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Performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return will fluctuate. 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 current yield more closely reflects the current earnings of the Fund than the total return. Performance would have been lower in the absence of fee waivers in effect. Select a Fund to view the most recent month-end performance information.

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Updated Daily as of 02/22/12

As of 1/31/12

Avg. Annual Return as of 12/31/11

Annual
Expense Ratios

Equity Funds

Share Price

YTD Total
Return

30-Day
SEC Yield

1-year

5-years

10-years

Since Inception

Inception
Date

Gross
Expense
Ratio

Net
Expense
Ratio*

	Emerging Markets Equity Index
	(NOEMX)

$11.87

16.14%

N/A

-19.17%

1.12%

N/A

2.67%

4/25/2006

0.72%

0.30%

	Enhanced Large Cap
	(NOLCX)

$9.84

7.90%

N/A

4.13%

-1.29%

N/A

1.20%

12/16/2005

1.26%

0.60%

	Global Real Estate Index
	(NGREX)

$8.25

11.34%

N/A

-8.93%

-6.67%

N/A

-2.61%

7/26/2006

0.74%

0.50%

	Global Sustainability Index
	(NSRIX)

$9.07

8.75%

N/A

-5.68%

N/A

-3.06%

3/5/2008

0.91%

0.30%

	Global Tactical Asset Allocation
	(BBALX)

$10.56

7.21%

N/A

-0.01%

1.83%

3.18%

5.91%

7/1/1993

1.64%

0.68%

	Income Equity
	(NOIEX)

$12.84

5.80%

2.41%

2.18%

2.71%

6.12%

7.85%

4/1/1994

1.23%

1.00%

	International Equity
	(NOIGX)

$7.95

12.13%

N/A

-13.10%

-3.74%

4.61%

3.82%

4/1/1994

1.40%

1.06%

	International Equity Index
	(NOINX)

$9.87

10.53%

N/A

-12.62%

-5.07%

N/A

1.15%

3/22/2005

0.62%

0.25%

	Large Cap Equity
	(NOGEX)

$14.66

10.89%

N/A

-2.23%

-0.50%

1.62%

6.29%

4/1/1994

1.25%

0.85%

	Large Cap Growth
	(NOEQX)

$23.75

11.40%

N/A

-0.51%

0.70%

1.03%

7.16%

4/6/1994

1.33%

0.85%

	Large Cap Value
	(NOLVX)

$9.64

9.92%

N/A

-8.91%

-3.82%

2.26%

3.14%

8/3/2000

1.23%

0.85%

	Mid Cap Index
	(NOMIX)

$12.92

11.28%

N/A

-2.05%

2.98%

N/A

5.41%

3/22/2005

0.53%

0.15%

	Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity
	(NMMEX)

$18.79

15.92%

N/A

-17.73%

N/A

27.57%

11/19/2008

1.52%

1.36%

	Multi-Manager Global Real Estate
	(NMMGX)

$16.96

10.49%

N/A

-7.02%

N/A

22.93%

11/19/2008

1.47%

1.20%

	Multi-Manager International Equity
	(NMIEX)

$9.25

11.85%

N/A

-15.14%

-4.36%

N/A

-1.27%

6/22/2006

1.42%

1.30%

	Multi-Manager Large Cap
	(NMMLX)

$9.56

9.89%

N/A

0.06%

N/A

-1.83%

10/17/2007

1.20%

1.10%

	Multi-Manager Mid Cap
	(NMMCX)

$12.11

10.90%

N/A

-2.99%

1.97%

N/A

3.27%

6/22/2006

1.20%

1.10%

	Multi-Manager Small Cap
	(NMMSX)

$9.67

10.39%

N/A

-5.07%

-1.03%

N/A

0.96%

6/22/2006

1.41%

1.30%

	Small Cap Core
	(NSGRX)

$15.58

9.87%

N/A

-2.49%

1.50%

4.02%

4.54%

9/30/1999

1.39%

0.75%

	Small Cap Index
	(NSIDX)

$9.00

10.29%

N/A

-4.49%

-0.13%

5.16%

5.27%

9/3/1999

0.55%

0.15%

	Small Cap Value
	(NOSGX)

$16.27

8.54%

N/A

-0.60%

0.39%

7.99%

9.19%

4/1/1994

1.36%

1.00%

	Stock Index
	(NOSIX)

$16.86

8.22%

N/A

1.89%

-0.48%

2.58%

5.32%

10/7/1996

0.39%

0.10%

	Technology
	(NTCHX)

