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March 1, 2024

 

PROSPECTUS  

BOND FUNDS

Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund

Class A (DACGX)

Class C (DCCGX)

Class N (DNCGX)

 

Dunham Small Cap Value Fund

Class A (DASVX)

Class C (DCSVX)

Class N (DNSVX)

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

Dunham Dynamic Macro Fund

Class A (DAAVX)

Class C (DCAVX)

Class N (DNAVX)

 

Dunham Floating Rate Bond Fund

Class A (DAFRX)

Class C (DCFRX)

Class N (DNFRX)

U.S. GROWTH FUNDS

Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund

Class A (DAFGX)

Class C (DCFGX)

Class N (DNFGX)

 

Dunham Long/Short Credit Fund

Class A (DAAIX)

Class C (DCAIX)

Class N (DNAIX)

Dunham High-Yield Bond Fund

Class A (DAHYX)

Class C (DCHYX)

Class N (DNHYX)

Dunham Small Cap

Growth Fund

Class A (DADGX)

Class C (DCDGX)

Class N (DNDGX)

Dunham Monthly

Distribution Fund 

Class A (DAMDX)

Class C (DCMDX)

Class N (DNMDX)

 

Dunham International Opportunity Bond Fund

Class A (DAIOX)

Class C (DCIOX)

Class N (DNIOX)

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

Dunham Emerging Markets Stock Fund

Class A (DAEMX)

Class C (DCEMX)

Class N (DNEMX)

 

Dunham Real Estate Stock Fund

Class A (DAREX)

Class C (DCREX)

Class N (DNREX)

U.S. VALUE FUNDS

Dunham Large Cap Value Fund

Class A (DALVX)

Class C (DCLVX)

Class N (DNLVX)

 

Dunham International Stock Fund

Class A (DAINX)

Class C (DCINX)

Class N (DNINX)

 

Dunham U.S. Enhanced Market Fund

Class A (DASPX)

Class C (DCSPX)

Class N (DNSPX)

         

Offered through:

Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc.

P.O. Box 910309, San Diego, California 92191

(800) 442-4358

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved any of the above listed Funds. The Securities and Exchange Commission also has not determined whether this Prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Dunham Funds Prospectus

 

FUND SUMMARIES 1
bond funds:  
Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund 1
Dunham Floating Rate Bond Fund 7
Dunham High-Yield Bond Fund 12
Dunham International Opportunity Bond Fund 16
U.S. Value Funds:  
Dunham Large Cap Value Fund 21
Dunham Small Cap Value Fund 25
U.S. Growth funds:  
Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund 29
Dunham Small Cap Growth Fund 33
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS:  
Dunham Emerging Markets Stock Fund 37
Dunham International Stock Fund 41
aLTERNATIVE FUNDS:  
Dunham Dynamic Macro Fund 45
Dunham Long/Short Credit Fund 51
Dunham Monthly Distribution Fund 57
Dunham Real Estate Stock Fund 63
Dunham U.S. Enhanced Market Fund 67
SUMMARY OF OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING FUND SHARES 73
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RELATED RISKS 74
Investment ObjectiveS 74
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES 75
TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS 85
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS 86
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE 100
MANAGEMENT 101
Investment Adviser 101
Sub-AdviserS and SUB-Adviser portfolio managers 104
HOW SHARES ARE PRICED 113
HOW TO PURCHASE SHARES 113
HOW TO REDEEM SHARES 120
HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES 125
TAX STATUS, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS 125
FREQUENT PURCHASES AND REDEMPTIONS OF Fund SHARES 127
Distribution of shares 128
HOUSEHOLDING 129
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 129
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 130
Notice of Privacy Policy & PRACTICES 160

 

 

FUND SUMMARIES

 

Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund

 

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in How to Purchase Shares on page 111 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in How to Buy and Sell Shares on page 89 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class N

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a % of offering price)

4.50% None None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

(as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more)

0.75% None None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed

on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee None None None
Exchange Fee None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a

percentage of the value of your investment)

     
Management Fees(1) 0.82% 0.82% 0.82%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 0.75% 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.35% 0.35% 0.35%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.42% 1.92% 1.17%

 

(1) The Sub-Advisory Fee is a fulcrum fee with a base or fulcrum of 30 bps (0.30%) and range from 0.15% to 0.45% based on the Fund’s performance relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark.

 

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Class 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Class A $588 $879 $1,191 $2,075
Class C $195 $603 $1,037 $2,243
Class N $119 $372 $644 $1,420

 

Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Principal Investment Strategies:

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives by investing primarily in corporate and government bonds using the Sub-Adviser’s active management techniques including sector analysis and allocation through active sector rotation, issuer selection and opportunistic trading. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in corporate bonds of issuers from any country and in government bonds. The Fund defines corporate bonds to include: (1) debt securities issued by a corporation (or equivalent entity), (2) non-government mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (MBS), (3) asset-backed securities (ABS) and (4) index-linked bonds. These securities may be issued in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and subject to restriction on resale. The Fund defines government bonds to include: (1) any United States government issued or guaranteed MBS (Gov-MBS) and debt securities issued by the United States’ Treasury, any agency or instrumentality of the United States; (2) any multi-governmental entity of which the United States is a member; and (3) any state or other political subdivision within the United States or its territories. In general, the Sub-Adviser buys securities that its active management techniques identify as undervalued and sells them when more compelling investments are available. The Fund’s Sub-Adviser may engage in active and frequent trading of the Fund’s portfolio securities to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

The Fund may invest up to 40% of its assets in higher-yielding, higher-risk corporate and government bonds, including high-yield bank loans — also known as “high-yield” or “junk” bonds — with medium to low credit quality ratings. High-yield bonds and bank loans are rated BB+ or lower by S&P, or comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), or if unrated determined by the Sub-Adviser to be of comparable quality. However, the Fund intends to maintain an average portfolio credit quality of investment grade. The bonds in the Fund’s portfolio can be of any maturity.

 

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in derivative instruments, such as swaps (including credit default swap indices and single name credit default swaps), and forward and futures contracts, including interest rate futures. Derivatives may be used for investment purposes and/or to manage risks. The Fund also may hold foreign exchange derivatives (including currency forwards of both developed and emerging market countries). These instruments may be used to reduce foreign currency risk and/or to enhance returns.

 

The Fund may also engage in securities lending.

 

Principal Investment Risks:

As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Although the Fund will strive to meet its investment objective, there is no assurance that it will do so. Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance.

 

Credit Risk – Issuers of debt securities may suffer from a reduced ability to repay their interest and principal obligations. They may even default on interest and/or principal payments due to the Fund. An increase in credit risk or a default will cause the value of Fund debt securities to decline. Issuers with lower credit quality are more susceptible to economic or industry downturns and are more likely to default.

 

Interest Rate Risk – In general, the price of a debt security falls when interest rates rise. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with longer maturities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes.

 

Call or Redemption Risk – If interest rates decline, issuers of debt securities may exercise redemption or call provisions. This may force the Fund to reinvest redemption or call proceeds in securities with lower yields, which may reduce Fund performance.

 

Changing Fixed Income Market Conditions Risk – During periods of sustained rising rates, fixed income risks will be amplified. If the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) raises the federal funds interest rate target, interest rates across the U.S. financial system may rise. Rising rates tend to decrease liquidity, increase trading costs, and increase volatility, all of which make portfolio management more difficult and costly to the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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Lower-Rated Securities Risk – Securities rated below investment-grade, sometimes called “high-yield” or “junk” bonds, are speculative investments that generally have more credit risk than higher-rated securities. Companies issuing high-yield fixed-income securities are not as strong financially as those issuing securities with higher credit ratings and are more likely to encounter financial difficulties. Lower rated issuers are more likely to default and their securities could become worthless.

