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Friess Associates Portfolio holdings

AUM $59.9M
1-Year Est. Return 3.42%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-10.7%
1 Year Est. Return
+3.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+255.77%
5 Year Est. Return
+639.06%
10 Year Est. Return
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AUM
$1.17B
AUM Growth
-$264M
Cap. Flow
-$119M
Cap. Flow %
-10.13%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.41%
Holding
160
New
44
Increased
39
Reduced
13
Closed
45

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FIVE icon
Five Below
FIVE
+$19.6M
2
BC icon
Brunswick
BC
+$19.2M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$18.7M
4
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$17.7M
5
TREX icon
Trex
TREX
+$17.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TECH icon
Bio-Techne
TECH
+$28.9M
2
XPO icon
XPO
XPO
+$28.9M
3
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$28.5M
4
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$24.8M
5
MTCH icon
Match Group
MTCH
+$23.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 26.04%
2 Consumer Discretionary 20.97%
3 Healthcare 19.07%
4 Industrials 9.88%
5 Financials 8.63%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NKE icon
26
Nike
NKE
$63.3B
$16.3M 1.4%
+220,470
New +$16.5M
TREX icon
27
Trex
TREX
$4.66B
$16.3M 1.39%
+549,050
New +$17.2M
CMG icon
28
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$47.5B
$16.2M 1.39%
+1,878,150
New +$17M
EHTH icon
29
eHealth
EHTH
$43.8M
$15.9M 1.36%
413,744
+256,362
+163% +$8.62M
RNG icon
30
RingCentral
RNG
$4.81B
$15.8M 1.35%
191,500
– –
VFC icon
31
VF Corp
VFC
$5.87B
$15.5M 1.33%
231,463
+5,257
+2% +$402K
NOW icon
32
ServiceNow
NOW
$118B
$15.5M 1.33%
435,525
+30,465
+8% +$1.08M
NFLX icon
33
Netflix
NFLX
$305B
$15.5M 1.33%
579,310
+36,920
+7% +$1.1M
NSP icon
34
Insperity
NSP
$2.05B
$15.4M 1.32%
+165,000
New +$17.2M
REGN icon
35
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$78.2B
$15.4M 1.32%
41,200
-8,350
-17% -$3.06M
TTWO icon
36
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$45.8B
$15.4M 1.31%
149,275
-42,500
-22% -$4.89M
AZN icon
37
AstraZeneca
AZN
$245B
$15.3M 1.31%
+202,045
New +$15.8M
EBS icon
38
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$382M
$15.2M 1.3%
+256,945
New +$16.6M
HSIC icon
39
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.85B
$15.2M 1.3%
+246,075
New +$16.2M
HELE icon
40
Helen of Troy
HELE
$676M
$15.1M 1.29%
+115,000
New +$15.1M
UNH icon
41
UnitedHealth
UNH
$377B
$14.7M 1.26%
+59,175
New +$15.6M
PYPL icon
42
PayPal
PYPL
$49.5B
$14.5M 1.24%
+173,000
New +$14.4M
VCRA
43
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
$14.3M 1.22%
363,062
+234,696
+183% +$8.49M
BKI
44
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
$13.8M 1.18%
305,875
+70,000
+30% +$3.28M
DG icon
45
Dollar General
DG
$28.2B
$13.1M 1.12%
+121,500
New +$13.2M
CMCSA icon
46
Comcast
CMCSA
$87.2B
$13.1M 1.12%
+385,000
New +$14.1M
ADBE icon
47
Adobe
ADBE
$99.9B
$13M 1.11%
57,500
– –
ELAN icon
48
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12.8B
$12.9M 1.1%
409,800
+404,800
+8,096% +$13.3M
AVYA
49
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
$12.6M 1.08%
868,601
+490
+0.1% +$8.32K
BURL icon
50
Burlington
BURL
$23.2B
$12.2M 1.04%
+75,000
New +$12.1M
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Friess Associates's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Friess Associates held 160 positions worth $1.17B, down 18% from $1.43B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Friess Associates withdrew a net $119M in Q4 2018, closing 45 positions and reducing 13 holdings. Its most notable exit was Bio-Techne, an estimated $28.9M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Friess Associates opened a new position in Five Below worth $18.1M.

  • Friess Associates's largest Q4 2018 buy was Five Below: 177,382 shares worth $18.1M.
  • Friess Associates added most to Elanco Animal Health in Q4 2018, an estimated $13.3M increase.
  • Friess Associates's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $17.6M.
  • Friess Associates fully exited Bio-Techne in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $28.9M.
  • Friess Associates's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $1.17B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Friess Associates opened 44 new positions and closed 45 in Q4 2018.
  • Friess Associates's portfolio value fell 18% quarter-over-quarter to $1.17B.

Based on Friess Associates's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.