Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fd Investor Shs
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management
- Address
- Brown Advisory Incorporated DE United States of America
- IPO Date
- Jun 28, 1999
- CIK
- 0001548609
- Website
- brownadvisory.com
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- Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund Investor Shares (BIASX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in the common stock of small domestic growth companies with market capitalizations generally less than the greater of $6 billion or the upper limit of the Russell 2000 Growth Index at the time of purchase; it may allocate up to 20% of net assets to non-U.S. and emerging market securities, typically via sponsored American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The fund emphasizes companies exhibiting "3G" attributes—durable growth in large addressable markets with market-leading positions and differentiated products, sound governance through aligned management and shareholder-friendly boards, and scalable go-to-market strategies yielding high margins and efficient capital use—while mitigating risk through diversification across sectors, business models, and economic sensitivities; it maintains a concentrated portfolio with low turnover of approximately 28%, total net assets of around $921-$935 million, an adjusted expense ratio of 1.10%-1.12%, and quarterly dividend distributions. Investor shares (BIASX) represent the no-load class with a minimum initial investment of $100, managed by a team led by Christopher Berrier (since 2006) and George Sakellaris (since 2017), within the small growth category. Launched on June 28, 1999, the fund is advised by Brown Advisory LLC (formerly Brown Investment Advisory Incorporated), an independent, privately held investment management firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, with approximately $166 billion in assets under management across 20 global offices including Austin, Boston, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and a new Abu Dhabi location opened in May 2025; the firm serves diverse clients such as individuals, families, endowments, foundations, charities, and institutions through equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative strategies. Recent developments at Brown Advisory include the June 2025 announcement of its acquisition of London-based Marylebone Partners LLP—subject to regulatory approval including FCA clearance in late 2025—to enhance endowment-style offerings for non-U.S. clients with access to hard-to-access funds and co-investments, integrating Marylebone's team managing endowments, trusts, and family offices; the firm also launched its first active ETF in November 2024 with $913 million in seed capital, expanded into Texas and the Middle East with new hires and offices in 2025, appointed Logie Fitzwilliams as co-CEO in January 2025 and Nick Kirrage to lead global equity strategies in October 2025, and modified the fund's market cap range in 2019 to align with prevailing small-cap benchmarks.