# Brown Advisory Total Return Fund — new fund registration

Brown Advisory Funds registered 3 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2014-08-15. Featured series: Brown Advisory Total Return Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: Brown Advisory Funds
- CIK: 0001548609
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2014-08-15
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0000894189-14-003845
- Reported net assets: $399.5M

## Series & classes (12)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brown Advisory Tactical Bond Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000038488) | Investor Shares | — | — |
| [Brown Advisory Tactical Bond Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000038488) | Institutional Shares | — | — |
| [Brown Advisory Tactical Bond Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000038488) | Advisor Shares | BATBX | — |
| [Brown Advisory Total Return Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000047213) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes |
| [Brown Advisory Total Return Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000047213) | Investor Shares | — | Yes |
| [Brown Advisory Total Return Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000047213) | Advisor Shares | — | Yes |
| [Brown Advisory Multi-Strategy Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000047214) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes |
| [Brown Advisory Multi-Strategy Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000047214) | Investor Shares | — | Yes |
| [Brown Advisory Multi-Strategy Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000047214) | Advisor Shares | — | Yes |
| [Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000047215) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes |
| [Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000047215) | Investor Shares | — | Yes |
| [Brown Advisory Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000047215) | Advisor Shares | — | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.42%
- Management fee: 0.30%
- Net expense ratio: 0.53%
- Other expenses: 0.12%

## Investment objective

The Brown Advisory Total Return Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide a competitive total return consistent with preservation of principal.

## Advisers

- [Brown Advisory LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/110181)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [NT-NCSR — 2025-09-08](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-25-006834)
- [485APOS — 2024-07-15 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-24-004074)
- [485APOS — 2022-11-17 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-22-008394)
- [485APOS — 2021-12-03 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-21-008470)
- [485APOS — 2021-06-15 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-21-003684)
- [485APOS — 2019-09-18 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-19-006288)
- [485APOS — 2018-07-25 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-18-003904)
- [485APOS — 2017-11-30 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-17-006346)
- [485APOS — 2017-06-15 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-17-003134)
- [485APOS — 2017-05-22 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-17-002715)
- [485APOS — 2017-03-02](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-17-001219)
- [485APOS — 2015-08-14 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-15-004001)

## More

- [Registrant profile: Brown Advisory Funds](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1548609)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000894189-14-003845.md)
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