Dunham Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Small Cap and Neiman Large Cap is -0.13 (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 0.77 (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.
  
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 rate.

Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.86DNAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.89DNCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.9DNEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77DNFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.77DNIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.87DNINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.72DNHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.88DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.77DNMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.78DNSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.93DNSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.85DAAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.89DACGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  1.0DADGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.84DAEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65DAFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.74DAHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.72DAIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.82DAINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.88DALVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.75DAMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.86DASPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.69DASVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.74DCAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.88DCCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  1.0DCDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.9DCEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76DCFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.78DCIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.87DCINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.73DCHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.57TTEEX T Rowe PricePairCorr

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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.