Dunham Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Small Cap and Dunham Dynamic Macro is -0.04 (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

Average diversification

The correlation between Dunham Small Cap and DJI is 0.15 (i.e., Average 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.75DNDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.71DNHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.72DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.88DNSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.78DADGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.72DAHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.61DAINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.8DALVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.87DCDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.61DCHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr

Moving against Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.34DCAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr

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

DNIOXDNAIX
DNHYXDNDGX
DNINXDNDGX
DNIOXDNCGX
DNIOXDNEMX
DNINXDNAIX
  

High negative correlations

DNFRXDNAVX
DNFRXDNFGX
DNINXDNFGX
DNFGXDNCGX
DNINXDNAVX
DNFRXDNCGX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DNAVX  0.13 (0.02) 0.00  2.36  0.00 
 0.24 
 0.88 
DNAIX  0.03 (0.01)(0.40)(0.50) 0.00 
 0.11 
 0.57 
DNCGX  0.13  0.00 (0.31) 0.03  0.10 
 0.24 
 0.63 
DNDGX  1.06  0.00  0.02  0.06  1.43 
 2.16 
 6.63 
DNEMX  0.81 (0.04)(0.04) 0.01  1.05 
 1.53 
 5.42 
DNFGX  0.91 (0.17) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 1.58 
 5.55 
DNFRX  0.06 (0.01) 0.00 (3.08) 0.00 
 0.12 
 0.71 
DNIOX  0.10 (0.01)(0.38)(0.09) 0.09 
 0.13 
 0.75 
DNINX  0.62  0.01  0.00  0.07  0.81 
 1.13 
 3.42 
DNHYX  0.12 (0.01)(0.27)(0.03) 0.13 
 0.23 
 0.69