Baron Energy and Resources Fund (BENIX)

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Baron Energy and Resources Fund invests in securities of energy and resources companies and related companies of all sizes.
 

    

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Jamie Stone seeks long-term growth in energy and materials.

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One-Year Attribution as of 12/31/2012


Price as of May 21 , 2013 – Collapse

NAV Daily Change ($) Daily Change (%) MTD YTD 52-Week High 52-Week Low
$10.60 -$0.01 -0.09% 4.33% 11.81% $10.61 $8.30 

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12/30/2011 – 5/21/2013
  • Low: $8.30 6/25/2012
  • High: $10.84 2/24/2012

Performance as of April 30, 2013

Month End   |   Quarter End Download Fund Performance
    Annualized Returns
4/30/13 		Since Inception
12/30/11 		 
  YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR Annualized Cumulative Expense
Ratio*
BENIX - Baron Energy and Resources Fund - I 7.17% 1.40% N/A N/A N/A 1.20% 1.60% 8.65% / 1.10%
S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index 3.66% 3.24% N/A N/A N/A 4.42% 5.94% N/A
S&P 500 Index 12.74% 16.89% N/A N/A N/A 22.29% 30.78% N/A
    Annualized Returns
3/31/13 		Since Inception
12/30/11 		 
  YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR Annualized Cumulative Expense
Ratio*
BENIX - Baron Energy and Resources Fund - I 11.71% 5.48% N/A N/A N/A 4.69% 5.90% 4.00% / 1.10%
S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index 7.18% 5.08% N/A N/A N/A 7.56% 9.53% N/A
S&P 500 Index 10.61% 13.96% N/A N/A N/A 22.07% 28.31% N/A
Morningstar Equity Energy Category Average 11.19% 8.12% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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12/30/2011 – 5/21/2013
  • Baron Energy & Resources Fund - I: $10,600.00
  • S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index: $11,104.25
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Historical Performance

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Year Baron Energy and Resources Fund - I S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index S&P 500 Index
2012 -5.20% 2.20% 16.00%
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Cumulative Returns

12/30/2011 – 4/30/2013
  • BENIX - Baron Energy and Resources Fund - I: 1.60%
  • S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index: 5.94%
  • S&P 500 Index: 30.78%
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Total Returns By Quarters

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Quarters Baron Energy and Resources Fund - I S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index S&P 500 Index
3/31/2013 11.71% 7.18% 10.61%
12/31/2012 0.96% -3.09% -0.38%
9/30/2012 7.68% 12.06% 6.35%
6/30/2012 -13.15% -9.71% -2.75%
3/31/2012 0.40% 4.24% 12.59%
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Total Returns By Months

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Month End Baron Energy and Resources Fund - I S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index S&P 500 Index
4/30/2013 -4.06% -3.28% 1.93%
3/31/2013 4.34% 2.38% 3.75%
2/28/2013 -0.49% -1.25% 1.36%
1/31/2013 7.59% 6.01% 5.18%
12/31/2012 2.05% 0.91% 0.91%
11/30/2012 0.22% -2.10% 0.58%
10/31/2012 -1.28% -1.90% -1.85%
9/30/2012 1.84% 4.22% 2.58%
8/31/2012 5.49% 4.19% 2.25%
7/31/2012 0.23% 3.20% 1.39%
6/30/2012 -1.47% 4.02% 4.12%
5/31/2012 -11.68% -11.83% -6.01%
4/30/2012 -0.20% -1.56% -0.63%
3/31/2012 -4.20% -5.37% 3.29%
2/29/2012 3.46% 4.69% 4.32%
1/31/2012 1.30% 5.22% 4.48%
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Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate; an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Adviser has reimbursed certain Fund expenses and the Fund's transfer agency expenses may be reduced by expense offsets from an unaffiliated transfer agent, without which performance would have been lower. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. For performance information current to the most recent month end, click on Total Returns By Month tab above.

* For the fiscal year ended 12/31/2012, the estimated annual operating expense of the Fund's Institutional Shares is 4.00%.  The net annual expense ratio for the Institutional Shares is 1.10% (net of the Adviser’s fee waivers).

Definitions (provided by BAMCO, Inc.): The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) North American Natural Resources Sector Index is a modified capitalization-weighted equity index of U.S.- traded natural resources-related stocks, including mining, energy, paper and forest products, and plantation owning companies. The S&P 500 Index measures the performance of 500 widely held large-cap U.S. companies. The indexes and the Baron Energy and Resources Fund are with dividends, which positively impacts the performance results. The Morningstar Equity Energy Category Average is not weighted and represents the straight average of annualized returns of each of the funds in the category. The Fund's Institutional Shares have been included in the category since inception. As of 12/31/12, the category consisted of 126, 118 and 118 funds for the 3-month, year-to-date and 1-Year periods. © 2013 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.