Dunham Small Correlations

DNDGX Fund  USD 22.90  0.26  1.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Small Cap and Dunham Dynamic Macro is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dunham 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.

Dunham Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Dunham Small Cap and DJI is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dunham Small Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dunham Small Cap. 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 census.

Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.63DNCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.65DNEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.68DNINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.62DNHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.75DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.74DNSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.82DNSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.63DACGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  1.0DADGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.65DAEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.68DAINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.75DALVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.83DASPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.73DASVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.64DCCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  1.0DCDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.65DCEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.68DCINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.75DCLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr

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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DNIOXDNCGX
DNINXDNDGX
  

High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dunham Mutual Fund performing well and Dunham 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 Dunham 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DNAVX  0.13 (0.01)(0.38) 0.32  0.15 
 0.24 
 0.80 
DNAIX  0.03  0.00  0.00 (0.24) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.57 
DNCGX  0.15  0.01 (0.30) 0.69  0.02 
 0.32 
 0.88 
DNDGX  1.02  0.03  0.04  0.09  1.36 
 2.16 
 6.63 
DNEMX  0.83  0.07  0.05  0.15  1.00 
 1.53 
 5.45 
DNFGX  0.86 (0.10) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.58 
 5.55 
DNFRX  0.06 (0.01)(0.43)(0.21) 0.07 
 0.12 
 0.71 
DNIOX  0.10  0.00 (0.40) 0.09  0.00 
 0.25 
 0.75 
DNINX  0.61  0.06  0.06  0.15  0.75 
 1.07 
 3.58 
DNHYX  0.12  0.00 (0.28) 0.04  0.07 
 0.23 
 0.69