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<PAGE> UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-05032 NAME OF REGISTRANT: Baron Investment Funds Trust ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 767 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor New York, NY 10153 NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE: Patrick M. Patalino, General Counsel c/o Baron Investment Funds Trust 767 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor New York, NY 10153 REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER: 212-583-2000 DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: 09/30 Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018 <PAGE> ******************************* FORM N-Px REPORT ******************************* ICA File Number: 811-05032 Reporting Period: 07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018 Baron Investments Funds Trust =============================== BARON ASSET FUND =============================== A. O. SMITH CORPORATION Ticker: AOS Security ID: 831865209 Meeting Date: APR 09, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: FEB 20, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director William P. Greubel For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Ilham Kadri For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Idelle K. Wolf For For Management 1.4 Elect Director Gene C. Wulf For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management Executive Officers’ Compensation 3 Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors For For Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEXANDER’S, INC. Ticker: ALX Security ID: 014752109 Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 19, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director David M. Mandelbaum For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Arthur I. Sonnenblick For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Richard R. West For For Management 2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. Ticker: ALGN Security ID: 016255101 Meeting Date: MAY 16, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 21, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1.1 Elect Director Kevin J. Dallas For For Management 1.2 Elect Director Joseph M. Hogan For For Management 1.3 Elect Director Joseph Lacob For For Management 1.4 Elect Director C. Raymond Larkin, Jr. For For Management 1.5 Elect Director George J. Morrow For For Management 1.6 Elect Director Thomas M. Prescott For For Management 1.7 Elect Director Andrea L. Saia For For Management 1.8 Elect Director Greg J. Santora For For Management 1.9 Elect Director Susan E. Siegel For For Management 1.10 Elect Director Warren S. Thaler For For Management 2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For Against Management Executive Officers’ Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANSYS, INC. Ticker: ANSS Security ID: 03662Q105 Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 20, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Guy E. Dubois For For Management 1b Elect Director Alec D. Gallimore For For Management 2 Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as For For Management Auditors 3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers’ Compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. Ticker: ACGL Security ID: G0450A105 Meeting Date: MAY 09, 2018 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: MAR 14, 2018 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1a Elect Director Eric W. Doppstadt For For Management 1b Elect Director Laurie S. Goodman For For Management 1c Elect Director Constantine Iordanou For For Management 1d Elect Director John M. Pasquesi For For Management 2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management Executive Officers’ Compensation 3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management Auditors 4 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management 5 Approve Stock Split For For Management 6a Elect Director Robert Appleby as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6b Elect Director Anthony Asquith as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6c Elect Director Stephen Bashford as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6d Elect Director Dennis R. Brand as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6e Elect Director Ian Britchfield as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6f Elect Director Pierre-Andre Camps as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6g Elect Director Chung Foo Choy as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6h Elect Director Paul Cole as Designated For For Management Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6i Elect Director Graham B.R. Collis as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6j Elect Director Michael Constantinides For For Management as Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6k Elect Director Stephen J. Curley as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6l Elect Director Nick Denniston as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6m Elect Director Christopher A. Edwards For For Management as Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6n Elect Director Seamus Fearon as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6o Elect Director Michael Feetham as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6p Elect Director Beau H. Franklin as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6q Elect Director Giuliano Giovannetti as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6r Elect Director Michael Hammer as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6s Elect Director W. Preston Hutchings as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6t Elect Director Constantine Iordanou as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6u Elect Director Jason Kittinger as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6v Elect Director Gerald Konig as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6w Elect Director Jean-Philippe Latour as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6x Elect Director Lino Leoni as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6y Elect Director Mark D. Lyons as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6z Elect Director Patrick Mailloux as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6aa Elect Director Paul Martin as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ab Elect Director Robert McDowell as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ac Elect Director David H. McElroy as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ad Elect Director Francois Morin as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ae Elect Director David J. Mulholland as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6af Elect Director Mark Nolan as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ag Elect Director Nicolas Papadopoulo as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ah Elect Director Michael Price as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ai Elect Director Elisabeth Quinn as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6aj Elect Director Maamoun Rajeh as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ak Elect Director Andrew T. Rippert as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6al Elect Director Arthur Scace as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6am Elect Director Soren Scheuer as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6an Elect Director Matthew Shulman as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ao Elect Director William A. Soares as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ap Elect Director Patrick Storey as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6aq Elect Director Hugh Sturgess as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6ar Elect Director Ross Totten as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries 6as Elect Director Gerald Wolfe as For For Management Designated Company Director of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION Ticker: TECH Security ID: 09073M104 Meeting Date: OCT 26, 2017 Meeting Type: Annual Record Date: SEP 01, 2017 # Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor 1 Fix Number of Directors at Ten For For Management 2a Elect Director Robert V. Baumgartner For For Management 2b Elect Director Charles A. Dinarello For For Management 2c Elect Director John L. Higgins For For Management 2d Elect Director Karen A. Holbrook For For Management 2e Elect Director Joseph D. Keegan For For Management 2f Elect Director Charles