Issuer: NEEDHAM FUNDS INC CIK: 1002537 Series Name: NEEDHAM SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND Trading Symbol: NESIX
Website: http://www.needhamfunds.com/ Manager: Chris Retzler Morningstar Risk: Morningstar Rating:
Net Assets (All Classes): 166.3 Mil

Net assets drawn from the latest Form N-Q period report. Pie chart illustrates the quantile value of net assets in the US ETF market

Annual Return (%)

Series: NEEDHAM SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Contract Name Trading Symbol Inception Date Previous Close NAV a 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS NESIX 2016-12-30 20.03(H:20.03/L:20.03)
(2024-11-27)
- 72.51 55.31 -4.57 12.48
RETAIL CLASS NESGX 2002-05-22 18.78(H:18.78/L:18.78)
(2024-11-27)
- 5.68 -30.32 10.98 71.35 54.45 -5.12 11.88

a As of market close on last Friday. Data last updated 2024-11-30 01:01:39 -0600 US CDT
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Average Return (%)

Series: NEEDHAM SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Contract Name Trading Symbol Inception Date Metadata SINCE_INCEPTION 10 05 01
INDEX REFERENCES 2002-05-22 Russell 2000 Index 11.83 8.23 25.52
S&P 500 Index 13.56 11.7 31.49
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS NESIX 2016-12-30 Raw Return 13.23 17.33 5.85
Russell 2000 Growth Index 8.07 7.16
RETAIL CLASS NESGX 2002-05-22 After Taxes On Distributions 8.92 7.39 12.87 5.68
After Taxes On Distributions And Sales Of Shares 8.78 7.47 12.38 3.36
Raw Return 11.04 10.7 16.68 5.68
Russell 2000 Growth Index 8.23 9.22 18.66

Expense Ratio (%)

Series: NEEDHAM SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Contract Name Trading Symbol Inception Date Expense Type a 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2019-12-31 2019-04-01 2018-12-31 2017-12-31 2017-02-03 2016-12-31 2015-12-31
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS NESIX 2016-12-30 Expense Over Assets 1.61 1.65 1.54 1.88 2.14 2.03 2.14 2.11 2.0
Net Expense Over Assets 1.22 1.21 1.18 1.23 1.24 1.26 1.46 1.6 1.51
Management Fee Over Assets 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25
Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses Over Assets 0.04 0.03 0.0 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.06 0.06
Other Expenses Over Assets 0.32 0.37 0.29 0.58 0.83 0.7 0.83 0.8 0.75
Distribution & Service Fee 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement 0.39 0.44 0.36 0.65 0.9 0.77 0.68 0.51 0.49
MSCOP 0.0 0.0
MDSC 0.0 0.0
RETAIL CLASS NESGX 2002-05-22 Expense Over Assets 1.92 1.89 1.83 2.12 2.21 2.27 2.21 2.25 2.36 2.25
Net Expense Over Assets 1.83 1.88 1.85 1.9 1.91 1.93 2.01 2.05 2.15 2.05
Management Fee Over Assets 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25
Acquired Fund Fees & Expenses Over Assets 0.04 0.03 0.0 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.06 0.06 0.02
Other Expenses Over Assets 0.38 0.36 0.33 0.57 0.65 0.69 0.65 0.75 0.8 0.64
Distribution & Service Fee 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement 0.09 0.01 -0.01 0.22 0.3 0.34 0.2 0.2 0.21 0.2
MSCOP 0.0 0.0 0.0
MDSC 0.0 0.0 0.0

a MSCOP: Maximum sales charge on purchase over offering price
MDSC: Maximum deferred sales charge
Expense = Management fee + Acquired fund fees and expenses + Distribution and service fee + Other expenses
Net expense = Expense - Fee Waiver or Reimbursement
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Portfolio Turnover Rate (%)

Series: NEEDHAM SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Class 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2019-12-31 2018-12-31 2017-12-31 2016-12-31 2015-12-31 2014-12-31 2013-12-31
All Classes 126.0 109.0 133.0 136.0 103.0 80.0 99.0 64.0 69.0 58.0

Pie chart illustrates the quantile value of PTR in the US ETF market in corresponding year (or previous year if less than 2000 data points are available for analysis).


