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Northern Funds Short Bond Fund: (MF: BSBAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 9, 2026 05:09 PM ET
$18.44 USD
+0.01 (0.05%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 5.61 | 79 |
| 3 months | 1.12 | 40 |
| 6 months | 2.57 | 72 |
| 1 Year | 5.61 | 79 |
| 3 Year | 5.01 | 66 |
| 5 Year | 1.83 | 48 |
| 10 Year | 2.10 | 70 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 16.36 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | 4.59 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 40.32 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 5.61 |
| 5 Year | 1.83 |
| 10 Year | 2.10 |
| Since Inception | 3.43 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.55 | 1.38 | 1.43 | 1.12 |
| 2024 | 0.59 | 1.00 | 2.89 | -0.13 |
| 2023 | 1.80 | -0.33 | 0.73 | 2.75 |
| 2022 | -2.97 | -1.75 | -1.20 | 1.21 |
| 2021 | -0.26 | 0.31 | -0.09 | -0.75 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 5.61 | 4.41 | 5.01 | -4.68 | -0.79 | 3.38 | 5.10 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 1.87 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -1.77 | 3.14 | -0.51 | 8.33 | 0.75 | -4.12 | -3.62 | 0.62 | -2.54 | -0.78 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -1.41 | 0.53 | -1.37 | 4.84 | -1.46 | -2.55 | -2.87 | 1.78 | -3.00 | -3.26 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.54 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.23 | 0.28 |
| % Yield | 4.05 | 3.61 | 4.12 | 1.09 | 0.79 | 1.57 | 2.40 | 2.34 | 1.19 | 1.45 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%