Baron Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baron Emerging Markets and Fidelity International Growth is 0.21 (i.e., Modest 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Baron Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.07 (i.e., Significant 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

  0.72BRIIX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  1.0BEXIX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.63BGAIX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.61BIGFX Baron InternationalPairCorr
  0.74BINIX Baron InternationalPairCorr
  0.74VEMAX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74VEIEX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74VEMIX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74VEMRX Vanguard Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.5BPTIX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.31BPTRX Baron PartnersPairCorr

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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.