Dunham Appreciation Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Dunham Appreciation and United Kingdom Small is 0.19 (i.e., Average 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 good diversification

The correlation between Dunham Appreciation Income and DJI is -0.31 (i.e., Very good 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.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dunham Appreciation Income. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.97DNAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.69DNCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.62DNEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91DNINX Dunham InternationalPairCorr
  0.98DAAIX Dunham AppreciationPairCorr
  0.69DACGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.7DAEMX Dunham Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91DAINX Dunham International Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.85DCCGX Dunham PorategovernmentPairCorr
  0.61DCEMX Dunham Emerging Markets Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.91DCINX Dunham International Potential GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Dunham Mutual Fund

  0.84DADGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.83DNSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.81DAFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.79DNFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.74DNDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.66DNSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.66DAREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.66DASPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.6DNREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.84DCDGX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.79DCFGX Dunham Focused LargePairCorr
  0.75DCSVX Dunham Small CapPairCorr
  0.67DCSPX Dunham Enhanced MarketPairCorr
  0.54DCREX Dunham Real EstatePairCorr
  0.48TCTGX Transamerica CleartrackPairCorr
  0.47TDKTX Cleartrack 2015 ClassPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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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.