 

Private Placement Risk – Privately issued securities, including those which may be sold only in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, are restricted securities that are not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, the liquidity of the market for specific privately issued securities may vary. Delay or difficulty in selling such securities may result in a loss to the Fund. Privately issued securities that the Sub-Adviser determines to be “illiquid” are subject to the Fund’s policy of not investing more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

 

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk – Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities often involve risks that are different from or more acute than risks associated with other types of debt instruments. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, the Fund may exhibit additional volatility in a period of rising interest rates if it holds mortgage-backed securities (known as “extension risk”). Mortgage-backed securities may also be subject to prepayment risk; when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. Non-agency mortgage-backed securities generally have greater credit risk than government issued mortgage-backed securities.

 

U.S. Government Securities Risk – The risk that U.S. Government securities in the Fund’s portfolio will be subject to price fluctuations, or that an agency or instrumentality will default on an obligation not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

 

Long-Term Maturities/Durations Risk – The risk of greater price fluctuations than would be associates with securities having shorter maturities or durations.

 

Senior Bank Loans Risk – Senior loans are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate a senior loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer’s capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of senior loans. Senior loans settle on a delayed basis, potentially leading to the sale proceeds of such loans not being available to meet redemptions for a substantial period of time after the sale of the senior loans. The market prices of floating rate loans are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than are the market prices for securities with fixed interest rates. Certain senior loans may not be considered “securities,” and purchasers, such as the Fund, therefore, may not be entitled to rely on the protections of federal securities laws, including anti-fraud provisions.

 

IBOR Risk. The risk that the elimination of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs”), such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (“EONIA”), or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of such rates, could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those rates. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions. Moreover, the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain.

 

Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments, weaker economies, and less-developed legal systems which do not protect securities holders. Emerging market economies may be based on only a few industries and security issuers may be more susceptible to economic weakness and more likely to default. Emerging market securities also tend to be less liquid.

 

Foreign Investing Risk – Investments in foreign countries are subject to currency risk and country-specific risks such as political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, and policies that have the effect of decreasing the value of foreign securities. Foreign countries may be subject to different trading settlement practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility than U.S. investments.

 

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Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk – Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease and illness, including pandemics and epidemics (such as the novel coronavirus), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

 

Management Risk – The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Sub-Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that its decisions will produce the intended result. The successful use of hedging and risk management techniques may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the hedging vehicles and the securities being hedged.

 

Derivatives Risk – Derivatives or other similar instruments (referred to collectively as “derivatives”), such as futures, forwards, options, swaps, structured securities and other instruments, are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivatives may involve costs and risks that are different from, or possibly greater than, the costs and risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives prices can be volatile, may correlate imperfectly with price of the applicable underlying asset, reference rate or index and may move in unexpected ways, especially in unusual market conditions, such as markets with high volatility or large market declines. Some derivatives are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. Other risks include liquidity risk which refers to the potential inability to terminate or sell derivative positions and for derivatives to create margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund. Further, losses could result if the counterparty to a transaction does not perform as promised. Derivatives that involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed may be considered to be “leveraged,” which can magnify or otherwise increase investment losses. In addition, the use of derivatives for non-hedging purposes (that is, to seek to increase total return) is considered a speculative practice and may present an even greater risk of loss than when used for hedging purposes. Derivatives are also subject to operational and legal risks.

 

Currency Risk – Adverse changes in currency exchange rates (relative to the U.S. dollar) may erode or reverse any potential gains from the Fund’s investments denominated in a foreign currency or may widen existing losses. Exchange rate movements are volatile and it may not be possible to effectively hedge the currency risks of many countries.

 

Securities Lending Risk – The risk of securities lending is that the financial institution that borrows securities from the Fund could go bankrupt or otherwise default on its commitment under the securities lending agreement and the Fund might not be able to recover the loaned securities or their value.

 

Performance:

The following bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of Class N Shares of the Fund from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class N average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Class A sales charge is reflected in the average annual total return table. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how a Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.dunham.com or by calling toll free (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426).

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Class N Shares Annual Total Return for Years Ended December 31

 

(BAR GRAPH)

 

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 6.43% (quarter ended December 31, 2023) and the lowest return for a quarter was -5.48% (quarter ended June 30, 2022).

 

Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2023 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class N Shares      
return before taxes 6.04% 1.67% 1.60%
return after taxes on distributions 4.45% 0.72% 0.52%
return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 3.54% 0.88% 0.75%
Class C Shares      
return before taxes 5.22% 0.91% 0.83%
Class A Shares      
return before taxes 0.97% 0.50% 0.88%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 5.53% 1.10% 1.81%
Morningstar Intermediate Core-Plus Bond Category (return before taxes)* 6.21% 1.48% 1.98%

 

* The Morningstar Intermediate Core-Plus Bond Category is generally representative of intermediate-term bond mutual funds that primarily invest in corporate and other investment-grade U.S. fixed-income securities and typically have durations of 3.5 to 6.0 years. Funds in this category also invest in high-yield and foreign bonds.

 

After-tax returns are estimated and are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown. If you own shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable to your investment, because such accounts are only subject to taxes upon distribution. After tax returns for Class C and Class A shares, which are not shown, will vary from those of Class N shares.

 

Adviser: Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. (the “Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser: Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC (“VFIA” or the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser Portfolio Managers: David L. Albrycht, CFA is President and Chief Investment Officer of the Newfleet Asset Management division of VFIA. Prior to joining an affiliate of VFIA in 2011, Mr. Albrycht was Executive Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager with Goodwin Capital Advisers. He joined the Goodwin Capital Advisers multi-sector fixed income team in 1985 as a credit analyst and had managed fixed income portfolios since 1991. Mr. Albrycht has been managing the Fund since January 2013.

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Stephen Hooker is a Managing Director and a Portfolio Manager at the Newfleet Asset Management division of VFIA. Mr. Hooker joined an affiliate of VFIA in 2011 to serve as sector manager for emerging markets. He was responsible for researching issuers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Prior to joining an affiliate of VFIA, Mr. Hooker was vice president, senior credit analyst at Aladdin Capital Management and Global Plus Investment Management, respectively, both of which specialize in high yield and structured credit products. He began his career in the investment industry in 1993. Mr. Hooker has been managing the Fund since May 2017.

 

Messrs. Albrycht and Hooker share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

 

Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares

 

For important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries, please turn to the Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares section on page 72 of this prospectus.

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Dunham Floating Rate Bond Fund

 

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income,

with capital appreciation as a secondary goal.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in How to Purchase Shares on page 111 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in How to Buy and Sell Shares on page 89 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class N

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a % of offering price)

4.50% None None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

(as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more)

0.75% None None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed

on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee None None None
Exchange Fee None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a

percentage of the value of your investment)

     
Management Fees(1) 0.81% 0.81% 0.81%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 0.75% 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.36% 0.36% 0.36%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.42% 1.92% 1.17%

 

(1) The Sub-Advisory fee is a fulcrum fee with a base or fulcrum of 28 bps (0.28%) and can range from 0.18% to 0.38%, based on the Fund’s performance relative to the Morningstar LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index, the Fund’s benchmark.

 

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Class 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Class A $587 $876 $1,186 $2,065
Class C $196 $606 $1,042 $2,254
Class N $119 $372 $644 $1,420

 

Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 21% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Principal Investment Strategies:

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s assets (defined as net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds. The Fund defines “bonds” as floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities, including collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”s).

 

Floating rate loans generally represent amounts borrowed by corporations and other entities from banks and other institutional lenders. The Fund generally invests in loans that are rated below investment-grade (BB and lower, or an equivalent rating) or are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), also known as “leveraged”, “high-yield” or “junk” loans. The loans in which the Fund will primarily invest are senior secured obligations of their borrowers and are typically secured by some or all of borrowers’ assets. Floating rate loans have interest rates that reset periodically (typically quarterly or monthly) and typically have tenors of eight years or less. The interest rates on floating rate loans may be based on a percentage above a U.S. bank’s prime or base rate, the overnight federal funds rate, or another rate.

