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BENFX Baron Energy And Resources FD Retail Shs (MM)

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Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings of Registered Management Investment Company (n-q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 
FORM N-Q
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
 
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21296
 
 
BARON SELECT FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
767 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor
New York, NY 10153
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 
Patrick M. Patalino, General Counsel
c/o Baron Select Funds
767 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor
New York, NY 10153
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code): 212-583-2000
 
 
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
 
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2013

          Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (Sections 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

          A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. Section 3507.

           PERSONS WHO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.

SEC 2455 (8-05)



Item 1. Schedule of Investments

Baron Partners Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)



Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (117.78%)                
 
Consumer Discretionary (38.67%)                
    Automotive Retail (4.89%)                
1,200,000   CarMax, Inc. 1   $ 33,790,694     $ 50,040,000  
 
    Broadcasting (3.84%)                
500,000   Discovery Communications, Inc., Cl A 1     10,968,964       39,370,000  
 
    Casinos & Gaming (5.25%)                
988,500   Penn National Gaming, Inc. 1     29,535,349       53,804,055  
                     
                     
   

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (10.56%)

               
2,500,000   Hyatt Hotels Corp., Cl A 1     67,148,542       108,075,000  
 
    Leisure Facilities (6.62%)                
1,086,800   Vail Resorts, Inc.     34,521,172       67,729,376  
 
    Specialty Stores (7.51%)                
1,625,000   Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     24,608,797       76,862,500  
             
Total Consumer Discretionary     200,573,518       395,880,931  
             
                     
Energy (2.97%)                
    Oil & Gas Drilling (2.97%)                
500,000   Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     11,603,764       30,350,000  
             
Financials (27.67%)                
   

Asset Management & Custody Banks (6.08%)

               
1,626,031   The Carlyle Group     35,748,591       49,187,438  
256,681   Oaktree Capital Group, LLC     9,506,193       13,095,864  
             
          45,254,784       62,283,302  
                     
   

Investment Banking & Brokerage (6.05%)

               
3,500,000   The Charles Schwab Corp.     31,903,587       61,915,000  
                     
   

Property & Casualty Insurance (12.97%)

               
2,525,000   Arch Capital Group Ltd. 1,2     34,784,442       132,739,250  
                     
    Specialized Finance (2.57%)                
775,000   MSCI, Inc. 1     16,938,378       26,295,750  
             
Total Financials     128,881,191       283,233,302  
             
Industrials (23.03%)                
    Air Freight & Logistics (2.47%)                
425,000   C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     9,630,255       25,270,500  
                     
    Airlines (1.59%)                
390,000   Ryanair Holdings plc, ADR 1,2     13,574,703       16,294,200  
                     
   

Research & Consulting Services (9.94%)

               
1,650,000   Verisk Analytics, Inc., Cl A 1     45,287,175       101,689,500  
                     
   

Trading Companies & Distributors (9.03%)

               
1,800,000   Fastenal Co.     31,516,561       92,430,000  
             
Total Industrials     100,008,694       235,684,200  
             
Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (continued)                
 
Information Technology (12.58%)                
    Application Software (7.24%)                
800,000   FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   $ 44,212,020     $ 74,080,000  
                     
   

Internet Software & Services (5.34%)

               
500,000   CoStar Group, Inc. 1     19,068,649       54,730,000  
             
Total Information Technology     63,280,669       128,810,000  
             
                     
Utilities (12.86%)                
    Electric Utilities (12.86%)                
1,475,000   ITC Holdings Corp.     46,426,984       131,658,500  
             
Total Common Stocks     550,774,820       1,205,616,933  
             
 
Private Equity Investments (3.36%)
 
Consumer Discretionary (0.61%)                
   

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (0.61%)

               
3,900,000  

Kerzner International Holdings, Ltd., Cl A 1,2,3,4,5

    39,000,000       6,201,000  
             
 
Financials (2.75%)                
   

Asset Management & Custody Banks (2.75%)

               
7,579,130  

Windy City Investments Holdings, L.L.C. 1,3,4,5

    41,134,888       28,194,364  
             
Total Private Equity Investments     80,134,888       34,395,364  
             
Total Investments (121.14%)   $ 630,909,708     $ 1,240,012,297  
               

Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets (-21.14%)

            (216,360,854 )
               
Net Assets           $ 1,023,651,443  
               

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $26.78 per share based on 30,354,791 shares outstanding)

          $ 812,788,075  
               

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $27.05 per share based on 7,795,555 shares outstanding)

          $ 210,863,368  
               
                 
   
%   Represents percentage of net assets.
1   Non-income producing securities.
2   Foreign corporation.
3   At March 31, 2013, the market value of restricted and fair valued securities amounted to $34,395,364 or 3.36% of net assets. None of these securities are deemed liquid. See Note 3 regarding Restricted Securities.
4   The Adviser has reclassified/classified certain securities in or out of this sub-industry. Such reclassifications/classifications are not supported by S&P or MSCI.
5   Level 3 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt.
     
    All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.
     
 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.



Baron Focused Growth Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)

Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (93.99%)
 
Consumer Discretionary (25.05%)
     

Automotive Retail (4.07%)

               
  140,000  

CarMax, Inc. 1

  $ 3,809,189     $ 5,838,000  
 
     

Casinos & Gaming (1.34%)

               
  35,475  

Penn National Gaming, Inc. 1

    1,752,438       1,930,904  
                       
     

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (11.66%)

               
  150,000  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    5,080,138       6,346,500  
  240,000  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Cl A 1

    7,807,007       10,375,200  
                   
            12,887,145       16,721,700  
     

Leisure Facilities (0.93%)

               
  21,500  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    1,312,667       1,339,880  
                       
     

Movies & Entertainment (3.09%)

               
  264,311  

Manchester United plc, Cl A 1,2

    3,932,388       4,427,210  
 
     

Specialty Stores (3.96%)

               
  120,000  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    2,576,869       5,676,000  
                   
Total Consumer Discretionary     26,270,696       35,933,694  
                   
 
Consumer Staples (2.25%)
     

Household Products (2.25%)

               
  50,000  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    1,274,171       3,231,500  
                   
 
Energy (1.69%)
     

Oil & Gas Drilling (1.69%)

               
  40,000  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    1,493,100       2,428,000  
                   
 
Financials (17.03%)
     

Asset Management & Custody Banks (6.02%)

               
  147,384  

The Carlyle Group

    3,307,832       4,458,366  
  100,000  

Eaton Vance Corp.

    2,267,846       4,183,000  
                   
            5,575,678       8,641,366  
     

Property & Casualty Insurance (3.67%)

               
  100,000  

Arch Capital Group Ltd. 1,2

    1,800,056       5,257,000  
 
     

Residential REITs (3.79%)

               
  120,000  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

    4,999,302       5,440,800  
 
      Specialized Finance (3.55%)                
  150,000   MSCI, Inc. 1     4,292,982       5,089,500  
                   
Total Financials     16,668,018       24,428,666  
                   
 
Health Care (4.43%)
     

Health Care Distributors (2.20%)

               
  34,000  

Henry Schein, Inc. 1

    1,353,700       3,146,700  
 
     

Life Sciences Tools & Services (2.23%)

               
  15,000  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. 1

    702,213       3,198,300  
                   
Total Health Care     2,055,913       6,345,000  
                   
Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (continued)
 
Industrials (21.94%)
     

Air Freight & Logistics (1.24%)

               
  30,000  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

  $ 1,092,091     $ 1,783,800  
 
     

Industrial Machinery (5.13%)

               
  158,000  

Colfax Corp. 1

    4,291,986       7,353,320  
 
     

Railroads (6.49%)

               
  99,930  

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Cl A 1

    3,378,911       9,304,482  
                       
     

Research & Consulting Services (5.50%)

               
  128,050  

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Cl A 1

    3,651,694       7,891,722  
                       
     

Trading Companies & Distributors (3.58%)

       
  100,000  

Fastenal Co.

