Baron Growth Correlations

BGRFX Fund  USD 84.83  0.05  0.06%   
The current 90-days correlation between Baron Growth and Baron Asset Fund is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Baron Growth 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 Growth Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Baron Growth Fund and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Baron Growth 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 Growth 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 census.

Moving together with Baron Mutual Fund

  0.74BREIX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.74BREFX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.94BSCFX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.98BARAX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.93BSFIX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.98BARIX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.67BTEEX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.67BTECX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.67BTEUX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.72BDAIX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.73BDAFX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.63BDFIX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.63BDFFX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.77BWBIX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.77BWBFX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.75BFGIX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.75BFGFX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.63BFINX Baron FintechPairCorr
  0.63BFIIX Baron FintechPairCorr
  0.7BFTHX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.7BFTIX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  1.0BGRIX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.65BHCHX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.65BHCFX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.78BIOPX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.77BIOIX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.73BPTRX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.73BPTIX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.79PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.31BEXIX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.31BEXFX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.41TREMX T Rowe PricePairCorr

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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 Growth 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 Growth'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.