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Needham Investment Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.96B
1-Year Est. Return 101.23%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+101.23%
3 Year Est. Return
+267.12%
5 Year Est. Return
+252.76%
10 Year Est. Return
+1,102.05%
AUM
$376M
AUM Growth
-$18.7M
Cap. Flow
-$20.2M
Cap. Flow %
-5.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
39.52%
Holding
98
New
9
Increased
11
Reduced
39
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AQ
Aquantia Corp. Common Stock
AQ
+$1.69M
2
ASPN icon
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
+$769K
3
GNMK
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc
GNMK
+$740K
4
EFII
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
+$669K
5
PDFS icon
PDF Solutions
PDFS
+$475K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$5.49M
2
P
Everpure Inc
P
+$1.35M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$1.33M
4
HES
Hess
HES
+$1.25M
5
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Viasat
VSAT
+$1.25M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 44.85%
2 Healthcare 19.13%
3 Industrials 14.09%
4 Communication Services 8%
5 Consumer Discretionary 2.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AL
26
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$4.99M 1.33%
103,750
– –
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27
Medtronic
MDT
$110B
$4.7M 1.25%
58,196
– –
P
28
Everpure Inc
P
$25B
$4.34M 1.16%
274,000
-81,000
-23% -$1.35M
CORI
29
DELISTED
Corium International, Inc.
CORI
$4.2M 1.12%
437,188
-112,336
-20% -$1.2M
HON icon
30
Honeywell
HON
$76.7B
$4.06M 1.08%
29,335
– –
AAPL icon
31
Apple
AAPL
$4.9T
$4.05M 1.08%
95,800
-22,200
-19% -$928K
LUV icon
32
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.3B
$3.93M 1.04%
60,000
– –
FMI
33
DELISTED
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
FMI
$3.92M 1.04%
57,500
– –
MON
34
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$3.74M 0.99%
32,000
– –
GVP
35
DELISTED
GSE Systems, Inc.
GVP
$3.64M 0.97%
112,000
– –
PLAB icon
36
Photronics
PLAB
$1.74B
$3.52M 0.94%
412,750
-111,000
-21% -$1.01M
EHC icon
37
Encompass Health
EHC
$11B
$3.46M 0.92%
87,990
– –
TTD icon
38
Trade Desk
TTD
$8.59B
$3.14M 0.83%
685,700
-10,000
-1% -$55.2K
WAGE
39
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
$3.13M 0.83%
50,500
– –
FNGN
40
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$2.99M 0.79%
98,550
-30,000
-23% -$942K
OAK
41
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
$2.95M 0.78%
70,000
– –
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42
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$374M
$2.93M 0.78%
600,000
+165,000
+38% +$769K
IPGP icon
43
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.6B
$2.89M 0.77%
13,500
– –
FEIM icon
44
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$591M
$2.84M 0.75%
302,950
-11,000
-4% -$103K
ODC icon
45
Oil-Dri
ODC
$1.42B
$2.61M 0.69%
125,600
-16,884
-12% -$371K
VAR
46
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$2.48M 0.66%
22,300
-7,500
-25% -$806K
IVTY
47
DELISTED
Invuity, Inc
IVTY
$2.43M 0.65%
392,200
+350
+0.1% +$2.84K
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48
Vicor
VICR
$9.53B
$2.34M 0.62%
112,200
-2,500
-2% -$56K
RHT
49
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$2.28M 0.61%
19,000
-4,000
-17% -$490K
NSLR
50
Neostellar Capital Corp
NSLR
$270M
$1.91M 0.51%
418,090
-59,564
-12% -$295K
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Needham Investment Management's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Needham Investment Management held 98 positions worth $376M, down 4.7% from $395M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 40% of the portfolio.

Needham Investment Management withdrew a net $20.2M in Q4 2017, closing 5 positions and reducing 39 holdings. Its most notable exit was Analogic Corp, an estimated $570K position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 45% of assets, up from 42% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.

Against the trend, Needham Investment Management opened a new position in Aquantia Corp. Common Stock worth $1.69M.

  • Needham Investment Management's largest Q4 2017 buy was Aquantia Corp. Common Stock: 149,164 shares worth $1.69M.
  • Needham Investment Management added most to Aspen Aerogels in Q4 2017, an estimated $769K increase.
  • Needham Investment Management's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Express Scripts Holding Company, cutting an estimated $5.49M.
  • Needham Investment Management fully exited Analogic Corp in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $570K.
  • Needham Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 40% of its $376M portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Needham Investment Management opened 9 new positions and closed 5 in Q4 2017.
  • Needham Investment Management's portfolio value fell 4.7% quarter-over-quarter to $376M.

Based on Needham Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.