Baron Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baron Small Cap and Wells Fargo Advantage is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Baron Small Cap and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very 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

  0.89BREIX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.89BREFX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.96BARAX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  1.0BSFIX Baron Small CapPairCorr
  0.96BARIX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.69BDAIX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.68BDAFX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.61BDFIX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.61BDFFX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.96BWBIX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.96BWBFX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.64BEXIX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.64BEXFX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.79BFGIX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.78BFGFX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.73BFTHX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.75BGAIX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.75BGAFX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.97BGRIX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.97BGRFX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.7BIGFX Baron InternationalPairCorr
  0.7BINIX Baron InternationalPairCorr
  0.8BPTRX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.8BPTIX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.84VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.43BTEEX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.42BTECX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.42BTEUX Baron Select FundsPairCorr
  0.76BINRX Baron India RetailPairCorr
  0.75BINDX Baron India InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.75BINUX Baron India R6PairCorr
  0.56XNXJX Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.41XDSMX Dreyfus StrategicPairCorr
  0.39NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr

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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.