Needham Growth Fd: (MF: NEEGX)
NAV
$39.00
NAV Day Change
-0.24 (-0.61%)
May 16 06:05 PM ET
General Information As Of 04/30/13
| %Yield | 0.00 |
| %SEC Yield | NA |
| %YTD Return (as of 04/30/13) | 10.30 |
| Objective* | Equity - Growth |
| Peer* | GR MG |
Portfolio Statistics
| %Unrealized Gain YTD | 30.17 |
| Net Assets (Mil $) 04/30/2013 | 113.56 |
| %Turnover 04/30/2013 | 17.00 |
Fees
| %Max Sales Load | NA |
| %Min Sales Load | NA |
| %Max Deferred Load | NA |
Expenses
| %Max 12b-1 Fee | 0.25 |
| %Max Management Fee | 1.25 |
| Redemption Fee | 2.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.94 |
Allocation
| Large Growth | 34.72 |
| Large Value | 0.00 |
| Small Growth | 34.91 |
| Small Value | 0.00 |
| Foreign Stock | 5.71 |
| Emerging Market | 13.01 |
| Precious Metal | 0.00 |
| Intermediate Bond | 0.00 |
| Foreign Bond | 0.00 |
| High Yield Bond | 0.00 |
Portfolio Information
Composition
| As of 12/31/2012 | %of Net Assets |
| Stock | 92.28 |
| Cash | 9.12 |
| Bonds | 0.00 |
| Preferred | 0.00 |
| Convertibles | 0.00 |
| Foreign Stock | 3.40 |
| Foreign Bonds | 0.00 |
| Hedge | 0.00 |
| Other | -1.40 |
Sector / Country Weightings
| As of 04/30/2013 | % of Portfolio |
|---|---|
| Technology | 45.79 |
| Retail Trade | 17.67 |
| Other | 10.01 |
| Services | 7.56 |
| Health | 5.92 |
| Industrial Cyclical | 5.49 |
| Finance | 2.76 |
| Energy | 2.48 |
| Non-Durable | 1.97 |
| Consumer Durables | 0.35 |
Portfolio Holdings
| Top Equity Holdings (As of 12/31/2012) | % of Portfolio | Value (Mil$) |
|---|---|---|
| EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC | 9.51 | 10.80 |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC | 6.46 | 7.33 |
| CARMAX INC | 5.12 | 5.82 |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC | 4.53 | 5.14 |
| VIASAT | 4.11 | 4.67 |
| PDF SOLUTIONS | 3.28 | 3.73 |
| BECTON DICKINSON AND CO | 3.17 | 3.60 |
| ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS | 3.05 | 3.46 |
| SUPER MICRO COMPUTER | 2.79 | 3.17 |
Contact Information
| Family | Needham |
| Addrerss | 445 Park Ave New York, NY 10022 |
| Phone | 800 625-7071 |
Zacks Premium Research
Zacks Mutual Fund Rank: 1 - Strong Buy 
| #1 |
Fund Description
The fund was incepted in December 1995 and is managed by Needham Investment Management L.L.C. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of public companies with above average long-term growth rates at value prices. Under normal conditions, the fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of domestic issuers listed on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded on the Nasdaq System. The fund invests, in general, in stocks from variety of industries, including the healthcare, technology, specialty retailing, oil services and industrial media/leisure/cable/entertainment and business and consumer services industries. The fund declares and distributes dividends and capital gains annually.
Stock Holding % of Net Assets
| As Of | 12/31/2012 |
| Total Issues | 49 |
| Avg. P/E | 38.13 |
| Avg. P/Book | 3.18 |
| Avg. EPS Growth | 10.14 |
| Avg. Market Value (Mil $) | 13,108 |
Risk
| 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 1.34 | 1.15 | 1.19 |
| Alpha | -9.15 | -0.09 | 1.13 |
| R Squared | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.79 |
| Std. Dev. | 21.93 | 23.64 | 19.75 |
| Sharpe | 0.38 | 0.33 | 2.00 |
Shareholder Information
| Manager | Chris Retzler |
| Since | 12/09 |
| Manager Rating | -5.30 |
| Inception Date | 01/02/1996 |
| Shareholders | NA |
| Dividends Paid | A |
| Minimum Initial Investment | $2,000 |
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | $100 |
| IRA Minimum | $1000 |
| IRA Available | Y | Check Writing | N | Phone Invest | Y |
| Phone Exchange | Y | Phone Redeem | Y | Auto Invest | Y |
| Wire Redeem | N | Wire Fee | N | Wire Transfer | N |
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