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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
ELV icon
126
Elevance Health
ELV
$84.9B
– –
-76,235
Closed -$20.9M
FWONK icon
127
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25B
– –
-595,790
Closed -$21.4M
ICUI icon
128
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.16B
– –
-18,400
Closed -$5.2M
KMX icon
129
CarMax
KMX
$8.24B
– –
-95,620
Closed -$7.14M
LHX icon
130
L3Harris
LHX
$53.9B
– –
-129,000
Closed -$21.8M
LITE icon
131
Lumentum
LITE
$65.2B
– –
-322,724
Closed -$19.3M
MTCH icon
132
Match Group
MTCH
$8.54B
– –
-411,100
Closed -$23.8M
MTN icon
133
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.23B
– –
-84,342
Closed -$23.1M
MU icon
134
Micron Technology
MU
$996B
– –
-77,420
Closed -$3.5M
NEO icon
135
NeoGenomics
NEO
$2B
– –
-199,931
Closed -$3.07M
NVDA icon
136
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.3T
– –
-4,054,320
Closed -$28.5M
OLED icon
137
Universal Display
OLED
$4.01B
– –
-199,735
Closed -$23.5M
PVH icon
138
PVH
PVH
$3.99B
– –
-121,400
Closed -$17.5M
QGEN icon
139
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.61B
– –
-501,611
Closed -$20.1M
RUSHA icon
140
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$6.2B
– –
-573,698
Closed -$10M
SHW icon
141
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$88.2B
– –
-116,970
Closed -$17.7M
SIMO icon
142
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.07B
– –
-60,179
Closed -$3.23M
SKY icon
143
Champion Homes
SKY
$5.02B
– –
-125,000
Closed -$3.57M
SPOT icon
144
Spotify
SPOT
$97.7B
– –
-115,484
Closed -$20.9M
TECH icon
145
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
– –
-567,144
Closed -$28.9M
TLYS icon
146
Tilly's
TLYS
$126M
– –
-175,000
Closed -$3.32M
TTGT icon
147
TechTarget
TTGT
$312M
– –
-146,950
Closed -$2.85M
WEX icon
148
WEX
WEX
$6.46B
– –
-16,000
Closed -$3.21M
XPO icon
149
XPO
XPO
$23B
– –
-732,491
Closed -$28.9M
SIX
150
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
– –
-230,200
Closed -$16.1M
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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.