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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
–
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
RLH
101
DELISTED
Red Lions Hotel Corporation
RLH
$1.09M 0.09%
133,081
+69,581
+110% +$682K
SIEN
102
DELISTED
Sientra, Inc.
SIEN
$1.03M 0.09%
8,118
+4,897
+152% +$910K
CRAI icon
103
CRA International
CRAI
$1.12B
$968K 0.08%
22,739
+11,889
+110% +$535K
HCCI
104
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$938K 0.08%
+40,748
New +$959K
ENT
105
DELISTED
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.
ENT
$840K 0.07%
15,075
+9,075
+151% +$557K
MVIS icon
106
Microvision
MVIS
$78M
$795K 0.07%
87,756
+45,632
+108% +$642K
QADA
107
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
$747K 0.06%
18,990
-56,180
-75% -$2.46M
EVER icon
108
EverQuote
EVER
$814M
$652K 0.06%
156,000
+19,897
+15% +$184K
HWCC
109
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$630K 0.05%
124,491
+64,891
+109% +$416K
CSSE
110
DELISTED
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. Class A Common Stock
CSSE
$597K 0.05%
79,385
-9,175
-10% -$82.3K
PXLW icon
111
Pixelworks
PXLW
$40.6M
$593K 0.05%
17,054
-1,696
-9% -$78.9K
RDNW
112
RideNow Group
RDNW
$257M
$574K 0.05%
5,332
+1,947
+58% +$260K
CLAR icon
113
Clarus
CLAR
$129M
$500K 0.04%
+49,634
New +$519K
BSX icon
114
Boston Scientific
BSX
$71.5B
$71K 0.01%
+2,000
New +$72.5K
ADUS icon
115
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.18B
– –
-73,152
Closed -$5.13M
ALGN icon
116
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.4B
– –
-53,000
Closed -$20.7M
AXGN icon
117
Axogen
AXGN
$2.43B
– –
-100,000
Closed -$3.69M
BGS icon
118
B&G Foods
BGS
$283M
– –
-185,121
Closed -$5.08M
BOOT icon
119
Boot Barn
BOOT
$5.04B
– –
-495,151
Closed -$14.1M
CEVA icon
120
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$984M
– –
-151,610
Closed -$4.36M
CHEF icon
121
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$4.51B
– –
-162,723
Closed -$5.92M
CLH icon
122
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.5B
– –
-246,004
Closed -$17.6M
CVCO icon
123
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.49B
– –
-46,847
Closed -$11.9M
DK icon
124
Delek US
DK
$3.63B
– –
-380,479
Closed -$16.1M
EA icon
125
Electronic Arts
EA
– –
-172,393
Closed -$20.8M
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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.