# U.S. Quality ESG Fund — new fund registration

NORTHERN FUNDS registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2016-09-28. Featured series: U.S. Quality ESG Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: NORTHERN FUNDS
- CIK: 0000916620
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2016-09-28
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0001193125-16-723779
- Reported net assets: $322.0M

## Series & classes (1)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [U.S. Quality ESG Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000055816) | U.S. Quality ESG Fund | — | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- Gross expense ratio: 2.08%
- Management fee: 0.41%
- Net expense ratio: 0.43%
- Other expenses: 1.67%

## Investment objective

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Any income received is incidental to this objective.

## 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 — 2025-04-16 (11 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001137439-25-000300)
- [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)

## More

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