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Dunham is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 1985, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 15, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Dunham compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Dunham reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.
Where is Dunham located?
Dunham's principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Dunham registered with the SEC or a state?
Dunham is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1985. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 13162.
How much does Dunham manage?
Dunham reports $5,627,638,262 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 15, 2026 (84% discretionary).
How have Dunham's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Dunham: Regulatory assets under management: $2,152,591,097 in the October 2021 data and $5,627,638,262 in the October 2026 data, up 161%. Total employees: 29 in October 2021 and 43 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Dunham serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (10,820); high net worth individuals (1,954); corporations or other businesses not listed above (172).
Which custodians does Dunham use?
Dunham's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fifth Third Bank as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Dunham report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/13162
What changed in Dunham's recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 2026 filing data: Changed its office addresses in Reno, NV.
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Performance-based fees
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated July 15, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$5,627,638,262 as of October 2026, filing dated July 15, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc.
- Also doing business as
- DUNHAM
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1985 (40 years)
- Employees
- Total: 43. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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1 other office, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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14 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $5,627,638,262 | 43 | July 15, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $4,737,607,372 | 39 | April 23, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $3,763,899,427 | 34 | September 30, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $2,901,635,752 | 33 | October 1, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $3,043,067,911 | 29 | September 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $2,152,591,097 | 29 | March 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $2,152,591,097 in the October 2021 data and $5,627,638,262 in the October 2026 data, up 161%.
Total employees: 29 in October 2021 and 43 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- May 2026
- Changed its office addresses in Reno, NV.
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $4,737,607,372 to $5,627,638,262 (+19%).
- Registered or notice-filed in OR, UT, WA, WY.
- March 2026
- Changed its office addresses in Reno, NV.
- December 2025
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- November 2025
- Added the business name Dunham.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Dunham (CRD 13162): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dunham-san-diego-ca-13162