Dunham Appreciation Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Appreciation and Dunham Porategovernment Bond is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Dunham Appreciation 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 Appreciation Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Dunham Appreciation Income and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dunham Appreciation Income and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.89DNAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.72DNCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.92DNDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.94DNEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89DNIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.69DNINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.94DNHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.94DNLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.9DNMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.72DNREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.95DNSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.85DNSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.96DAAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.89DAAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.72DACGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.92DADGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.94DAEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93DAHYX Dunham High YieldPairCorr
  0.88DAIOX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.67DAINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.94DALVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.89DAMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.7DAREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.95DASVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.88DCAVX Dunham Dynamic MacroPairCorr
  0.96DCAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.68DCCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.92DCDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.94DCEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95DCLVX Dunham Large CapPairCorr
  0.88DCMDX Dunham Monthly DistrPairCorr
  0.71DCREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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