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Baron Growth Fund’s Q1 2026 Investor Letter

Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its Q1 2026 investor letter for the “Baron Growth Fund”. The Fund declined 12.06% in the quarter compared to the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index’s -2.81% return. The Russell 3000 Index, which measures the performance of the broad U.S. equity market, declined 3.96% for the quarter. Concerns about AI's impact on the portfolio affected the Fund's performance this quarter. Initial declines in the software and information services sectors extended to various industries throughout the period. However, the Fund...