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Joel D. Corriero

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jcorriero@stradley.com

September 25, 2026

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

Filing Desk

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

 

Re:

Northern Funds (the “Registrant”)

Post-Effective Amendment No. 208

1933 Act Registration No. 33-73404

1940 Act Registration No. 811-08236

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “1933 Act”) please accept this letter as certification that:

 

  1.

The form of Prospectus dated August 21, 2026 for the Northern Trust New York Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond ETF and Northern Trust California Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond ETF that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 208 to the Registrant’s registration statement under the 1933 Act, on Form N-1A; and

 

  2.

The text of the Post-Effective Amendment No. 208 to the Registrant’s registration statement was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission electronically via EDGAR on August 21, 2026 (Accession No. 0001193125-26-360582) with an effective date of August 21, 2026.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this filing, please call me at the above number or, in my absence, Shawn A. Hendricks at (212) 812-4126.

 

Very truly yours,  

/s/ Joel D. Corriero

 
Joel D. Corriero, Esq.  

 

cc:

Jose Del Real, Esq.

Shawn A. Hendricks, Esq.

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