Baron Focused Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baron Focused Growth and Baron Focused Growth is -0.07 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between Baron Focused Growth and DJI is -0.14 (i.e., Good 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

  0.68BREUX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.93BDAUX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.81BDFUX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.89BWBTX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.79BFIUX Baron FintechPairCorr
  0.92BFTUX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.85BGLUX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.75BHCUX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.9BIOUX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.86BPTUX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.68PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.8PRNHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.69TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.32BEXUX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.63AMIPX Amana ParticipationPairCorr
  0.43QUSOX Pear Tree PolarisPairCorr
  0.4QMNIX Aqr Equity MarketPairCorr
  0.35QFVIX Pear Tree PolarisPairCorr
  0.34HYSZX Prudential Short DurationPairCorr

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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.