Expense Example (per $10,000)

Series: NEEDHAM SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Contract Name Trading Symbol Inception Date Redemption 1 3 5 10
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS NESIX 2016-12-30 YES 124 470 839 1878
RETAIL CLASS NESGX 2002-05-22 YES 186 594 1028 2236

Portfolio

Series: NEEDHAM SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

Filings History

Filing Date Reporting Period Original Filing
2024-06-03 2023-12-31 original filing
2024-03-08 2023-12-31 original filing
2023-09-06 2023-06-30 original filing
2023-03-09 2022-12-31 original filing

Data shown are period reports for recent two years of the ETF issuer

Portfolio Structure (Period: 2023-12-31)

Values shown in million U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified

Main Category Position Cost Proceeds Value Pct.a Gain/Loss Lv.1 Categorya Lv.2 Category Pct.a Amount
Common Stocks Long 155.45 - 160.61 96.58

5.164

   Common Stocks (96.6%) Aerospace & Defense 0.9 1.5
Chemicals 12.7 21.1
Communications Equipment 16.6 27.6
Electrical Equipment 7.0 11.6
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 18.5 30.8
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.6 1.0
It Services 3.4 5.7
Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.1 3.5
Machinery 0.8 1.3
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 19.9 33.1
Software 12.0 20.0
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 2.1 3.5
Warrants Long 0.0 - -

-0.001

Warrants 0.0 0.0
Short Term Investments Long 6.98 - 6.98 4.2

0.0

   Short Term Investments (4.2%) Money Market Fund 4.2 7.0
Total Investments - 162.43 - 167.6 100.78

5.162

Net Assets - - - 166.3

a Percentage of net assets. Pie chart illustrates corresponding percentage.
Data parsed from Form N-Q / N-CSR and corresponding amendments, and should be used for reference only. For more details please check original filing

Portfolio Securities (Period: 2023-12-31)

ID Lv.1/Lv.2 Category Security Name Value(Million USD) Shares Principlea Para
1 Common Stocks/Chemicals Aspen Aerogels, Inc. 21.15 1340200
2 Common Stocks/Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Ttm Technologies, Inc. 10.28 650000
3 Common Stocks/Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Mks Instruments, Inc. 7.67 74500
4 Common Stocks/Software Alteryx, Inc. Class A 7.49 158800
5 Common Stocks/Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Nlight, Inc. 7.43 550000
6 Common Stocks/Software Zuora, Inc. Class A 7.38 785000
7 Common Stocks/Electrical Equipment Vicor Corp. 7.19 159900
8 Short Term Investments/Money Market Fund Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Class Institutional, 5.25% 6.99 6981001
9 Common Stocks/Communications Equipment Adtran Holdings, Inc. 6.98 950000
10 Common Stocks/Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Maxlinear, Inc. 5.17 217500
11 Common Stocks/Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Formfactor, Inc. 5.01 120000
12 Common Stocks/Communications Equipment Harmonic, Inc. 4.57 350000
13 Common Stocks/Electrical Equipment Generac Holdings, Inc. 4.53 35000
14 Common Stocks/Communications Equipment Cambium Networks Corp. 4.43 737500
15 Common Stocks/It Services Bigcommerce Holdings, Inc. 3.9 400000
16 Common Stocks/Communications Equipment Infinera Corp. 3.8 800000
17 Common Stocks/Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Axt, Inc. 3.6 1500000
18 Common Stocks/Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Frequency Electronics, Inc. 3.54 322500
19 Common Stocks/Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Pdf Solutions, Inc. 3.38 105000
20 Common Stocks/Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Pure Storage, Inc. Class A 2.86 80000
21 Common Stocks/Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Rogers Corp. 2.65 20000
22 Common Stocks/Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Veeco Instruments, Inc. 2.64 85000
23 Common Stocks/Communications Equipment Kvh Industries, Inc. 2.6 492500
24 Common Stocks/Software Arteris, Inc. 2.42 410000
25 Common Stocks/Life Sciences Tools & Services Standard Biotools, Inc. 2.41 1090000
26 Common Stocks/Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Vishay Precision Group, Inc. 2.39 70000
27 Common Stocks/Communications Equipment Ciena Corp. 2.26 50000
28 Common Stocks/Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. 1.97 57500
29 Common Stocks/Communications Equipment Viasat, Inc. 1.96 70000
30 Common Stocks/Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 1.87 17082
31 Common Stocks/Software Yext, Inc. 1.77 300000
32 Common Stocks/Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Cognex Corp. 1.76 42100
33 Common Stocks/It Services Unisys Corp. 1.69 300000
34 Common Stocks/Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Ichor Holdings Ltd. 1.6 47500
35 Common Stocks/Aerospace & Defense Mercury Systems, Inc. 1.47 40000
36 Common Stocks/Machinery Chart Industries, Inc. 1.37 10000
37 Common Stocks/Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Allegro Microsystems, Inc. 1.37 45000
38 Common Stocks/Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Vail Resorts, Inc. 1.07 5000
39 Common Stocks/Communications Equipment Lumentum Holdings, Inc. 1.05 20000
40 Common Stocks/Life Sciences Tools & Services Cryoport, Inc. 1.01 65000
41 Common Stocks/Software Altair Engineering, Inc. Class A 0.85 10000
42 Common Stocks/Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Marvell Technology, Inc. 0.76 12500
43 Common Stocks/Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Intevac, Inc. 0.63 145000
44 Common Stocks/Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Faro Technologies, Inc. 0.46 20000
45 Common Stocks/Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Coherent Corp. 0.44 10000
46 Warrants Agile Therapeutics, Inc. 0.01 88