 

A CLO is a portfolio of leveraged loans and/or high-yield bonds that are securitized and managed as a fund. The assets are typically senior secured loans, which benefit from priority of payment over other claimants in the event of an insolvency. Each CLO is structured as a series of tranches that are interest-paying bonds. The Fund generally invests in CLOs that are rated below investment-grade (BB and lower, or an equivalent rating). CLOs have interest rates that reset periodically (typically quarterly or monthly). The interest rates on floating rate loans may be based on a percentage above IBOR (the Interbank Offered Rate).

 

Additionally, the Fund will invest up to 20% of total assets in fixed-rate corporate bonds of any maturity generally rated below investment-grade (BB and lower, or an equivalent rating) or are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), also known as “high-yield” or “junk” loans. These securities may be issued in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and subject to restriction on resale.

 

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser selects investments and seeks to reduce risk through portfolio diversification, credit analysis and attention to current developments in economic conditions. In general, the Sub-Adviser typically buys securities that provide high current income that it believes possess attractive risk/reward characteristics. The Sub-Adviser measures a security’s risk/reward ratio by its yield and expected probability of default when compared to a peer group of securities with similar credit risk. The Sub-Adviser typically will sell securities when, in the Sub-Adviser’s view, they no longer meet the buy criteria and when an issuer’s credit fundamentals deteriorate.

 

The Fund may also engage in securities lending.

 

Principal Investment Risks:

As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Although the Fund will strive to meet its investment objective, there is no assurance that it will do so. Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance.

 

Senior Bank Loans Risk – Senior loans are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate a senior loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer’s capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of senior loans. Senior loans settle on a delayed basis, potentially leading to the sale proceeds of such loans not being available to meet redemptions for a substantial time period after the sale of the senior loans. The market prices of floating rate loans are generally less sensitive to interest rate changes than are the market prices for securities with fixed interest rates. Certain senior loans may not be considered “securities,” and purchasers, such as the Fund, therefore may not be entitled to rely on the protections of federal securities laws, including anti-fraud provisions.

 

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CLO Risk – Negative economic trends nationally as well as in specific geographic areas of the United States could result in an increase in loan defaults and delinquencies. There is a material possibility that economic activity will be volatile or will slow significantly, and the CLO performance will likely be significantly and negatively impacted by such conditions. Such effects may include an inability for Obligors to obtain refinancing of their debt obligations. A decreased ability of Obligors to obtain refinancing may cause a deterioration in loan performance generally and for CLOs. It is not possible to determine whether or when such trends will improve or worsen in the future. CLOs may include underlying securities, which are investments in foreign countries. These factors could detract from CLO’s performance.

 

Lower-Rated Securities Risk – Securities rated below investment-grade, sometimes called “high-yield” or “junk” bonds, are speculative investments that generally have more credit risk than higher-rated securities. Companies issuing high-yield fixed-income securities are not as strong financially as those issuing securities with higher credit ratings and are more likely to encounter financial difficulties. Lower rated issuers are more likely to default and their securities could become worthless.

 

IBOR Risk. The risk that the elimination of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs”), such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (“EONIA”), or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of such rates, could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those rates. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions. Moreover, the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain.

 

Changing Fixed Income Market Conditions Risk – During periods of sustained rising rates, fixed income risks will be amplified. If the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) raises the federal funds interest rate target, interest rates across the U.S. financial system may rise. Rising rates tend to decrease liquidity, increase trading costs, and increase volatility, all of which make portfolio management more difficult and costly to the Fund and its shareholders.

 

Credit Risk – Issuers of debt securities may suffer from a reduced ability to repay their interest and principal obligations. They may even default on interest and/or principal payments due to the Fund. An increase in credit risk or a default will cause the value of Fund debt securities to decline. Issuers with lower credit quality are more susceptible to economic or industry downturns and are more likely to default.

 

Foreign Investing Risk – Investments in foreign countries are subject to currency risk and country-specific risks such as political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, and policies that have the effect of decreasing the value of foreign securities. Foreign countries may be subject to different trading settlement practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility than U.S. investments.

 

Call or Redemption Risk – If interest rates decline, issuers of debt securities may exercise redemption or call provisions. This may force the Fund to reinvest redemption or call proceeds in securities with lower yields, which may reduce Fund performance.

 

Interest Rate Risk – In general, the price of a debt security falls when interest rates rise. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with longer maturities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes.

 

Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk – Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease and illness, including pandemics and epidemics (such as the novel coronavirus), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

 

Liquidity Risk – Some securities may have few market-makers and low trading volume, which tend to increase transaction costs and may make it impossible for the Fund to dispose of a security position at all or at a price which represents current or fair market value.

 

Management Risk – The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Sub-Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that its decisions will produce the intended result. The successful use of hedging and risk management techniques may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the hedging vehicles and the securities being hedged.

 

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Securities Lending Risk – The risk of securities lending is that the financial institution that borrows securities from the Fund could go bankrupt or otherwise default on its commitment under the securities lending agreement and the Fund might not be able to recover the loaned securities or their value.

 

Performance:

The following bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of Class N Shares of the Fund from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class N average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Class A sales charge is reflected in the average annual total return table. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how a Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.dunham.com or by calling toll free (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426).

 

Class N Shares Annual Total Return for Years Ended December 31

 

(BAR GRAPH)

 

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 6.98% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was -12.29% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).

 

Dunham Floating Rate Bond Fund

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2023 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class N Shares      
return before taxes 13.33% 4.33% 3.14%
return after taxes on distributions 9.14% 2.09% 1.24%
return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 7.75% 2.33% 1.54%
Class C Shares      
return before taxes 12.35% 3.56% 2.36%
Class A Shares      
return before taxes 7.93% 3.13% 2.41%
Morningstar LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 13.20% 5.78% 4.00%
Morningstar Bank Loan Category (return before taxes)* 11.96% 4.30% 3.28%

 

* The Morningstar Bank Loan Category is generally representative of mutual funds that primarily invest in floating-rate bank loans instead of bonds. These bank loans generally offer interest payments that typically float above a common short-term benchmark such as the Interbank Offered Rate, or IBOR, or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).

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After-tax returns are estimated and are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown. If you own shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable to your investment, because such accounts are only subject to taxes upon distribution. After tax returns for Class C and Class A shares, which are not shown, will vary from those of Class N shares.

 

Investment Adviser: Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. (the “Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser: PineBridge Investments LLC (“PineBridge” or the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser Portfolio Managers: Steven Oh, CFA, Laila Kollmorgen, CFA, and Jeremy Burton, CFA, have primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund since October 2021. Mr. Oh, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, and Global Head of Credit and Fixed Income, joined the Sub-Adviser in 2000; Ms. Kollmorgen, CFA, Managing Director and CLO Portfolio Manager, joined the Sub-Adviser in 2015; Mr. Burton, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, joined the Sub-Adviser in 2009.

 

Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares

 

For important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries, please turn to the Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares section on page 72 of this prospectus.

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Dunham High-Yield Bond Fund

 

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income,

with capital appreciation as a secondary goal.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in How to Purchase Shares on page 111 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in How to Buy and Sell Shares on page 89 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class N

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a % of offering price)

4.50% None None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

(as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more)

0.75% None None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed

on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee None None None
Exchange Fee None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a

percentage of the value of your investment)

     
Management Fees(1) 0.97% 0.97% 0.97%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 0.75% 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.26% 0.26% 0.26%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(2) 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.49% 1.99% 1.24%

 

(1) The Sub-Advisory Fee is a fulcrum fee with a base or fulcrum of 32 bps (0.32%) and can range from 0.22% to 0.42% based on the Fund’s performance relative to the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Ba/B 2% Issuer Capped Index, the Fund’s Benchmark.

