Baron Durable Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baron Durable Advantage and Baron Discovery Fund is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Baron Durable 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 Durable Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Baron Durable Advantage and DJI is -0.18 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Baron Durable Advantage 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 Durable Advantage. 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 census.

Moving together with Baron Mutual Fund

  0.81BREIX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.81BREFX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.79BARAX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.94BSFIX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.81BARIX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.87BTEEX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.92BTEUX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  1.0BDAIX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.87BDFIX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.93BDFFX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.98BWBIX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.98BWBFX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.97BFGIX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.81BFINX Baron FintechPairCorr
  0.98BFTIX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.82BGAFX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.82BGRIX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.81BGRFX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.86BHCHX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.91BHCFX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.87BIOIX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.79BPTRX Baron Partners Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.79BPTIX Baron Partners Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.92FAFGX American FundsPairCorr
  0.92FFAFX American FundsPairCorr
  0.91GFACX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.89GFAFX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.89AGTHX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.8CGFCX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.92CGFAX Growth FundPairCorr
  0.92CGFEX Growth FundPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.38BEXIX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.6VSGDX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.52HRBDX Harbor Bond FundPairCorr
  0.47ARBOX Absolute ConvertiblePairCorr
  0.43RMDUX American Funds MultiPairCorr

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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 Durable 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 Durable'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.