Baron International Growth Fund Institutional Shares

This fund's primary objective is to achieve growth in capital. Operating as a diversified, long-term investment vehicle, it chiefly invests in the common stocks of growth-oriented companies located outside the United States. The strategy involves spreading investments across numerous developed and developing nations globally, though it limits its allocation to developing countries to a maximum of 35% of its net assets. For classification purposes, developing countries include those within the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index, the MSCI Frontier Markets (FM) Index, or any other nation deemed developing by the Adviser's own criteria.