Northern Income Correlations

NOIEX Fund  USD 18.98  0.09  0.47%   
The current 90-days correlation between Northern Income Equity and Templeton Emerging Markets is 0.36 (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 0.92 (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 housing.

Moving together with Northern Mutual Fund

  0.65NOBOX Northern Bond IndexPairCorr
  0.7NOCBX Northern E BondPairCorr
  0.84NOAZX Northern Arizona TaxPairCorr
  0.88NOEMX Northern Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74NOFIX Northern Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.93NOIGX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.93NOINX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.85NOITX Northern IntermediatePairCorr
  0.89NOMIX Northern Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8NOLCX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.95NOLVX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.84NOSIX Northern Stock IndexPairCorr
  0.9NOSGX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.88BSBAX Northern Short BondPairCorr
  0.96BBALX Northern Global TacticalPairCorr
  0.82NSCKX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.88NSIDX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.83NSGRX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.79NSIUX Northern Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.86NSITX Northern Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.84NSRKX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.86NSRIX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.91NTAUX Northern Tax AdvantagedPairCorr
  0.9SWSFX Ultra Short FixedPairCorr
  0.82NCATX Northern California TaxPairCorr
  0.84NCITX Northern CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.76NUEIX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.76NUESX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.9NUSFX Northern Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.78NGREX Northern Global RealPairCorr
  0.91NHFIX Northern High YieldPairCorr
  0.85NMFIX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.88NMIEX Active M InternationalPairCorr
  0.86NMHYX Multi Manager HighPairCorr
  0.8NMMGX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.86NMMEX Active M EmergingPairCorr
  0.91VVIAX Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.89AWSHX Washington 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.