Baron Asset Correlations

BARIX Fund  USD 95.85  10.52  9.89%   
The current 90-days correlation between Baron Asset Fund and Baron Small Cap is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Baron Asset Fund and DJI is 0.46 (i.e., Very weak 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.
  
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Moving together with Baron Mutual Fund

  1.0BARAX Baron Asset FundPairCorr
  0.87BWBIX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.87BWBFX Baron WealthbuilderPairCorr
  0.95BFGIX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.95BFGFX Baron Focused GrowthPairCorr
  0.67BIOPX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.68BIOIX Baron OpportunityPairCorr
  0.89BPTRX Baron PartnersPairCorr
  0.89BPTIX Baron PartnersPairCorr

Moving against Baron Mutual Fund

  0.32BEXIX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.32BEXFX Baron Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.6BINUX Baron India R6PairCorr
  0.56BINDX Baron India InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.5JGRCX Janus EnterprisePairCorr
  0.32PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.31BIGFX Baron InternationalPairCorr
  0.31BINIX 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.