BIGFX — Baron International Growth Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-22
BIGFX — Baron International Growth Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Developed ex-US Materials Equity · $290.86M AUM · 1.21% expense ratio · 18.7% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
BIGFX Fund Overview
BIGFX — Baron International Growth Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Baron Select Funds, categorised as Developed ex-US Materials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Baron Select Funds
- Category: Developed ex-US Materials Equity
- Assets under management: $290.86M
- 1-year return: 18.7%
- Ticker: BIGFX
- SEC CIK: 0001217673
- SEC series ID: S000024707
- Share class ID: C000073358
BIGFX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Baron International Growth Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 5.45% |
| Lundin Mining Corp | 3.11% |
| Argenx SE | 3.09% |
| BNP Paribas SA | 2.91% |
| TotalEnergies SE | 2.77% |
| Ajinomoto Co Inc | 2.45% |
| Tokyo Electron Ltd | 2.29% |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd | 2.23% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 2.23% |
| Linde PLC | 2.10% |
BIGFX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Baron International Growth Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.0% |
BIGFX Performance
Total returns for BIGFX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -1.1% |
| 1 year | 18.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 8.8% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 0.7% |
BIGFX Risk Information
Risk metrics for BIGFX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.5%
BIGFX Costs and Fees
BIGFX costs about $121 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.21%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.26%
- Portfolio turnover: 31%
- Brokerage commissions: 8.30 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
BIGFX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Baron International Growth Fund had net outflows of $77.87M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$10.81M |
| 2026-02 | −$8.46M |
| 2026-01 | −$14.73M |
| 2025-12 | $5.22M |
| 2025-11 | −$28.47M |
| 2025-10 | −$1.32M |
BIGFX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Baron International Growth Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
BIGFX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Baron International Growth Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.