Ultra-short Fixed Competition

SWSFX Fund

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Ultra Short Fixed competes with Northern Bond, Northern E, Northern Arizona, Northern Emerging, and Northern Fixed; as well as few others. The fund is listed under Ultrashort Bond category and is part of Northern Funds family. The entity is thematically classified as Corporate Bonds Funds. Analyzing Ultra-short Fixed competition allows you to expand the diversification possibilities of your existing portfolios and to get a better perspective on locking in new positions. Investors sometimes prefer comparable analysis of Ultra-short Fixed to its intrinsic valuation because they are able to contrast its competitors on a relative basis. Check out Ultra-short Fixed Correlation with its peers.

Ultra-short Fixed vs Northern Mid Correlation

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Ultra Short Fixed Income and NOMIX is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Ultra Short Fixed Income and NOMIX in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.

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0.85	NOSIX	Northern Stock Index	Pair Corr
0.84	NOSGX	Northern Small Cap	Pair Corr
0.92	NMFIX	Multi Manager Global	Pair Corr
0.9	NMHYX	Multi Manager High	Pair Corr

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Low	Estimated	High
10.25	10.34	10.43

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Valuation

Low	Real	High
10.23	10.32	10.41

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Please note, it is not enough to conduct a financial or market analysis of a single entity such as Ultra-short Fixed. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against Ultra-short Fixed's peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, Ultra-short Fixed's competitive analysis will give you plenty of quantitative and qualitative data to validate your investment decisions or develop an entirely new strategy toward taking a position in Ultra Short Fixed.

Ultra-short Fixed Competition Correlation Matrix

Typically, diversification allows investors to combine positions across different asset classes to reduce overall portfolio risk. Correlation between Ultra-short Fixed and its competitors represents the degree of relationship between the price movements of corresponding funds. A correlation of about +1.0 implies that the price of Ultra-short and its corresponding peer move in tandem. A correlation of -1.0 means that prices move in opposite directions. A correlation of close to zero suggests that the price movements of assets are uncorrelated; in other words, the historical price movement of Ultra Short Fixed does not affect the price movement of the other competitor.

	NOBOX	NOCBX	NOAZX	NOEMX	NOFIX	NOIEX	NOIGX	NOINX	NOITX	NOMIX
NOBOX		0.98	0.71	0.54	0.96	0.68	0.63	0.61	0.68	0.59	NOBOX
NOCBX	0.98		0.79	0.62	0.99	0.76	0.71	0.69	0.75	0.69	NOCBX
NOAZX	0.71	0.79		0.91	0.83	0.83	0.92	0.92	0.98	0.87	NOAZX
NOEMX	0.54	0.62	0.91		0.7	0.84	0.93	0.95	0.94	0.87	NOEMX
NOFIX	0.96	0.99	0.83	0.7		0.81	0.78	0.77	0.81	0.77	NOFIX
NOIEX	0.68	0.76	0.83	0.84	0.81		0.95	0.93	0.85	0.91	NOIEX
NOIGX	0.63	0.71	0.92	0.93	0.78	0.95		0.99	0.94	0.94	NOIGX
NOINX	0.61	0.69	0.92	0.95	0.77	0.93	0.99		0.95	0.94	NOINX
NOITX	0.68	0.75	0.98	0.94	0.81	0.85	0.94	0.95		0.89	NOITX
NOMIX	0.59	0.69	0.87	0.87	0.77	0.91	0.94	0.94	0.89		NOMIX
	NOBOX	NOCBX	NOAZX	NOEMX	NOFIX	NOIEX	NOIGX	NOINX	NOITX	NOMIX

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Ultra-short Mutual Fund performing well and Ultra-short Fixed 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 Ultra-short Fixed'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 Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
NOBOX	0.15	0.00	(0.42)	0.05	0.11	(0.22)	0.43	(0.32)	0.86
NOCBX	0.15	0.00	(0.41)	0.08	0.10	(0.23)	0.33	(0.33)	1.00
NOAZX	0.07	0.01	(0.36)	0.59	0.00	(0.16)	0.21	(0.10)	0.73
NOEMX	0.65	0.13	0.11	0.34	0.46	(0.77)	1.69	(1.07)	4.06
NOFIX	0.14	0.00	(0.45)	0.11	0.04	(0.23)	0.33	(0.33)	0.89
NOIEX	0.52	0.02	0.00	0.12	0.63	(0.54)	1.23	(1.08)	3.57
NOIGX	0.56	0.14	0.14	0.31	0.38	(0.65)	1.33	(1.12)	2.91
NOINX	0.58	0.12	0.12	0.27	0.45	(0.65)	1.22	(1.18)	2.92
NOITX	0.07	0.02	(0.54)	1.56	0.00	(0.14)	0.20	(0.10)	0.61
NOMIX	0.82	0.16	0.19	0.26	0.47	(0.98)	1.89	(1.36)	7.72

