Baron Focused Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baron Focused Growth and Baron Focused Growth is -0.05 (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 -0.18 (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

  0.9BREUX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.85BRIFX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.99BSCUX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.95BARUX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.98BDAUX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.98BWBTX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.99BFTUX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.99BGLUX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.96BIGUX Baron Intl GrowthPairCorr
  0.98BIOUX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.96PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.96PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.92PRNHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.92TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.95PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.95PEMGX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.95PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.83FSMMX Fs Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.95BTMPX Ishares Msci EafePairCorr
  0.94BTMKX Blackrock InternationalPairCorr
  0.94MDIIX Blackrock Intern IndexPairCorr
  0.65SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.63SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.66HIPIX The Hartford InflationPairCorr
  0.92ARGFX Ariel Fund InvestorPairCorr
  0.97MCGIX Amg Managers MontagPairCorr
  0.95VWELX Vanguard WellingtonPairCorr
  0.72LTNYX Opnhmr RchstrPairCorr
  0.96VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.46BHCUX Baron Health CarePairCorr

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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.