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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
VLO icon
126
Valero Energy
VLO
$87.6B
$90K 0.01%
1,314
-831
-39% -$51.1K
BA icon
127
Boeing
BA
$184B
$88K 0.01%
564
-356
-39% -$52K
LUV icon
128
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$23.5B
$88K 0.01%
1,765
-1,115
-39% -$50K
BGS icon
129
B&G Foods
BGS
$287M
$83K 0.01%
1,903
-332,047
-99% -$14.7M
HASI icon
130
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$5B
$82K 0.01%
4,315
-2,725
-39% -$56.1K
CAH icon
131
Cardinal Health
CAH
$54.4B
$81K 0.01%
1,124
-711
-39% -$51.4K
IFF icon
132
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$20.5B
$81K 0.01%
686
-434
-39% -$54.5K
CSCO icon
133
Cisco
CSCO
$479B
$79K 0.01%
2,623
-1,657
-39% -$50.5K
MDT icon
134
Medtronic
MDT
$109B
$79K 0.01%
1,103
-159,397
-99% -$12.5M
KDP icon
135
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$41.6B
$78K 0.01%
862
-528
-38% -$46.3K
ALLE icon
136
Allegion
ALLE
$13.7B
$77K 0.01%
1,207
-763
-39% -$50.5K
BLK icon
137
Blackrock
BLK
$176B
$74K 0.01%
195
-110
-36% -$40.3K
DIN icon
138
Dine Brands
DIN
$450M
$73K 0.01%
947
-583
-38% -$47.3K
UPS icon
139
United Parcel Service
UPS
$91B
$66K 0.01%
576
-364
-39% -$41K
NVS icon
140
Novartis
NVS
$293B
$63K 0.01%
964
-610
-39% -$39.6K
SHW icon
141
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$86.9B
$49K ﹤0.01%
543
-297
-35% -$26.3K
ACCO icon
142
Acco Brands
ACCO
$397M
– –
-203,000
Closed -$1.96M
AMAT icon
143
Applied Materials
AMAT
$433B
– –
-530,000
Closed -$16M
AMBA icon
144
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.65B
– –
-17,700
Closed -$1.3M
ASTE icon
145
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.23B
– –
-140,000
Closed -$8.38M
BCC icon
146
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.92B
– –
-321,239
Closed -$8.16M
BSX icon
147
Boston Scientific
BSX
$70.3B
– –
-639,205
Closed -$15.2M
CENTA icon
148
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.39B
– –
-431,250
Closed -$8.56M
CEVA icon
149
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$980M
– –
-25,800
Closed -$905K
CHD icon
150
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.7B
– –
-187,540
Closed -$8.99M
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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.