Baron Global Advantage Fund

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Baron Global Advantage Institutional (BGAIX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

42
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

F
2
percentile

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Group: International Equity Funds

Ranking: 1,079 out of 1,100 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
19/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
8/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
15/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Illumina Inc
    0.78% of assets
    $3.96M invested
  • 2. Globant SA
    1.36% of assets
    $6.94M invested
  • 3. Cloudflare Inc
    6.24% of assets
    $31.69M invested
  • 4. Adyen NV
    2.69% of assets
    $13.69M invested
  • 5. Inpost SA Ordinary Shares
    2.12% of assets
    $10.77M invested
  • 6. argenx SE ADR
    4.38% of assets
    $22.25M invested
  • 7. NVIDIA Corp
    7.68% of assets
    $39.05M invested
  • 8. ASML Holding NV
    2.93% of assets
    $14.89M invested
  • 9. Block Inc Class A
    2.01% of assets
    $10.19M invested
  • 10. Tesla Inc
    1.34% of assets
    $6.81M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. GRAIL Inc
    <0.01% of assets
    $3,933 invested
  • 2. Viking Therapeutics Inc
    0.36% of assets
    $1.81M invested
  • 3. Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg
    8.88% of assets
    $45.16M invested
  • 4. Coupang Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A
    4.98% of assets
    $25.33M invested
  • 5. Snowflake Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A
    3.36% of assets
    $17.09M invested
  • 6. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc Class A
    1.17% of assets
    $5.93M invested
  • 7. BILL Holdings Inc Ordinary Shares
    1.26% of assets
    $6.39M invested
  • 8. Zscaler Inc
    2.49% of assets
    $12.65M invested
  • 9. Datadog Inc Class A
    3.03% of assets
    $15.4M invested
  • 10. MercadoLibre Inc
    8.93% of assets
    $45.39M invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for Baron Global Advantage Fund
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
BGAIX
Baron Global Advantage Fund
Family
Baron Capital Group, Inc.
Category
Global Large-Stock Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
1.13% more  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
13 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
7 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
3 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
BGAIX
Baron Global Advantage Fund
Family
Baron Capital Group, Inc.
Category
Global Large-Stock Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
1.13% more  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
13 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
7 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
3 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
BGAIX
Baron Global Advantage Fund
Family
Baron Capital Group, Inc.
Category
Global Large-Stock Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
1.13% more  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
13 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
7 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
3 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
BGAIX - Baron Global Advantage Fund
23%
5.67%
4.67%
9.89%
42  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
12%
10%
13%
8.76%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
10%
-4.79%
-8.46%
1.13%
13  / 100 points lower
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