Needham Growth Correlations

NEEIX Fund  USD 64.19  0.52  0.80%   
The current 90-days correlation between Needham Growth and Needham Aggressive Growth is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Needham Growth is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Needham Growth Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Needham Growth and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Needham Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Needham Growth. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Needham Mutual Fund

  1.0NEEGX Needham GrowthPairCorr
  0.63JEVAX Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Needham Mutual Fund

  0.68KMKCX Kinetics Market OppoPairCorr
  0.68KMKAX Kinetics Market OppoPairCorr
  0.66KNPYX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.64LSHUX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr
  0.44PRNHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.34TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.33PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.31PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.76LETRX Voya Russia FundPairCorr
  0.66WWNPX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.66KNPCX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.66KNPAX Kinetics ParadigmPairCorr
  0.64LSHCX Horizon Spin OffPairCorr
  0.52CRF Cornerstone StrategicPairCorr
  0.47VIGIX Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.42VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.36VEXRX Vanguard ExplorerPairCorr
  0.33FLCNX Fidelity ContrafundPairCorr
  0.31GOVXX Money Market ObligationsPairCorr
  0.66PFLLX Putnam Floating RatePairCorr
  0.63PSDTX Putnam Short DurationPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Needham Mutual Fund performing well and Needham Growth Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Needham Growth's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.