Northern Mid Correlations

NOMIX Fund  USD 23.88  0.39  1.66%   
The current 90-days correlation between Northern Mid Cap and Northern Small Cap is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between Northern Mid Cap and DJI is 0.06 (i.e., Significant 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

  0.89NOIEX Northern Income EquityPairCorr
  0.93NOLCX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.93NOLVX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.96NOSIX Northern Stock IndexPairCorr
  0.86NOSGX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.97NSCKX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.98NSIDX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.92NSGRX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.91NSRKX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.91NSRIX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.61SWSFX Ultra Short FixedPairCorr
  0.97NUEIX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.97NUESX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.61NUSFX Northern Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.63NHFIX Northern High YieldPairCorr
  0.72NMHYX Multi Manager HighPairCorr

Moving against Northern Mutual Fund

  0.77BTIAX Northern Ustreasury IndexPairCorr
  0.76NOUGX Northern GovernmentPairCorr
  0.73NOCBX Northern E BondPairCorr
  0.72NOBOX Northern Bond IndexPairCorr
  0.68NOFIX Northern Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.67NSIUX Northern Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.49NOINX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.43NOAZX Northern Arizona TaxPairCorr
  0.41NOTEX Northern Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.39NOITX Northern IntermediatePairCorr
  0.37NOIGX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.33BSBAX Northern Short BondPairCorr
  0.53NMFIX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.53NMMGX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.41NHYMX Northern High YieldPairCorr
  0.4NMIEX Active M InternationalPairCorr
  0.39NCATX Northern California TaxPairCorr
  0.37NGREX Northern Global RealPairCorr
  0.34NCITX Northern CaliforniaPairCorr

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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 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.