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- Dunham International Stock Fund (DAINX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks to maximize total return from capital appreciation and dividends through investments primarily in equities of international corporations traded on U.S. stock exchanges or over-the-counter markets; the portfolio emphasizes common and preferred stocks, as well as depositary receipts, with a focus on large-cap blend style in the foreign large value category, including significant allocations to financial services (37.49%), industrials (14.08%), and technology (12.98%) sectors, and top regions such as the Eurozone (20.31%), emerging Asia (20.25%), developed Asia (18.02%), Japan (13.41%), and Canada (8.19%). Class A shares carry a 5.75% front-end load, a net expense ratio of approximately 2.16%-2.21%, and a minimum initial investment of $5,000, with total net assets around $165 million as of recent data. The fund is part of the Dunham Funds family, managed by Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc., with sub-advisory from Arrowstreet Capital, L.P., headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts; lead portfolio manager Peter Rathjens has overseen the strategy since July 2008, supported by Derek Vance (since 2018), Christopher Malloy (since 2019), Julia Yuan (since 2024), and Brandon Berger (since March 2025).
Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc., founded in 1985 by Jeffrey Dunham and headquartered in San Diego, California, serves as the adviser for the Dunham Funds, a proprietary family of sub-advised public mutual funds launched in 2004 that operate on performance-based advisory fees; the firm also offers portfolio management, asset allocation, wrap programs, separately managed accounts, and trust services through its affiliate Dunham Trust Company, with combined assets under management and administration surpassing $5 billion as of 2024. The firm operates primarily in the United States, targeting financial advisors, individual investors, and institutional clients seeking diversified international equity exposure.
Recent developments include the fund's receipt of a 2025 LSEG Lipper Fund Award for its Class N shares (DNINX) as the best International Multi-Cap Core fund over five years, highlighting strong performance with 3-year and 5-year annualized returns of 21.3% and 13.4%, respectively, as noted in December 2025 analyses. Dunham & Associates expanded its offerings with the launch of DunhamDC in 2024, an algorithmic investment program that buys stocks during market fear and sells during greed, demonstrated by increased equity positions amid 2025 tariff-related declines; additionally, the firm relocated to a new San Diego headquarters in 2023, introduced the Dunham Easy Access Loan product in 2023, and announced a Wyoming Private Trust option through Dunham Trust. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, or strategic alliances specific to DAINX were reported in the last 1-2 years, though the broader firm continues sub-advisory partnerships like with Arrowstreet Capital for international strategies.