Dunham Monthly Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Monthly Distr and Eaton Vance Diversified is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dunham Monthly 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 Monthly Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Dunham Monthly Distribution and DJI is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dunham Monthly Distribution 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 Monthly Distribution. 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 banks.

Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.62DNCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.7DNIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.7DNINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.74DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.7DAINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.69DCINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  1.0DCMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.92MERIX Merger FundPairCorr
  0.92MERFX Merger FundPairCorr
  0.88VARAX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.89VARBX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.87VARCX First Trust MergerPairCorr
  0.92ARBCX The ArbitragePairCorr
  0.93ARBNX The ArbitragePairCorr
  0.61SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.61SMPIX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr

Moving against Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.4DNREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.34DASVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.32DNFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dunham Mutual Fund performing well and Dunham Monthly 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 Monthly'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.