    2,169,716       5,135,000  
                   
Total Industrials     14,584,398       31,468,324  
                   
 
Information Technology (10.98%)
     

Application Software (7.23%)

               
  25,000  

ANSYS, Inc. 1

    548,887       2,035,500  
  90,000  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    7,258,984       8,334,000  
                   
            7,807,871       10,369,500  
     

IT Consulting & Other Services (1.88%)

               
  200,000  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    2,195,503       2,688,000  
 
     

Semiconductor Equipment (1.87%)

               
  27,963  

Cymer, Inc. 1

    1,352,361       2,687,244  
                   
Total Information Technology   11,355,735       15,744,744  
                   
 
Materials (4.71%)
     

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals (0.56%)

               
  214,021  

Agrinos AS (Mexico) 1,2

    1,651,382       806,140  
 
     

Industrial Gases (4.15%)

               
  60,000  

Airgas, Inc.

    3,972,694       5,949,600  
                   
Total Materials     5,624,076       6,755,740  
                   
 
Utilities (5.91%)
     

Electric Utilities (5.91%)

               
  95,000  

ITC Holdings Corp.

    6,531,964       8,479,700  
                   
Total Common Stocks   85,858,071       134,815,368  
                   
               
Principal Amount
 
Short-Term Investments (8.71%)
 
  $   12,498,563  

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/28/2013, 0.01% due 4/1/2013; Proceeds at maturity - $12,498,577; (Fully collateralized by $12,750,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625% due 11/30/2017; Market value - $12,750,000) 3

    12,498,563       12,498,563  
                   

Total Investments (102.70%)

  $ 98,356,634       147,313,931  
                     

Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets (-2.70%)

          (3,872,865 )
                     
Net Assets
        $ 143,441,066  
                     

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $12.49 per share based on 3,093,084 shares outstanding)

        $ 38,617,406  
                     

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $12.60 per share based on 8,320,491 shares outstanding)

        $ 104,823,660  
                     
               

 

% Represents percentage of net assets.
1 Non-income producing securities.
2 Foreign corporation.
3 Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.
 
  All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.
 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.



Baron International Growth Fund
 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)

Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (96.96%)
 
Australia (3.14%)                
95,000  

Brambles Ltd.

  $ 823,818     $ 837,761  
50,000  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    337,354       601,785  
50,000  

Wotif.com Holdings Ltd.

    174,246       257,685  
                 
Total Australia     1,335,418       1,697,231  
                 
                     
Austria (1.31%)                
65,000  

conwert Immobilien Invest SE

    725,106       708,223  
                 
                     
Brazil (5.75%)                
50,340  

Anhanguera Educacional Participações SA

    676,918       812,116  
84,000  

Kroton Educacional SA

    664,515       1,078,708  
40,000  

Qualicorp SA 1

    349,574       402,029  
40,000  

TOTVS SA

    164,560       820,290  
                 
Total Brazil     1,855,567       3,113,143  
                 
                     
Canada (2.17%)                
4,000  

Constellation Software, Inc.

    475,382       492,632  
18,000  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    794,570       679,529  
                 
Total Canada     1,269,952       1,172,161  
                 
                     
China (6.34%)                
50,000  

21Vianet Group, Inc., ADR 1

    564,194       470,000  
2,900,000  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd. 1

    480,010       485,665  
105,000  

NQ Mobile, Inc., ADR 1

    737,107       946,050  
19,000  

Sina Corporation 1

    967,904       923,210  
19,000  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    261,810       604,080  
                 
Total China     3,011,025       3,429,005  
                 
                     
France (6.07%)                
11,700  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    716,402       2,456,616  
14,000  

Ingenico SA

    224,422       829,280  
                 
Total France     940,824       3,285,896  
                 
                     
Germany (8.20%)                
32,000  

Deutsche Post AG

    632,069       737,321  
31,000  

Deutsche Wohnen AG

    457,782       563,476  
70,600  

PATRIZIA Immobilien AG 1

    445,649       656,115  
37,000  

Qiagen N.V. 1

    706,164       779,960  
125,000  

RIB Software AG

    774,392       711,427  
25,000  

Symrise AG

    313,128       990,550  
                 
Total Germany     3,329,184       4,438,849  
                 
Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (continued)
 
Hong Kong (2.30%)                
160,000  

Luk Fook Holdings (International) Ltd.

  $ 558,924     $ 513,234  
275,000  

Wynn Macau Ltd. 1

    361,284       731,557  
                 
Total Hong Kong     920,208       1,244,791  
                 
                     
India (5.20%)                
190,000  

DEN Networks Ltd. 1

    437,693       663,339  
60,000  

Financial Technologies Ltd.

    1,235,093       786,679  
89,067  

Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd. 1

    260,333       440,664  
150,000  

Mytrah Energy Ltd. 1

    274,801       205,126  
33,000  

Sun TV Network Ltd.

    233,709       237,102  
125,000  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    303,172       484,016  
                 
Total India     2,744,801       2,816,926  
                 
                     
Indonesia (2.70%)                
1,300,377  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT

    262,791       378,036  
125,000  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT 1

    260,297       334,448  
1,200,000  

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT 1

    387,393       747,106  
                 
Total Indonesia     910,481       1,459,590  
                 
                     
Ireland (3.01%)                
39,000  

Ryanair Holdings plc, ADR 1

    1,045,243       1,629,420  
                 
                     
Israel (5.43%)                
20,000  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 1

    953,969       939,800  
24,000  

Radware Ltd. 1

    847,372       905,520  
22,000  

SodaStream International Ltd. 1

    738,283       1,092,080  
                 
Total Israel     2,539,624       2,937,400  
                 
                     
Italy (1.26%)                
130,000  

Amplifon SpA

    664,488       679,894  
                 
                     
Japan (15.15%)                
25,000  

Bridgestone Corp.

    480,797       836,565  
23,500  

ENDO Lighting Corp.

    810,104       705,986  
7,000  

FANUC Corp.

    584,266       1,070,059  
150,000  

The Japan Steel Works Ltd.

    1,067,864       790,354  
36,000  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    629,749       905,593  
42,000  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    827,297       1,192,160  
18,000  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    623,311       796,410  
27,500  

Softbank Corp.

    945,833       1,262,017  
43,000  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    720,953       639,507  
                 
Total Japan     6,690,174       8,198,651  
                 
 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
 



Baron International Growth Fund
 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)

Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (continued)
 
Korea, Republic of (2.20%)                
8,000  

Daum Communications Corp.

  $ 685,811     $ 655,761  
18,000  

KT Skylife Co. Ltd.

    546,523       534,694  
                 
Total Korea, Republic of     1,232,334       1,190,455  
                 
                     
Mexico (0.84%)                
120,329  

Agrinos AS 1

    818,714       453,236  
                 
                     
Norway (3.52%)                
30,000  

DNB ASA 4

    473,763       441,515  
109,071  

Opera Software ASA 4

    634,229       699,107  
27,624  

Seadrill Partners, LLC

    607,728       766,566  
                 
Total Norway     1,715,720       1,907,188  
                 
                     
Russian Federation (1.33%)                
310,000  

Exillon Energy plc 1

    782,695       720,675  
                 
                     
Spain (1.97%)                
36,850  

Grifols SA, ADR 1

    392,488       1,069,018  
                 
                     
Sweden (1.00%)                
25,000  

Lundin Petroleum AB 1

    314,942       540,930  
                 
                     
Switzerland (5.47%)                
14,000  

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA

    259,218       1,098,705  
22,067  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    562,219       857,993  
12,000  

Syngenta AG, ADR

    556,426       1,005,000  
                 
Total Switzerland     1,377,863       2,961,698  
                 
                     
United Kingdom (8.60%)                
21,000  

Aggreko plc

    714,330       568,608  
600,000  

Borders & Southern Petroleum plc 1

    390,522       161,821  
100,000  

bwin.party digital entertainment plc

    329,683       218,193  
50,000  

Experian plc

    306,563       866,086  
21,000  

Intertek Group plc

    363,563       1,082,654  
135,000  

Premier Oil plc 1

    660,385       797,324  
37,000  

Standard Chartered PLC

    802,672       957,702  
                 
Total United Kingdom     3,567,718       4,652,388  
                 
                     
United States (4.00%)                
23,000  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    577,978       965,310  
15,000  

Arch Capital Group Ltd. 1

    293,022       788,550  
3,000  

Core Laboratories N.V.

