Baron Focused Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baron Focused Growth and Baron Focused Growth is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Baron Focused is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Baron Focused Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Baron Focused Growth and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Baron Focused Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Baron Focused Growth. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in employment.

Moving together with Baron Mutual Fund

  0.84BDAUX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.86BDFUX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.97BWBTX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.78BFIUX Baron FintechPairCorr
  0.94BFTUX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.97BGLUX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.92BIOUX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.96BPTUX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.62PRNHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.82VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.86VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.82VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.82VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.86VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.87VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.82VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.79AOUIX Angel Oak UltrashortPairCorr
  0.82FADTX Fidelity Advisor TecPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.78BEXUX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76BHCUX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.62BIGUX Baron Intl GrowthPairCorr
  0.74VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.73VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Baron Mutual Fund performing well and Baron Focused Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Baron Focused's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.