Baron Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Baron Small Cap and Goldman Sachs Real is 0.24 (i.e., Modest 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 0.88 (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

  0.91BREUX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.88BRIUX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.88BRIFX Baron Real EstatePairCorr
  0.97BARUX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.93BDAUX Baron Durable AdvantagePairCorr
  0.95BDFUX Baron DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.97BWBTX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.92BFGUX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.93BFIUX Baron FintechPairCorr
  0.92BFTUX Baron Fifth AvenuePairCorr
  0.93BGLUX Baron Global AdvantagePairCorr
  0.91BGRUX Baron GrowthPairCorr
  0.93BIOUX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.8BPTUX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.96VSGAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VSGIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96VISGX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97VEXPX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.97VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.96JGMIX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.96JGMRX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.96JGMAX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.96JGMCX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.96JGMNX Janus TritonPairCorr
  0.88LSHUX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.88LSHEX Kinetics Spin OffPairCorr
  0.88LSHCX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr
  0.87WWNPX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.87KNPCX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.84OSPPX Oppenheimer Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.84SPMPX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.88LSHAX Horizon Spin Off Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.84SPMJX Invesco Steelpath MlpPairCorr
  0.87KNPYX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.98TAAIX Thrivent AggressivePairCorr
  0.89AMECX Income FundPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.35BHCUX Baron Health CarePairCorr

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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.
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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.