Needham Growth Correlations

NEEIX Fund  USD 80.18  0.28  0.35%   
The current 90-days correlation between Needham Growth and Walden Asset Management is -0.05 (i.e., Good 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Needham Growth and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor 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

  0.98NEAIX Needham Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.98NEAGX Needham Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.98NEEGX Needham GrowthPairCorr
  0.96NESGX Needham Small CapPairCorr
  0.96NESIX Needham Small CapPairCorr
  0.61PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.62TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.87PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.79TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.67BIPIX Biotechnology UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.79LIGRX Loomis Sayles InvestmentPairCorr
  0.88RGGFX American Funds GlobalPairCorr
  0.9VPMCX Vanguard PrimecapPairCorr
  0.94MSTEX Mainstay Mackay ShortPairCorr
  0.75GCTAX Goldman Sachs TaxPairCorr
  0.95EPDPX Europac InternationalPairCorr
  0.94TEURX Franklin Mutual EuropeanPairCorr
  0.71VDSRX Victory Diversified StockPairCorr
  0.91DVOAX Dividend OpportunitiesPairCorr
  0.88VGINX Jpmorgan Growth AndPairCorr
  0.88GCSLX Pioneer Global EquityPairCorr
  0.78FGPGX American Funds GrowthPairCorr
  0.66SAPYX Clearbridge AppreciationPairCorr
  0.77CIRRX Cohen Steers RealPairCorr
  0.94FSNPX Fidelity Freedom 2025PairCorr

Moving against Needham Mutual Fund

  0.52PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.78INPIX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.78INPSX Internet UltrasectorPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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

FTGWXOCMAX
FTGWXWELNX
NCBVXFLRUX
BVAOXNESGX
FTGWXNESGX
NCBVXWELNX
  

High negative correlations

NCBVXDUNK
WELNXDUNK
VTNDUNK
FLRUXDUNK
NESGXDUNK
FTGWXDUNK

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DUNK  0.90 (0.25) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.52 
 5.13 
NESGX  1.23  0.29  0.22  0.28  1.21 
 3.07 
 7.79 
WELNX  0.62  0.19  0.14  0.70  0.50 
 1.73 
 4.18 
BVAOX  0.79  0.07  0.09  0.14  0.76 
 1.86 
 5.22 
OCMAX  1.82  0.68  0.19  1.02  2.57 
 4.36 
 15.61 
FLRUX  0.22  0.04 (0.04) 0.23  0.00 
 0.55 
 2.12 
VTN  0.42  0.05 (0.02) 0.33  0.43 
 1.11 
 2.68 
FTGWX  0.45  0.10  0.07  0.28  0.47 
 0.96 
 3.36 
NCBVX  0.62  0.21  0.17 (2.62) 0.38 
 1.59 
 3.91 
WSBFX  0.42  0.14  0.16  0.51  0.00 
 0.83 
 8.26