 

(2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. The operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund’s financial highlights because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies.

 

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Class 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Class A $594 $897 $1,222 $2,139
Class C $201 $621 $1,068 $2,306
Class N $125 $390 $676 $1,489

 

Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Principal Investment Strategies:

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives by investing primarily in lower-rated (generally rated BB and B), and unrated, higher-risk corporate bonds of any maturity. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes) in debt securities and convertible securities rated below investment grade (rated BB+ or lower) by S&P or comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), also known as “high-yield” or “junk” bonds, and in unrated debt securities determined by the Sub-Adviser to be of comparable quality. These securities may be issued in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and subject to restriction on resale.

 

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser selects investments and seeks to reduce risk through portfolio diversification, credit analysis and attention to current developments in economic conditions. In general, the Sub-Adviser typically buys high-yield securities that provide high current income that it believes possess attractive risk/reward characteristics. The Sub-Adviser measures a security’s risk/reward ratio by its yield and expected probability of default when compared to a peer group of securities with similar credit risk. The Sub-Adviser typically will sell securities when, in the Sub-Adviser’s view, they no longer meet the buy criteria and when an issuer’s credit fundamentals deteriorate.

 

The Fund may also engage in securities lending.

 

Principal Investment Risks:

As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Although the Fund will strive to meet its investment objective, there is no assurance that it will do so. Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance.

 

Lower-Rated Securities Risk – Securities rated below investment-grade, sometimes called “high-yield” or “junk” bonds, are speculative investments that generally have more credit risk than higher-rated securities. Companies issuing high yield fixed-income securities are not as strong financially as those issuing securities with higher credit ratings and are more likely to encounter financial difficulties. Lower rated issuers are more likely to default and their securities could become worthless.

 

Credit Risk – Issuers of debt securities may suffer from a reduced ability to repay their interest and principal obligations. They may even default on interest and/or principal payments due to the Fund. An increase in credit risk or a default will cause the value of Fund debt securities to decline. Issuers with lower credit quality are more susceptible to economic or industry downturns and are more likely to default.

 

Interest Rate Risk – In general, the price of a debt security falls when interest rates rise. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with longer maturities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes.

 

Call or Redemption Risk – If interest rates decline, issuers of debt securities may exercise redemption or call provisions. This may force the Fund to reinvest redemption or call proceeds in securities with lower yields, which may reduce Fund performance.

 

Changing Fixed Income Market Conditions Risk – During periods of sustained rising rates, fixed income risks will be amplified. If the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) raises the federal funds interest rate target, interest rates across the U.S. financial system may rise. Rising rates tend to decrease liquidity, increase trading costs, and increase volatility, all of which make portfolio management more difficult and costly to the Fund and its shareholders.

 

Private Placement Risk – Privately issued securities, including those which may be resold only in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, are restricted securities that are not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, the liquidity of the market for specific privately issued securities may vary. Delay or difficulty in selling such securities may result in a loss to the Fund. Privately issued securities that the Sub-Adviser determines to be “illiquid” are subject to the Fund’s policy of not investing more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

 

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Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk – Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease and illness, including pandemics and epidemics (such as the novel coronavirus), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

 

Liquidity Risk – Some securities may have few market-makers and low trading volume, which tend to increase transaction costs and may make it impossible for the Fund to dispose of a security position at all or at a price which represents current or fair market value.

 

Management Risk – The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Sub-Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that its decisions will produce the intended result. The successful use of hedging and risk management techniques may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the hedging vehicles and the securities being hedged.

 

Securities Lending Risk – The risk of securities lending is that the financial institution that borrows securities from the Fund could go bankrupt or otherwise default on its commitment under the securities lending agreement and the Fund might not be able to recover the loaned securities or their value.

 

Performance:

The following bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of Class N Shares of the Fund from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class N average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Class A sales charge is reflected in the average annual total return table. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how a Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.dunham.com or by calling toll free (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426).

 

Class N Shares Annual Total Return for Years Ended December 31

 

(BAR GRAPH)

 

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 9.20% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was -11.13% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).

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Dunham High-Yield Bond Fund

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2023 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class N Shares      
return before taxes 14.75% 5.92% 3.93%
return after taxes on distributions 11.82% 3.71% 1.78%
return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 8.62% 3.59% 2.02%
Class C Shares      
return before taxes 13.85% 5.13% 3.17%
Class A Shares      
return before taxes 9.26% 4.68% 3.20%
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Bond Ba/B 2% Issuer Capped Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 12.59% 5.49% 4.63%
Morningstar High-Yield Bond Category (return before taxes)* 11.82% 4.34% 3.45%

 

* The Morningstar High-Yield Bond Category is generally representative of mutual funds that primarily invest in U.S. high-income debt securities where at least 65% or more of bond assets are not rated or are rated by a major agency such as Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s at the level of BB (considered speculative for taxable bonds) and below.

 

After-tax returns are estimated and are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown. If you own shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable to your investment, because such accounts are only subject to taxes upon distribution. In certain cases, after-tax returns may be higher than the other return figures for the same period. After tax returns for Class C and Class A shares, which are not shown, will vary from those of Class N shares.

 

Investment Adviser: Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. (the “Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser: PineBridge Investments LLC (“PineBridge” or the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser Portfolio Managers: John Yovanovic, CFA, and Jeremy Burton, CFA, have primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund since July 2017 and December 2021, respectively. Mr. Yovanovic is a Managing Director and the Head of High Yield Portfolio Management at PineBridge where he has worked since 2001. He has a BBA from the University of Houston. Mr. Burton, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, joined PineBridge in 2009.

 

Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares

 

For important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries, please turn to the Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares section on page 72 of this prospectus.

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Dunham International Opportunity Bond Fund

 

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income,

with capital appreciation as a secondary goal.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in How to Purchase Shares on page 111 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in How to Buy and Sell Shares on page 89 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class N

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a % of offering price)

4.50% None None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

(as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more)

0.75% None None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed

on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee None None None
Exchange Fee None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a

percentage of the value of your investment)

     
Management Fees(1) 1.07% 1.07% 1.07%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 0.75% 0.00%
Other Expenses:
Dividend Expense on Securities Sold Short 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Remaining Other Expenses 0.60% 0.60% 0.60%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(2) 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.94% 2.44% 1.69%

 

(1) The Sub-Advisory Fee is a fulcrum fee with a base or fulcrum of 45 bps (0.45%) and can range from 0.20% to 0.70% based on the Fund’s performance relative to the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond ex-US Total Return Index Hedged, the Fund’s benchmark.

 

(2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. The operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund’s financial highlights because the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies.

 

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Class 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Class A $638 $1,032 $1,450 $2,612
Class C $247 $761 $1,301 $2,776
Class N $172 $533 $918 $1,998

 

Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 50% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Principal Investment Strategies:

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s assets (defined as net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds. The Fund defines “bonds” as bonds, adjustable rate securities, derivatives and other instruments with similar economic exposures (including interest rate futures, interest rate swaps, inflation swaps, credit default swaps, forward contracts on foreign exchanges, forward mortgage-backed securities trades and repurchase agreements) of foreign government and corporate issuers. These securities may be issued in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and subject to restriction on resale. The Fund primarily invests in issuers outside the United States.

 

The Fund invests in debt securities of issuers in both developed and emerging markets. The Fund may buy securities issued by companies of any size or market capitalization and it can invest in debt securities having short, intermediate or long maturities. The Fund does not limit its investments to a particular credit quality or rating category and can invest without limit in securities rated below investment grade (known as “high-yield” or “junk” bonds) by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) or in unrated securities.

