Q2 2026 13F · SEC CIK 1167212
Needham Investment Management LLC
Mutual fund managerFiled 2026-08-14 for Q2 2026. Open the filing ↗ · All SEC filings ↗
- Reported 13F value
- $3.3B
- Reported positions
- 176
- Top holdings a year, 3 yrs
- +30.1%
- Assets under management
- $1.8B
Needham Investment Management LLC is a mutual fund manager that reported 176 positions worth $3.3B in its Q2 2026 13F, filed 2026-08-14. Its largest holdings were Vicor Corp (VICR, 6.0%), Arteris Inc (AIP, 5.7%), Vishay Intertechnology Inc (VSH, 4.9%). A portfolio copying its top holdings returned 30.1% a year over the last 3 years, against 20.4% for the S&P 500.
Needham Investment Management LLC holdings largest 50 of 176 positions.
Weights are shares of the filer's total reported 13F value, compared with Q1 2026. Share changes may reflect splits; weight changes also reflect price moves. A 13F shows long US-listed positions only, up to 135 days after the fact.
What Needham Investment Management LLC bought and sold in Q2 2026, against Q1 2026.
New positions
Q1 2026's filing was too long to tell new positions apart.
Added to
- KLAC Kla Corp+900.0% shares
- CECO Ceco Environmental Corp+147.1% shares
- TTI Tetra Technologies Inc Del+67.5% shares
- CRAI CRA Intl Inc+53.9% shares
- PSN Parsons Corp Del+35.7% shares
- GENI Genius Sports Limited+23.1% shares
- CTRI Centuri Holdings Inc Com Shs+15.3% shares
- SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc+15.0% shares
Reduced
- ASPN Aspen Aerogels Inc-27.8% shares
- ENTG Entegris Inc-13.2% shares
- COHR Coherent Corp-12.3% shares
- FORM FormFactor Inc-9.3% shares
- MKSI Mks Inc.-6.5% shares
Left the top 50
- THR Thermon Group Hldgs Incwas 1.6%
- HII Huntington Ingalls Inds Incwas 1.1%
- VITL Vital Farms Incwas 0.8%
- ADTN Adtran Holdings Incwas 0.8%
- LH Labcorp Holdings Incwas 0.8%
- WAB Wabtecwas 0.7%
- ECVT Ecovyst Incwas 0.7%
- MKL Markel Group Incwas 0.7%
Share counts compared with the Q1 2026 13F; a split also changes share counts. The latest filing lists more than 50 positions, so a position that left the top 50 may still be held.
How the holdings did against the S&P 500.
- 1 year
- +51.3% /yr
- S&P 500 +20.1%
- 3 years
- +30.1% /yr
- S&P 500 +20.4%
- 5 years
- +15.3% /yr
- S&P 500 +11.6%
A portfolio of the filer's 20 largest 13F positions, weighted by value, bought the trading day after each 13F was filed and held until the next one was: what copying this filer could have earned. 13Fs show long US-listed positions only, so this is an estimate of the stock picks, not the fund's reported returns.
Reported 13F value by quarter.
| Quarter | 13F value | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | 176 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.0B | 176 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | 162 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | 161 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | 150 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | 150 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | 150 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.3B | 146 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.2B | 141 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.1B | 131 |
| Q4 2023 | $792.1M | 130 |
| Q3 2023 | $588.0M | 120 |
Questions about Needham Investment Management LLC's portfolio
What stocks does Needham Investment Management LLC own?
Needham Investment Management LLC's latest 13F, for Q2 2026 and filed Aug 14, 2026, lists 176 positions worth $3.3B. The largest are Vicor Corp (VICR) at 6.0%, Arteris Inc (AIP) at 5.7%, Vishay Intertechnology Inc (VSH) at 4.9%, PDF Solutions Inc (PDFS) at 4.4% and Nlight Inc (LASR) at 4.2%.
What did Needham Investment Management LLC buy last quarter?
In Q2 2026, Needham Investment Management LLC added Kla Corp (KLAC) (+900.0% shares), Ceco Environmental Corp (CECO) (+147.1% shares) and Tetra Technologies Inc Del (TTI) (+67.5% shares), compared with its Q1 2026 filing.
What did Needham Investment Management LLC sell last quarter?
In Q2 2026, Needham Investment Management LLC cut from its top 50 Thermon Group Hldgs Inc (THR), cut from its top 50 Huntington Ingalls Inds Inc (HII), cut from its top 50 Vital Farms Inc (VITL), cut from its top 50 Adtran Holdings Inc (ADTN), cut from its top 50 Labcorp Holdings Inc (LH), Aspen Aerogels Inc (ASPN) (-27.8% shares), Entegris Inc (ENTG) (-13.2% shares) and Coherent Corp (COHR) (-12.3% shares), compared with its Q1 2026 filing.
How has Needham Investment Management LLC's portfolio performed?
A portfolio copying Needham Investment Management LLC's 20 largest 13F holdings each quarter, from the day each filing was public, returned +30.1% a year over the last 3 years, against +20.4% for the S&P 500. Over 1 year: +51.3% against +20.1%. Over 5 years: +15.3% a year against +11.6%.
When is Needham Investment Management LLC's next 13F filing due?
13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends. Needham Investment Management LLC's filing for the quarter ending Sep 30, 2026 is due by Nov 14, 2026; this page updates the day after it is published.
How much money does Needham Investment Management LLC manage?
Needham Investment Management LLC reported $1.8B of regulatory assets under management on its latest SEC Form ADV. Its 13F, which covers only US-listed stocks and options, totals $3.3B.