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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
+10.07%
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
$395M
AUM Growth
+$19.1M
Cap. Flow
-$8.82M
Cap. Flow %
-2.23%
Top 10 Hldgs %
38.59%
Holding
101
New
2
Increased
15
Reduced
30
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PDFS icon
PDF Solutions
PDFS
+$3.19M
2
NPTN
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
+$1.03M
3
SMCI icon
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
+$1.01M
4
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$861K
5
PLAB icon
Photronics
PLAB
+$610K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$4.16M
2
VAR
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
+$1.44M
3
FNGN
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
+$1.08M
4
NSAT
Norsat International Inc.
NSAT
+$969K
5
XCRA
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
+$823K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 42.39%
2 Healthcare 20.39%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Communication Services 8.41%
5 Consumer Discretionary 2.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FORM icon
1
FormFactor
FORM
$8.11B
$19.2M 4.86%
1,139,650
-18,350
-2% -$261K
TMO icon
2
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$17.5M 4.43%
92,500
-2,000
-2% -$362K
VSAT icon
3
Viasat
VSAT
$9.79B
$16.4M 4.15%
254,725
-12,000
-4% -$759K
ENTG icon
4
Entegris
ENTG
$19.7B
$15.9M 4.03%
552,000
– –
PDFS icon
5
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$2.13B
$14.6M 3.7%
942,900
+197,900
+27% +$3.19M
SMCI icon
6
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$19.5B
$14.4M 3.64%
6,510,500
+396,250
+6% +$1.01M
KVHI icon
7
KVH Industries
KVHI
$177M
$13.8M 3.5%
1,156,098
-39,140
-3% -$427K
GILD icon
8
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$161B
$13.8M 3.5%
170,500
-4,000
-2% -$306K
ESRX
9
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$13.6M 3.45%
214,900
-66,900
-24% -$4.16M
BA icon
10
Boeing
BA
$165B
$13.1M 3.32%
51,500
– –
CMCSA icon
11
Comcast
CMCSA
$79.1B
$12.1M 3.07%
315,000
-2,000
-0.6% -$78.8K
HQL
12
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$585M
$11.8M 2.99%
550,306
-2,500
-0.5% -$53.1K
HQH
13
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.23B
$9.87M 2.5%
391,090
– –
MKSI icon
14
MKS Inc
MKSI
$22.2B
$9.82M 2.49%
104,000
– –
NVMI
15
Nova
NVMI
$13.9B
$8.73M 2.21%
310,500
– –
KMX icon
16
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$8.64M 2.19%
114,000
-6,500
-5% -$433K
AMBR
17
DELISTED
Amber Road Inc
AMBR
$8.13M 2.06%
1,058,005
-10,295
-1% -$84.5K
EFII
18
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$7.85M 1.99%
184,000
– –
AKAM icon
19
Akamai
AKAM
$16.8B
$7.55M 1.91%
155,000
+18,000
+13% +$861K
COHR icon
20
Coherent
COHR
$55.2B
$7M 1.77%
170,000
– –
LH icon
21
Labcorp
LH
$24.3B
$6.35M 1.61%
48,990
– –
BDX icon
22
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$43.1B
$6.17M 1.56%
32,288
-2,562
-7% -$497K
CORI
23
DELISTED
Corium International, Inc.
CORI
$6.09M 1.54%
549,524
-54,625
-9% -$483K
P
24
Everpure Inc
P
$24.8B
$5.68M 1.44%
355,000
– –
ORBK
25
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
$5.28M 1.34%
125,000
– –
1
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Needham Investment Management's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Needham Investment Management held 101 positions worth $395M, up 5.1% from $376M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 39% of the portfolio.

Needham Investment Management's Q3 2017 filing shows 2 new, 15 increased, 30 reduced and 12 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Infinera Corporation Common Stock: 60,000 shares worth $532K. The largest sale was Express Scripts Holding Company, an estimated $4.16M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 42% of assets, up from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Industrials.

  • Needham Investment Management's largest Q3 2017 buy was Infinera Corporation Common Stock: 60,000 shares worth $532K.
  • Needham Investment Management added most to PDF Solutions in Q3 2017, an estimated $3.19M increase.
  • Needham Investment Management's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Express Scripts Holding Company, cutting an estimated $4.16M.
  • Needham Investment Management fully exited Norsat International Inc. in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $969K.
  • Needham Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 39% of its $395M portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Needham Investment Management opened 2 new positions and closed 12 in Q3 2017.
  • Needham Investment Management's portfolio value rose 5.1% quarter-over-quarter to $395M.

Based on Needham Investment Management's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.