Ultra-short Fixed Competitive Analysis

The better you understand Ultra-short Fixed competitors, the better chance you have of utilizing it as a position in your portfolios. From an individual investor's perspective, Ultra-short Fixed's competitive analysis can cover a whole range of metrics. Some of these will be more critical depending on who you are as an investor and how you react to market volatility. However, if you are locking your investment sandscape to a long-term horizon, comparing the fundamental indicator across Ultra-short Fixed's competition over several years is one of the best ways to analyze its investment potential.

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Worse Than Peers

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	SWSFX	NOBOX	NOCBX	NOAZX	NOEMX	NOFIX	NOIEX	NOIGX	NOINX	NOITX
	0.00 10.34 Ultra-short	0.21 9.35 Northern	0.22 9.04 Northern	0.10 9.67 Northern	0.93 16.22 Northern	0.22 9.07 Northern	0.05 19.05 Northern	0.27 14.61 Northern	0.68 19.20 Northern	0.1 10.02 Northern
Market Volatility (90 Days Market Risk)	Very steady	Very steady	Very steady	Very steady	Very steady	Very steady	Very steady	Very steady	Very steady	Very steady
Market Performance (90 Days Performance)	Solid	Mild	Fair	Solid	Solid	Fair	Good	Solid	Solid	Solid
Odds of Financial Distress (Probability Of Bankruptcy)	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Current Valuation (Equity Enterprise Value)	Fairly Valued	Fairly Valued	Fairly Valued	Over Valued	Under Valued	Over Valued	Fairly Valued	Under Valued	Over Valued	Over Valued
Buy or Sell Advice (Average Analysts Consensus)	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
Trade Advice (90 Days Macroaxis Advice)	Cautious Hold	Cautious Hold	Cautious Hold	Strong Sell	Strong Buy	Strong Sell	Strong Hold	Strong Buy	Strong Hold	Strong Sell
Net Asset	1.76 B	2.61 B	93.84 M	52.96 M	2.71 B	287.81 M	290.84 M	183.62 M	6.22 B	1.13 B
Minimum Initial Investment	N/A	2.5 K	2.5 K	2.5 K	2.5 K	2.5 K	2.5 K	2.5 K	2.5 K	2.5 K
Price To Book	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.37	N/A	3.1	1.34	1.57	N/A
Five Year Return	N/A	-0.16	-0.12	0.37	3.96	0.22	14.54	12.99	10.52	0.85
One Year Return	N/A	6.72	6.49	3.82	41.75	6.89	18.93	41.04	33.19	5.44
Last Dividend Paid	N/A	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.33	0.02	0.01	0.54	0.28	0.02
Price To Earning	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	12.79	N/A	17.55	15.03	15.47	N/A
Price To Sales	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.16	N/A	1.57	1.08	1.01	N/A
Cash Position Weight	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.97	N/A	N/A	0.1	N/A	0.01	5.15
Equity Positions Weight	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	99.95	N/A	99.9	99.11	99.88	N/A
Three Year Return	N/A	4.04	3.99	2.86	17.16	4.33	19.91	19.93	16.3	3.55
Annual Yield	0.0465	0.0394	0.043	0.0342	0.0232	0.0445	0.015	0.0074	0.0357	0.0316
Year To Date Return	N/A	0.41	0.43	1.08	9.3	0.57	3.59	8.35	5.86	1.46
Bond Positions Weight	N/A	99.52	95.98	96.03	N/A	95.84	N/A	N/A	0.01	94.85
Ten Year Return	N/A	3.76	3.93	3.94	2.23	4.02	9.88	3.57	5.19	3.35
Daily Balance Of Power	0.0	0	0	9.2 T	9.2 T	0	9.2 T	9.2 T	9.2 T	9.2 T
Day Typical Price	10.34	9.35	9.04	9.67	16.22	9.07	19.05	14.61	19.2	10.02
Period Momentum Indicator	N/A	(0.02)	(0.02)	0.01	0.15	(0.02)	0.01	0.04	0.13	0.01
Rate Of Daily Change	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.01	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.01	1.0
Day Median Price	10.34	9.35	9.04	9.67	16.22	9.07	19.05	14.61	19.2	10.02
Price Action Indicator	N/A	(0.01)	(0.01)	0.005	0.075	(0.01)	0.005	0.02	0.065	0.005
Coefficient Of Variation	472.66	1528.44	1344.87	468.57	432.46	1137.66	703.0	336.13	375.27	344.35
Mean Deviation	0.0456	0.1504	0.1544	0.0677	0.6484	0.1403	0.5226	0.556	0.5801	0.0725
Jensen Alpha	0.0081	(0)	(0.0009)	0.0116	0.1317	0.001	0.021	0.1403	0.1231	0.0179
Total Risk Alpha	(0)	(0.02)	(0.02)	6.0E-4	0.0843	(0.02)	0.0074	0.1177	0.0999	0.0073
Sortino Ratio	N/A	(0.42)	(0.41)	(0.36)	0.1138	(0.45)	(0)	0.1429	0.1217	(0.54)
Downside Variance	N/A	0.0468	0.0452	0.048	0.6115	0.0375	0.6511	0.5712	0.5929	0.0192
Standard Deviation	0.0908	0.2021	0.2067	0.1113	0.8318	0.1932	0.7109	0.7106	0.7397	0.1001
Kurtosis	15.0	0.77	1.08	5.63	0.0513	1.27	1.71	0.1131	0.0626	3.07
Potential Upside	0.0979	0.4301	0.3333	0.209	1.69	0.3322	1.23	1.33	1.22	0.202
Treynor Ratio	0.7807	0.0531	0.0805	0.5927	0.336	0.1098	0.1214	0.3077	0.273	1.56
Maximum Drawdown	0.4889	0.8621	1.0	0.7327	4.06	0.8921	3.57	2.91	2.92	0.6102
Variance	0.0082	0.0408	0.0427	0.0124	0.6919	0.0373	0.5053	0.5049	0.5471	0.01
Market Risk Adjusted Performance	0.7907	0.0631	0.0905	0.6027	0.346	0.1198	0.1314	0.3177	0.283	1.57
Risk Adjusted Performance	0.0904	0.0226	0.0306	0.1079	0.1837	0.0386	0.1116	0.2346	0.2105	0.161
Skewness	3.59	0.5267	0.5874	0.7216	0.0438	0.7606	(0.39)	(0.11)	(0.14)	0.8746
Semi Deviation	N/A	0.1075	0.0981	0.0	0.4618	0.0425	0.6286	0.3831	0.4491	0.0
Information Ratio	(0.93)	(0.45)	(0.43)	(0.72)	0.1069	(0.45)	(0)	0.152	0.1267	(0.74)
Value At Risk	(0.1)	(0.32)	(0.33)	(0.10)	(1.07)	(0.33)	(1.08)	(1.12)	(1.18)	(0.10)
Expected Short fall	N/A	(0.22)	(0.23)	(0.16)	(0.77)	(0.23)	(0.54)	(0.65)	(0.65)	(0.14)
Downside Deviation	N/A	0.2163	0.2126	0.2192	0.782	0.1937	0.8069	0.7558	0.77	0.1386
Semi Variance	N/A	0.0116	0.0096	(0.02)	0.2133	0.0018	0.3951	0.1468	0.2017	(0.03)

