Northern Small Cap Core K (NSCKX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD

29.92

+0.01 (0.03%)

At close: Aug 26, 2026

11.93% (1Y)

Fund Assets	385.80M
Expense Ratio	0.41%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	18.92%
Dividend (ttm)	3.84
Dividend Yield	12.83%
Dividend Growth	-15.69%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 18, 2025

Previous Close	29.91
YTD Return	23.69%
1-Year Return	29.54%
5-Year Return	49.77%
52-Week Low	23.97
52-Week High	30.42
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	1505
Inception Date	Jul 31, 2020

About NSCKX

The Northern Funds Small Cap Core Fund is a mutual fund designed to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diverse portfolio of quality U.S. small capitalization companies. Its primary purpose is to capture the small cap premium, potentially delivering excess returns relative to its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The fund employs an active quantitative strategy, focusing on stocks with favorable characteristics such as strong earnings quality and return on equity. This approach allows the fund to over- and underweight stocks, aiming to generate better outcomes in various market conditions. The Northern Funds Small Cap Core Fund is suitable for long-term investors seeking the growth potential of smaller companies, offering a strategy that can be appealing to those willing to tolerate higher risk for potential long-term gains.

Fund Family Northern Funds

Category Small Blend

Performance Rating Average

Risk Rating Average

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Ticker Symbol NSCKX

Index Russell 2000 TR

Performance

NSCKX had a total return of 29.54% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 13.64%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
SWSSX	Schwab	Schwab Small Cap Index Fund	0.04%
FSCRX	Fidelity	Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund	0.66%
FSSLX	Fidelity	Fidelity Series Small Cap Core	0.01%
FLXSX	Fidelity	Fidelity Flex Small Cap Index Fund	n/a
SWSCX	Schwab	Schwab Small-Cap Equity Fund™	1.09%

Top 10 Holdings

9.88% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
E-mini Russell 2000 Index Future Sept 26	n/a	3.56%
Northern Institutional US Government	BNGXX	3.45%
Argan, Inc.	AGX	0.45%
Viasat, Inc.	VSAT	0.38%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.	BTSG	0.35%
Cytokinetics, Incorporated	CYTK	0.35%
Moog Inc.	MOG.A	0.34%
JFrog Ltd.	FROG	0.33%
InterDigital, Inc.	IDCC	0.33%
CNO Financial Group, Inc.	CNO	0.33%

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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 18, 2025	$3.84469	Dec 18, 2025
Dec 19, 2024	$4.56015	Dec 19, 2024
Dec 21, 2023	$1.87784	Dec 21, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$0.16795	Dec 15, 2022
Dec 16, 2021	$4.67378	Dec 16, 2021
Dec 17, 2020	$1.43498	Dec 17, 2020

Full Dividend History