Baron Asset Correlations

BARIX Fund  USD 94.43  0.10  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Baron Asset Fund and John Hancock Disciplined is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Baron Asset 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 Asset Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Baron Asset Fund and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Baron Asset Fund 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 Asset Fund. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Baron Mutual Fund

  0.89BREIX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.87BREFX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.97BSCFX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.97BSFIX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.89BTEEX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.89BTECX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.89BTEUX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.95BDAIX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.95BDAFX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.94BDFIX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.86BDFFX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.95BWBIX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.95BWBFX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.88BFGIX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.94BFGFX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.91BFIIX Baron FintechPairCorr
  0.92BFTHX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.92BFTIX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.84BGAIX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.82BGAFX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.96BGRIX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.96BGRFX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.89BHCHX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.69BIOPX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.85BIOIX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.78BPTRX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.78BPTIX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.95PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.77RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.75PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.44BEXIX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.43BEXFX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Baron Mutual Fund performing well and Baron Asset 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 Asset'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.