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Five steps to successful analysis of Ultra-short Fixed Competition

Ultra-short Fixed's competitive analysis is the process of researching and evaluating its competitive landscape. It provides an understanding of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) faced by Ultra Short Fixed in relation to its competition. Ultra-short Fixed's competition analysis typically involves several steps, including:

Identifying the key players in the market: This involves identifying the major competitors of Ultra-short Fixed in the market, both direct and indirect, as well as new entrants and disruptive technologies.
Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each competitor: This involves evaluating each competitor's strengths and weaknesses in areas such as product offerings, market share, brand recognition, financial performance, and distribution channels.
Understanding the competitive environment: This involves evaluating the regulatory environment, economic conditions, and other factors that may impact Ultra-short Fixed's competitive landscape.
Identifying opportunities and threats: This involves using the information gathered during the analysis to identify opportunities and threats to Ultra Short Fixed, and developing a strategy to address them.
Evaluating the competitive landscape: This involves understanding the competitive dynamics of the market, such as pricing, marketing, and distribution strategies, as well as analyzing the competitive advantage of each competitor.

Competitive analysis is an essential tool for businesses to stay ahead of the competition and can be used to inform decision-making and strategy development. By understanding the competitive landscape and staying informed about the activities of competitors, a company can make more informed decisions and improve its overall performance.

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