    127,140       413,760  
                 
Total United States     998,140       2,167,620  
                 
Total Common Stocks     39,182,709       52,474,388  
                 
Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Private Equity Investments (0.01%)                
 
Israel (0.01%)                
60,573  

Better Place, Inc., Series C Preferred 1,2,3,5

  $ 275,001     $ 2,423  
                 
Principal Amount                
 
Short Term Investments (2.92%)                
 
$   1,582,327  

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/28/2013, 0.01% due 4/1/2013; Proceeds at maturity - $1,582,328; (Fully collateralized by $1,615,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625% due 11/30/2017; Market value - $1,615,000) 4

    1,582,327       1,582,327  
                 
Total Investments (99.89%)
  $ 41,040,037       54,059,138  
                   
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.11%)
            61,873  
                   
Net Assets
          $ 54,121,011  
                   
Retail Shares (Equivalent to $15.81 per share based on 977,936 shares outstanding)
          $ 15,459,978  
                   
Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $15.89 per share based on 2,432,614 shares outstanding)
          $ 38,661,033  
                   

 

%   Represents percentage of net assets.
1   Non-income producing securities.
2   At March 31, 2013, the market value of restricted and fair valued securities amounted to $2,423 or 0.01% of net assets. This security is not deemed liquid. See Note 3 regarding Restricted Securities.
3   The Adviser has reclassified/classified certain securities in or out of this sub-industry. Such reclassifications/classifications are not supported by S&P or MSCI.
4   Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.
5   Level 3 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt.
     
    All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

 
Summary of Investments by Sector   Percentage  
as of March 31, 2013   of Net Assets  
 
Information Technology   20.7 %
Consumer Discretionary   19.9  
Industrials   15.3  
Financial   12.6  
Health Care   11.7  
Energy   7.6  
Materials   4.5  
Telecommunication Services   4.3  
Utilities   0.4  
Cash and Cash Equivalents*   3.0  
 
    100.0 %
 

 

*Includes short term investments.
 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.
 



Baron Real Estate Fund
 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)

Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (95.93%)
 
Consumer Discretionary (31.93%)                
   

Casinos & Gaming (10.00%)

               
207,160  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

  $ 10,497,906     $ 11,673,466  
49,350  

Penn National Gaming, Inc. 1

    2,012,350       2,686,121  
681,794  

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 1

    10,554,945       9,967,828  
118,250  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    13,942,085       14,800,170  
                 
          37,007,286       39,127,585  
                     
   

Home Improvement Retail (3.40%)

               
350,500  

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

    12,954,244       13,290,960  
                     
   

Homebuilding (4.50%)

               
197,100  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. 1,2

    3,815,383       4,797,414  
966,300  

Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA (Brazil) 2

    4,425,396       4,686,250  
52,300  

Toll Brothers, Inc. 1

    1,804,367       1,790,752  
313,772  

TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. 1

    5,956,298       6,322,506  
                 
          16,001,444       17,596,922  
                     
   

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (14.03%)

               
398,400  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Cl A 1

    16,042,827       17,222,832  
121,252  

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. 1

    4,905,001       5,202,923  
126,868  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. 1,2

    2,410,492       3,761,636  
298,850  

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

    17,896,617       19,045,711  
149,500  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    8,049,775       9,639,760  
                 
          49,304,712       54,872,862  
                 
Total Consumer Discretionary     115,267,686       124,888,329  
                 
                     
Energy (3.46%)                
   

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation (3.46%)

               
149,250  

Golar LNG Partners L.P. 2

    4,547,329       4,925,250  
105,473  

Rose Rock Midstream L.P.

    3,111,214       4,182,005  
107,250  

Susser Petroleum Partners LP

    2,746,282       3,485,625  
14,020  

Targa Resources Corp.

    456,513       952,799  
                 
Total Energy     10,861,338       13,545,679  
                 
Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (continued)
 
Financials (30.22%)                
   

Diversified Real Estate Activities (2.52%)

               
270,500  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Cl A 2

  $ 9,756,510     $ 9,870,545  
                     
   

Diversified REITs (1.94%)

               
33,436  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    750,140       1,070,286  
78,000  

Vornado Realty Trust

    6,443,447       6,523,920  
                 
          7,193,587       7,594,206  
                     
   

Office REITs (3.75%)

               
2,200  

Alexander’s, Inc. 3

    826,544       725,318  
209,222  

CyrusOne, Inc.

    4,249,562       4,778,630  
213,286  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

    4,992,271       5,317,220  
44,600  

SL Green Realty Corp.

    3,568,287       3,840,506  
                 
          13,636,664       14,661,674  
                     
   

Real Estate Development (2.54%)

               
453,500  

Forestar Group, Inc. 1

    9,938,828       9,913,510  
                     
   

Real Estate Services (8.03%)

               
499,200  

CBRE Group, Inc., Cl A 1

    10,802,239       12,604,800  
109,500  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

    10,059,064       10,885,395  
509,400  

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

    7,744,038       7,900,794  
                 
          28,605,341       31,390,989  
                     
   

Residential REITs (1.54%)

               
74,334  

American Campus Communities, Inc.

    3,279,761       3,370,303  
253,488  

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

    2,678,028       2,669,229  
                 
          5,957,789       6,039,532  
                     
   

Specialized REITs (9.90%)

               
45,750  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 3

    3,267,956       3,247,335  
51,196  

American Tower Corp.

    3,782,172       3,937,996  
649,600  

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

    7,614,511       8,029,056  
78,689  

CubeSmart

    984,558       1,243,286  
241,400  

LaSalle Hotel Properties

    6,241,715       6,126,732  
704,050  

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 1

    5,107,164       5,878,818  
834,550  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. 1

    9,534,567       10,273,311  
                 
          36,532,643       38,736,534  
                 
Total Financials     111,621,362       118,206,990  
                 
 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.



Baron Real Estate Fund
 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)

Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (continued)
 
Health Care (10.44%)                
   

Health Care Facilities (10.44%)

               
484,300  

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. 1

  $ 11,493,108     $ 13,502,284  
572,100  

Capital Senior Living Corp. 1

    9,740,506       15,120,603  
439,200  

Emeritus Corp. 1

    11,265,254       12,205,368  
                 
Total Health Care     32,498,868       40,828,255  
                 
                     
Industrials (5.06%)                
   

Building Products (2.40%)

               
965,999  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. 1

    5,341,752       5,660,754  
94,100  

Owens Corning 1

    3,266,676       3,710,363  
                 
          8,608,428       9,371,117  
   

Industrial Machinery (2.45%)

               
118,500  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    8,869,038       9,594,945  
                     
   

Office Services & Supplies (0.21%)

               
43,800  

Interface, Inc.

