Northern Mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Northern Mid Cap and Amg Managers Fairpointe is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Northern Mid is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Northern Mid Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Northern Mid Cap and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Northern Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Northern Mid Cap. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Northern Mutual Fund

  0.7NOLVX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.94NOSGX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.91NSCKX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.67NSIDX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.67NSGRX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.63NTAUX Northern Tax AdvantagedPairCorr
  0.74NGREX Northern Global RealPairCorr
  0.7NHFIX Northern High YieldPairCorr
  0.8NMHYX Multi Manager HighPairCorr
  0.7NMMGX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.81VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Northern Mutual Fund performing well and Northern Mid Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Northern Mid's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.