MarketWatch today posted a profile of Needham Aggressive Growth Fund (“This five-star fund manager keeps beating index funds by picking ‘hidden compounders’ and holding them for years. Here’s why he held Super Micro,” by Philip van Doorn)
Where to Look for Small-Cap Growth Stocks: Needham Fund Manager John Barr looks for companies with hidden value that can turn into high-quality stocks. See his stock picks below. By Dan Weil Small-cap stocks have suffered compared to their large-cap brethren in recent years, but Needham Aggressive Growth Fund (NEAGX), managed by John Barr, has […]
Citywire today ranks Needham Aggressive Growth among top-performing small-cap growth funds for three years through January 17, according to Morningstar (“The best and worst Small Growth funds,” by John Coumarianos).
Needham Small Cap Growth Fund chosen as top pick for 2023 in MoneyShow’s “Top Pros’ Top Picks”. The fund, run by Portfolio Manager Chris Retzler, was selected as a top pick for 2023 by Rosario Salamone, director of research and contributing editor of MoneyLetter, MoneyShow’s newsletter.
John Barr is quoted in an Investor’s Business Daily article on fund managers’ investing in “survivors” in the event of further market turmoil (“Mutual Funds Are Investing In ‘Survivors’ For 2023,” by Adam Shell.)
John Barr comments in a Citywire ‘Fix the Future’ feature this week on Thermo Fisher Scientific (“Elite stock: Smart money flocks to savvy deal-maker Thermo Fisher,” by Algy Hall).
The June issue of Citywire Professional Buyer magazine highlights Needham Aggressive Growth and Needham Small Cap Growth among top-performing Small-Cap Growth funds for three years, with comment from John Barr (“Thrills turn to spills for small growth PMs: It’s been a wild ride for these funds, but some managers have handled it better than others,” by John Coumarianos).
Chris Retzler is quoted throughout a MarketWatch article today on the investment landscape for equites now (“Don’t get out of equities and start to favor growth strategies,” by Michael Brush).
“We invest primarily in companies providing tools and equipment and capital goods toward technology infrastructure, communications infrastructure and to a lesser degree physical infrastructure. Examples are 5G communications. And a big one is data centers.