Baron Real Estate Fund’s Q2 2024 Investor Letter

Baron Funds, an investment management company, released its “Baron Real Estate Fund” second quarter 2024 investor letter. The fund declined 9.20% (Institutional Shares) in the second quarter compared to a 0.22% decline for the MSCI US REIT Index (the REIT Index) and a 4.03% decline for the MSCI USA IMI Extended Real Estate Index (the MSCI Real Estate Index). Some of the Fund’s top performers from 2023 and the first quarter of 2024 experienced declines, partly due to concerns about slowing growth. This includes the shares of homebuilders, residential building product and services companies, casino and gaming operators, certain REITs, and other real estate-related companies. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2024.

A copy of Baron Real Estate Fund’s Q2 2024 investor letter can be downloaded here.