# Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund — new fund registration

Barings Funds Trust registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2020-02-19. Featured series: Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: Barings Funds Trust
- CIK: 0001577579
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2020-02-19
- State of incorporation: MA
- Accession: 0001104659-20-022864
- Reported net assets: $1.2B

## Series & classes (4)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000049912) | Class A Shares | — | — |
| [Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000049912) | Class C Shares | — | — |
| [Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000049912) | Class Y Shares | — | — |
| [Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000049912) | Class I Shares | — | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.25%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.90%
- Management fee: 0.35%
- Net expense ratio: 0.65%
- Other expenses: 0.30%

## Investment objective

Barings Active Short Duration Bond Fund (Active Short Duration Bond Fund or the Fund) seeks to achieve a high total rate of return primarily from current income while minimizing fluctuations in capital values by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of short-term investment grade fixed income securities.

## Advisers

- [Barings LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/106006)

## Other filings by this registrant (6)

- [485APOS — 2019-08-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001144204-19-042084)
- [485APOS — 2018-04-13 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001144204-18-020511)
- [485APOS — 2015-04-15 (24 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-15-131167)
- [N-1A/A — 2013-08-21](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-13-342282)
- [N-1A/A — 2013-07-09](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-13-286067)
- [N-1A — 2013-05-24 (8 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-13-235494)

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