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Symbol Issuer Series Net Assets(Mil) Annual Return(%) Annual Return(%)(SD) PTR(%) PTR(%)(SD) EOA(%) Avg Return (1Yr) Avg Return (5Yrs) Avg Return (10Yrs)
MFLLX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND INC INCEPTION PORTFOLIO 863.3 150.8 57.1 72.0 26.3 1.1 54.6 15.9 7.6
MSSLX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND INC INCEPTION PORTFOLIO 863.3 148.5 56.6 72.0 26.3 2.6 52.9 14.8 6.6
MMCGX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND TRUST DISCOVERY PORTFOLIO 756.4 142.7 53.5 51.0 29.6 0.7 46.8 10.0 7.7
MACGX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND TRUST DISCOVERY PORTFOLIO 756.4 141.9 45.5 51.0 29.6 1.0 38.6 8.4 6.7
MSKLX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND TRUST MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO 756.4 140.6 53.1 51.0 29.6 1.6 45.6 9.0 6.7
BFGIX BARON SELECT FUNDS BARON FOCUSED GROWTH FUND 1335.7 122.8 44.4 5.8 14.9 1.1 27.7 26.0 15.5
CPODX MORGAN STANLEY INSIGHT FUND MORGAN STANLEY INSIGHT FUND 7462.4 116.6 37.1 40.0 20.7 0.9 53.0 9.9 11.4
MSEGX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND INC GROWTH PORTFOLIO 11576.0 115.1 40.7 29.0 17.7 0.8 42.0 8.3 10.3
CPOCX MORGAN STANLEY INSIGHT FUND MORGAN STANLEY INSIGHT FUND 7462.4 115.0 41.2 40.0 20.7 1.6 52.1 9.1 10.5
MSHLX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND INC GROWTH PORTFOLIO 11576.0 114.0 40.5 29.0 17.7 1.3 49.1 8.9 10.3
TEFQX FIRSTHAND FUNDS FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 72.6 96.5 31.5 65.0 23.2 1.9 10.8 -1.2 6.2
MIGPX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND INC GLOBAL ADVANTAGE PORTFOLIO 224.5 94.5 36.0 43.0 27.5 1.7 42.6 5.6 6.1
DFDIX DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS IV DELAWARE MID CAP GROWTH EQUITY FUND 2007.1 94.4 34.8 81.0 50.9 0.9 35.7 13.7 16.2
DFRIX DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS IV DELAWARE MID CAP GROWTH EQUITY FUND 2007.1 93.4 34.7 81.0 50.9 1.4 35.0 13.1 15.6
MIGLX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND INC GLOBAL ADVANTAGE PORTFOLIO 224.5 93.4 35.8 43.0 27.5 3.2 49.8 6.1 6.1
DEEVX DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS IV DELAWARE MID CAP GROWTH EQUITY FUND 2007.1 92.5 34.5 81.0 50.9 1.9 33.4 12.5 15.0
BIOUX BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (F/K/A BARON ASSET FUND) BARON OPPORTUNITY FUND 1308.2 89.3 34.3 23.3 7.1 1.1 50.0 20.7 14.1
BIOIX BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (F/K/A BARON ASSET FUND) BARON OPPORTUNITY FUND 1308.2 89.3 34.2 23.3 7.1 1.1 50.0 20.7 14.1
BGSIX BLACKROCK FUNDS BLACKROCK TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 3246.8 86.7 29.9 39.0 26.5 1.0 2.2 15.1 18.0
PXE INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST INVESCO ENERGY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION ETF 150.1 82.3 34.6 73.0 24.4 1.0 -36.7 -11.3 -5.4
BGLUX BARON SELECT FUNDS BARON GLOBAL ADVANTAGE FUND 685.8 79.5 35.0 2.0 7.5 1.0 25.6 9.9 9.0
BGAIX BARON SELECT FUNDS BARON GLOBAL ADVANTAGE FUND 685.8 79.5 33.1 2.0 7.5 1.0 25.6 9.9 9.0
LGLFX LORD ABBETT SECURITIES TRUST LORD ABBETT GROWTH LEADERS FUND 5807.1 77.4 27.9 120.0 194.9 0.8 33.3 16.4 12.7
LGLCX LORD ABBETT SECURITIES TRUST LORD ABBETT GROWTH LEADERS FUND 5807.1 75.7 27.6 120.0 194.9 1.7 30.9 15.2 11.6
MAPLX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND INC ADVANTAGE PORTFOLIO 638.9 74.7 25.5 42.0 18.1 1.9 46.1 6.9 9.0
JMIGX JACOB FUNDS INC. JACOB DISCOVERY FUND 18.6 74.4 31.6 16.0 24.4 2.3 4.4 11.7 6.8
