Northern Small Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Northern Small Cap and Calvert High Yield is -0.08 (i.e., Good 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 0.87 (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 bureau of economic analysis.

Moving together with Northern Mutual Fund

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  0.92NOIGX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.92NOINX Northern InternationalPairCorr
  0.91NOITX Northern IntermediatePairCorr
  0.99NOMIX Northern Mid CapPairCorr
  0.98NOLCX Northern Large CapPairCorr
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  0.92NOSIX Northern Stock IndexPairCorr
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  0.98NSGRX Northern Small CapPairCorr
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  0.95NSITX Northern Short-intermediaPairCorr
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  0.98NSRIX Northern Global SustPairCorr
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  0.9NCITX Northern CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.99NUEIX Northern Quality EsgPairCorr
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  0.91NUSFX Northern Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.77NGREX Northern Global RealPairCorr
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  0.94NMFIX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.99NMIEX Active M InternationalPairCorr
  0.95NMHYX Multi Manager HighPairCorr
  0.77NMMGX Multi Manager GlobalPairCorr
  0.83NMMEX Active M EmergingPairCorr
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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.