 

The Fund may also use derivatives to seek increased returns or to try to manage investment risks, including but not limited to options, forward contracts, futures contracts, swaps (including interest rate swaps, inflation swaps and credit default swaps), and structured notes. The Sub-Adviser may manage foreign currency exposure, both to reduce risk and to seek to enhance returns. To do so, the Fund may invest in foreign exchange derivatives, including forwards and options related to foreign currencies, including currencies of both developed and emerging market countries.

 

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser constructs portfolios through a combination of bottom-up security selection and top-down asset allocation, thereby accounting for security specific risk and broad market and asset class volatility. The Sub-Adviser’s opportunity set encompasses a Non-U.S issuer universe of global credit markets including Pan European High Yield, Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt, Developed Markets Investment Grade Corporate Debt, Developed Markets Government Debt, and Emerging Markets Corporate Debt. Generally, individual opportunities are identified through a rigorous fundamental credit analysis process applied across global markets and across the capital structure of issuers. The Sub-Adviser also evaluates each security on a relative value basis to other potential investments. The Sub-Adviser manages broad volatility risks through setting total risk levels and asset class exposures. The Sub-Adviser evaluates each potential investment to determine its contribution to overall portfolio risk. It generally sells securities when full valuation is reached, when a security comes up materially short versus expected results, or if alternative investments have been identified as offering better value. Investment exposures typically focus on the higher yielding spread markets, however the strategy retains the flexibility to take a more defensive position as deemed appropriate.

 

The Fund may also engage in securities lending.

 

Principal Investment Risks:

As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Although the Fund will strive to meet its investment objective, there is no assurance that it will do so. Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance.

 

Credit Risk – Issuers of debt securities may suffer from a reduced ability to repay their interest and principal obligations. They may even default on interest and/or principal payments due to the Fund. An increase in credit risk or a default will cause the value of Fund debt securities to decline. Issuers with lower credit quality are more susceptible to economic or industry downturns and are more likely to default.

 

Changing Fixed Income Market Conditions Risk – During periods of sustained rising rates, fixed income risks will be amplified. If the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) raises the federal funds interest rate target, interest rates across the U.S. financial system may rise. Rising rates tend to decrease liquidity, increase trading costs, and increase volatility, all of which make portfolio management more difficult and costly to the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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Interest Rate Risk – In general, the price of a debt security falls when interest rates rise. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with longer maturities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes. The Fund may invest in adjustable rate securities that pay interest at rates that reset at various times. These reset provisions tend to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on the value of the security. However, there can be no assurance that such reset provisions will have their intended effect.

 

Derivatives Risk – Derivatives or other similar instruments (referred to collectively as “derivatives”), such as futures, forwards, options, swaps, structured securities and other instruments, are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivatives may involve costs and risks that are different from, or possibly greater than, the costs and risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives prices can be volatile, may correlate imperfectly with price of the applicable underlying asset, reference rate or index and may move in unexpected ways, especially in unusual market conditions, such as markets with high volatility or large market declines. Some derivatives are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. Other risks include liquidity risk which refers to the potential inability to terminate or sell derivative positions and for derivatives to create margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund. Further, losses could result if the counterparty to a transaction does not perform as promised. Derivatives that involve a small initial investment relative to the risk assumed may be considered to be “leveraged,” which can magnify or otherwise increase investment losses. In addition, the use of derivatives for non-hedging purposes (that is, to seek to increase total return) is considered a speculative practice and may present an even greater risk of loss than when used for hedging purposes. Derivatives are also subject to operational and legal risks.

 

Currency Risk – Adverse changes in currency exchange rates (relative to the U.S. dollar) may erode or reverse any potential gains from the Fund’s investments denominated in a foreign currency or may widen existing losses. Exchange rate movements are volatile and it may not be possible to effectively hedge the currency risks of many countries.

 

Foreign Investing Risk – Investments in foreign countries are subject to currency risk and country-specific risks such as political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, and policies that have the effect of decreasing the value of foreign securities. Foreign countries may be subject to different trading settlement practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility than U.S. investments.

 

Emerging Markets Risk – Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments, weaker economies, and less-developed legal systems which do not protect securities holders. Emerging market economies may be based on only a few industries and security issuers may be more susceptible to economic weakness and more likely to default. Emerging market securities also tend to be less liquid.

 

Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk – Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease and illness, including pandemics and epidemics (such as the novel coronavirus), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

 

Liquidity Risk – Some securities may have few market-makers and low trading volume, which tend to increase transaction costs and may make it impossible for the Fund to dispose of a security position at all or at a price which represents current or fair market value.

 

Private Placement Risk – Privately issued securities, including those which may be sold only in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, are restricted securities that are not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, the liquidity of the market for specific privately issued securities may vary. Delay or difficulty in selling such securities may result in a loss to the Fund. Privately issued securities that the Sub-Adviser determines to be “illiquid” are subject to the Fund’s policy of not investing more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

 

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Lower-Rated Securities Risk – Securities rated below investment-grade, sometimes called “high-yield” or “junk” bonds, are speculative investments that generally have more credit risk than higher-rated securities. Companies issuing high-yield fixed-income securities are not as strong financially as those issuing securities with higher credit ratings and are more likely to encounter financial difficulties. Lower rated issuers are more likely to default and their securities could become worthless.

 

Call or Redemption Risk – If interest rates decline, issuers of debt securities may exercise redemption or call provisions. This may force the Fund to reinvest redemption or call proceeds in securities with lower yields, which may reduce Fund performance.

 

Management Risk – The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Sub-Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that its decisions will produce the intended result. The successful use of hedging and risk management techniques may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the hedging vehicles and the securities being hedged.

 

Structured Note Risk – Structured notes involve tracking risk, issuer default risk and may involve leverage risk.

 

Securities Lending Risk – The risk of securities lending is that the financial institution that borrows securities from the Fund could go bankrupt or otherwise default on its commitment under the securities lending agreement and the Fund might not be able to recover the loaned securities or their value.

 

Performance:

The following bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of Class N Shares of the Fund from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class N average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Class A sales charge is reflected in the average annual total return table. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how a Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.dunham.com or by calling toll free (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426).

 

Class N Shares Annual Total Return for Years Ended December 31

 

(BAR GRAPH)

 

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 14.75% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was -16.18% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).

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Dunham International Opportunity Bond Fund

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2023 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class N Shares      
return before taxes 12.31% 0.54% -0.40%
return after taxes on distributions                10.07% -0.91% -1.20%
return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 7.21% -0.21% -0.63%
Class C Shares      
return before taxes 11.54% -0.18% -1.13%
Class A Shares      
return before taxes 7.09% -0.59% -1.09%
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond ex-US Total Return Index Hedged (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 8.32% 1.51% 2.20%
Morningstar Global Bond Category (return before taxes)* 6.58% 0.29% 0.79%

 

* The Morningstar Global Bond Category is generally representative of funds that invest at least 40% of bonds in foreign markets.

 

After-tax returns are estimated and are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown. If you own shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable to your investment, because such accounts are only subject to taxes upon distribution. After tax returns for Class C and Class A shares, which are not shown, will vary from those of Class N shares.

 

Investment Adviser: Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. (the “Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser: Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC (“VFIA” or the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser Portfolio Managers: The portfolio managers on the team who are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are Peter J. Wilby, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Stone Harbor Investment Partners division of VFIA and Co-Chair of VFIA, James E. Craige, CFA, Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Stone Harbor Investment Partners division of VFIA, and David Torchia and David Scott, each a Portfolio Manager at the Stone Harbor Investment Partners division of VFIA (collectively, the “Fund’s Portfolio Managers”). Messrs. Wilby, Craige, Torchia and Scott joined an affiliate of VFIA in April 2006. The Fund’s Portfolio Managers began managing the Fund in January 2020.

 

Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares

 

For important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries, please turn to the Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares section on page 72 of this prospectus.

