Baron Funds released its “Baron Focused Growth Fund” third-quarter 2025 investor letter, reporting a 4.83% gain for the Fund but underperforming the Benchmark’s 10.73% rise. Concerns over economic growth and competitive pressures affected the Fund’s Consumer Discretionary stocks. Download the letter for the top five holdings.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) saw a one-month return of -10.03% and a 36.67% loss over 52 weeks. On November 4, 2025, its stock closed at $91.50 per share with a market cap of $4.23 billion. The company operates as a hotel franchisor based in North Bethesda, Maryland.

Baron Focused Growth Fund’s third-quarter 2025 investor letter discussed Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH), noting a 15.6% share decline affecting performance. Management’s strategy to reduce exposure to revenue-per-available-room fluctuations and expand fee income aims to drive growth and capture synergies from acquisitions.

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In another article, Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) and the Baron Focused Growth Fund’s views were covered in the previous quarter. For more investor letters from hedge funds and leading investors, visit the hedge fund investor letters Q3 2025 page. Explore the best and worst Dow stocks and unstoppable stocks for potential investment opportunities.

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