Dunham Floating Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Floating Rate and Dunham High Yield is -0.26 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Dunham Floating 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 Floating Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Dunham Floating Rate and DJI is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dunham Floating Rate and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.72DNAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.63DNAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.61DNEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76DNFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.94DNFRX Dunham Floating RatePairCorr
  0.61DNHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.62DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.72DNSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.68DAAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.72DAAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.61DAEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77DAFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.62DAHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.62DALVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.63DCDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.61DCEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78DCFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.91DCFRX Dunham Floating RatePairCorr
  0.63DCHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.72DASPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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DNEMXDNAIX
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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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