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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
+4.87%
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
$470M
AUM Growth
-$5.62M
Cap. Flow
-$24.9M
Cap. Flow %
-5.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
40.02%
Holding
124
New
7
Increased
25
Reduced
19
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.41M
2
PLAB icon
Photronics
PLAB
+$3.15M
3
MCRL
MICREL INC
MCRL
+$1.9M
4
AMBR
Amber Road Inc
AMBR
+$858K
5
NSLR
Neostellar Capital Corp
NSLR
+$854K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ELX
EMULEX CORP
ELX
+$6.47M
2
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$6.23M
3
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$5.62M
4
SMCI icon
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
+$2.7M
5
MVNR
MAVENIR SYS INC COM STK (DE)
MVNR
+$2.22M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 32.38%
2 Healthcare 22.09%
3 Industrials 15.16%
4 Communication Services 5.48%
5 Consumer Discretionary 4.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ESRX
1
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$30.3M 6.45%
349,000
-67,000
-16% -$5.62M
TMO icon
2
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$22.2M 4.72%
165,000
-2,500
-1% -$322K
GILD icon
3
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$161B
$20.5M 4.37%
209,250
-17,750
-8% -$1.8M
FORM icon
4
FormFactor
FORM
$8.11B
$20M 4.26%
2,253,450
-222,500
-9% -$1.93M
SMCI icon
5
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$19.5B
$19.9M 4.24%
5,997,500
-732,500
-11% -$2.7M
HQL
6
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$585M
$15.9M 3.38%
575,034
-47,563
-8% -$1.3M
VSAT icon
7
Viasat
VSAT
$9.79B
$15.8M 3.37%
265,500
– –
BA icon
8
Boeing
BA
$165B
$15M 3.2%
100,000
– –
HQH
9
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.23B
$14.9M 3.18%
437,577
-52,839
-11% -$1.77M
KVHI icon
10
KVH Industries
KVHI
$177M
$13.5M 2.86%
889,600
+65,000
+8% +$847K
PCP
11
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$12.6M 2.68%
60,000
– –
ENTG icon
12
Entegris
ENTG
$19.7B
$11M 2.34%
802,500
+15,000
+2% +$198K
EFII
13
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$10.9M 2.31%
260,000
– –
JBL icon
14
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
$10.4M 2.22%
445,000
– –
FNGN
15
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$9.73M 2.07%
232,500
– –
PDFS icon
16
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$2.13B
$9.45M 2.01%
527,500
+10,000
+2% +$174K
KMX icon
17
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$9.32M 1.98%
135,000
– –
COHR icon
18
Coherent
COHR
$55.2B
$9.06M 1.93%
491,000
+12,850
+3% +$212K
CMCSA icon
19
Comcast
CMCSA
$79.1B
$9.04M 1.92%
320,000
– –
AKAM icon
20
Akamai
AKAM
$16.8B
$8.81M 1.88%
124,000
-6,000
-5% -$397K
NEWP
21
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
$7.92M 1.69%
415,300
+5,000
+1% +$96.8K
HES
22
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$7.36M 1.57%
108,500
– –
MKSI icon
23
MKS Inc
MKSI
$22.2B
$7.32M 1.56%
216,600
– –
UAL icon
24
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
$7.06M 1.5%
105,000
– –
NVMI
25
Nova
NVMI
$13.9B
$6.98M 1.49%
606,150
– –
1
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Needham Investment Management's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Needham Investment Management held 124 positions worth $470M, down 1.2% from $475M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 40% of the portfolio.

Needham Investment Management withdrew a net $24.9M in Q1 2015, closing 15 positions and reducing 19 holdings. Its most notable exit was COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND), an estimated $6.23M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 32% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.

Against the trend, Needham Investment Management opened a new position in Medtronic worth $4.54M.

  • Needham Investment Management's largest Q1 2015 buy was Medtronic: 58,196 shares worth $4.54M.
  • Needham Investment Management added most to Photronics in Q1 2015, an estimated $3.15M increase.
  • Needham Investment Management's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was EMULEX CORP, cutting an estimated $6.47M.
  • Needham Investment Management fully exited COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND) in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $6.23M.
  • Needham Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 40% of its $470M portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Needham Investment Management opened 7 new positions and closed 15 in Q1 2015.
  • Needham Investment Management's portfolio value fell 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $470M.

Based on Needham Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.