$16.18

12.91%

N/A

-2.72%

3.17%

1.40%

7.40%

4/1/1996

1.48%

1.25%

Updated Daily as of 02/22/12

As of 1/31/12

Avg. Annual Return as of 12/31/11

Annual
Expense Ratios

Fixed Income Funds

Share Price

YTD Total
Return

30-Day
SEC Yield

1-year

5-years

10-years

Since Inception

Inception
Date

Gross
Expense
Ratio

Net
Expense
Ratio*

	Arizona Tax-Exempt
	(NOAZX)

$11.05

1.78%

2.99%

11.60%

5.19%

4.89%

5.27%

10/1/1999

0.94%

0.45%

	Bond Index
	(NOBOX)

$10.93

0.60%

2.04%

7.63%

N/A

6.08%

2/27/2007

0.45%

0.16%

	California Intermediate Tax Exempt
	(NCITX)

$10.86

1.78%

2.55%

10.14%

4.45%

4.32%

4.64%

10/1/1999

0.86%

0.45%

	California Tax-Exempt
	(NCATX)

$11.71

3.06%

2.84%

15.15%

5.52%

5.40%

5.74%

4/8/1997

0.97%

0.45%

	Fixed Income
	(NOFIX)

$10.52

1.25%

2.44%

7.22%

5.64%

5.09%

5.78%

4/1/1994

1.00%

0.46%

	Global Fixed Income
	(NOIFX)

$11.18

-1.06%

0.71%

6.04%

6.11%

5.27%

4/1/1994

1.58%

0.80%

	High Yield Fixed Income
	(NHFIX)

$7.28

4.51%

7.67%

3.75%

5.17%

6.95%

5.69%

12/31/1998

0.96%

0.77%

	High Yield Municipal
	(NHYMX)

$8.67

3.65%

4.27%

11.47%

1.29%

3.76%

3.36%

12/31/1998

0.94%

0.80%

	Intermediate Tax-Exempt
	(NOITX)

$10.83

1.74%

2.14%

10.09%

4.72%

4.61%

4.72%

4/1/1994

0.87%

0.45%

	Multi-Manager High Yield Opportunity
	(NMHYX)

$10.43

5.37%

6.91%

1.41%

N/A

7.81%

9/23/2009

1.18%

1.00%

	Short-Intermediate Tax-Exempt
	(NSITX)

$10.72

0.65%

0.91%

3.30%

N/A

3.55%

8/22/2007

0.80%

0.46%

	Short-Intermediate U.S. Government
	(NSIUX)

$10.16

0.23%

0.32%

2.75%

4.00%

3.42%

4.12%

10/1/1999

1.02%

0.43%

	Tax-Advantaged Ultra-Short Fixed Income
	(NTAUX)

$10.13

0.53%

0.90%

0.94%

N/A

1.39%

6/18/2009

0.44%

0.25%

	Tax-Exempt
	(NOTEX)

$11.02

2.58%

2.94%

11.85%

4.95%

5.12%

5.45%

4/1/1994

0.86%

0.45%

	Ultra-Short Fixed Income
	(NUSFX)

$10.16

0.87%

1.15%

0.87%

N/A

1.51%

6/18/2009

0.46%

0.25%

	U.S. Government
	(NOUGX)

$10.02

0.06%

0.52%

5.77%

5.21%

4.30%

5.10%

4/1/1994

1.14%

0.41%

Updated Daily as of 02/22/12

Average Monthly Yields

Annual
Expense Ratios

Money Market Funds

Share Price

7-Day
Current
Yield

7-Day
Effective
Yield

Daily
Yield

01/12

12/11

11/11

Inception Date

Gross Expense Ratio

Net Expense Ratio*

	California Municipal Money Market
	(NOCXX)

$1.00

0.01%

0.01000100

0.01%

11/29/1994

0.49%

0.35%

	Money Market
	(NORXX)

$1.00

0.01%

0.00996450

0.01%

4/11/1994

0.48%

0.35%

	Municipal Money Market
	(NOMXX)

$1.00

0.01%

0.01000100

0.01%

4/11/1994

0.48%

0.35%

	U.S. Government Money Market
	(NOGXX)

$1.00

0.01%

0.00996450

0.01%

4/11/1994

0.49%

0.35%

	U.S. Government Select Money Market
	(NOSXX)

$1.00

0.01%

0.01000100

0.01%

12/12/1994

0.48%

0.35%

*Northern Funds include contractual expense reimbursements that if not extended, will end on December 31, 2012. For Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund, contractual expense reimbursements that, if not extended, will end on July 31, 2012. All Northern Funds money market funds also include a voluntary fee waiver that may change or end at any time.

An investment in the Money Market Funds is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Although the Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Funds.

Total return is based on net change in NAV, assuming reinvestment of all distributions. 30-Day SEC Yield is based on net income during the 30-day period ending on the date shown above. Share price change reflects the change in share price from the previous day. Since-inception returns for funds less than one year old are not annualized.