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Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins Overview

Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins (BAILX) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Growth fund. Brown Advisory launched the fund in 2022.

The investment seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in international equities. Under normal circumstances, the fund aims to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities that satisfy the fund’s sustainable investment criteria. It also will, under normal market conditions: invest at least 40% of its assets outside the United States, or if market conditions are not favorable, at least 30% of its assets outside the United States, and hold securities of issuers located in at least three countries.

About Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins (BAILX)

There are 1 members of the management team with an average tenure of 4.45 years: Priyanka Agnihotri (2022). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins has 40 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 41.1% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins has 98.4% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.0%. There is 98.4% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins has 1.6% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $27 million in total assets, which is below the $1 billion average for the Foreign Large Growth category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

BAILX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Foreign Large Growth category. Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins has an expense ratio of 0.86%, which is 17% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins has a portfolio turnover rate of 47%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 51% for the Foreign Large Growth category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins returned 2.4%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Foreign Large Growth category had an average return of -2.7%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins has a trailing yield of 0.94%, which is below the 0.95% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Brown Advisory Sustainable Intl Ldrs Ins Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned -0.7%, 7.2 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of F. The fund has returned 4.0% over the past year (grade of F) and 4.5% over the past three years (grade of F).

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