Yahoo! FinanceFinance Home - My Yahoo - Yahoo! - Help 

Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 10:04PM ET - U.S. Markets Closed. Dow Up 1.23% Nasdaq Up 1.46%
Northern Institutional Intl Growth A (BIGAX)On Dec 1: 9.33  Up 0.22 (2.41%)  
MORE ON BIGAX
Quotes
Charts
News & Info
Fund
HereProfile
Analyst


Profile  As of 31-Oct-09Get Profile for:
Northern Institutional Intl Growth A
Northern Trust 50 South Lasalle Chicago, IL 60607
Map
Phone: 800-637-1380
Free prospectuses for
more than 1,000 funds!
View List of Free Prospectuses
FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Foreign Large Blend
Fund Family:Northern Funds
Net Assets:170.04M
Year-to-Date Return:24.75%
Yield:2.89%
Morningstar Rating:4 stars
Fund Inception Date:28-Mar-94
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
Foreign Large Blend
[View Category Definition]
View Top Foreign Large Blend Funds
About the Morningstar Style Box
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
George P Maris
Lead Manager since 31-Mar-09
George P. Maris, Senior Vice President of Northern Trust, is a senior portfolio manager and currently manages the International Growth Portfolio and co-manages the Diversified Growth Portfolio. Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2008, Mr. Maris was a senior portfolio manager with Columbia Management Group where he co-managed large cap core equity portfolios. From 2000 to 2004, he served as a portfolio manager with Putnam Investments.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$5,000,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:NaN
Min Initial Investment, AIP:NaN
Min Subsequent Investment:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:N/A
BIGAX can be purchased from 10 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 65% of net assets in equity securities. It invests in the securities of companies located in a number of countries throughout the world. These companies have market capitalizations in excess of $1 billion. The investment management team buys securities of a broad mix of companies that it believes have favorable growth characteristics relative to their peers.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (22-Dec-08): 0.25
Last Cap Gain (20-Dec-07): 2.20
Annual Holdings Turnover YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION
Average for Category: 95.24%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseBIGAXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:1.06% 1.43%
Max 12b1 Fee:% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:% 5.37%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.70%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 384$699
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 665$1,068
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 1,466$2,131
* Per $10,000 invested


Add to My Portfolio Add to Portfolio    Set Alert Set Alert    Email to a Friend Email to a Friend
Get Profile for Another Symbol: Symbol Lookup
Top Performers by StyleMorningstar Editorials