Dunham Monthly Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Monthly Distr and Gabelli MultiMedia Mutual is 0.08 (i.e., Significant 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 0.36 (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.
  
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Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.87DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  1.0DNMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.85VARAX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.85VARBX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.84VARCX First Trust MergerPairCorr
  0.79HMEZX Highland Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.79HMEAX Highland Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.86NUSAX Nationwide GovernmentPairCorr
  0.9PGHAX Putnam Global HealthPairCorr
  0.93FRBRX Franklin BiotechnologyPairCorr
  0.78ETORX Eaton Vance OregonPairCorr
  0.7GABVX Gabelli ValuePairCorr
  0.91DLTZX Delaware Limited TermPairCorr

Moving against Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.45DNREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.4MOSLX Massmutual SelectPairCorr

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

BWGNXDT
MECDXGGT
RYDVXDMO
JNVSXGGT
JNVSXMECDX
MRLTXRYDVX
  

High negative correlations

JNVSXRYDVX
DMOGGT
MECDXDMO
RYDVXMECDX
RYDVXGGT
ICPAXNXDT

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
GGT  0.86  0.02  0.01  0.09  1.02 
 2.04 
 5.40 
DMO  0.49 (0.06) 0.00 (0.42) 0.00 
 0.90 
 3.80 
BCV  1.02  0.01  0.00  0.07  1.32 
 2.14 
 6.32 
MECDX  0.71  0.10  0.10  0.18  0.67 
 1.16 
 9.75 
NXDT  3.38 (0.06)(0.01) 0.01  3.88 
 9.07 
 19.16 
BWG  0.47 (0.06) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 0.98 
 3.09 
RYDVX  2.09 (0.99) 0.00  1.02  0.00 
 1.38 
 67.05 
ICPAX  0.89 (0.03)(0.02) 0.03  1.26 
 1.43 
 4.82 
JNVSX  0.74  0.11  0.06  3.88  0.63 
 1.38 
 13.17 
MRLTX  0.95 (0.31) 0.00 (0.18) 0.00 
 1.25 
 14.98