03/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/04/2026 16:18
SUMMARY PROSPECTUS
March 1, 2026
Dunham Long/Short Credit Fund
Class A (DAAIX)
Class C (DCAIX)
Class N (DNAIX)
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated March 1, 2026, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can obtain these documents and other information about the Fund online at www.dunham.com/prospectus/LongShortCredit. You can also obtain these documents at no cost by completing a document request form on our web-site, www.dunham.com or by calling (toll free) (888) 338-6426 or by sending an email request to [email protected], or ask any financial advisor, bank or broker-dealer that offers shares of the Fund.
Investment Objective: The Fund seeks to maximize total return under varying market conditions through both 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 117 of the Fund's Prospectus and in How to Buy and Sell Shares on page 89 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment) |
Class A | Class C | Class N |
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) |
5.75% | None | None |
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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 |
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Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions |
None |
None |
None |
| Redemption Fee | None | None | None |
| Exchange Fee | None | None | None |
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
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| Management Fees(1) | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | 0.25% | 1.00% | 0.00% |
| Other Expenses | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | 1.16% | 1.91% | 0.91% |
| (1) | The Sub-Advisory Fee is a fulcrum fee with a base or fulcrum of 60 bps (0.60%) and can range from 0.05% to 1.15%, based on the Fund's performance relative to the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-month Treasury Bill Index PLUS 300 bps, 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 | $686 | $922 | $1,177 | $1,903 |
| Class C | $194 | $600 | $1,032 | $2,233 |
| Class N | $93 | $290 | $504 | $1,120 |
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 234% 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 normally at least 80% of its assets (defined as net assets plus borrowing for investment purposes) in various credit-related instruments. Credit-related instruments include, but are not limited to, U.S. Government and agency securities, foreign government and supranational debt securities, corporate bonds, emerging market debt securities, preferred securities, structured products, senior secured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt, second lien or other subordinated or unsecured floating rate and fixed rate loans or debt, and derivatives with similar economic characteristics. The Fund may invest in credit-related instruments rated below investment grade, which are commonly referred to as "junk 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 may invest up to 20% of its total assets in equity instruments, including common stock and other instruments whose price is linked to the value of common stock. The Fund may hold long or short positions in equity instruments, and may invest in equity instruments of issuers of any market capitalization.
The Fund may also gain both long and short exposure to credit-related instruments by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by investing in, among other instruments, swaps, including total return, credit default and index swaps; options; forward contracts and futures contracts that provide long or short exposure to other credit obligations; and other similar transactions.
The Fund may engage in short sales for hedging purposes or to enhance total return. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its primary investment strategies.
When selecting individual securities, the Sub-Adviser focuses on supply/demand factors, historical value trends, and new issue opportunities combined with company-specific research, industry analysis, and its view on overall credit trends. The Sub-Adviser incorporates its quantitative and qualitative analysis to determine the optimal security to purchase in the company's capital structure as well as to determine the desired allocation to each security or derivative. The Sub-Adviser utilizes short positions and derivatives to manage various risk exposures, including interest rate risk and credit risk.
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.
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.
Leveraging Risk - Using derivatives can create leverage, which can magnify the Fund's potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on the Fund's share price.
Event Risk - Event risk is the risk that corporate issuers may undergo restructurings, such as mergers, leveraged buyouts, takeovers, or similar events financed by increased debt. As a result of the added debt, the credit quality and market value of a company's bonds and/or other debt securities may decline significantly.
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.
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.
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.
Money Market/Short-Term Securities Risk - To the extent the Fund holds cash or invests in money market or short-term securities, the Fund may be less likely to achieve its investment objective. In addition, it is possible that the Fund's investments in these instruments could lose money.
Corporate Loans Risk - Commercial banks and other financial institutions or institutional investors make corporate loans to companies that need capital to grow or restructure. Borrowers generally pay interest on corporate loans at rates that change in response to changes in market interest rates such as the prime rates of U.S. banks. As a result, the value of corporate loan investments is generally less exposed to the adverse effects of shifts in market interest rates than investments that pay a fixed rate of interest. The market for corporate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity and wide bid/ask spreads. In addition, transactions in corporate loans may settle on a delayed basis. As a result, the proceeds from the sale of corporate loans may not be readily available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund's redemption obligations.
Long-Term Maturities/Durations Risk -The risk of greater price fluctuations than would be associated with securities having shorter maturities or durations.
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.
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.
Portfolio Turnover Risk - A higher portfolio turnover will result in higher transactional and brokerage costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Short Selling Risk - If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Fund covers its short position, the Fund will incur a loss which may be unlimited. Also, the Fund is required to deposit collateral in connection with such short sales and may have to pay a fee to borrow particular securities.
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
During the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 6.68% (quarter ended September 30, 2016) and the lowest return for a quarter was -6.03% (quarter ended March 31, 2016).
Dunham Long/Short Credit Fund
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
| For the periods ended December 31, 2025* | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||
| Class N Shares | ||||||
| return before taxes | 3.41% | 2.19% | 4.04% | |||
| return after taxes on distributions | 2.34% | 0.78% | 2.81% | |||
| return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | 2.01% | 1.09% | 2.64% | |||
| Class C Shares | ||||||
| return before taxes | 2.47% | 1.19% | 3.01% | |||
| Class A Shares | ||||||
| return before taxes | -2.81% | 0.74% | 3.18% | |||
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) | 7.30% | -0.36% | 2.01% | |||
| BofA Merrill Lynch 3-month Treasury Bill Index PLUS 300 bps. (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) | 7.24% | 6.20% | 5.19% | |||
| Morningstar Nontraditional Bond Category (return before taxes)** | 6.96% | 3.77% | 4.29% | |||
| * | On July 1, 2018, the Fund's principal investment strategy was materially changed. Therefore, the Fund's performance prior to that date may have been different had the current principal investment strategy been in place. |
| ** | The Morningstar Nontraditional Bond Category is generally representative of mutual funds that deploy absolute return strategies, strategies that are low-correlated to the overall bond market, and strategies that take long and short market and security-level positions. |
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: MetLife Investment Management, LLC ("MetLife" or the "Sub-Adviser").
Sub-Adviser Portfolio Managers: Joshua Lofgren, Portfolio Manager at MetLife, holds the primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Mr. Lofgren, who joined MetLife and its predecessor firm in 2012, began managing the Fund in 2018.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase and redeem shares of a Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. For Class A shares and Class C shares, the initial minimum investment amount in a Fund for regular accounts is $5,000, and for tax-deferred accounts and certain tax efficient accounts is $2,000. The minimum subsequent investment is $100. For Class N shares, the minimum initial investment per Fund is $100,000 for taxable accounts and $50,000 for tax-deferred accounts. There is no minimum subsequent investment amount for Class N shares.
Purchases and redemptions may be made by mailing an application or redemption request to the addresses indicated below, by calling toll free (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426) or by visiting the Fund's website www.dunham.com. You also may purchase and redeem shares through a financial intermediary.
| via Regular Mail | via Overnight Mail | |
| Dunham Funds | Dunham Funds | |
| c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC | c/o Gemini Fund Services, LLC | |
| P.O. Box 46707 | 225 Pictoria Dr, Suite 450 | |
| Cincinnati, OH 45246 | Cincinnati, OH 45246 |
Tax Information
Dividends and capital gain distributions you receive from a Fund, whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash, are taxable to you at either ordinary income or capital gains tax rates unless you are investing through a tax-deferred plan such as an IRA or 401(k) plan. However, these dividend and capital gain distributions may be taxable upon their eventual withdrawal from tax-deferred plans.
Financial Intermediary Compensation
If you purchase a Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.