DUNHAM
Legal name: DUNHAM & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT COUNSEL, INC.
Identity & registration
ADV Item 1- Organization form
- Corporation
- Firm type
- Registered
- SEC region
- LARO
- Registration date
- Nov 29, 1985
- Principal office
- 6256 GREENWICH DRIVE, SUITE 550, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92122
- Phone
- 858-964-0500
- Website
- https://www.dunham.com/
Assets & accounts
ADV Item 5F- Total regulatory AUM
- $5.63B
- Discretionary AUM
- $4.74B
- Non-discretionary AUM
- $888.3M
- Discretionary accounts
- 10,769
- Non-discretionary accounts
- 2,386
- Total accounts
- 13,155
- AUM per client
- $428K
Clients by type
ADV Item 5D| Client type | Clients | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 172 | $99.7M |
| Non-U.S. persons | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
| Insurance companies | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
| Investment companies | 15 | $335.7M |
| Charitable organizations | 149 | $38.5M |
| Other investment advisers | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
| High net worth individuals | 1,954 | $3.16B |
| Banking or thrift institutions | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 45 | $25.9M |
| State or municipal government entities | Fewer than 5 | $0 |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 10,820 | $1.97B |
Compensation & activities
ADV Items 5E, 5GCompensation
- Fixed fees
- Performance-based fees
- A percentage of assets under your management
Advisory activities
- Other advisory activities
- Financial planning services
- Selection of other advisers
- Portfolio management for businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Custody
ADV Item 9- Firm Custody Cash
- No
- Firm Custody Assets
- Yes
- Firm Custody Clients
- Yes
- Firm Custody Securities
- No
- Related Person Custody Cash
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Assets
- No
- Related Person Custody Clients
- Yes
- Related Person Custody Securities
- Yes
Disclosure events
ADV Item 11This firm answered no to every Item 11 disclosure question in this filing.
Filed changes
| Date | Field | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Employees | 39 | 43 | increased by4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Clients | 12,032 | 13,155 | increased by1,123 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | AUM | $4,737,607,372 | $5,627,638,262 | increased by$890,030,890 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Accounts | 12,032 | 13,155 | increased by1,123 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Employees | 29 | 39 | increased by10 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Clients | 8,769 | 12,032 | increased by3,263 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | AUM | $3,043,067,911 | $4,737,607,372 | increased by$1,694,539,461 |
| May 1, 2025 vs Oct 1, 2022 | Accounts | 8,769 | 12,032 | increased by3,263 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Clients | 7,641 | 8,769 | increased by1,128 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | AUM | $2,152,591,097 | $3,043,067,911 | increased by$890,476,814 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Accounts | 7,641 | 8,769 | increased by1,128 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Registration | — | APPROVED |
On Form 5500, an adviser usually appears as a plan service provider (Schedule C), not the plan sponsor.
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