Northern Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Northern Small Cap and American Beacon Large is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Northern Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Northern Small Cap and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Northern Small 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 Small 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 price.

Moving together with Northern Mutual Fund

  0.76NOIEX Northern Income EquityPairCorr
  0.94NOMIX Northern Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83NOLCX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.89NOLVX Northern Large CapPairCorr
  0.77NOSIX Northern Stock IndexPairCorr
  0.98NSCKX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.97NSIDX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.98NSGRX Northern Small CapPairCorr
  0.77NSRKX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.77NSRIX Northern Global SustPairCorr
  0.85NUEIX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
  0.85NUESX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr

Moving against Northern Mutual Fund

  0.63NOUGX Northern GovernmentPairCorr
  0.63BTIAX Northern Ustreasury IndexPairCorr
  0.6NSIUX Northern Short-intermediaPairCorr
  0.59NOBOX Northern Bond IndexPairCorr
  0.58NOCBX Northern E BondPairCorr
  0.56NOFIX Northern Fixed IncomePairCorr
  0.5NOINX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.38BSBAX Northern Short BondPairCorr
  0.35NOIGX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.35NOITX Northern IntermediatePairCorr
  0.33NOAZX Northern Arizona TaxPairCorr
  0.33NOTEX Northern Tax ExemptPairCorr
  0.53NMFIX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.46NMMGX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.4NHYMX Northern High YieldPairCorr
  0.38NMIEX Active M InternationalPairCorr
  0.37NGREX Northern Global RealPairCorr
  0.34NCATX Northern California TaxPairCorr
  0.32NCITX 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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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