Fund Research for Northern Institutional Small Co Gr A (BSGRX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Dec 01, 1999
    Category: Small Growth
    Overall Risk: Average
    Fund Family: Northern Funds
    Return Since Inception: -1.85%
    YTD Return: 25.54%
    Yield (TTM): 0.09%
    Net Assets: 2.73 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    4 of 5

    The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in equity securities of small capitalization companies whose market capitalization is similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000(R) index.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $1,093 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 0.00%
    Large 0.00%
    Medium 21.25%
    Small 61.62%
    Micro 17.12%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/27/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1999 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 25.54% 33.33% -5.65% 1.38% — -1.85%
    +/- Category -0.29% 0.41% 1.12% 1.77% — —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 1.95% 7.22% -0.18% 0.90% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 19.08% 11.53% -7.15% 1.56% — -1.85%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 25.25% -8.68% -4.20% 3.11% — -1.36%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/27/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 12/01/1999
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 27.13%
    Service 49.80%
    Manufacturing 21.48%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 1.59% 1.59%
    Stocks — 98.41% 98.41%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 2.15% 2.15%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    + ENTEGRIS INC (ENTG) Hardware — 69.86% 1.62%
    * Credit Industriel Et Commercial , Grand — — — 1.59%
    + STARENT NETWORKS CORP (STAR) Hardware 42.58 183.15% 1.54%
    * BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC (BYI) Consumer Services 18.83 73.49% 1.45%
    + OSI SYSTEMS INC (OSIS) Hardware 26.61 43.25% 1.43%
    + ASIAINFO HLDGS INC (ASIA) Software 46.00 86.91% 1.41%
    + LKQ CORP (LKQX) Consumer Services 23.40 54.37% 1.41%
    + TIBCO SOFTWARE INC (TIBX) Software 24.00 71.48% 1.35%
    - GUESS INC (GES) Consumer Services 17.03 146.16% 1.35%
    + PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCS IN (PRAA) Business Services 16.38 36.47% 1.34%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/27/2009
    All other data as of 09/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 04/01/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.92%
    Taken from annual report dated 11/30/2008

  • Fund Management