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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
+7.09%
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
$402M
AUM Growth
+$2.63M
Cap. Flow
-$19.4M
Cap. Flow %
-4.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
41.89%
Holding
106
New
1
Increased
16
Reduced
32
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$1.51M
2
UCTT
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
+$517K
3
SGI
Silicon Graphics Intl.
SGI
+$391K
4
CRAI icon
CRA International
CRAI
+$272K
5
SMCI icon
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
+$261K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FORM icon
FormFactor
FORM
+$3.53M
2
COHR icon
Coherent
COHR
+$3.07M
3
PLAB icon
Photronics
PLAB
+$2.23M
4
ESIO
Electro Scientific Industries
ESIO
+$2.07M
5
GPOR
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
+$1.41M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 32.53%
2 Healthcare 24.31%
3 Industrials 16.26%
4 Communication Services 5.19%
5 Consumer Discretionary 2.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ESRX
1
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$29M 7.21%
331,500
-6,000
-2% -$514K
TMO icon
2
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$23.4M 5.82%
165,000
– –
GILD icon
3
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$161B
$17.9M 4.44%
176,500
-2,000
-1% -$208K
FORM icon
4
FormFactor
FORM
$8.11B
$16.4M 4.09%
1,825,450
-425,500
-19% -$3.53M
SMCI icon
5
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$19.5B
$16.1M 4%
6,552,500
+100,000
+2% +$261K
VSAT icon
6
Viasat
VSAT
$9.79B
$15.5M 3.86%
254,500
– –
BA icon
7
Boeing
BA
$165B
$14.2M 3.53%
98,000
– –
PCP
8
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$13.9M 3.46%
60,000
– –
HQL
9
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$585M
$11.3M 2.82%
479,143
+9,109
+2% +$226K
ENTG icon
10
Entegris
ENTG
$19.7B
$10.7M 2.66%
806,000
-50,000
-6% -$668K
JBL icon
11
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
$10.4M 2.58%
445,000
– –
NEWP
12
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
$10.1M 2.52%
637,500
+7,500
+1% +$118K
HQH
13
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.23B
$9.93M 2.47%
334,650
– –
KVHI icon
14
KVH Industries
KVHI
$177M
$9.66M 2.4%
1,025,120
+21,720
+2% +$210K
CMCSA icon
15
Comcast
CMCSA
$79.1B
$9.03M 2.25%
320,000
– –
EFII
16
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$9.02M 2.24%
193,000
-2,500
-1% -$118K
MKSI icon
17
MKS Inc
MKSI
$22.2B
$7.8M 1.94%
216,600
– –
FNGN
18
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$7.76M 1.93%
230,500
-2,000
-0.9% -$66.4K
KMX icon
19
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$7.29M 1.81%
135,000
– –
BDX icon
20
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$43.1B
$7.09M 1.76%
47,150
– –
AKAM icon
21
Akamai
AKAM
$16.8B
$6.95M 1.73%
132,000
+24,500
+23% +$1.51M
PDFS icon
22
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$2.13B
$6.38M 1.59%
588,500
-19,000
-3% -$206K
UAL icon
23
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
$6.02M 1.5%
105,000
– –
NVMI
24
Nova
NVMI
$13.9B
$5.89M 1.47%
601,150
– –
VAR
25
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$5.66M 1.41%
79,827
– –
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Needham Investment Management's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Needham Investment Management held 106 positions worth $402M, up 0.66% from $399M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Needham Investment Management withdrew a net $19.4M in Q4 2015, closing 6 positions and reducing 32 holdings. Its most notable exit was WPX Energy, Inc., an estimated $1.32M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 33% of assets, down from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.

Against the trend, Needham Investment Management opened a new position in CRA International worth $233K.

  • Needham Investment Management's largest Q4 2015 buy was CRA International: 12,500 shares worth $233K.
  • Needham Investment Management added most to Akamai in Q4 2015, an estimated $1.51M increase.
  • Needham Investment Management's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was FormFactor, cutting an estimated $3.53M.
  • Needham Investment Management fully exited WPX Energy, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $1.32M.
  • Needham Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $402M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Needham Investment Management opened 1 new position and closed 6 in Q4 2015.
  • Needham Investment Management's portfolio value rose 0.66% quarter-over-quarter to $402M.

Based on Needham Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.