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2 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
2
4
3
5
4
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Zacks Investment Research
3
(Hold)
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Standard & Poor's
4 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
B+
(Buy)
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#18 in Global Real Estate
U.S. News evaluated 55 Global Real Estate Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 26.04 percent over the past year, 14.49 percent over the past three years, and 2.34 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 12.5% |
| 1 Year | 26.0% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 14.5% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 2.3% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks to provide investment results approximating the overall performance of the securities included in the FTSE® EPRA®/NAREIT® Global Index. The fund invests substantially all (and at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities included in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Index ("FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Index"), in weightings that approximate the relative composition of the securities contained in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Index. Companies included in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Index are engaged principally in real estate activities, including ownership, trading and development of income-producing real estate, and include REITs.
Fees
Fees are Average compared to funds in the same category.
Northern Global Real Estate Index Fund has an expense ratio of 0.61 percent.
Risk
Risk is Above Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
