Dunham Appreciation Correlations

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The correlation of Dunham Appreciation 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 Appreciation Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dunham Appreciation Income and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dunham Appreciation Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.89DNAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.72DNCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.91DNDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DNEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89DNIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.7DNINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.92DNHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.95DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.89DNMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.72DNREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.95DNSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.87DNSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.97DAAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.89DAAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.73DACGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.91DADGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DAEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93DAHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.89DAIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.69DAINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.95DALVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.89DAMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.72DAREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.95DASVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DCAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.94DCAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.71DCCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.93DCDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.95DCEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87DCIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.93DCHYX 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 Appreciation 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 Appreciation'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.