Baron Focused Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baron Focused Growth and Baron Focused Growth is 1.0 (i.e., No risk reduction). 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Baron Focused Growth and DJI is 0.18 (i.e., Average 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

  0.72BDFUX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.92BWBTX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.88BFTUX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.96BGLUX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.79BIOUX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.95BPTUX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.83TSDCX Touchstone Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.88CSQIX Credit Suisse MultiaPairCorr
  0.91HGOAX Hartford GrowthPairCorr
  0.91DFFLX Doubleline FlexiblePairCorr
  0.64TINRX Tiaa Cref EquityPairCorr
  0.66SJCRX Steward Large CapPairCorr
  0.73VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.68BEXUX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.56BHCUX Baron Health CarePairCorr
  0.53RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.51BARUX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.51PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.41BSCUX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.76PFHCX Pacific Funds SmallPairCorr
  0.56NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.49TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.49RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr

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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.