Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund (DAFGX)
The fund invests primarily in domestic and foreign growth-oriented, large capitalization or "large cap" equity securities of companies traded on U.S. stock exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. It normally invests at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus borrowing for investment purposes) in the common stock of large cap companies. The managers define large capitalization companies as those companies whose market capitalizations are equal to or greater than the smallest company in the Russell 1000 Index during the most recent 12-month period. It is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US2654585700
265458570
Dec 8, 2011
$5,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
DAFGX has a high expense ratio of 1.37%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund (DAFGX) returned 0.56% year-to-date (YTD) and 11.83% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DAFGX delivered an annualized return of 13.79%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
DAFGX
0.56%
10.16%
-0.56%
11.83%
20.36%
11.99%
13.79%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DAFGX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.40% | -4.42% | -10.08% | 3.98% | 9.89% | 0.56% | |||||||
| 2024 | 5.87% | 6.99% | 1.13% | -6.54% | 3.24% | 7.14% | -4.18% | 3.21% | 1.36% | 0.72% | 7.74% | -1.75% | 26.56% |
| 2023 | 12.70% | -1.34% | 9.37% | 1.52% | 6.31% | 7.08% | 2.27% | -1.80% | -6.98% | -1.87% | 14.37% | 5.06% | 54.81% |
| 2022 | -11.19% | -5.47% | 1.63% | -16.01% | -4.36% | -9.09% | 12.27% | -6.72% | -11.56% | 8.24% | 6.82% | -8.51% | -38.96% |
| 2021 | -3.04% | 1.30% | -1.00% | 7.79% | -3.08% | 8.19% | 3.49% | 3.56% | -5.74% | 5.30% | -1.78% | -1.58% | 13.01% |
| 2020 | 5.43% | -4.17% | -12.06% | 16.86% | 11.04% | 4.92% | 6.54% | 10.88% | -4.33% | -4.03% | 9.99% | 3.54% | 49.42% |
| 2019 | 11.19% | 4.70% | 2.92% | 5.19% | -5.89% | 6.83% | 0.78% | -2.95% | -1.90% | 1.93% | 8.10% | 0.89% | 35.17% |
| 2018 | 11.05% | -0.66% | -1.67% | 1.89% | 6.90% | 0.36% | 2.00% | 8.66% | 1.12% | -12.44% | 3.03% | -8.42% | 9.81% |
| 2017 | 5.79% | 3.98% | 0.78% | 3.08% | 3.45% | -0.44% | 2.51% | 0.98% | -0.05% | 3.02% | 1.15% | -0.62% | 26.10% |
| 2016 | -8.86% | -4.33% | 5.29% | 0.46% | 2.17% | -3.03% | 7.18% | -0.62% | 1.19% | -3.02% | -1.21% | -2.12% | -7.65% |
| 2015 | 0.81% | 8.23% | -1.48% | -0.44% | 0.13% | 1.32% | 5.09% | -6.97% | -2.67% | 9.66% | -0.24% | -1.17% | 11.70% |
| 2014 | -1.24% | 6.61% | -7.12% | -6.26% | 2.77% | 2.55% | 0.36% | 5.24% | -2.56% | 3.04% | 1.48% | -1.98% | 1.92% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of DAFGX is 37, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund (DAFGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund provided a 13.97% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $5.50 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $5.50 | $5.50 | $0.84 | $0.00 | $3.28 | $0.85 | $0.83 | $1.70 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.10 |
Dividend yield | 13.97% | 14.05% | 2.40% | 0.00% | 8.61% | 2.31% | 3.33% | 8.90% | 0.95% | 0.00% | 0.58% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.50 | $5.50 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.84 | $0.84 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.28 | $3.28 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.85 | $0.85 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.83 | $0.83 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.70 | $1.70 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.18 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund was 47.69%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 345 trading sessions.
The current Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 5.36%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -47.69% | Nov 17, 2021 | 229 | Oct 14, 2022 | 345 | Mar 1, 2024 | 574 |
| -32.48% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 47 | May 29, 2020 | 70 |
| -25.95% | Dec 9, 2024 | 82 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -24.44% | Jul 21, 2015 | 141 | Feb 9, 2016 | 306 | Apr 27, 2017 | 447 |
| -24.2% | Oct 1, 2018 | 59 | Dec 24, 2018 | 59 | Mar 21, 2019 | 118 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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