Northern Income Correlations

NOIEX Fund  USD 18.85  0.03  0.16%   
The current 90-days correlation between Northern Income Equity and Templeton Emerging Markets is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Northern Income 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 Income Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Northern Income Equity and DJI is 0.94 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Northern Income Equity 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 Income Equity. 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 services.

Moving together with Northern Mutual Fund

  0.79NOAZX Northern Arizona TaxPairCorr
  0.79NOEMX Northern Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.65NOFIX Northern Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.92NOIGX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.91NOINX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.82NOITX Northern IntermediatePairCorr
  0.88NOMIX Northern Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86NOLCX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.88NOLVX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.73NOTEX Northern Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.96NOSIX Northern Stock IndexPairCorr
  0.79NOSGX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.81BSBAX Northern Short BondPairCorr
  0.96BBALX Northern Global TacticalPairCorr
  0.84NSCKX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.92NSIDX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.63NSIUX Northern Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.88NSRKX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.9NSRIX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.85SWSFX Ultra Short FixedPairCorr
  0.81NCITX Northern CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.83NUEIX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.83NUESX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.76NGREX Northern Global RealPairCorr
  0.93NHFIX Northern High YieldPairCorr
  0.84NMFIX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.85NMIEX Active M InternationalPairCorr
  0.9NMHYX Multi Manager HighPairCorr
  0.78NMMGX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.81NMMEX Active M EmergingPairCorr
  0.91VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.88AWSHX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.88WSHCX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.96WSHFX Washington MutualPairCorr
  0.89FWWMX American Funds WashingtonPairCorr
  0.89FWMMX American Funds WashingtonPairCorr

Moving against Northern Mutual Fund

  0.45GABFX Gmo Asset AllocationPairCorr
  0.36AMRMX American MutualPairCorr

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 Income 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 Income'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.