{"id":1006278,"date":"2026-09-28T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/northern-trust-asset-management-plans-to-convert-six-mutual-funds-to-etfs\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:33:00","slug":"northern-trust-asset-management-plans-to-convert-six-mutual-funds-to-etfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/northern-trust-asset-management-plans-to-convert-six-mutual-funds-to-etfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Trust Asset Management Plans to Convert Six Mutual Funds to ETFs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwblockalignl { margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto }\n.bwcellpmargin { margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px }\n.bwleftsingle { border-left: solid black 1pt }\n.bwpadl0 { padding-left: 0px }\n.bwrightsingle { border-right: solid black 1pt }\n.bwsinglebottom { border-bottom: solid black 1pt }\n.bwtablemarginb { margin-bottom: 10px }\n.bwtopsingle { border-top: solid black 1pt }\n.bwvertalignt { vertical-align: top }\n.bwwidth100 { width: 100% }\n.bwwidth45 { width: 45% }\n.bwwidth47 { width: 47% }\n.bwwidth8 { width: 8% }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Northern Trust Asset Management Plans to Convert Six Mutual Funds to ETFs<\/b><\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nNorthern Trust Asset Management, a leading global investment management firm with US$1.6 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026, announced plans to convert six Northern Trust mutual funds into ETFs in the first quarter of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe conversions are intended to benefit shareholders with the ETF structure\u2019s increased tax efficiency, trading flexibility and portfolio transparency, while preserving the investment expertise and disciplined management that investors expect from Northern Trust Asset Management.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe move reflects growing investor and advisor demand for ETFs as a preferred vehicle for portfolio construction. The funds represent a diverse range of investment strategies, from core and dividend-paying equities to tax-exempt municipal bonds:<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwtablemarginb bwblockalignl bwwidth100\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwtopsingle bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth45\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\"><b>Mutual Fund<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwtopsingle bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth8\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\"><b>AUM*<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwtopsingle bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth47\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\"><b>ETF<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth45\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Stock Index Fund (NOSIX)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth8\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n$19.3B<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth47\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Trust MSCI US 500 ETF (NTLC)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth45\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern International Equity Index Fund (NOINX)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth8\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n$6.7B<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth47\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Trust MSCI EAFE ETF (NEFA)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth45\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Tax-Advantaged Ultra-Short Fixed Income Fund (NTAUX)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth8\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n$2.8B<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth47\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Trust Tax-Advantaged Ultra-Short Income ETF (TAXU)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth45\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Mid Cap Index Fund (NOMIX)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth8\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n$2.3B<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth47\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Trust MSCI US 400 ETF (NTMC)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth45\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Small Cap Index Fund (NSIDX)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth8\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n$1.6B<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth47\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Trust MSCI US 2000 ETF (NTSC)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth45\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Income Equity Fund (NOIEX)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth8\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n$316M<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwsinglebottom bwrightsingle bwpadl0 bwwidth47\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nNorthern Trust Equity Income ETF (QDFI)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n\u201cNorthern Trust ETFs are a key part of Northern Trust Asset Management\u2019s growth strategy, enabling us to bring the full strength of our investment capabilities to more investors,\u201d said <b>Northern Trust Asset Management President Michael Hunstad, Ph.D.<\/b> \u201cThese planned conversions are an important step in meeting growing client demand for ETFs, while bringing the scale, investment discipline and long-term perspective that define Northern Trust Asset Management to an expanded ETF platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cETF adoption has continued to broaden as investors look for efficient, transparent and flexible ways to access high-quality investment strategies,\u201d said <b>Northern Trust Asset Management Global Head of ETFs and Funds Dave Abner<\/b>. \u201cNorthern Trust Asset Management plans to bring established strategies into a structure that better reflects how many clients are implementing portfolios today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe conversions have been approved by the fund board. This advance notice of the conversions is intended to give shareholders and distributors time to evaluate and engage with Northern Trust Asset Management ahead of implementation.<\/p>\n<p>\nWith more than 15 years of experience managing ETFs and $27 billion in ETF assets as of June 30, 2026, Northern Trust Asset Management offers a diversified range of active and passive ETFs across equities, fixed income and real assets.<\/p>\n<p>\nAdditional information about Northern Trust ETFs is available at: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fetfs.ntam.northerntrust.com%2F&amp;esheet=54611074&amp;newsitemid=20260925896750&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=etfs.ntam.northerntrust.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=78f81e36dc6fdbfcc1f6b064838005a9\">etfs.ntam.northerntrust.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n*Total fund assets as of June 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p><b>About Northern Trust Asset Management<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northerntrust.com%2Fwhat-we-do%2Finvestment-management&amp;esheet=54611074&amp;newsitemid=20260925896750&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Northern+Trust+Asset+Management&amp;index=2&amp;md5=f721d13b2a57069c3e25ec96ce98f3c7\">Northern Trust Asset Management<\/a> is a global investment manager that helps investors navigate changing market environments in efforts to realize their long-term objectives. 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