Dunham Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Small Cap and T Rowe Price is 0.02 (i.e., Significant 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Dunham Small Cap and DJI is 0.91 (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.
  
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

  0.93DNAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.93DNAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.79DNCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  1.0DNDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.91DNEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.69DNFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.72DNFRX Dunham Floating RatePairCorr
  0.81DNIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.98DNHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.98DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.94DNMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.67DNREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.98DNSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.94DNSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.91DAAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.93DAAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.77DACGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  1.0DADGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.91DAEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.64DAFRX Dunham Floating RatePairCorr
  0.71DAFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.98DAHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.82DAIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.98DALVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.94DAMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.66DAREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.98DASVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.93DCAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.85DCAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.73DCCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.91DCEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76DCFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.78DCIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.98DCHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.88DASPX 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.