (BAMCO or the Adviser), own significant real estate assets at the time of investment (real estate companies), however, investments in non-U.S. securities are limited to 35% of the Funds total assets at the time of purchase. The Adviser seeks to invest in businesses it believes have significant opportunities for growth, sustainable competitive advantages, exceptional management, and an attractive valuation. Real estate companies are companies that the Adviser determines are in the real estate industry based … The Fund is a diversified fund that, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. real estate and real estate-related companies of any market capitalization, and in companies which, in the opinion of BAMCO, Inc. (BAMCO or the Adviser), own significant real estate assets at the time of investment (real estate companies), however, investments in non-U.S. securities are limited to 35% of the Funds total assets at the time of purchase. The Adviser seeks to invest in businesses it believes have significant opportunities for growth, sustainable competitive advantages, exceptional management, and an attractive valuation. Real estate companies are companies that the Adviser determines are in the real estate industry based on their involvement in construction, ownership, management, operation, financing, refinancing, sales, leasing, development or rehabilitation of real estate or are in a real estate-related industry based on their provision of goods or services to the real estate industry. A company is considered to own significant real estate assets if, in the opinion of the Adviser, the company has a substantial portion of its assets attributable to one or more of the following: (a) real estate owned or leased by the company as lessor or as lessee; or (b) the discounted value of the stream of fees or revenues derived from the management or operation of real estate. Examples of companies that might qualify under one of these categories include: ? Real estate operating companies; ? Real estate investment trusts (REITs); ? Homebuilders; ? Hotel, hotel management companies and gaming companies; ? Real estate brokerage/services companies and/or management companies; ? Financial institutions that make or service mortgage loans; ? Manufacturers or distributors of construction materials and/or building supplies/products; ? Home furnishing and home improvement retail companies; ? Companies with significant real estate holdings such as supermarkets, restaurant chains and retail chains; ? Construction and engineering companies; and ? Companies with infrastructure-related assets such as toll roads, bridges, tunnels, parking facilities, railroads, airports, broadcast and wireless towers, electric transmission and distribution lines, power generation facilities, hospitals and correctional facilities. The Fund will invest more than 25% of its net assets in the real estate industry. The investment policy of the Fund relating to the types of securities in which 80% of the Funds assets must be invested may be changed by the Funds Board of Trustees without shareholder approval upon at least 60 days notice.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
WELLTOWER INC $151.84M 7.04%
EQUINIX INC $145.97M 6.77%
PROLOGIS INC REIT $101.87M 4.73%
TOLL BROTHERS INC $86.88M 4.03%
BROOKFIELD CORP CL A $86.08M 3.99%
JONES LANG LASALLE INC $72.24M 3.35%
CBRE GROUP INC - CL A $71.54M 3.32%
WYNN RESORTS LTD $69.98M 3.25%
AIRBNB INC CLASS A $68.33M 3.17%
SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC $67.16M 3.12%
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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
8
Exited
10
Increased
12
Decreased
16
Unchanged
3

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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Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight
FundOverlapNet exp.
Baron Real Estate Income Fund · BRIFX, BRIIX, BRIUX 49% 0.80%
Fidelity Real Estate Investment ETF · FPRO 39% 0.57%
Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio · FRESX, FRVJX, FRVHX, FRVBX, FRVDX, FRVEX 39% 0.56%
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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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