Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund

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Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Adv (BAWAX)

Type

Open-end mutual fund

Manager

Brown Advisory Funds

Gender equality score

/ 100 points

Overall score

Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value

Group ranking

67.2

percentile

Universe: Groups

Group: U.S. Equity Fund

Ranking: 839 out of 2,554 funds

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Environment

Fossil fuels

Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation

Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality

Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms

Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex

Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons

Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco

Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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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. Uber Technologies Inc
2.43% of assets
$226.03M invested
2. Microsoft Corp
6.71% of assets
$623.11M invested
3. Verisk Analytics Inc
2.13% of assets
$198.08M invested
4. Ecolab Inc
1.76% of assets
$163.8M invested
5. GE Aerospace
2.06% of assets
$191.61M invested
6. Intuit Inc
4.49% of assets
$417.62M invested
7. Workday Inc Class A
2.31% of assets
$214.75M invested
8. Airbnb Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A
2.52% of assets
$233.93M invested
9. ServiceNow Inc
3.53% of assets
$327.83M invested
10. Visa Inc Class A
4.88% of assets
$453.53M invested

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. The Trade Desk Inc Class A
1.49% of assets
$138.22M invested
2. Marvell Technology Inc
3.7% of assets
$343.36M invested
3. Datadog Inc Class A
1.52% of assets
$141.3M invested
4. KKR & Co Inc Ordinary Shares
4.17% of assets
$387.94M invested
5. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
3.82% of assets
$354.63M invested
6. Cadence Design Systems Inc
2.03% of assets
$188.52M invested
7. MSCI Inc
1.81% of assets
$167.85M invested
8. Ares Management Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A
2.56% of assets
$238.04M invested
9. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
1.9% of assets
$176.55M invested
10. Monolithic Power Systems Inc
2.18% of assets
$202.63M invested

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Gender Equality and Returns

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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.

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Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund

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Category

Large Growth

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Category

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

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3 years

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Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher 10-yr returns

1.45% more in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points lower

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Same equal compensation and work life balance score

0 / 30 points

Lower policies promoting gender equality score

1 / 20 points lower

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

BAWAX

Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund

Family

Brown Advisory Funds

Category

Large Growth

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Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

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iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher 10-yr returns

1.45% more in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points lower

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Same equal compensation and work life balance score

0 / 30 points

Lower policies promoting gender equality score

1 / 20 points lower

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Current fund

BAWAX

Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund

Family

Brown Advisory Funds

Category

Large Growth

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vs.

Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 3/31/25

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher 10-yr returns

1.45% more in annualized returns

Lower overall gender equality score

1 / 100 points lower

Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score

0 / 40 points

Same equal compensation and work life balance score

0 / 30 points

Lower policies promoting gender equality score

1 / 20 points lower

Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score

0 / 10 points

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 3/31/25

Morningstar suggested benchmark: S&P 500 TR USD

Annualized returns

Gender-lens analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
BAWAX - Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth Fund

-2.66%

5.68%

16%

14%

54 / 100 points

Benchmark

8.22%

9.03%

19%

12%

55 / 100 points

Fund compared to benchmark

-10.88%

-3.35%

-2.59%

1.45%

1 / 100 points lower

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