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Here’s Why Baron Small Cap Fund Exited Its Position in Ibotta (IBTA)

Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron Small Cap Fund” first-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the first quarter of 2025, the fund was down 9.07% (Institutional Shares) compared to the Russell 2000 Growth Index’s (the Index) -11.12% return. Small-cap stocks continued to underperform larger market caps meaningfully, so the Fund lagged the Russell 3000 Index, which fell 4.72% in the quarter. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its first-quarter 2025 investor...