    547,462       841,836  
                 
Total Industrials     18,024,928       19,807,898  
                 
                     
Information Technology (2.81%)                
   

Application Software (1.72%)

               
324,219  

RealPage, Inc. 1

    7,070,407       6,714,576  
                     
   

IT Consulting & Other Services (1.09%)

               
19,765  

Equinix, Inc. 1,3

    2,995,399       4,275,367  
                 
Total Information Technology     10,065,806       10,989,943  
                 
                     
Materials (3.68%)                
   

Construction Materials (2.91%)

               
430,683  

CaesarStone Sdot-Yam Ltd. 1,2

    7,882,581       11,370,031  
                     
   

Forest Products (0.77%)

               
88,722  

Boise Cascade Co. 1

    1,863,162       3,011,225  
                 
Total Materials     9,745,743       14,381,256  
                 
                     
Telecommunication Services (4.79%)                
   

Wireless Telecommunication Services (4.79%)

               
3,595,015  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT (Indonesia) 1,2

    9,111,298       9,618,769  
126,600  

SBA Communications Corp., Cl A 1

    8,318,537       9,117,732  
                 
Total Telecommunication Services     17,429,835       18,736,501  
                 
Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (continued)
 
Utilities (3.54%)                
   

Electric Utilities (3.54%)

               
200,800  

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. 2

  $ 7,367,008     $ 7,642,448  
69,380  

ITC Holdings Corp.

    5,985,562       6,192,859  
                 
Total Utilities     13,352,570       13,835,307  
                 
Total Common Stocks     338,868,136       375,220,158  
                 
                     
Principal Amount                
 
Short Term Investments (8.05%)                
 
$ 31,478,119  

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/28/2013, 0.01% due 4/1/2013; Proceeds at maturity - $31,478,154; (Fully collateralized by $31,910,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.75% due 10/31/2017; Market value - $32,109,438) 4

    31,478,119       31,478,119  
                 
Total Investments (103.98%)   $ 370,346,255       406,698,277  
                   

Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets (-3.98%)

            (15,577,467 )
                   

Net Assets

          $ 391,120,810  
                   

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $19.83 per share based on 14,592,511 shares outstanding)

          $ 289,349,685  
                   

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $19.98 per share based on 5,093,649 shares outstanding)

          $ 101,771,125  
                   

   
%   Represents percentage of net assets.
1   Non-income producing securities.
2   Foreign corporation.
3   The Adviser has reclassified/classified certain securities in or out of this sub-industry. Such reclassifications/classifications are not supported by S&P or MSCI.
4   Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.
     
    All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.
 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.



Baron Emerging Markets Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)

Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (88.92%)
 
Brazil (14.52%)                
19,000  

Anhanguera Educacional Participações SA

  $ 346,275     $ 306,520  
50,000   BM&FBOVESPA SA     336,784       337,498  
10,000  

Cetip SA - Mercados Organizados

    146,937       118,768  
9,000  

Estácio Participações SA

    166,929       195,521  
50,000  

Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA

    214,964       242,484  
38,000   Kroton Educacional SA     374,308       487,987  
20,000   Linx SA 1     293,188       314,240  
7,500   M. Dias Branco SA     225,356       295,992  
14,000   Qualicorp SA 1     120,532       140,710  
14,000   TOTVS SA     285,367       287,101  
6,500   Valid Soluções SA     104,605       125,449  
                 
Total Brazil     2,615,245       2,852,270  
                 
                     
Canada (0.61%)                
17,000   Africa Oil Corp. 1     78,658       120,156  
                 
                     
Chile (2.53%)                
722,211   CFR Pharmaceuticals SA     166,461       186,105  
2,615  

CFR Pharmaceuticals SA 144A, ADR 2

    47,627       67,389  
4,400  

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile SA, ADR

    247,304       243,980  
                 
Total Chile     461,392       497,474  
                 
                     
China (12.54%)                
18,000   21Vianet Group, Inc., ADR 1     197,619       169,200  
65,000  

Biostime International Holdings Ltd.

    255,979       338,709  
175,000  

Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.

    192,446       165,474  
55,000  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd.

    147,097       186,698  
15,000  

Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. 1

    154,869       182,850  
1,325,000  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd. 1

    334,276       221,899  
42,000   NQ Mobile, Inc., ADR 1     289,434       378,420  
7,000   Sina Corporation 1     376,392       340,130  
8,000   SouFun Holdings Ltd., ADR     216,401       209,680  
8,500   Tencent Holdings Ltd.     256,775       270,246  
                 
Total China       2,421,288       2,463,306  
                 
                     
Hong Kong (3.19%)                
80,000  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    277,928       256,617  
75,000  

Melco International Development Ltd.

    101,366       130,047  
90,000   Wynn Macau Ltd. 1     238,740       239,419  
                 
Total Hong Kong     618,034       626,083  
                 
Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (continued)
 
India (15.13%)                
55,000   Amara Raja Batteries Ltd.   $ 203,612     $ 277,833  
5,000   Blue Dart Express Ltd.     186,582       216,969  
200,000   Delta Corp. Ltd.     254,569       151,242  
109,866   DEN Networks Ltd. 1     334,316       383,571  
150,000   Dish TV India Ltd. 1     186,632       185,188  
35,000  

Financial Technologies Ltd.

    665,814       458,896  
30,800   Hathway Cable and Datacom Ltd. 1     90,025       152,385  
25,000   Lupin Ltd.     253,964       289,121  
25,000   Mytrah Energy Ltd. 1     46,915       34,188  
6,500   Shriram City Union Finance Ltd.     137,947       129,163  
15,000   Sun TV Network Ltd.     106,231       107,774  
17,000  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    226,639       217,559  
95,000  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    313,885       367,852  
                 
Total India     3,007,131       2,971,741  
                 
                     
Indonesia (10.91%)                
450,000  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT

    326,092       405,197  
3,600,000  

Clipan Finance Indonesia Tbk PT

    196,861       166,710  
2,000,000  

Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT

    205,653       281,965  
1,100,000  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT

    225,827       319,784  
1,000,000  

MNC Sky Vision Tbk PT 1

    215,274       226,396  
149,785  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT 1

    258,497       400,762  
550,000  

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT 1

    202,663       342,423  
                 
Total Indonesia     1,630,867       2,143,237  
                 
                     
Korea, Republic of (5.03%)                
3,400   Daum Communications Corp.     308,350       278,699  
7,000   KIA Motors Corp.     348,098       352,957  
12,000   KT Skylife Co. Ltd.     361,067       356,462  
                 
Total Korea, Republic of     1,017,515       988,118  
                 
                     
Mexico (3.17%)                
40,941   Agrinos AS 1     260,224       154,210  
2,000  

Fomento Económico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V., ADR

    164,795       227,000  
60,000  

Grupo México S.A.B. de C.V., Series B

    228,926       241,623  
                 
Total Mexico     653,945       622,833  
                 
 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.



Baron Emerging Markets Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)

Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (Continued)
 
Norway (1.22%)                
37,462   Opera Software ASA 2   $ 240,233     $ 240,118  
                 
                     
Philippines (5.47%)                
300,000   Ayala Land, Inc. 2     147,648       240,879  
120,000   Cebu Air, Inc.     207,590       199,951  
2,000,000  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp. 2

    185,566       272,482  
130,000   Universal Robina Corp.     192,699       359,961  
                 
Total Philippines     733,503       1,073,273  
                 
                     
Russian Federation (3.19%)                
140,000   Exillon Energy plc 1     354,142       325,466  
13,000   Yandex NV 1     283,820       300,560  
                 
Total Russian Federation     637,962       626,026  
                 
                     
Singapore (0.75%)                
70,000  

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

    144,536       147,862  
                 
                     
South Africa (1.01%)                
9,500   Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.     130,753       197,319  
                 
                     
Taiwan, Province of China (5.18%)                
18,000  

Ginko International Co., Ltd.

