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Shaun Murphy With Northern Trust since 2004 |
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Thomas E. O'Brien With Northern Trust since 2004 |
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For those long-term investors who enjoy following the stock performance of real estate companies, this may be the fund for you. The Northern Global Real Estate Index Fund offers an opportunity to invest both inside and outside of the U.S. market and in an asset class you may not currently have in your portfolio. This Fund does have special risks, including sensitivity to changes in the overall economy and interest rate levels.
Fund Objective: Seeks to Replicate Index
Redemption Fee: 2% on shares sold or exchanged within 30 days of purchase
Fund Objective: Seeks to Replicate Index
Redemption Fee: 2% on shares sold or exchanged within 30 days of purchase
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Performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than that shown here.
The Advisor has agreed to reimburse certain expenses of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses; a portion of the compensation paid to each Trustee who is not an officer, director or employee of Northern Trust Corporation or its subsidiaries; expenses related to third-party consultants engaged by the Board of Trustees of the Trust; membership dues paid to the Investment Company Institute and Mutual Fund Directors Forum; extraordinary expenses; and interest, if any) to the extent the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement" exceed 0.50%. The contractual limitation may not be terminated before July 31, 2013 without the approval of the Board of Trustees. In the absence of fee waivers, yield, total return, growth since inception and dividends would have been reduced. Total return is based on net change in NAV assuming reinvestment of distributions.
Disclosure
The Advisor has agreed to reimburse certain expenses of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses; a portion of the compensation paid to each Trustee who is not an officer, director or employee of Northern Trust Corporation or its subsidiaries; expenses related to third-party consultants engaged by the Board of Trustees of the Trust; membership dues paid to the Investment Company Institute and Mutual Fund Directors Forum; extraordinary expenses; and interest, if any) to the extent the "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement" exceed 0.50%. The contractual limitation may not be terminated before July 31, 2013 without the approval of the Board of Trustees. In the absence of fee waivers, yield, total return, growth since inception and dividends would have been reduced. Total return is based on net change in NAV assuming reinvestment of distributions.
Disclosure
| Gross Expense Ratio | Net Expense Ratio‡ | |
| Global Real Estate Index (NGREX) | 0.74% | 0.50% |
| ‡Includes contractual expense reimbursements that, if not extended, will end on July 31, 2013. |
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| 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| Global Real Estate Index | 29.44% | -8.93% | 19.40% | 36.96% | -48.04% |
| FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Index | 28.98% | -8.72% | 19.31% | 37.94% | -48.21% |
| Morningstar Category Avg. Global Real Estate | 31.78% | -10.10% | 17.22% | 37.01% | -46.63% |
| Performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. | |||||
| Number of Holdings | 432 |
| Portfolio Turnover | 5.02% (as of 3/31/12) |
| Dividend Schedule | Quarterly |
| Dividend Income Last Quarter | $0.0177 |
| Capital Gain Income Last Quarter | N/A |
| Weighted Average Market Cap ($Mil) | $13,979 |
| Benchmark | FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Index |
| Morningstar Category | Global Real Estate |
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| All data is as of date indicated and subject to change. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
as of April 30, 2013
| Global Real Estate Index Fund | FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Index | |
| Beta | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Up Market Capture | 98.96 | 100.00 |
| Down Market Capture | 98.89 | 100.00 |
| Information Ratio | -0.01 | 0.00 |
| *Above risk characteristics are based on a 3-year time period | ||
