Northern Short Correlations

NSIUX Fund  USD 9.42  0.01  0.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between Northern Short Inter and Northern Bond Index is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Northern Short 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.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Northern Short Intermediate Government. 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 employment.

Moving together with Northern Mutual Fund

  0.89NOBOX Northern Bond IndexPairCorr
  0.95NOCBX Northern E BondPairCorr
  0.94NOFIX Northern Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.71NOITX Northern IntermediatePairCorr
  0.64NOTEX Northern Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.91NOUGX Northern GovernmentPairCorr
  0.75BSBAX Northern Short BondPairCorr
  0.66NSITX Northern Short InterPairCorr
  0.73SWSFX Ultra Short FixedPairCorr
  0.64NHFIX Northern High YieldPairCorr
  0.83EASDX Eaton Vance ShortPairCorr
  0.92VFIRX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.92VFISX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr
  0.9VSGBX Vanguard Short TermPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Northern Mutual Fund performing well and Northern Short 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 Short'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
NOBOX  0.27  0.02 (0.30)(1.34) 0.24 
 0.56 
 1.43 
NOCBX  0.24  0.01 (0.33) 0.23  0.22 
 0.46 
 1.38 
NOAZX  0.14  0.02 (0.54)(0.25) 0.07 
 0.32 
 1.09 
NOEMX  0.50  0.19  0.20  0.56  0.00 
 1.71 
 4.12 
NOFIX  0.25  0.01 (0.31) 0.24  0.21 
 0.46 
 1.38 
NOIEX  0.63  0.12  0.12  0.27  0.51 
 1.96 
 5.08 
NOIGX  0.53  0.23  0.13 (2.79) 0.25 
 1.45 
 3.03 
NOINX  0.55  0.12  0.06  0.40  0.44 
 1.36 
 3.24 
NOITX  0.11  0.01 (0.66) 0.27  0.00 
 0.21 
 0.95 
NOMIX  0.77  0.26  0.10 (1.32) 0.75 
 2.11 
 6.15