    224,107       296,765  
30,000   HIWIN Technologies Corp.     243,604       220,717  
21,000   MediaTek Inc.     232,252       238,776  
60,000  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    246,878       261,851  
                 
Total Taiwan, Province of China     946,841       1,018,109  
                 
                     
Thailand (3.76%)                
35,000  

Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd., NVDR

    227,104       265,324  
325,000  

L.P.N. Development PCL, Cl F

    160,724       280,220  
275,000  

Major Cineplex Group Public Co. Ltd.

    185,525       192,505  
                 
Total Thailand     573,353       738,049  
                 
 
United Arab Emirates (0.71%)                
900,000   SHUAA Capital psc 1     206,396       139,423  
                 
Total Common Stocks     16,117,652       17,465,397  
                 
 
 
Warrants (0.01%)                
 
Indonesia (0.01%)                
210,000  

Clipan Finance Indonesia Tbk PT Exp 10/7/2014 1

    0       1,491  
                 
Principal Amount   Cost     Value  
 
Short Term Investments (10.84%)                
 
$   2,129,015  

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/28/2013, 0.01% due 4/1/2013; Proceeds at maturity - $2,129,017; (Fully collateralized by $2,170,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625% due 9/30/2017; Market value - $2,172,940) 2

  $ 2,129,015     $ 2,129,015  
                 

Total Investments (99.77%)

  $ 18,246,667       19,595,903  
                 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.23%)

            44,558  
                 

Net Assets

          $ 19,640,461  
                 

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $10.29 per share based on 382,250 shares outstanding)

          $ 3,932,676  
                 

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $10.29 per share based on 1,527,226 shares outstanding)

          $ 15,707,785  
                 

   
%   Represents percentage of net assets.
1   Non-income producing securities.
2   Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt.
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipt.
144A   Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, unless otherwise noted. At March 31, 2013, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $67,389 or 0.34% of net assets.
     
    All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.

 
Summary of Investments by Sector   Percentage  
as of March 31, 2013   of Net Assets  
 
Consumer Discretionary   24.7 %
Information Technology   21.1  
Financials   15.0  
Health Care   7.1  
Consumer Staples   6.2  
Industrials   5.3  
Telecommunication Services   3.8  
Materials   3.2  
Energy   2.3  
Utilities   0.2  
Cash and Cash Equivalents*   11.1  
 
    100.0 %
 

 

*Includes short term investments.
 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.



Baron Energy and Resources Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)

Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (96.09%)
 
Energy (80.03%)                
    Oil & Gas Drilling (6.22%)                
1,175   Ensco plc, Cl A 2   $ 63,395     $ 70,500  
1,441   Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     82,241       87,469  
3,267   Seadrill Partners, LLC 2     74,857       90,659  
                 
          220,493       248,628  
                     
   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (26.96%)

               
4,553   C&J Energy Services, Inc. 1     92,517       104,264  
1,076   CARBO Ceramics, Inc.     114,167       97,991  
522   Core Laboratories N.V. 2     59,130       71,994  
4,791   Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. 1     102,255       137,789  
2,975   Halliburton Co.     102,646       120,220  
6,975   Key Energy Services, Inc. 1     57,708       56,358  
1,664   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     126,939       117,728  
1,463   Oil States International, Inc. 1     111,794       119,337  
2,510   RigNet, Inc. 1     42,548       62,600  
2,582   Subsea 7 SA (Norway) 1,2,3     52,974       60,681  
4,930   Superior Energy Services, Inc. 1     125,805       128,032  
                 
          988,483       1,076,994  
                     
   

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (22.45%)

               
5,229   Africa Oil Corp. (Canada) 1,2     15,131       36,958  
750   Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     58,507       65,588  
2,195   Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. 1     67,738       84,881  
29,288  

Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (United Kingdom) 1,2

    24,438       7,899  
1,256   Concho Resources, Inc. 1     116,450       122,372  
10,788  

Exillon Energy plc (Russian Federation) 1,2

    43,434       25,079  
19,652   Halcon Resources Corp. 1     147,646       153,089  
8,196   Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. 1,2     76,629       74,502  
1,993   Lundin Petroleum AB (Sweden) 1,2     46,595       43,123  
2,018   Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 1     61,882       76,825  
2,465   SM Energy Co.     155,463       145,977  
1,626   Southwestern Energy Co. 1     52,558       60,585  
                 
          866,471       896,878  
                     
   

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (2.85%)

               
391   Marathon Petroleum Corp.     33,658       35,034  
665   PBF Energy, Inc.     27,319       24,718  
928   Tesoro Corp.     53,428       54,334  
                 
          114,405       114,086  
                     
   

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation (21.55%)

               
2,057   Golar LNG Ltd. 2     85,558       76,027  
1,272   Golar LNG Partners L.P. 2     35,947       41,976  
3,742   MPLX LP     91,875       140,138  
2,751   Rose Rock Midstream L.P.     64,352       109,077  
4,152   Susser Petroleum Partners LP     97,093       134,940  
1,686   Targa Resources Corp.     72,641       114,581  
2,483   Tesoro Logistics LP     93,680       134,007  
2,089   Western Gas Equity Partners LP     53,301       71,486  
654   Western Gas Partners LP     28,263       38,854  
                 
          622,710       861,086  
                 
Total Energy     2,812,562       3,197,672  
                 
Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (continued)
 
Industrials (8.98%)                
   

Construction & Engineering (2.26%)

               
4,091   Primoris Services Corp.   $ 81,660     $ 90,452  
                     
   

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks (1.18%)

               
794   Joy Global, Inc.     60,427       47,259  
                     
   

Electrical Components & Equipment (0.85%)

               
842   Polypore International, Inc. 1     32,578       33,832  
                     
    Industrial Machinery (2.36%)                
1,176   Chart Industries, Inc. 1     71,106       94,092  
                     
   

Trading Companies & Distributors (2.33%)

               
2,826   MRC Global, Inc. 1     64,896       93,060  
                 
Total Industrials     310,667       358,695  
                 
 
Materials (7.08%)                
   

Diversified Metals & Mining (2.59%)

               
1,012  

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    39,517       33,497  
1,812   Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.     25,065       25,223  
2,751   SunCoke Energy, Inc. 1     45,639       44,924  
                 
          110,221       103,644  
   

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals (0.96%)

               
10,176   Agrinos AS (Mexico) 1,2     58,502       38,329  
                     
    Forest Products (1.10%)                
1,297   Boise Cascade Co. 1     27,392       44,020  
 
    Gold (0.80%)                
3,370   Sandstorm Gold Ltd. 1,2     40,156       31,847  
 
    Specialty Chemicals (0.43%)                
229   Cytec Industries, Inc.     13,701       16,964  
 
    Steel (1.20%)                
2,300   SunCoke Energy Partners LP 1     44,317       48,070  
                 
Total Materials     294,289       282,874  
                 
Total Common Stocks     3,417,518       3,839,241  
                 
 
Principal Amount                
 
Short Term Investments (3.13%)                
 
$124,934  

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/28/2013, 0.01% due 4/1/2013; Proceeds at maturity - $124,934; (Fully collateralized by $130,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625% due 11/30/2017; Market value - $130,000) 3

    124,934       124,934  
                 
Total Investments (99.22%)   $ 3,542,452       3,964,175  
               

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.78%)

            31,269  
               
Net Assets           $ 3,995,444  
               

Retail Shares (Equivalent to $10.56 per share based on 231,510 shares outstanding)

          $ 2,444,439  
               

Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $10.59 per share based on 146,492 shares outstanding)

          $ 1,551,005  
               

   
%   Represents percentage of net assets.
1   Non-income producing securities.
2   Foreign corporation.
3   Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.
     
