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Needham Growth Fund – 1Q22 Commentary

MARKET REVIEW In 1Q22, the S&P 500 returned -4.60% and the S&P 400 returned -4.88%. The market was particularly weak in January as inflation hit a 39-year high and U.S. Government bond yields increased. MACRO OBSERVATIONS In 1Q22, Russia assaulted Ukraine. The brutality was shocking. It laid bare our assumptions about geopolitical stability and international […]

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Needham Aggressive Growth Fund – 1Q22 Commentary

MARKET REVIEW In 1Q22, the Russell 2000 returned -7.53%, and the S&P 500 returned -4.60%. The market was particularly weak in January as inflation hit a 39-year high and U.S. Government bond yields increased. MACRO OBSERVATIONS In 1Q22, Russia assaulted Ukraine. The brutality was shocking. It laid bare our assumptions about geopolitical stability and international […]

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Investor’s Business Daily: How the Best-Performing Mutual Funds 
Deliver Consistent Market-Beating Returns

How A Top Small-Cap Growth Fund Beats The Market Buying ‘Hidden Compounders’
John Barr, of Needham Aggressive Growth (NEAGX), stands alone as his fund is the only small-cap stock fund to make IBD’s 2026 list of best-performing mutual funds

His secret sauce to picking winning small stocks? Identify “hidden compounders” that fly under the radar, and then patiently wait until they get discovered.

Read the full article here.