Dunham Monthly Distribution Fund (DAMDX)
The investment seeks to provide positive returns in rising and falling market environments. The sub-adviser seeks to achieve attractive absolute returns by utilizing an event driven strategy across a diversified set of equities while actively managing risk to preserve capital, minimize volatility, and maintain liquidity. The sub-adviser generally seeks to accomplish this objective by investing in equities (including common stock, initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and other new issues) and equity-related securities (including preferred stock, options, swaps, forwards and warrants) across a diversified range of industries.
Fund Info
US2654586468
265458646
Jul 31, 2008
$5,000
Expense Ratio
DAMDX has a high expense ratio of 2.38%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Dunham Monthly Distribution Fund (DAMDX) returned 3.19% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.31% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DAMDX returned 1.97% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
DAMDX
3.19%
1.15%
3.79%
9.31%
5.06%
3.30%
1.97%
^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 DAMDX, 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 | 0.33% | 0.48% | 0.22% | 1.08% | 1.04% | 3.19% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.35% | -0.19% | 0.86% | -0.85% | 0.39% | 0.79% | 1.12% | 0.53% | 0.60% | 0.74% | 1.06% | 0.48% | 5.29% |
| 2023 | -0.23% | -0.04% | 0.84% | -0.02% | -2.75% | 1.12% | 3.07% | 0.36% | -0.31% | -1.13% | 1.72% | 1.47% | 4.07% |
| 2022 | -0.43% | -0.34% | 0.08% | -0.32% | -0.97% | -0.36% | 0.92% | 2.40% | -0.98% | 0.11% | -0.73% | 1.24% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | -0.25% | 2.08% | -0.43% | 1.47% | 0.59% | -1.19% | -3.21% | -0.11% | 0.71% | -0.23% | -0.98% | 1.80% | 0.12% |
| 2020 | -0.14% | -0.44% | -3.78% | 1.24% | 0.35% | 0.63% | 0.53% | 0.38% | 0.00% | -0.16% | 1.23% | 0.69% | 0.44% |
| 2019 | 1.28% | 0.47% | 0.27% | 1.09% | -0.83% | 0.20% | 0.36% | -0.51% | 0.40% | 0.28% | 0.71% | 0.87% | 4.66% |
| 2018 | 0.59% | -0.41% | -1.19% | -0.58% | 1.61% | 0.34% | 0.63% | 0.78% | 0.06% | -1.69% | 0.96% | -1.64% | -0.62% |
| 2017 | 0.66% | 1.17% | -0.36% | 0.37% | 0.68% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.34% | 0.73% | 0.45% | -0.70% | -0.04% | 4.09% |
| 2016 | -2.26% | 0.41% | 2.93% | -0.61% | 1.53% | -0.95% | 0.73% | 0.76% | 0.24% | -0.33% | 0.84% | 0.86% | 4.14% |
| 2015 | -0.11% | 2.48% | -0.41% | 0.28% | 0.95% | -2.17% | -0.64% | -2.23% | -2.15% | 2.31% | -0.40% | -0.44% | -2.63% |
| 2014 | -0.26% | 1.51% | 0.41% | 0.83% | 1.49% | 0.90% | -0.68% | 1.27% | -1.66% | -0.69% | 0.84% | 0.01% | 3.98% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 95, DAMDX is among the top 5% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Dunham Monthly Distribution Fund (DAMDX) 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 Monthly Distribution Fund provided a 8.39% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.29 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $2.29 | $2.40 | $2.47 | $1.58 | $1.07 | $1.16 | $1.81 | $1.76 | $1.51 | $1.25 | $1.54 | $1.36 |
Dividend yield | 8.39% | 8.84% | 8.78% | 5.35% | 3.47% | 3.64% | 5.47% | 5.28% | 4.27% | 3.55% | 4.39% | 3.62% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Dunham Monthly Distribution 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 | $0.18 | $0.18 | $0.18 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.72 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.19 | $0.19 | $0.19 | $0.18 | $2.40 |
| 2023 | $0.19 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.21 | $0.20 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $2.47 |
| 2022 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.11 | $0.12 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.17 | $0.16 | $0.18 | $0.19 | $1.58 |
| 2021 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $1.07 |
| 2020 | $0.14 | $0.13 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $1.16 |
| 2019 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.15 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.15 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.13 | $0.13 | $1.81 |
| 2018 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.16 | $0.15 | $0.16 | $1.76 |
| 2017 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.12 | $0.12 | $0.12 | $0.13 | $0.13 | $0.13 | $0.13 | $0.13 | $0.13 | $0.14 | $1.51 |
| 2016 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.11 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.10 | $0.11 | $1.25 |
| 2015 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.11 | $1.54 |
| 2014 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.21 | $1.36 |
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 Monthly Distribution 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 Monthly Distribution Fund was 14.92%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 262 trading sessions.
The current Dunham Monthly Distribution Fund drawdown is 0.07%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -14.92% | Oct 2, 2008 | 36 | Nov 20, 2008 | 262 | Dec 7, 2009 | 298 |
| -9.82% | Jun 4, 2015 | 175 | Feb 11, 2016 | 264 | Mar 1, 2017 | 439 |
| -9.08% | May 11, 2011 | 62 | Aug 8, 2011 | 130 | Feb 13, 2012 | 192 |
| -8.43% | Jun 8, 2021 | 260 | Jun 16, 2022 | 374 | Dec 12, 2023 | 634 |
| -6.42% | Feb 24, 2020 | 18 | Mar 18, 2020 | 203 | Jan 6, 2021 | 221 |
Volatility
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