    All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.
 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments.



Baron Global Advantage Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
MARCH 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)



Shares       Cost     Value  
 
Common Stocks (99.19%)                
 
Brazil (6.72%)                
14,925   BM&FBOVESPA SA   $ 82,055     $ 100,743  
6,011  

Cetip SA - Mercados Organizados

    77,560       71,391  
1,320   M. Dias Branco SA     37,607       52,095  
                 
Total Brazil     197,222       224,229  
                 
                     
Canada (3.09%)                
2,824  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Cl A

    96,385       103,048  
                 
                     
China (3.82%)                
520   Baidu, Inc., ADR 1     64,751       45,604  
3,236  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, ADR

    73,889       58,248  
1,405   Youku Tudou, Inc. 1     33,525       23,562  
                 
Total China     172,165       127,414  
                 
                     
Denmark (1.37%)                
1,895   DSV A/S 3     43,064       45,859  
                 
                     
Germany (2.78%)                
1,058   BASF SE     83,704       92,656  
                 
                     
Hong Kong (4.03%)                
975   Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.     49,872       63,473  
26,622   Wynn Macau Ltd. 1     78,458       70,820  
                 
Total Hong Kong     128,330       134,293  
                 
                     
Indonesia (8.31%)                
389,586   Global Mediacom Tbk PT     84,061       93,212  
177,358   MNC Sky Vision Tbk PT 1     39,149       40,153  
23,747   Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT 1     52,097       63,537  
128,836   Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT 1     43,064       80,212  
                 
Total Indonesia     218,371       277,114  
                 
                     
Ireland (0.90%)                
15,085   Velti plc 1,2     95,413       29,868  
                 
                     
Israel (1.92%)                
1,361  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 1

    61,645       63,953  
                 
                     
Mexico (0.30%)                
2,682   Agrinos AS 1     20,694       10,102  
                 
                     
Netherlands (1.77%)                
878   ASML Holding N.V.     55,019       59,053  
                 
 
Norway (1.73%)                
2,083   Seadrill Partners, LLC     45,826       57,803  
                 
                     
United Kingdom (4.76%)                
6,069   ARM Holdings plc     48,217       84,930  
1,436   Intertek Group plc     59,577       74,033  
                 
Total United Kingdom     107,794       158,963  
                 
Shares         Cost       Value  
 
Common Stocks (continued)                
 
United States (57.69%)                
2,083   Acxiom Corp. 1   $ 40,652     $ 42,493  
474   Amazon.com, Inc. 1     107,779       126,316  
258   Apple, Inc.     146,462       114,199  
2,578   CyrusOne, Inc.     48,982       58,882  
451   Equinix, Inc. 1     73,330       97,556  
2,984   Facebook, Inc., Cl A 1     90,841       76,331  
2,354   Golar LNG Ltd.     83,449       87,004  
209   Google, Inc., Cl A 1     133,136       165,952  
5,580   Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Cl A 1     136,086       136,431  
1,727   HomeAway, Inc. 1     44,967       56,128  
2,117   ICICI Bank Limited, ADR     69,519       90,819  
1,773   Illumina, Inc. 1     77,685       95,742  
145   MasterCard, Inc., Cl A     64,694       78,464  
566   Monsanto Co.     43,298       59,787  
2,044   MPLX LP     51,531       76,548  
141   priceline.com, Inc. 1     99,522       96,998  
1,684   Susser Petroleum Partners LP     37,993       54,730  
1,521   Tesoro Logistics LP     68,289       82,088  
1,996   TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. 1     36,532       40,219  
769   Verisk Analytics, Inc., Cl A 1     37,775       47,393  
473   Visa, Inc., Cl A     57,581       80,334  
2,537   Xoom Corp. 1     40,592       57,945  
1,422   YUM! Brands, Inc.     99,510       102,299  
                 
Total United States     1,690,205       1,924,658  
                 
Total Investments (99.19%)   $ 3,015,837       3,309,013  
                   

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.81%)

            27,090  
                   
Net Assets           $ 3,336,103  
                   
Retail Shares (Equivalent to $10.62 per share based on 146,122 shares outstanding)           $ 1,551,279  
                   
Institutional Shares (Equivalent to $10.64 per share based on 167,782 shares outstanding)           $ 1,784,824  
                   

   
%   Represents percentage of net assets.
1   Non-income producing securities.
2   The value on loan at March 31, 2013 amounted to $29,700 which represents 0.89% of net assets. See Note 2c regarding Securities Lending.
3   Level 2 security. See Note 4 regarding Fair Value Measurements.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt.
     
    All securities are Level 1, unless otherwise noted.


 
Summary of Investments by Sector   Percentage  
as of March 31, 2013   of Net Assets  
 
Information Technology     30.6 %
Consumer Discretionary     20.5  
Financials     16.8  
Energy     10.7  
Industrials     6.9  
Materials     4.9  
Telecommunication Services     4.3  
Health Care     2.9  
Consumer Staples     1.6  
Cash and Cash Equivalents     0.8  
 
      100.0 %
 
 




See Notes to Schedules of Investments.




 Baron Select Funds Trust March 31, 2013

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. ORGANIZATION

Baron Select Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company established as a Delaware statutory trust on April 30, 2003. The Trust currently offers seven series (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”): Baron Partners Fund, Baron Focused Growth Fund, Baron Real Estate Fund and Baron Energy and Resources Fund, which are non-diversified; and Baron International Growth Fund, Baron Emerging Markets Fund, and Baron Global Advantage Fund, which are diversified. The Funds’ investment goal is to seek capital appreciation. Baron Partners Fund may employ “leverage” by borrowing money and using it for the purchase of additional securities. Borrowing for investment increases both investment opportunity and investment risk. Baron International Growth Fund, Baron Emerging Markets Fund and Baron Global Advantage Fund invest their assets primarily in non-U.S. companies. Baron Real Estate Fund invests its assets primarily in U.S. and non-U.S. real estate and real estate-related companies. Baron Energy and Resources Fund invests its assets primarily in common stock of U.S. and non-U.S. energy and resources companies and related companies and energy and resources master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) of any market capitalization.

Each Fund offers two classes of shares, Retail Shares and Institutional Shares, which differ only in their ongoing fees, expenses and eligibility requirements. Retail Shares are offered to all investors. Institutional Shares are for investments in the amount of $1 million or more per Fund. Institutional Shares are intended for certain financial intermediaries that offer shares of Baron Funds through fee based platforms, retirement platforms or other platforms. Each class of shares has equal rights to earnings and assets, except that each class bears different expenses for distribution and shareholder servicing. Each Fund’s investment income, realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments and foreign currency, and expenses other than those attributable to a specific class are allocated to each class based on its relative net assets. Each class of shares has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect just that class.

Baron Partners Fund was organized originally as a limited partnership in January 1992, under the laws of the State of Delaware. Effective as of the close of business on April 30, 2003, the predecessor partnership was reorganized into a Delaware statutory trust. Baron Partners Fund commenced operations on April 30, 2003 with a contribution of assets and liabilities, including securities-in-kind from the predecessor partnership.

