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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
+5.89%
1 Year Est. Return
+3.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+255.77%
5 Year Est. Return
+639.06%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$1.02B
AUM Growth
-$13.5M
Cap. Flow
-$38.3M
Cap. Flow %
-3.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19.16%
Holding
187
New
45
Increased
30
Reduced
61
Closed
46

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LULU icon
lululemon athletica
LULU
+$17.1M
2
ULTA icon
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
+$16.2M
3
QRVO icon
Qorvo
QRVO
+$15.5M
4
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$15.5M
5
ALB icon
Albemarle
ALB
+$15.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
OPLN
Openlane
OPLN
+$24.6M
2
CPAY icon
Corpay
CPAY
+$22.1M
3
ARRS
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
+$18.6M
4
KSU
Kansas City Southern
KSU
+$17.3M
5
AMAT icon
Applied Materials
AMAT
+$16M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.36%
2 Consumer Discretionary 16.98%
3 Communication Services 14.76%
4 Healthcare 10.67%
5 Financials 7.71%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MRSH
76
Marsh
MRSH
$91.5B
$3.78M 0.37%
55,985
-23,460
-30% -$1.57M
RGC
77
DELISTED
Regal Entertainment Group
RGC
$3.16M 0.31%
+153,600
New +$3.41M
OLED icon
78
Universal Display
OLED
$3.68B
$3.01M 0.3%
+53,500
New +$2.94M
KNGT
79
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$2.97M 0.29%
+89,800
New +$2.97M
NVRO
80
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
$2.93M 0.29%
40,300
+33,600
+501% +$2.88M
CVGW
81
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$2.37M 0.23%
38,524
+9,743
+34% +$593K
TPR icon
82
Tapestry
TPR
$31.1B
$1.86M 0.18%
53,000
-35,918
-40% -$1.31M
KOS icon
83
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.53B
$1.41M 0.14%
201,000
+36,500
+22% +$208K
MRTN icon
84
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.2B
$1.34M 0.13%
+144,275
New +$1.3M
WING icon
85
Wingstop
WING
$3.5B
$1.13M 0.11%
38,069
+13,429
+55% +$394K
PTHN
86
DELISTED
Patheon N.V.
PTHN
$1.12M 0.11%
+39,100
New +$1.08M
NVEE
87
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$1.08M 0.11%
129,340
+31,200
+32% +$256K
CASH icon
88
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.91B
$1.04M 0.1%
30,300
-9,600
-24% -$268K
NMIH icon
89
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.34B
$960K 0.09%
+90,170
New +$797K
SLCA
90
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$907K 0.09%
+16,000
New +$790K
MHO icon
91
M/I Homes
MHO
$3.75B
$844K 0.08%
33,500
– –
MRCY icon
92
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.38B
$803K 0.08%
26,562
+355
+1% +$10.1K
GDOT icon
93
Green Dot
GDOT
$750M
$777K 0.08%
+33,000
New +$772K
AAOI icon
94
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$8.58B
$767K 0.08%
+32,710
New +$758K
AORT icon
95
Artivion
AORT
$1.35B
$766K 0.08%
+40,000
New +$729K
CRD.A icon
96
Crawford & Co Class A
CRD.A
$538M
$761K 0.07%
80,359
+17,100
+27% +$164K
FN icon
97
Fabrinet
FN
$16.1B
$725K 0.07%
18,000
– –
PEN icon
98
Penumbra
PEN
$12.7B
$708K 0.07%
+11,100
New +$742K
SSNI
99
DELISTED
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
SSNI
$692K 0.07%
52,000
– –
SHOR
100
DELISTED
ShoreTel, Inc.
SHOR
$675K 0.07%
94,400
-2,140
-2% -$15.3K
2 3
4
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Friess Associates's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Friess Associates held 187 positions worth $1.02B, down 1.3% from $1.03B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

Friess Associates withdrew a net $38.3M in Q4 2016, closing 46 positions and reducing 61 holdings. Its most notable exit was Corpay, an estimated $22.1M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Friess Associates opened a new position in lululemon athletica worth $18.6M.

  • Friess Associates's largest Q4 2016 buy was lululemon athletica: 285,984 shares worth $18.6M.
  • Friess Associates added most to Walt Disney in Q4 2016, an estimated $13.4M increase.
  • Friess Associates's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Openlane, cutting an estimated $24.6M.
  • Friess Associates fully exited Corpay in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $22.1M.
  • Friess Associates's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $1.02B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Friess Associates opened 45 new positions and closed 46 in Q4 2016.
  • Friess Associates's portfolio value fell 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $1.02B.

Based on Friess Associates's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.