Northern Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Northern Small Cap and Ab E Opportunities is -0.19 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Northern Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Northern Small Cap and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Northern Small 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 Small 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Northern Mutual Fund

  0.61NOBOX Northern Bond IndexPairCorr
  0.69NOCBX Northern E BondPairCorr
  0.66NOAZX Northern Arizona TaxPairCorr
  0.98NOEMX Northern Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73NOFIX Northern Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.99NOIEX Northern Income EquityPairCorr
  0.94NOIGX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.93NOINX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.9NOITX Northern IntermediatePairCorr
  0.96NOMIX Northern Mid CapPairCorr
  0.99NOLCX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.97NOLVX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.74NOTEX Northern Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.97NOSIX Northern Stock IndexPairCorr
  0.96NOSGX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.88BSBAX Northern Short BondPairCorr
  0.97BBALX Northern Global TacticalPairCorr
  1.0NSCKX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.97NSGRX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.95NSITX Northern Short InterPairCorr
  0.96NSRKX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.98NSRIX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.95NTAUX Northern Tax AdvantagedPairCorr
  0.92SWSFX Ultra Short FixedPairCorr
  0.76NCATX Northern California TaxPairCorr
  0.95NCITX Northern CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.99NUEIX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.99NUESX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.92NUSFX Northern Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.92NGREX Northern Global RealPairCorr
  0.96NHFIX Northern High YieldPairCorr
  0.91NMFIX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.96NMIEX Active M InternationalPairCorr
  0.98NMHYX Multi Manager HighPairCorr
  0.88NMMGX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.97NMMEX Active M EmergingPairCorr
  0.99VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr

Moving against Northern Mutual Fund

  0.43GPMFX Guidepath Managed FuturesPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Northern Mutual Fund performing well and Northern Small 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 Small'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.