Baron Wealthbuilder Correlations

BWBFX Fund  USD 21.22  0.09  0.43%   
The current 90-days correlation between Baron Wealthbuilder and Baron Discovery Fund is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Baron Wealthbuilder 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 Wealthbuilder Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Baron Wealthbuilder Fund and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Baron Wealthbuilder Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Baron Mutual Fund

  0.9BREIX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.9BREFX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.92BRIIX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.97BSCFX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.97BARAX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.97BSFIX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.97BARIX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.96BTEEX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.96BTECX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.96BTEUX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.91BDAIX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.91BDAFX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.97BDFIX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.97BDFFX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  1.0BWBIX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.98BFGIX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.98BFGFX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.96BFINX Baron FintechPairCorr
  0.96BFIIX Baron FintechPairCorr
  0.96BFTHX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.96BFTIX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.96BGAIX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.96BGAFX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.85BGRIX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.85BGRFX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.97BIOPX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.97BIOIX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.91BPTRX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.91BPTIX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.93CGRGX American Funds GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.65PFHCX Pacific Funds SmallPairCorr
  0.47BHCHX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.47BHCFX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.39NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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