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61.26 +0.60    +0.99%
02/12 - Delayed Data. Currency in USD
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  • Total Assets: 502.93M
Type:  Fund
Market:  United States
Issuer:  Baron Capital Group
Asset Class:  Equity
Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Instl 61.26 +0.60 +0.99%

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On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund Institutional Class. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of BFTIX among other information.
Category

Large Growth

Total Assets

502.93M

Expenses

0.75%

Inception Date

39962

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks capital appreciation through investments primarily in securities of large-sized growth companies. The fund invests primarily in equity securities in the form of common stock of U.S. large-sized growth companies. The Adviser seeks to invest in businesses the adviser believes have significant opportunities for growth, sustainable competitive advantages, exceptional management, and an attractive valuation.

Contact Information

Address New York, NY 10153
New York,NY 10153
United States
Phone +1 8009922766

Top Executives

Name Title Since Until
Alex Umansky Portfolio Manager 2011 Now
Biography Alex joined Baron Capital in 2011 as a portfolio manager. He has 31 years of research experience, 18 of which were at Morgan Stanley. From 2007 to 2011, he was co-manager of the Morgan Stanley Opportunity Fund. He co-managed the Global Opportunity Fund from 2008 to 2011 as well as the International Opportunity and the International Advantage Funds from 2010 to 2011. He co-managed the Information Fund from 2004 to 2005 and the Small Company Growth Fund from 1999 to 2002. He was lead manager of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Technology Strategy and the Technology Fund from 1998 to 2004. Alex graduated from New York University Stern School of Business with a B.S. in Finance, Information Systems, and Mathematics in 1993.
Randall Haase Portfolio Manager 2006 2011
Biography Haase is a portfolio manager at BAMCO, Inc. He was an investment manager at Duquesne Capital Management LLC, a large hedge fund, from 2000 to 2005, and from 1989 to 2000 worked at Alliance Capital Management, LP as a portfolio manager from 1993 to 2000 and as an analyst from 1989 to 1993.
Ronald Baron CEO, Portfolio Manager 2006 2006
Biography Ron founded Baron Capital in 1982 and has 54 years of research experience. From 1970 to 1982, he worked for several brokerage firms as an institutional securities analyst. From 1966 to 1969, he worked at the U.S. Patent Office as a patent examiner, while attending George Washington University Law School. From 1965 to 1966, he worked at Georgetown University as a teaching fellow in biochemistry. Ron graduated from Bucknell University with a B.A. in Chemistry in 1965.
Cliff Greenberg Co-Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager 2006 2006
Biography Cliff Capital joined Baron Capital in 1997 as a portfolio manager and was named co-chief investment officer in 2020. He has 40 years of research experience. From 1984 to 1996, he worked at HPB Associates as a securities analyst and fund manager; he was named general partner in 1991. Cliff graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Government in 1981 and from Columbia Law School with a J.D. in 1984.
Andrew Peck Co-Chief Investment Officer 2006 2006
Biography Andrew joined Baron Capital in 1998 as a research analyst and was named portfolio manager of Baron Asset Fund in 2003 and Baron All Cap Growth Strategy in 2004. In 2020, he was named co-chief investment officer. He has 28 years of research experience. From 1992 to 1994, he worked as an analyst in Salomon Brothers' Equity Capital Markets group. Andrew graduated magna cum laude from Yale College with a B.A. in History in 1991 and from Stanford Law School and Graduate School of Business with a J.D. and M.B.A. in 1998.
Mitchell Rubin Co-CIO 2004 2006
Biography Mr. Rubin is the Co-Chief Investment Officer of RiverPark. Mr. Rubin received a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Michigan in 1988 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1991. From 1991 to 1994, he was an associate at Latham & Watkins specializing in corporate finance transactions. From 1994 until joining Baron Capital in November of 1995, Mr. Rubin was an equity research analyst for Smith Barney, focusing on emerging growth stocks. In 1995, he joined Baron Capital as a research analyst covering consumer/retail, gaming/leisure/lodging and real estate. In 1999, he was co-portfolio manager for Baron Growth Fund. He served as portfolio manager for the Baron iOpportunity Fund, a technology-focused mutual fund, from the fund’s inception in March 2000 through March 2006, and was also the portfolio manager of Baron Fifth Avenue Growth Fund, a large-cap growth mutual fund, from the fund’s inception in May 2004 through March 2006. From June 2006 to June 2008, he was a managing general partner of RiverPark Partners, a long/short equity fund. From its inception on October 2, 2009, Mr. Rubin was the portfolio manager for the RiverPark Growth ETF and the leader of the team that managed the RiverPark Financials ETF.
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