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Dunham Large Cap Value Fund

 

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks to maximize total return from capital appreciation and dividends.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in How to Purchase Shares on page 111 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in How to Buy and Sell Shares on page 89 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class N

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a % of offering price)

5.75% None None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

(as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more)

0.75% None None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed

on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee None None None
Exchange Fee None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a

percentage of the value of your investment)

     
Management Fees(1) 0.84% 0.84% 0.84%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 0.00%
Other Expenses: 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.29% 2.04% 1.04%

 

(1) The Sub-Advisory Fee is a fulcrum fee with a base or a fulcrum fee of 30 bps (0.30%) and can range from 0.10% to 0.50% based on the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 1000® Value Index, the Fund’s benchmark.

 

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Class

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A $699 $960 $1,242 $2,042
Class C $207 $640 $1,098 $2,369
Class N $106 $331 $574 $1,271
         

Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Principal Investment Strategies:

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in value-oriented, large capitalization or “large cap” common stocks of companies traded on U.S. stock exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. Under normal market conditions, the Fund 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 Fund defines 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. For the most recent annual reconstitution published as of June 2023, the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 1000® Index was approximately $2 billion to $3 trillion, which range will vary daily.

 

The Sub-Adviser focuses on large capitalization value stocks it believes are statistically undervalued while exhibiting attractive earnings dynamics. In general, the Sub-Adviser buys securities that it believes are undervalued and have better than average valuation as measured by statistics such as price to earnings or price to cash flow and sells them when they become fully valued or more compelling investments are available.

 

The Fund may also engage in securities lending.

 

Principal Investment Risks:

As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Although the Fund will strive to meet its investment objective, there is no assurance that it will do so. Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance.

 

Large Cap Stock Risk  Because the investment focus of the Fund is on large cap stocks, the value of the Fund may be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. 

 

Stock Market Risk – Stock markets can be volatile. In other words, the prices of stocks can fall rapidly in response to developments affecting a specific company or industry, or to changing economic, political or market conditions. The Fund’s investments may decline in value if the stock markets perform poorly.

 

Financial Services Sector Risk – The profitability of many types of financial services companies may be adversely affected in certain market cycles. For example, periods of rising interest rates may restrict the availability and increase the cost of capital for these companies. Moreover, when interest rates rise, the value of securities issued by many types of financial services companies generally falls. Declining economic conditions may cause credit losses due to financial difficulties of borrowers. In addition, financial services companies often are regulated by governmental entities, which can increase costs for new services or products and make it difficult to pass increased costs on to consumers. In certain areas, deregulation of financial services companies has resulted in increased competition and reduced profitability.

 

Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk – Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease and illness, including pandemics and epidemics (such as the novel coronavirus), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

 

Management Risk – The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Sub-Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, “value” and potential appreciation of securities may prove to be inaccurate and may not produce the desired results. The Sub-Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that its decisions will produce the intended result. The successful use of hedging and risk management techniques may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the hedging vehicles and the securities being hedged.

 

Securities Lending Risk – The risk of securities lending is that the financial institution that borrows securities from the Fund could go bankrupt or otherwise default on its commitment under the securities lending agreement and the Fund might not be able to recover the loaned securities or their value.

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Performance:

The following bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of Class N Shares of the Fund from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class N average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Class A sales charge is reflected in the average annual total return table. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how a Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.dunham.com or by calling toll free (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426).

 

Class N Shares Annual Total Return for Years Ended December 31

 

(BAR GRAPH)

 

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 14.52% (quarter ended December 31, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was -25.33% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).

 

Dunham Large Cap Value Fund

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2023 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class N Shares      
return before taxes 9.47% 10.85% 7.63%
return after taxes on distributions                8.06% 9.79% 6.15%
return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 6.48% 8.50% 5.76%
Class C Shares      
return before taxes 8.40% 9.75% 6.55%
Class A Shares      
return before taxes 2.88% 9.26% 6.71%
Russell 1000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 11.46% 10.91% 8.40%
Morningstar Large Cap Value Category (return before taxes)* 11.78% 11.20% 8.12%

 

* The Morningstar Large Cap Value Category is generally representative of mutual funds that primarily invest in big (large capitalization) U.S. companies that are less expensive or growing more slowly than other large-cap stocks.

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After-tax returns are estimated and are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown. If you own shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable to your investment, because such accounts are only subject to taxes upon distribution. After tax returns for Class C and Class A shares, which are not shown, will vary from those of Class N shares.

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Investment Adviser: Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. (the “Adviser”)

 

Sub-Adviser: Great Lakes Advisors, LLC (“Great Lakes” or the “Sub-Adviser”)

 

Sub-Adviser Portfolio Managers: The following portfolio managers share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Paul Roukis, CFA and Managing Director, has worked for the Sub-Adviser and its predecessor firm since 2005 and has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since July 2015. Jeff Agne, Portfolio Manager, has worked for the Sub-Adviser and its predecessor firm since 2015 and has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since March 2020.

 

Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares

 

For important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries, please turn to the Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares section on page 72 of this prospectus.

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Dunham Small Cap Value Fund

 

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks to maximize total return from capital appreciation and income.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in How to Purchase Shares on page 111 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in How to Buy and Sell Shares on page 89 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class N

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a % of offering price)

5.75% None None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

(as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more)

0.75% None None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed

on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee None None None
Exchange Fee None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a

percentage of the value of your investment)

     
Management Fees(1) 1.38% 1.38% 1.38%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 0.00%
Other Expenses:
Dividend Expense on Securities Sold Short 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Remaining Other Expenses 0.24% 0.24% 0.24%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.88% 2.63% 1.63%

 

(1) The Sub-Advisory Fee is a fulcrum fee with a base or a fulcrum of 45 bps (0.45%) and can range from 0.10% to 0.80% based on the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 2000® Value Index, the Fund’s benchmark.

 

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Class 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Class A $748 $1,112 $1,499 $2,579
Class C $266 $817 $1,395 $2,964
Class N $166 $514 $887 $1,933

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Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 95% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal Investment Strategies:

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in domestic, value-oriented, small-capitalization or “small cap” equity securities (common stock) of companies traded on U.S. stock exchanges or in the over-the-counter market using its fundamental stock selection process. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus borrowing for investment purposes) in small cap companies. The Fund defines small capitalization companies as those companies whose market capitalizations are equal to or less than the largest company in the Russell 2000® Index during the most recent 12-month period. For the most recent annual reconstitution published as of June 2023, the maximum market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000® Index was approximately $13.1 billion, which will vary daily. The Sub-Adviser seeks to fulfill the Fund’s investment objective by using a quantitative stock ranking system combined with a qualitative risk review.

 

The Sub-Adviser generally buys securities of small cap companies that are ranked highest by the model and pass the risk review. It generally sells securities when higher ranked or more compelling investments are identified. Although a “total return” investment objective typically entails both capital appreciation and income, the Fund emphasizes capital appreciation, but will capture some income through dividends and interest from cash investments.

 

The Fund may also engage in securities lending.

 

Principal Investment Risks:

As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Although the Fund will strive to meet its investment objective, there is no assurance that it will do so. Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance.

 

Small Capitalization Risk – The Fund’s investments in small cap companies carry more risks than investments in larger companies. Small cap companies often have narrower markets, fewer products, or services to offer and more limited managerial and financial resources than do larger, more established companies.

 

Stock Market Risk – Stock markets can be volatile. In other words, the prices of stocks can fall rapidly in response to developments affecting a specific company or industry, or to changing economic, political or market conditions. The Fund’s investments may decline in value if the stock markets perform poorly.

