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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
+14.32%
1 Year Est. Return
+3.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+255.77%
5 Year Est. Return
+639.06%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$1.33B
AUM Growth
+$78.7M
Cap. Flow
-$47.1M
Cap. Flow %
-3.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.68%
Holding
184
New
46
Increased
50
Reduced
25
Closed
47

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$29.8M
2
HRB icon
H&R Block
HRB
+$28.5M
3
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
+$27.8M
4
GME icon
GameStop
GME
+$27.7M
5
CAH icon
Cardinal Health
CAH
+$24.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$43.3M
2
WHR icon
Whirlpool
WHR
+$35.3M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$33.1M
4
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$31.1M
5
VRSK icon
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
+$31M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 22.47%
2 Technology 18.02%
3 Industrials 15.97%
4 Financials 9.54%
5 Healthcare 8.71%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EXAR
176
DELISTED
Exar Corporation
EXAR
– –
-68,900
Closed -$924K
SGI
177
DELISTED
Silicon Graphics Intl.
SGI
– –
-38,000
Closed -$617K
VMEM
178
DELISTED
VIOLIN MEMORY, INC.
VMEM
– –
-5,000
Closed -$147K
RDEN
179
DELISTED
ELIZABETH ARDEN INC
RDEN
– –
-165,950
Closed -$6.13M
MOLX
180
DELISTED
MOLEX INC
MOLX
– –
-2,900
Closed -$112K
EOX
181
DELISTED
EMERALD OIL INC (MT)
EOX
– –
-3,000
Closed -$431K
AHD
182
DELISTED
ATLAS ENERGY L P COM UNITS REPSTG LTD PARTNER INT (DE)
AHD
– –
-1,900
Closed -$104K
BOBE
183
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
– –
-1,900
Closed -$109K
PLCM
184
DELISTED
POLYCOM INC
PLCM
– –
-485,200
Closed -$5.3M
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Friess Associates's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Friess Associates held 184 positions worth $1.33B, up 6.3% from $1.25B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Friess Associates withdrew a net $47.1M in Q4 2013, closing 47 positions and reducing 25 holdings. Its most notable exit was Micron Technology, an estimated $43.3M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 22% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, Friess Associates opened a new position in Perrigo worth $31.7M.

  • Friess Associates's largest Q4 2013 buy was Perrigo: 206,600 shares worth $31.7M.
  • Friess Associates added most to Cardinal Health in Q4 2013, an estimated $24.1M increase.
  • Friess Associates's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Cisco, cutting an estimated $29.1M.
  • Friess Associates fully exited Micron Technology in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $43.3M.
  • Friess Associates's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $1.33B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Friess Associates opened 46 new positions and closed 47 in Q4 2013.
  • Friess Associates's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $1.33B.

Based on Friess Associates's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.