MAPPX MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND INC ADVANTAGE PORTFOLIO 638.9 74.3 25.5 42.0 18.1 1.3 38.3 5.6 8.2
PXI INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST INVESCO DORSEY WRIGHT ENERGY MOMENTUM ETF 69.7 74.2 34.1 196.0 43.0 0.9 -35.8 -10.7 -5.9
PSCE INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II INVESCO S&P SMALLCAP ENERGY ETF 225.1 73.4 41.9 26.0 14.7 0.3 -40.0 -21.8 -18.0
ATCIX MANAGED PORTFOLIO SERIES ATAC ROTATION FUND 55.9 72.9 29.7 2259.0 226.2 1.8 -25.5 2.0 4.9
LADFX LORD ABBETT DEVELOPING GROWTH FUND, INC. LORD ABBETT DEVELOPING GROWTH FUND INC 2396.1 72.8 28.4 128.0 52.0 0.8 5.2 4.7 15.9
NESIX NEEDHAM FUNDS INC NEEDHAM SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND 166.3 72.5 32.8 126.0 28.9 1.6 5.9 17.3 7.9
PDEAX PRUDENTIAL WORLD FUND, INC. PGIM JENNISON EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 554.6 72.4 34.7 103.0 37.0 1.6 -44.9 0.0 2.0
FEAAX FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES VIII FIDELITY ADVISOR EMERGING ASIA FUND 538.3 72.3 28.0 69.0 23.6 1.2 -19.8 3.9 10.2
LADRX LORD ABBETT DEVELOPING GROWTH FUND, INC. LORD ABBETT DEVELOPING GROWTH FUND INC 2396.1 72.1 28.3 128.0 52.0 1.2 4.8 4.3 15.4
LADCX LORD ABBETT DEVELOPING GROWTH FUND, INC. LORD ABBETT DEVELOPING GROWTH FUND INC 2396.1 71.3 28.2 128.0 52.0 1.7 -37.1 7.4 10.0
SSETX BNY MELLON INVESTMENT FUNDS I BNY MELLON SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND 12.1 71.3 24.8 90.1 35.8 3.5 34.5 12.5 13.7
SSYGX BNY MELLON INVESTMENT FUNDS I BNY MELLON SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND 12.1 71.2 26.5 90.1 35.8 1.8 34.7 12.5 17.2
FERCX FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES VIII FIDELITY ADVISOR EMERGING ASIA FUND 538.3 71.0 31.3 69.0 23.6 2.0 -16.4 4.3 10.1
DTEYX BNY MELLON ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC. BNY MELLON TECHNOLOGY GROWTH FUND 371.5 70.3 26.2 54.8 11.7 1.0 -1.1 11.0 17.1
CHHRX COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I COLUMBIA SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND 1917.2 70.2 27.3 118.0 40.5 1.0 -36.5 7.7 11.3
CMSCX COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I COLUMBIA SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND 1917.2 70.2 24.9 118.0 40.5 1.0 -36.5 7.7 11.3
DGVRX BNY MELLON ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC. BNY MELLON TECHNOLOGY GROWTH FUND 371.5 70.1 26.1 54.8 11.7 1.0 -1.2 10.9 17.1
CFSIX TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST TOUCHSTONE SANDS CAPITAL SELECT GROWTH FUND 2267.2 69.6 27.0 27.0 9.0 0.9 52.1 12.1 9.5
CCRIX COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I COLUMBIA SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND 1917.2 69.4 27.1 118.0 40.5 1.5 -36.9 7.2 10.7
TSNAX TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST TOUCHSTONE SANDS CAPITAL SELECT GROWTH FUND 2267.2 69.2 27.0 27.0 9.0 1.2 44.1 10.7 8.6
FAGAX FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES I FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND 21185.6 68.6 21.7 37.0 17.0 0.7 32.2 16.3 17.2
DBMYX BNY MELLON INVESTMENT FUNDS I BNY MELLON SMALL/MID CAP GROWTH FUND 2062.5 68.6 26.0 36.0 48.9 0.6 39.3 13.6 15.1
CGOCX COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I COLUMBIA SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND 1917.2 68.5 27.0 118.0 40.5 2.0 -37.8 6.6 10.2
DTGCX BNY MELLON ADVANTAGE FUNDS, INC. BNY MELLON TECHNOLOGY GROWTH FUND 371.5 68.5 25.8 54.8 11.7 1.9 -2.8 9.8 15.8



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