# NT Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF — new fund registration

NORTHERN FUNDS registered 11 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2025-04-16. Featured series: NT Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: NORTHERN FUNDS
- CIK: 0000916620
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2025-04-16
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0001137439-25-000300
- Reported net assets: $84.3M

## Series & classes (11)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NT Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093501) | NT Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | TAXS | Yes |
| [NT 1-20 Year Tax-Exempt Ladder ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093502) | NT 1-20 Year Tax-Exempt Ladder ETF | MUNC | Yes |
| [NT 1-30 Year Tax-Exempt Ladder ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093503) | NT 1-30 Year Tax-Exempt Ladder ETF | MUND | Yes |
| [NT Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093504) | NT Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | TAXI | Yes |
| [NT Tax-Exempt Bond ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093505) | NT Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | TAXT | Yes |
| [NT 1-5 Year Inflation-Linked Ladder ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093506) | NT 1-5 Year Inflation-Linked Ladder ETF | TIPA | Yes |
| [NT 1-10 Year Inflation-Linked Ladder ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093507) | NT 1-10 Year Inflation-Linked Ladder ETF | TIPB | Yes |
| [NT 1-20 Year Inflation-Linked Ladder ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093508) | NT 1-20 Year Inflation-Linked Ladder ETF | TIPC | Yes |
| [NT 1-30 Year Inflation-Linked Ladder ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093509) | NT 1-30 Year Inflation-Linked Ladder ETF | TIPD | Yes |
| [NT 1-5 Year Tax-Exempt Ladder ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093510) | NT 1-5 Year Tax-Exempt Ladder ETF | MUNA | Yes |
| [NT 1-10 Year Tax-Exempt Ladder ETF](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000093511) | NT 1-10 Year Tax-Exempt Ladder ETF | MUNB | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.05%
- Management fee: 0.05%
- Other expenses: 0.00%

## Investment objective

The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the ICE Short Term Focused Municipal Bond Index (the Underlying Index). ?

## Advisers

- [Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105780)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-07-24 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-26-316099)
- [485APOS — 2026-05-29 (8 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-26-248875)
- [485APOS — 2026-05-29 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-26-248738)
- [485APOS — 2025-11-21 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-25-291294)
- [485APOS — 2022-04-08 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-22-100470)
- [485APOS — 2021-10-06](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-21-293167)
- [485APOS — 2020-02-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-20-056985)
- [485APOS — 2019-11-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-19-302470)
- [485APOS — 2018-11-09](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-18-323865)
- [485APOS — 2018-09-14](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-18-274246)
- [485APOS — 2018-08-08](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-18-242912)
- [485APOS — 2018-05-31](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-18-180423)

## More

- [Registrant profile: NORTHERN FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/916620)
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