 

Financial Services Sector Risk – The profitability of many types of financial services companies may be adversely affected in certain market cycles. For example, periods of rising interest rates may restrict the availability and increase the cost of capital for these companies. Moreover, when interest rates rise, the value of securities issued by many types of financial services companies generally falls. Declining economic conditions may cause credit losses due to financial difficulties of borrowers. In addition, financial services companies often are regulated by governmental entities, which can increase costs for new services or products and make it difficult to pass increased costs on to consumers. In certain areas, deregulation of financial services companies has resulted in increased competition and reduced profitability.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust Risk – A REIT’s performance depends on the types and locations of the rental properties it owns and on how well it manages those properties. A decline in rental income may occur because of extended vacancies, increased competition from other properties, tenants’ failure to pay rent, or poor management.

 

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Management Risk – The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Sub-Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, “value” and potential appreciation of securities may prove to be inaccurate and may not produce the desired results. The Sub-Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that its decisions will produce the intended result. The successful use of hedging and risk management techniques may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the hedging vehicles and the securities being hedged.

 

Foreign Investing Risk –Investments in foreign countries are subject to currency risk and country-specific risks such as political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, and policies that have the effect of decreasing the value of foreign securities. Foreign countries may be subject to different trading settlement practices, less government supervision, less publicly available information, limited trading markets and greater volatility than U.S. investments.

 

Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk – Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease and illness, including pandemics and epidemics (such as the novel coronavirus), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

 

Liquidity Risk – Some securities may have few market-makers and low trading volume, which tend to increase transaction costs and may make it impossible for a Fund to dispose of a security position at all or at a price which represents current or fair market value.

 

Securities Lending Risk – The risk of securities lending is that the financial institution that borrows securities from the Fund could go bankrupt or otherwise default on its commitment under the securities lending agreement and the Fund might not be able to recover the loaned securities or their value.

 

Performance:

The following bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of Class N Shares of the Fund from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class N average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Class A sales charge is reflected in the average annual total return table. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how a Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.dunham.com or by calling toll free (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426).

 

Class N Shares Annual Total Return for Years Ended December 31

 

(BAR GRAPH)

 

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 26.79% (quarter ended December 31, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was -35.47% (quarter ended March 31, 2020).

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Dunham Small Cap Value Fund

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2023 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class N Shares      
return before taxes 15.32% 9.67% 6.73%
return after taxes on distributions                14.55% 8.18% 4.85%
return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 9.64% 7.27% 4.73%
Class C Shares      
return before taxes 14.22% 8.58% 5.68%
Class A Shares      
return before taxes 8.47% 8.12% 5.85%
Russell 2000® Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 14.65% 10.00% 6.76%
Morningstar Small Cap Value Category (return before taxes) * 16.61% 11.59% 6.79%

 

* The Morningstar Small Cap Value Category is generally representative of mutual funds that primarily invest in Small (small capitalization) U.S. companies that are less expensive or growing more slowly than other small-cap stocks.

 

After-tax returns are estimated and are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown. If you own shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable to your investment, because such accounts are only subject to taxes upon distribution. After tax returns for Class C and Class A shares, which are not shown, will vary from those of Class N.

 

Investment Adviser: Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. (the “Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser: Ziegler Capital Management, LLC (“ZCM” or the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser Portfolio Managers: John S. Albert, CFA and Kevin A. Finn, CFA have shared primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund since July 2013. Messrs. Albert and Finn are portfolio managers and each serve on the Sub-Adviser’s Investment Committee.

 

Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares

 

For important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries, please turn to the Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares section on page 72 of this prospectus.

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Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks to maximize capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in How to Purchase Shares on page 111 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in How to Buy and Sell Shares on page 89 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class N
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) 5.75% None None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

(as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more)

0.75% None None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed

on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee None None None
Exchange Fee None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a

percentage of the value of your investment)

     
Management Fees(1) 1.03% 1.03% 1.03%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.48% 2.23% 1.23%

 

(1) The Sub-Advisory Fee is a fulcrum fee with a base or fulcrum fee of 35 bps (0.35%) and can range from 0.20% to 0.50% based on the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 1000® Growth Index, the Fund’s benchmark.

 

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Class

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A $717 $1,016 $1,336 $2,242
Class C $228 $703 $1,205 $2,585
Class N $125 $390 $676 $1,489

 

Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Principal Investment Strategies:

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in domestic and foreign growth-oriented, large capitalization or “large cap” equity securities (common stock and securities convertible into common stocks) of companies traded on U.S. stock exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. The Fund 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 Fund defines 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. For the most recent annual reconstitution published as of June 2023, the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 1000® Index was approximately was approximately $2 billion to $3 trillion, which range will vary daily. Shareholders will be provided 60 days advance notice of any change to this policy.

 

The Fund is considered a focused fund as it generally limits the number of holdings in the portfolio to 35 stocks. The Sub-Adviser’s investment philosophy focuses on the analysis of the company’s financial statements, the company’s business model, the company’s perceived advantages over its competitors, and the attractiveness, size and growth rate of each company’s market where it competes. The Sub-Adviser considers a company that is increasing revenues and cash flow to be a “growth” company. The Sub-Adviser further analyzes each company’s management track record and continuity in conjunction with an in-depth analysis and evaluation of its financial statements.

 

In general, the Sub-Adviser buys securities when the company is demonstrating above average growth in revenues and cash flow and it believes the security is reasonably priced relative to its expected rate of growth. The Sub-Adviser may choose to sell a security when it believes the company may have deteriorating growth prospects as measured by slowing revenue growth or slowing cash flow growth or when the Sub-Adviser wishes to take advantage of what it believes to be a better investment opportunity.

 

The Fund is non-diversified, which mean that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund

 

The Fund may also engage in securities lending.

 

Principal Investment Risks:

As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Although the Fund will strive to meet its investment objective, there is no assurance that it will do so. Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance.

 

Large Cap Stock Risk  Because the investment focus of the Fund is on large cap stocks, the value of the Fund may be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

 

Stock Market Risk – Stock markets can be volatile. In other words, the prices of stocks can fall rapidly in response to developments affecting a specific company or industry, or to changing economic, political or market conditions. The Fund’s investments may decline in value if the stock markets perform poorly.

 

Software Industry Risk – Technological developments, fixed-rate pricing and the ability to attract and retain skilled employees can significantly affect the software industry. The success of companies in the industry is also subject to the continued demand for internet services.

 

Non-Diversification Risk – A Fund that is a non-diversified investment company means that more of the Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a single issuer than a diversified investment company. This may make the value of the Fund’s shares more susceptible to certain risk than shares of a diversified investment company. As a non-diversified fund, the Fund has a greater potential to realize losses upon the occurrence of adverse events affecting a particular issuer.

 

Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk – Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease and illness, including pandemics and epidemics (such as the novel coronavirus), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

 

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Management Risk – The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Sub-Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, “growth” potential of a company and the potential appreciation of securities may prove to be inaccurate and may not produce the desired results. The Sub-Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that its decisions will produce the intended result. The successful use of hedging and risk management techniques may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the hedging vehicles and the securities being hedged.

 

Foreign Investing Risk – Investments in foreign countries are subject to country-specific risks such as political, diplomatic, regional conflicts, terrorism, war, social and economic instability, and policies that have the effect of decreasing the value of foreign securities. Foreign investments may experience greater volatility than U.S. investments.

 

Securities Lending Risk – The risk of securities lending is that the financial institution that borrows securities from the Fund could go bankrupt or otherwise default on its commitment under the securities lending agreement and the Fund might not be able to recover the loaned securities or their value.

 

Performance:

The following bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of Class N Shares of the Fund from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class N average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Class A sales charge is reflected in the average annual total return table. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how a Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.dunham.com or by calling toll free (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426).

 

Class N Shares Annual Total Return for Years Ended December 31

 

(BAR GRAPH)

 

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 36.19% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was -26.95% (quarter ended June 30, 2022).

