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Buffalo Early Stage Growth Fund (BUFOX) Diversifiers

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Jul 11, 2026

The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities, consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and rights, of companies that, at the time of purchase by the fund, the advisor defines as early stage growth companies. In addition to the fund's investments in domestic securities, it may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in sponsored or unsponsored ADRs and equity securities of foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges.

Looking to diversify beyond BUFOX? The mutual funds below have the lowest correlation with BUFOX — they tend to move on their own, which can help reduce risk when the rest of your portfolio drops. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies that behave independently from BUFOX.

Best Diversifiers for BUFOX

1 mutual funds have low correlation with BUFOX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is Buffalo Flexible Income Fund (BUFBX) (Large Cap Value Equities) with a 1Y correlation of 0.29, down from 0.57 over 5 years.

SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankCategoryCompare
BUFBX
Buffalo Flexible Income Fund0.290.500.57
61
Large Cap Value EquitiesBUFOX vs BUFBX
BUFHX
Buffalo High Yield Fund0.540.540.56
54
High Yield BondsBUFOX vs BUFHX
NESIX
Needham Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional0.810.830.86
90
Small Cap Growth EquitiesBUFOX vs NESIX
NESGX
Needham Small Cap Growth Fund0.810.830.86
90
Small Cap Growth EquitiesBUFOX vs NESGX
DMCRX
Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund0.820.830.87
90
Small Cap Growth EquitiesBUFOX vs DMCRX
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