Needham Small Correlations

NESIX Fund  USD 19.74  0.75  3.66%   
The current 90-days correlation between Needham Small Cap and Needham Aggressive Growth is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Needham Small 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 Small Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Needham Small Cap and DJI is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Needham Small Cap 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 Small Cap. 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

  0.83NEAIX Needham Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.83NEAGX Needham Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  1.0NESGX Needham Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSMAX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSCIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.84VSCPX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.87NAESX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.83FSSNX Fidelity Small Cap Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.86DFSTX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.89DXQLX Direxion Monthly Nasdaq Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.89RYVLX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.81RYVYX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.89UOPIX Ultra Nasdaq 100 Steady GrowthPairCorr
  0.88RYCCX Nasdaq 100 2xPairCorr
  0.89UOPSX Ultranasdaq 100 ProfundPairCorr
  0.86INPIX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.86INPSX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.87GAB Gabelli Equity TrustPairCorr
  0.65LPRDX Blackrock LifepathPairCorr
  0.87ADNPX Amer Beacon ArkPairCorr
  0.83TEEAX Rbc Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.88AMEIX Equity GrowthPairCorr
  0.87RNPGX New PerspectivePairCorr
  0.86CPCTX Counterpoint TacticalPairCorr
  0.89GGMMX Gabelli Global MiniPairCorr
  0.87GMXIX Nationwide Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr

Moving against Needham Mutual Fund

  0.32TGLDX Tocqueville GoldPairCorr

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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   
RRTLXNEAGX
OSHDFVIASP
70082LAB3BIOPX
VIASPBIOPX
OSHDFBIOPX
RRTLXLBHIX
  
High negative correlations   
70082LAB3NEEGX
VIASPNEEGX
OSHDFNEEGX
BIOPXNEEGX
LBHIXNEEGX
VIASPMSTSX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Needham Mutual Fund performing well and Needham Small 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 Small'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
NEAGX  1.00  0.10  0.05  0.40  0.94 
 2.18 
 6.71 
NEEGX  1.08 (0.10) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.94 
 8.10 
BIOPX  0.88  0.16  0.10  0.23  1.17 
 2.02 
 5.79 
AQUI  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
MSTSX  0.44  0.03 (0.05) 1.68  0.43 
 1.21 
 2.80 
LBHIX  0.10  0.00 (0.23) 0.02  0.03 
 0.24 
 0.71 
VIASP  0.73  0.11  0.04 (0.98) 1.09 
 2.00 
 6.28 
RRTLX  0.22  0.00 (0.18) 0.10  0.22 
 0.48 
 1.36 
OSHDF  39.65  21.33  0.00 (0.96) 0.00 
 0.00 
 1,329 
70082LAB3  0.66  0.08  0.02  19.46  0.95 
 1.75 
 6.86