Northern Mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Northern Mid Cap and Northern Small Cap is 0.96 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between Northern Mid Cap and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good 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

  0.76VIMAX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VIMSX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93VMCPX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.76VMCIX Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.79VEXAX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VEMPX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.79VIEIX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.79VSEMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99VEXMX Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.99FSMAX Fidelity Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.71JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.83BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.87AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.66CAT CaterpillarPairCorr

Moving against Northern Mutual Fund

  0.66VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.59TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.54KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.54PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.5JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.45T ATT Inc Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr

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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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NGREXNOSIX
  
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.