U.S. Government Money Market
Mary Ann Flynn

Mary Ann Flynn

With Northern Trust since 1969
Began Career in 1969


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For those investors who are looking for liquidity and convenience with the advantage of money market rates, consider this Fund. High-quality U.S. government and agency securities and repurchase agreements provide the potential for high current income consistent with relatively low risk. The principal value and investment return of the Fund are neither guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Government. A substantial portion of the Fund's assets may be invested in agency securities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

Fund Objective: The Fund seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments.
Ticker Symbol7-Day
Current Yield
Daily as of 09/09/10
7-Day Effective Yield
Daily as of 09/09/10
NOGXX0.02%0.02%
Updated Daily as of September 9, 2010
SymbolNOGXX
CUSIP665162848
Share Price$ 1.00
7-Day
Current Yield
0.02%
7-Day Effective Yield0.02%
Inception Date4/11/1994
Updated Monthly as of July 31, 2010
Total Net Assets$1,408,200,646
7-Day Current Yield0.02%
7-Day Effective Yield0.02%
Tax-Equivalent
7-Day Yield
N/A
Total Returns for Month Ended July 31, 2010
 U.S. Government Money Market FundiMoney Net MFR AverageTM/Govt and Agencies Retail
Month0.00%0.00%
3-Month0.01%0.01%
Year to Date0.01%0.01%
1 Year0.01%0.02%
3-Year Avg. Annual1.24%1.20%
5-Year Avg. Annual2.47%2.33%
10-Year Avg. Annual2.30%2.17%
Avg. Annual
Since Inception
3.36%N/A
 
Total Returns for Quarter Ended June 30, 2010
 U.S. Government Money Market FundiMoney Net MFR AverageTM/Govt and Agencies Retail
Month0.00%0.00%
3-Month0.00%0.00%
Year to Date0.01%0.01%
1 Year0.01%0.02%
3-Year Avg. Annual1.37%1.32%
5-Year Avg. Annual2.52%2.37%
10-Year Avg. Annual2.35%2.22%
Avg. Annual
Since Inception
3.38%N/A
 
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. The contractual reimbursement arrangement is expected to continue until at least July 31, 2011. After this date, the contractual arrangements may be terminated if it is determined to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. 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. The 7-day current yield more closely reflects the current earnings of the Fund than the total returns. The Fund also includes voluntary fee waivers that may change or end at any time. The 7-Day current yield would have been -0.41% as of July 31, 2010.


Disclosure
Yield Comparisons Average Monthly Rates
 U.S. Government Money Market FundiMoney Net MFR Average™/Govt and Agencies Retail
2010  
July0.02%0.05%
June0.02%0.03%
May0.01%0.02%
April0.01%0.01%
March0.01%0.01%
February0.01%0.01%
January0.01%0.01%
2009  
December0.01%0.02%
November0.01%0.02%
October0.01%0.02%
September0.01%0.03%
August0.01%0.04%


 Gross Expense RatioNet Expense Ratio*
U.S. Government Money Market
(NOGXX)
0.48%0.45%
*Includes contractual expense reimbursements that, if not extended, will end on July 31, 2011. The Fund also includes voluntary fee waivers that may change or end at any time.
 20092008200720062005
U.S. Government Money Market0.03%1.83%4.69%4.52%2.71%
iMoney Net MFR AverageTM/Govt and Agencies Retail0.08%1.54%4.37%4.24%2.48%
Performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.
as of July 31, 2010
Number of Holdings156
Average Maturity45 DAYS
Income**$0.0000
Distribution By Security Type
Repurchase Agreements35.1%
Variable Rate Note/Bond24.1%
Fixed Rate Note/Bond21.6%
Discount Note/Treasury Bill19.2%
TOTAL100.0%
Quality Distribution 
A1+(Short Term)35.2%
Treasury8.1%
Agency56.7%
TOTAL100.0%
Maturity Distribution  
1 Day    41.2%
2 - 15 Days    8.0%
16 - 30 Days    11.3%
31 - 60 Days    12.7%
61 - 97 Days    10.8%
98 - 180 Days    11.9%
181 - 270 Days    2.8%
271+ Days    1.3%
TOTAL 100.0%
Money Market Risk: An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

U.S. Government Guarantee: U.S. Government guarantees apply only to the underlying securities of a Fund’s portfolio and not the Fund’s shares.

iMoneyNet MFR AverageTM/Government and Agencies Retail category includes all the most broadly based of the government retail funds. These funds may invest in U.S. treasuries, U.S. agencies, repos or government-backed floating rate notes. The category average is the average of all of the funds in this category reported by iMoneyNet. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 
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**Reinvestment date of July 30. The amount shown represents dividends paid from fund net investment income and excluded distributions from capital gain income.

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.

An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other governmental agency. Although the Fund seeks to maintain a value of $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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