Baron Asset Correlations

BARIX Fund  USD 96.83  1.41  1.44%   
The current 90-days correlation between Baron Asset Fund and Baron Small Cap is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Baron Asset 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 Asset Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Baron Asset Fund and DJI is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Baron Asset 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 Asset 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Baron Mutual Fund

  0.66BREIX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.66BREFX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.77BSCFX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.85BARAX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.87BFINX Baron FintechPairCorr
  0.84BGRFX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.85PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.85PEMGX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.79PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.65BHCFX Baron Health Care Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.62BFTIX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.62BHCHX Baron Health Care Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.61BFTHX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.58BEXIX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.58BEXFX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.43BDAIX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.41BDAFX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.31BIGFX Baron InternationalPairCorr
  0.71SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.7RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.69SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.69RGNCX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.69PQTNX Pimco Trends ManagedPairCorr
  0.66RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.56TRUZX T Rowe Price Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.55PRJIX T Rowe Price Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.55PRNHX T Rowe Price Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.54BPTRX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.54BPTIX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.53BIOPX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.32BINIX Baron InternationalPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Asset 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 Asset'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.