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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Dunham Funds
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Feb. 22, 2013
Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund | Class A
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice 4.50%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice 1.00%
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther none
Redemption Fee rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.34%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.35%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 581
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 858
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,156
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,001
Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund | Class C
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther none
Redemption Fee rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.75%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.34%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.85%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 188
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 582
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,001
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,169
Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund | Class N
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price) rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of the of the original purchase price for purchases of $1 million or more) rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOfferingPrice none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends and other Distributions rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther none
Redemption Fee rr_RedemptionFeeOverRedemption none
Exchange Fee rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption none
Management Fees rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.75%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 0.34%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets 0.01% [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses rr_ExpensesOverAssets 1.10%
1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 112
3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 350
5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 606
10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 $ 1,340
Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund
 
Risk/Return: rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Supplement for Fees and Expenses cik0001420040_SupplementForFeesAndExpensesTextBlock

DUNHAM FUNDS

Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund

Class A (DACGX)

Class C (DCCGX)

Class N (DNCGX)




Supplement dated July 1, 2013 to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus each dated February 22, 2013 (the "Prospectus"). This Supplement updates and supersedes any contrary information contained in the Prospectus or Summary Prospectus.


Effective July 1, 2013, the Board of Trustees of the Dunham Funds has approved a change in the fulcrum fee payable to Newfleet Asset Management LLC ("Newfleet"), Sub-Adviser to the Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund (the "Fund").


The base Sub-Advisory payable to Newfleet is reduced by 5 bps (0.05%), from 35 bps (0.35%) to 30 bps (0.30%) annually.


Reference is made to the section entitled "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" located on page 9 of the Prospectus and page 1 of the Summary Prospectus. The table describing the expenses of the Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

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)

1.00%

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

0.75%

0.75%

0.75%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

0.25%

0.75%

0.00%

Other Expenses

0.34%

 0.34%

0.34%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (1)

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.35%

1.85%

1.10%

(1) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. The operating expenses in this fee table may 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

 

The table under the sub-heading "Example" that describes the costs of investing in shares of the Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Class

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A

$581

$858

$1,156

$2,001

Class C

$188

$582

$1,001

$2,169

Class N

$112

$350

$   606

$1,340

You should read this Supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus, Summary Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated February 22, 2013, as subsequently amended, which provide information that you should know about the Dunham Corporate/Government Bond Fund before investing and should be retained for future reference. These documents are available upon request and without charge by calling the Dunham Funds at (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426).



Supplement dated July 1, 2013

Risk/Return [Heading] rr_RiskReturnHeading
Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] rr_ShareholderFeesCaption Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expenses Not Correlated to Ratio Due to Acquired Fund Fees [Text] rr_ExpensesNotCorrelatedToRatioDueToAcquiredFundFees The operating expenses in this fee table may 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
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading Example
Performance Availability Phone [Text] rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone (888) 3DUNHAM (338-6426)
[1] Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies. The operating expenses in this fee table may 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