Dunham Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Small Cap and Dunham Dynamic Macro is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak 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 0.77 (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.
  
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Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.67DNAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.75DNAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.76DNCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.81DNEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73DNFRX Dunham Floating RatePairCorr
  0.65DNIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.79DNINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.83DNHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.89DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.61DNMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.92DNSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.85DNSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.75DAAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.66DAAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.76DACGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  1.0DADGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.81DAEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.67DAFRX Dunham Floating RatePairCorr
  0.82DAHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.79DAINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.86DALVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.61DAMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.85DASPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.89DASVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.64DCAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.73DCAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.76DCCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  1.0DCDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.81DCEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.68DCFRX Dunham Floating RatePairCorr
  0.61DCIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.79DCINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.84DCHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr

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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.