Northern Mid Correlations

NOMIX Fund  USD 22.32  0.40  1.76%   
The current 90-days correlation between Northern Mid Cap and Brandes International Equity is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Northern Mid 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 Mid Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Northern Mid Cap and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Northern Mid 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 Mid 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Northern Mutual Fund

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  0.67NOCBX Northern E BondPairCorr
  0.88NOAZX Northern Arizona TaxPairCorr
  0.9NOEMX Northern Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.72NOFIX Northern Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.88NOIEX Northern Income EquityPairCorr
  0.92NOIGX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.92NOINX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.87NOITX Northern IntermediatePairCorr
  0.9NOLCX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.95NOLVX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.84NOTEX Northern Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.9NOSGX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.88BSBAX Northern Short BondPairCorr
  0.92BBALX Northern Global TacticalPairCorr
  0.97NSCKX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.87NSIDX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.97NSGRX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.71NSIUX Northern Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.87NSITX Northern Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.91NSRKX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.93NSRIX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.91NTAUX Northern Tax AdvantagedPairCorr
  0.85SWSFX Ultra Short FixedPairCorr
  0.85NCATX Northern California TaxPairCorr
  0.88NCITX Northern CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.86NUEIX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.88NUESX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.88NUSFX Northern Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.78NGREX Northern Global RealPairCorr
  0.88NHFIX Northern High YieldPairCorr
  0.87NMFIX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.98NMIEX Active M InternationalPairCorr
  0.87NMHYX Multi Manager HighPairCorr
  0.8NMMGX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.91NMMEX Active M Emerging Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.91VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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