# Needham Aggressive Growth Fund Retail Class (NEAGX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/neagx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2001-08-31 The fund's primary objective is to achieve substantial, tax-efficient capital growth over an extended period. Under normal operating conditions, it typically allocates at least 65% of its total assets to equity instruments, predominantly common stocks, issued by U.S.-based companies that are publicly traded on established national securities exchanges. Its investment strategy concentrates on markets and industries exhibiting strong prospects for expansion, specifically targeting the dominant companies within these high-growth sectors, as these market leaders tend to secure a larger portion... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $67.24 | | Expense Ratio | 1.64% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $2.02B | | NAV | $67.24 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.82% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.22 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Irregular | | 52-Week Range | $51.08 – $94.95 | | Beta | 1.58 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $1.2245 /share - Ex-date: 2025-11-13 - Pay date: 2025-11-13 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does NEAGX invest in? The fund's primary objective is to achieve substantial, tax-efficient capital growth over an extended period. Under normal operating conditions, it typically allocates at least 65% of its total assets to equity instruments, predominantly common stocks, issued by U.S.-based companies that are publicly traded on established national securities exchanges. Its investment strategy concentrates on markets and industries exhibiting strong prospects for expansion, specifically targeting the dominant companies within these high-growth sectors, as these market leaders tend to secure a larger portion of favorable financial returns. ### What is the expense ratio of NEAGX? Needham Aggressive Growth Fund Retail Class (NEAGX) charges an expense ratio of 1.64%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is NEAGX? Needham Aggressive Growth Fund Retail Class (NEAGX) is one share class of a fund that manages $2.02B across all of its share classes (NEAIX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is NEAGX actively managed or an index fund? NEAGX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (NEAGX's is 1.64%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was NEAGX launched? Needham Aggressive Growth Fund Retail Class (NEAGX) launched in August 2001 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has NEAGX performed? NEAGX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does NEAGX pay a dividend? Needham Aggressive Growth Fund Retail Class (NEAGX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.82%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does NEAGX pay dividends? Needham Aggressive Growth Fund Retail Class pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is NEAGX's dividend yield? NEAGX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.82%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is NEAGX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for NEAGX was 2025-11-13. The next ex-date typically follows Irregular; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will NEAGX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.64% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does NEAGX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from NEAGX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does NEAGX cost more than a fund like VOO? NEAGX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.64%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether NEAGX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to NEAGX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as NEAGX (1.64%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/neagx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/neagx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/neagx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/neagx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/neagx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.