Baron Emerging Correlations

BEXFX Fund  USD 15.68  0.12  0.76%   
The current 90-days correlation between Baron Emerging Markets and Fidelity International Growth is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Baron Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Baron Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.36 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Baron Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets. 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

  1.0BEXIX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76BIGFX Baron InternationalPairCorr
  0.76BINIX Baron InternationalPairCorr
  0.98VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.52BWBIX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.52BWBFX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.52BFGFX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.51BFGIX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.49BSCFX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.49BSFIX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.47BTEEX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.47BTEUX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.47BFTHX Baron Fifth Avenue Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.47BFTIX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.45BDAIX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.45BDAFX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.44BTECX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.41BGRIX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.34BDFFX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.33BARAX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.33BARIX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.33BDFIX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.68BPTRX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.68BPTIX Baron Partners Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.51BINUX Baron India R6PairCorr
  0.51BINRX Baron India RetailPairCorr
  0.5BINDX Baron India InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.47WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.45BIOPX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.45BIOIX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.42WHIYX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.4BGRFX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.38BHCHX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.38BHCFX Baron Health CarePairCorr

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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.
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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 Emerging 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 Emerging'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.