Baron Focused Growth Fund was organized originally as a limited partnership in May 1996, under the laws of the State of Delaware. Effective as of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the predecessor partnership was reorganized into a series of the Trust. Baron Focused Growth Fund commenced operations on June 30, 2008 with a contribution of assets and liabilities, including securities-in-kind from the predecessor partnership.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

a) Security Valuation. The Funds’ share prices or net asset values are calculated as of the close of the regular trading session (usually 4 p.m. E.T.) on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on any day on which the NYSE is open. Portfolio securities traded on any national stock exchange are valued based on the last sale price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the Funds use the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Where market quotations are not readily available, or, if in BAMCO, Inc.’s (the “Adviser”) judgment, they do not accurately reflect the fair value of a security, or an event occurs after the market close but before the Funds are priced that materially affects the value of a security, the securities will be valued by the Adviser using policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Adviser has a Fair Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) comprised of senior executives and the Committee reports to the Board every quarter. Factors the Committee considers when valuing a security include whether a current price is stale, there is recent news, the security is thinly traded, transactions are infrequent or quotations are genuine. There can be no guarantee, however, that a fair valuation used by the Funds on any given day will more accurately reflect the market value of an investment than the closing price of such investment in its market. Debt instruments having a remaining maturity greater than 60 days will be valued on the basis of prices obtained from a pricing service approved by the Board or at the mean of the bid and ask prices from the dealer maintaining an active market in that security. Money market instruments held by the Funds with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.




 Baron Select Funds Trust March 31, 2013

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

Non-U.S. equity securities are valued on the basis of their most recent closing market prices and translated into U.S. dollars at 4 p.m. E.T., except under the circumstances described below. Most foreign markets close before 4 p.m. E.T. For securities primarily traded in the Far East, for example, the most recent closing prices may be as much as fifteen hours old at 4 p.m. E.T. If the Adviser determines that developments between the close of the foreign markets and 4 p.m. E.T. will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of the Funds’ non-U.S. securities, the Adviser will adjust the previous closing prices to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of 4 p.m. E.T. In deciding whether to make these adjustments, the Adviser reviews a variety of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent non-U.S. securities and baskets of non-U.S. securities. The Adviser may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Funds are open. The Adviser uses an outside pricing service which utilizes a systematic methodology to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices. The Adviser cannot predict how often it will use closing prices or how often it will adjust those prices. As a means of evaluating its fair value process, the Adviser routinely compares closing market prices, the next day’s opening prices in the same markets, and adjusted prices. Other mutual funds may adjust the prices of their securities by different amounts.

b) Foreign Currency Translations. Values of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the price of such currencies at the time the net asset value is determined. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend income are converted at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions include gain (loss) arising from the fluctuation in the exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on security transactions and currency gain (loss) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends and foreign withholding taxes. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments and foreign currency transactions. The Funds may invest in foreign securities and foreign currency transactions that may involve risks not associated with domestic investments as a result of the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability, among others.

c) Securities Lending. The Funds may lend securities to certain brokers. Upon such loans, the Funds receive collateral which is maintained by the custodian. The Funds earn interest on such collateral and earn income in the form of negotiated lenders’ fees. Securities loaned are required to be secured at all times by collateral equal to at least 102% of the market value of the securities loaned. Risks may arise upon entering into securities lending to the extent that the value of the collateral is less than the value of the securities loaned due to the changes in the value of collateral or the loaned securities. The Funds may receive collateral in the form of cash or other eligible securities, such as a letter of credit issued by a U.S. bank or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Securities purchased with cash collateral are subject to the risks inherent in investing in these securities.

At March 31, 2013, Baron Global Advantage Fund had securities on loan with a value of $29,700 and held $30,000 of cash as collateral for this loan.

d) Short Sales. The Funds may sell securities short. When the Funds sell short, the Funds record a liability for securities sold short and record an asset equal to the proceeds received. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the market value of the securities sold short. The Funds may incur dividend expense if a security that has been sold short declares a dividend. The Funds are exposed to market risk based on the amount, if any, that the market value of the securities sold short exceeds the proceeds received. The Funds are required to maintain collateral in a segregated account for the outstanding short sales. Short sales involve elements of market risks and exposure to loss in excess of the amount recognized in the Schedules of Investments. The Funds’ risk of loss in these types of short sales is unlimited because there is no limit to the cost of replacing the borrowed security. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Funds did not engage in short selling.

e) Repurchase Agreements. The Funds may invest in repurchase agreements, which are short-term investments whereby the Funds acquire ownership of a debt security and the seller agrees to repurchase the security at a future date at a specified price. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Funds’ policy that their custodian or a third party custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which, at all times, equals at least 102% of the principal amount of the repurchase transaction. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the market value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited.




 Baron Select Funds Trust March 31, 2013

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

f) Fund Concentration. Certain of the Funds hold relatively concentrated portfolios that may contain fewer securities or industries than the portfolios of other mutual funds. Holding a relatively concentrated portfolio may increase the risk that the value of a Fund could decrease because of the poor performance of one or a few investments. Additionally, these Funds may encounter some difficulty in liquidating securities of concentrated positions.

3. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

At March 31, 2013, investments in securities included securities that are restricted and/or illiquid. Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, may have contractual restrictions on resale and are valued pursuant to the policies and procedures for fair value pricing approved by the Board. A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market or if its valuation has not changed for a certain period of time. The Funds may receive more or less than this valuation in an actual sale and that difference could be material. At March 31, 2013, the Funds held investments in restricted and/or illiquid securities that were valued pursuant to policies and procedures for fair value pricing as follows:

      Baron Partners Fund
Name of Issuer     Acquisition Date(s)       Value
Private Equity Investments            

Kerzner International Holdings Ltd., Cl A

  9/27/2006     $ 6,201,000

Windy City Investments Holdings, L.L.C.

  11/13/2007-1/27/2011       28,194,364
Total Restricted Securities:         $ 34,395,364
(Cost $80,134,888) (3.36% of Net Assets)            
               
      Baron International Growth Fund
Name of Issuer     Acquisition Date       Value
Private Equity Investments            

Better Place, Inc., Series C Preferred

  12/1/2011     $ 2,423

(Cost $275,001) (0.01% of Net Assets)

           


† See Schedules of Investments for cost of individual securities.

4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined by GAAP as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. GAAP provides a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Funds’ own assumptions based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.



 Baron Select Funds Trust March 31, 2013

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

 
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
 
 
Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);
 
 
Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable, such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, non-U.S. securities, whose markets close hours before the Funds value their holdings may require revised valuations due to significant movement in the U.S. markets. Since these values are not obtained from quoted prices in an active market such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The Funds have procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available or which may not be reliably priced. Under these procedures, the Funds primarily employ a market-based approach, which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. The Funds may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2013 in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

      Baron Partners Fund
              Other                
      Quoted Prices in     Significant     Significant        
      Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable        
      Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
Description     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total
Common Stocks   $ 1,205,616,933     $     $     $ 1,205,616,933
Private Equity Investments                 34,395,364       34,395,364
Total Investments   $ 1,205,616,933     $     $ 34,395,364     $ 1,240,012,297

Transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3, if any, are recognized at ending value on March 31, 2013. There have been no transfers in and out of Level 1, 2 or 3 fair value measurements for the Fund for the three month period ended March 31, 2013.

      Baron Focused Growth Fund
              Other                
      Quoted Prices in     Significant     Significant        
      Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable        
      Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
Description     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total
Common Stocks   $ 134,815,368     $     $     $ 134,815,368
Short Term Investments           12,498,563             12,498,563
Total Investments   $ 134,815,368     $ 12,498,563     $     $ 147,313,931

Transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3, if any, are recognized at ending value on March 31, 2013. There have been no transfers in and out of Level 1, 2 or 3 fair value measurements for the Fund for the three month period ended March 31, 2013.


See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.



 Baron Select Funds Trust March 31, 2013

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

      Baron International Growth Fund
              Other                
      Quoted Prices in     Significant     Significant        
      Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable        
      Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
Description     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total
Common Stocks   $ 51,333,766     $ 1,140,622     $     $ 52,474,388
Private Equity Investments                 2,423       2,423
Short Term Investments           1,582,327             1,582,327
Total Investments   $ 51,333,766     $ 2,722,949     $ 2,423     $ 54,059,138

The fair value of Level 2 investments at December 31, 2012 was $31,732,361. $28,699,174 was transferred out of Level 2 into Level 1 at March 31, 2013 as a result of no longer adjusting closing prices for certain securities (as described in Note 2a), due to significant market movements between the time at which the Fund valued its securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the end of the period.