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Dunham Focused Large Cap Growth Fund

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2023 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class N Shares      
return before taxes 55.16% 16.90% 12.39%
return after taxes on distributions                54.33% 16.05% 11.73%
return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 33.26% 13.68% 10.25%
Class C Shares      
return before taxes 53.61% 15.74% 11.28%
Class A Shares      
return before taxes 45.88% 15.24% 11.44%
Russell 1000® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 42.68% 19.50% 14.86%
Morningstar Large Cap Growth Category (return before taxes)* 35.98% 15.22% 11.57%

 

* The Morningstar Large Cap Growth Category Index is generally representative of mutual funds that primarily invest in big (large capitalization) U.S. companies that are projected to grow faster than other large-cap stocks.

 

After-tax returns are estimated and are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown. If you own shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable to your investment, because such accounts are only subject to taxes upon distribution. In certain cases, after-tax returns may be higher than the other return figures for the same period. After tax returns for Class C and Class A shares, which are not shown, will vary from those of Class N shares.

 

Investment Adviser: Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. (the “Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser: The Ithaka Group, LLC (“Ithaka” or the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser Portfolio Managers: Scott O’Gorman, Jr. is President, Chief Investment Officer, and Portfolio Manager of Ithaka. Andrew Colyer is Director of Research and Portfolio Manager of Ithaka. Messrs. O’Gorman and Colyer are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Mr. O’Gorman has served as portfolio manager to the Fund since commencement of Fund operations in December 2011. Mr. Colyer has served as portfolio manager to the Fund since January 2023 and has been with Ithaka since 2008.

 

Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares

 

For important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries, please turn to the Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares section on page 72 of this prospectus.

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Dunham Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks to maximize capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in How to Purchase Shares on page 111 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in How to Buy and Sell Shares on page 89 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class N

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a % of offering price)

5.75% None None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

(as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more)

0.75% None None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed

on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee None None None
Exchange Fee None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a

percentage of the value of your investment)

     
Management Fees(1) 1.25% 1.25% 1.25%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.31% 0.31% 0.31%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.81% 2.56% 1.56%
       
(1) The Sub-Advisory Fee is a fulcrum fee with a base or fulcrum of 50 bps (0.50%) and can range from 0.00% to 1.00% based on the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 2000® Growth Index, the Fund’s benchmark.

 

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

 

Class 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Class A $747 $1,109 $1,494 $2,569
Class C $260 $799 $1,365 $2,905
Class N $159 $493 $850 $1,856

 

Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 95% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Principal Investment Strategies:

The Fund’s Sub-Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in domestic growth-oriented, small-capitalization or “small-cap” common stocks of companies traded on U.S. stock exchanges or in the over-the-counter market using its proprietary stock selection process. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus borrowing for investment purposes) in small cap companies. The Fund defines small capitalization companies as those companies whose market capitalizations are equal to or less than the largest company in the Russell 2000® Index during the most recent 12-month period. For the most recent annual reconstitution published as of June 2023, the maximum market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000® Index was approximately $13.1 billion, which will vary daily. The Sub-Adviser attempts to invest in companies trading at a discount to their growth rate.

 

In general, the Sub-Adviser buys securities of companies that it identifies as having a product or service with a superior value proposition coupled with a positive business outlook when it believes shares in those companies are attractively priced. The Sub-Adviser sells securities to limit overconcentration in individual stocks, to take advantage of attractive price level valuations and to remove those companies with eroding or less attractive value propositions. The Fund’s Sub-Adviser may engage in active and frequent trading of the Fund’s portfolio securities to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

The Fund may also engage in securities lending.

 

Principal Investment Risks:

As with all mutual funds, there is the risk that you could lose money through your investment in the Fund. Although the Fund will strive to meet its investment objective, there is no assurance that it will do so. Many factors affect the Fund’s net asset value and performance.

 

Small Capitalization Risk – The Fund’s investments in small cap companies carry more risks than investments in larger companies. Small cap companies often have narrower markets, fewer products, or services to offer and more limited managerial and financial resources than do larger, more established companies.

 

Stock Market Risk – Stock markets can be volatile. In other words, the prices of stocks can fall rapidly in response to developments affecting a specific company or industry, or to changing economic, political or market conditions. The Fund’s investments may decline in value if the stock markets perform poorly.

 

Information Technology Sector Risk – Investments in technology companies exposed to special risks, such as rapid advances in technology that might cause existing products to become obsolete. Companies in a number of technology industries are also subject to more government regulations and approval processes than many other industries. This fact may affect a company’s overall profitability and cause its stock price to be more volatile. Additionally, technology companies are dependent upon consumer and business acceptance as new technologies evolve.

 

Liquidity Risk – Some securities may have few market-makers and low trading volume, which tend to increase transaction costs and may make it impossible for a Fund to dispose of a security position at all or at a price which represents current or fair market value.

 

Securities Lending Risk – The risk of securities lending is that the financial institution that borrows securities from the Fund could go bankrupt or otherwise default on its commitment under the securities lending agreement and the Fund might not be able to recover the loaned securities or their value.

 

Management Risk – The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Sub-Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, “growth” potential of a company and the potential appreciation of securities may prove to be inaccurate and may not produce the desired results. The Sub-Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there is no guarantee that its decisions will produce the intended result.

 

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Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk – Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease and illness, including pandemics and epidemics (such as the novel coronavirus), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets.

 

Performance:

The following bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of Class N Shares of the Fund from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class N average annual returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Class A sales charge is reflected in the average annual total return table. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how a Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.dunham.com or by calling toll free (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426).

 

Class N Shares Annual Total Return for Years Ended December 31

 

(BAR GRAPH)

 

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 41.61% (quarter ended June 30, 2020) and the lowest return for a quarter was -24.96% (quarter ended December 31, 2018).

 

Dunham Small Cap Growth Fund

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2023 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class N Shares      
return before taxes 21.73% 12.58% 9.20%
return after taxes on distributions                21.73% 10.36% 6.37%
return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares 12.86% 9.71% 6.48%
Class C Shares      
return before taxes 20.48% 11.46% 8.11%
Class A Shares      
return before taxes 14.40% 10.98% 8.28%
Russell 2000® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 18.66% 9.22% 7.16%
Morningstar Small Cap Growth Category (return before taxes)* 16.48% 10.21% 7.53%

 

* The Morningstar Small Cap Growth Category is generally representative of mutual funds that primarily invest in small (small capitalization) U.S. companies that are projected to grow faster than other small-cap stocks.

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After-tax returns are estimated and are based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor’s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown. If you own shares of the Fund in a tax-deferred account, such as an individual retirement account or a 401(k) plan, this information is not applicable to your investment, because such accounts are only subject to taxes upon distribution. After tax returns for Class C and Class A shares, which are not shown, will vary from those of Class N shares.

 

Investment Adviser: Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. (the “Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser: Pier Capital, LLC (“Pier Capital” or the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

Sub-Adviser Portfolio Manager: Alex Yakirevich, Chief Investment Officer and President, has served the Sub-Adviser in this capacity since 2015. He is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund and has served the Fund as Portfolio Manager since December 2008. Mr. Yakirevich joined Pier Capital in 2004 as an analyst.

 

Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares

 

For important information about purchase and sale of Fund shares, tax information, and payments to broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries, please turn to the Summary of Other Important Information Regarding Fund Shares section on page 72 of this prospectus.

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Dunham Emerging Markets Stock Fund

 

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks to maximize capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses of the Fund:

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts on purchases of Class A shares if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in How to Purchase Shares on page 111 of the Fund’s Prospectus and in How to Buy and Sell Shares on page 89 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class N

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a % of offering price)

5.75% None None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)

(as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more)

0.75% None None

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed

on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions

None

 

None

 

None

 

Redemption Fee None None None
Exchange Fee None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a

percentage of the value of your investment)