Dunham Small Correlations

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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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Dunham Small Cap and DJI is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no 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

  0.9DNAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.92DNAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.79DNCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  1.0DNDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DNEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65DNFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.7DNFRX Dunham Floating RatePairCorr
  0.8DNIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.97DNHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.96DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.95DNMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.67DNREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.98DNSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.91DNSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.89DAAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.9DAAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.78DACGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.9DAEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.61DAFRX Dunham Floating RatePairCorr
  0.67DAFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.97DAHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.78DAIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.96DALVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.95DAMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.66DAREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.98DASVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DCAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.83DCAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.73DCCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  1.0DCDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DCEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73DCFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.77DCIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.97DCHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.84DASPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr

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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.