      Baron Real Estate Fund
              Other                
      Quoted Prices in     Significant     Significant        
      Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable        
      Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
Description     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total
Common Stocks   $ 375,220,158     $     $     $ 375,220,158
Short Term Investments           31,478,119             31,478,119
Total Investments   $ 375,220,158     $ 31,478,119     $     $ 406,698,277

Transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3, if any, are recognized at ending value on March 31, 2013. There have been no transfers in and out of Level 1, 2 or 3 fair value measurements for the Fund for the three month period ended March 31, 2013.

      Baron Emerging Markets Fund
              Other                
      Quoted Prices in     Significant     Significant        
      Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable        
      Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
Description     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total
Common Stocks   $ 16,644,529     $ 820,868     $     $ 17,465,397
Warrants     1,491                   1,491
Short Term Investments           2,129,015             2,129,015
Total Investments   $ 16,646,020     $ 2,949,883     $     $ 19,595,903

The fair value of Level 2 investments at December 31, 2012 was $4,441,324. $6,531,394 was transferred out of Level 2 into Level 1 at March 31, 2013 as a result of no longer adjusting closing prices for certain securities (as described in Note 2a), due to significant market movements between the time at which the Fund valued its securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the end of the period.

      Baron Energy and Resources Fund
              Other                
      Quoted Prices in     Significant     Significant        
      Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable        
      Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
Description     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total
Common Stocks   $ 3,778,560     $ 60,681     $     $ 3,839,241
Short Term Investments           124,934             124,934
Total Investments   $ 3,778,560     $ 185,615     $     $ 3,964,175

The fair value of Level 2 investments at December 31, 2012 was $303,006. $68,202 was transferred out of Level 2 into Level 1 at March 31, 2013 as a result of no longer adjusting closing prices for certain securities (as described in Note 2a), due to significant market movements between the time at which the Fund valued its securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the end of the period.


See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.



 Baron Select Funds Trust March 31, 2013

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

      Baron Global Advantage Fund
              Other                
      Quoted Prices in     Significant     Significant        
      Active Markets for     Observable     Unobservable        
      Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
Description     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total
Common Stocks   $ 3,263,154     $ 45,859     $     $ 3,309,013
Total Investments   $ 3,263,154     $ 45,859     $     $ 3,309,013

The fair value of Level 2 investments at December 31, 2012 was $654,163. $618,389 was transferred out of Level 2 into Level 1 at March 31, 2013 as a result of no longer adjusting closing prices for certain securities (as described in Note 2a), due to significant market movements between the time at which the Fund valued its securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets. It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the end of the period.


See Schedules of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

    Baron Partners Fund
     
                                                                    Change in Net  
                                                                    Unrealized  
                      Net Change in                                             Appreciation  
    Balance as of     Accrued           Unrealized                     Transfers       Transfers               (Depreciation) from  
    December 31,     Premiums/     Net Realized     Appreciation                     Into       Out of       Balance as of       Investments still held  

Investments in Securities

  2012     Discounts     Gain (Loss)     (Depreciation)     Purchases       Sales       Level 3       Level 3       March 31, 2013       at March 31, 2013  
Private Equity Investments
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 5,265,000     $     $     $ 936,000     $       $       $       $       $ 6,201,000       $ 936,000  
Financials
    23,646,886                   4,547,478                                       28,194,364         4,547,478  
Total   $ 28,911,886     $     $     $ 5,483,478     $       $       $       $       $ 34,395,364       $ 5,483,478  

    Baron International Growth Fund
     
                                                                    Change in Net  
                                                                    Unrealized  
                      Net Change in                                             Appreciation  
    Balance as of     Accrued           Unrealized                     Transfers       Transfers               (Depreciation) from  
    December 31,     Premiums/     Net Realized     Appreciation                     Into       Out of       Balance as of       Investments still held  

Investments in Securities

  2012     Discounts     Gain (Loss)     (Depreciation)     Purchases       Sales       Level 3       Level 3       March 31, 2013       at March 31, 2013  
Private Equity Investments                                                                                          
Utilities
  $ 2,423     $     $     $     $       $       $       $       $ 2,423       $  
Total   $ 2,423     $     $     $     $       $       $       $       $ 2,423       $  



 Baron Select Funds Trust March 31, 2013

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

Significant unobservable valuation inputs developed by the Adviser for significant (greater than 1% of net assets) Level 3 investments as of March 31, 2013 were as follows:

Baron Partners Fund
Sector Company Fair Value as of March 31, 2013 Valuation Technique Unobservable Input Weighted
Average used
on March 31, 2013
Range used on
March 31, 2013
Private Equity
Investments:
Financials
Windy City
Investments
Holdings, L.L.C.
$28,194,364 Combination of
Market Comparables
and Option Pricing
methods
Estimated volatility of the
returns of the enterprise
value 1
6.34% 6.34%
Discount for lack of marketability 4.58% 4.58%
EV/Run Rate EBITDA Multiple 2 9.67x 7.2x to 11.0x
Adjustment to the EBITDA Multiple
due to leverage 2
10.6% 10.6%
Change in the composite equity index
of comparable companies
0.86% -1.54% to 1.38%

1  

The volatility was derived using the historical returns of the publicly traded debt of Nuveen Investments, Inc. and the historical returns of the equity of comparable public companies.

2  

The multiple was derived as a simple average of the multiples of comparable companies. The derived EBITDA multiple was increased by 10.6% to 9.67x. This increase adjusts for leverage, as Nuveen Investments, Inc. is more levered than its comparable companies.

A significant change in the EV/EBITDA multiple ratio may result in a directionally similar significant change in the fair value measurement, while a significant change in the discount for lack of marketability and equity index of comparable companies may not result in a materially higher or lower fair value measurement.

5. COST OF INVESTMENTS FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES

As of March 31, 2013, the components of net assets on a tax basis were substantially as follows:

            Baron     Baron             Baron     Baron     Baron  
    Baron     Focused     International     Baron     Emerging     Energy and     Global  
    Partners     Growth     Growth     Real Estate     Markets     Resources     Advantage  
    Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund  
Cost of investments   $ 630,909,708     $ 98,356,634     $ 41,040,037     $ 370,346,255     $ 18,246,667     $ 3,542,452     $ 3,015,837  
Unrealized appreciation   $ 654,842,113     $ 49,802,539     $ 15,654,016     $ 37,579,533     $ 2,291,540     $ 565,680     $ 477,167  
Unrealized depreciation     (45,739,524 )     (845,242 )     (2,634,915 )     (1,227,511 )     (942,304 )     (143,957 )     (183,991 )
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 609,102,589     $ 48,957,297     $ 13,019,101     $ 36,352,022     $ 1,349,236     $ 421,723     $ 293,176  

For additional information regarding the Funds' other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Funds' most recent Annual or Semi-Annual shareholder report filed on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website, www.sec.gov.



Item 2.       Controls and Procedures.
     
(a)   The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
     
(b)   There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
     
Item 3.       Exhibits
     
1.     The certifications of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act are exhibits to this report.
     



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

  Baron Select Funds
     
  By:            /s/    RONALD BARON           
     
    Ronald Baron
     
    Chief Executive Officer
     
  Date: May 21, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

  By:            /s/    RONALD BARON           
     
    Ronald Baron
     
    Chief Executive Officer
     
     
  By:               /s/    PEGGY WONG               
     
    Peggy Wong
     
    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
     
  Date May 21, 2013

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