Baron Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baron Small Cap and Voya Target Retirement is -0.23 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Baron Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Baron Small Cap and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Baron Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Baron Mutual Fund

  0.96BARUX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.98BDAUX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.76BDFUX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.98BWBTX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.76BFGUX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.84BFIUX Baron Fintech Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.95BFTUX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.71BGLUX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.94BGRUX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.93BHCUX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.94BIOUX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.72VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.77VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.78JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.78JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.78JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.78JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.7JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.66GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.44BEXUX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.64GAAGX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.63GAAKX Gmo Alternative AlloPairCorr
  0.55GPBFX Gmo E PlusPairCorr
  0.54CPRSX Clarion Partners RealPairCorr
  0.53ETSIX Eaton Vance ShortPairCorr
  0.52UIINX Income Fund IncomePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Baron Mutual Fund performing well and Baron Small 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 Small'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.