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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
5
2
4
3
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Zacks Investment Research
5
(Strong Sell)
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Standard & Poor's
4 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
C+
(Hold)
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#66 in Moderate Allocation
U.S. News evaluated 279 Moderate Allocation 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 17.33 percent over the past year, 11.74 percent over the past three years, 7.15 percent over the past five years, and 8.66 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 04.30.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 13.1% |
| 1 Year | 17.3% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 11.7% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 7.1% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 8.7% |
Summary
The investment seeks to provide a high level of current income and long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in income-producing equity securities, including dividend-paying common and preferred stocks and convertible securities. It also may invest up to 20% of its net assets in a broad range of non-convertible fixed-income securities without limitation as to maturity.
Fees
Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
Northern Income Equity Fund has an expense ratio of 0.99 percent.
Risk
Risk is High compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
