Friess Associates 13F annual report
Friess Associates is an investment fund managing more than $59.9 million ran by Renae Leonard. There are currently 32 companies in Mrs. Leonard’s portfolio. The largest investments include Amphastar Pharmaceutcials Inc. and ACM Research Inc, together worth $6.4 million.
$59.9 million Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 8th August 2022, Friess Associates’s top holding is 97,760 shares of Amphastar Pharmaceutcials Inc. currently worth over $3.4 million and making up 5.7% of the portfolio value.
In addition, the fund holds 178,368 shares of ACM Research Inc worth $3 million, whose value fell 77.0% in the past six months.
The third-largest holding is Stratasys Ltd worth $2.94 million and the next is Kura Sushi USA worth $2.84 million, with 57,237 shares owned.
Currently, Friess Associates's portfolio is worth at least $59.9 million. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash
assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.
Careers at Friess Associates
The Friess Associates office and employees reside in Greenville, Delaware. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Renae Leonard serves as the Operations at Friess Associates.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Friess Associates revealed that it had opened a new position in
Amphastar Pharmaceutcials Inc. and bought 97,760 shares worth $3.4 million.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in ACM Research Inc by buying
107,399 additional shares.
This makes their stake in ACM Research Inc total 178,368 shares worth $3 million.
ACM Research Inc dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.
On the other hand, there are companies that Friess Associates is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Friess Associates closed its position in Sonic Automotive on 15th August 2022.
It sold the previously owned 145,690 shares for $7.66 million.
Renae Leonard also disclosed a decreased stake in Stratasys Ltd by 0.2%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $2.94 million and 156,867 shares.
One of the smallest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Friess Associates are Jayhawk Capital Management, L.L.C and Edward Jones Trust. They manage $59.9 million and $60.1 million respectively.
Renae Leonard investment strategy
Friess Associates’s portfolio is diversified across 7 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 22.7% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
65.6% of the portfolio companies
are based in the United States.
The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are small-cap stocks.
Stocks with a size of more than $100 million in market cap make up
3% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, large-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $817 million.
The complete list of Friess Associates trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on August 15th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.
| Security | Shares Owned | Value | Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic Automotive, Inc. |
Closed
145,690
|
$7,655,000 | |
| CryoPort Inc |
Closed
110,998
|
$7,382,000 | |
| PLx Pharma Inc. |
Closed
376,558
|
$7,268,000 | |
| Bonanza Creek Energy Inc |
Closed
141,754
|
$6,790,000 | |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. |
Closed
68,672
|
$6,619,000 | |
| Kirkland's Inc. |
Closed
314,592
|
$6,043,000 | |
| GrowGeneration Corp |
Closed
228,075
|
$5,627,000 | |
| Apollo Medical Holdings Inc |
Closed
55,553
|
$5,058,000 | |
| Sientra Inc |
Closed
882,119
|
$5,055,000 | |
| Identiv Inc |
Closed
264,731
|
$4,988,000 | |
| Scorpio Tankers Inc |
Closed
266,261
|
$4,936,000 | |
| Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. |
Closed
118,915
|
$4,759,000 | |
| CRA International Inc. |
Closed
46,623
|
$4,632,000 | |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc. |
Closed
1,382,045
|
$4,492,000 | |
| Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
Closed
71,855
|
$4,426,000 | |
| Information Services Group, In |
Closed
605,159
|
$4,345,000 | |
| iHeartMedia, Inc. |
Closed
157,554
|
$3,942,000 | |
| YETI Holdings Inc |
Closed
40,935
|
$3,508,000 | |
| Driven Brands Holdings Inc. |
Closed
120,258
|
$3,474,000 | |
| FIGS, Inc. |
Closed
92,503
|
$3,436,000 | |
| Amphastar Pharmaceutcials Inc. |
Opened
97,760
|
$3,401,000 | 5.68% |
| Inotiv Inc. |
Closed
108,853
|
$3,183,000 | |
| Pixelworks Inc |
Closed
647,819
|
$3,097,000 | |
| Tilly's Inc. |
Closed
216,084
|
$3,027,000 | |
| Kornit Digital Ltd |
Closed
20,781
|
$3,008,000 | |
| ACM Research Inc |
151.33%
178,368
|
$3,002,000 | 5.01% |
| Magnite Inc |
Closed
105,355
|
$2,950,000 | |
| Stratasys Ltd |
18.32%
156,867
|
$2,940,000 | 4.91% |
| Hub Group, Inc. |
Closed
42,530
|
$2,924,000 | |
| Kura Sushi USA, Inc. |
6.62%
57,237
|
$2,835,000 | 4.73% |
| Calix Inc |
Closed
56,993
|
$2,817,000 | |
| Voyager Digital Ltd. |
Closed
278,274
|
$2,783,000 | |
| Bellring Brands Inc |
Closed
90,393
|
$2,780,000 | |
| Penske Automotive Group Inc |
Closed
26,980
|
$2,714,000 | |
| Netflix Inc. |
Closed
4,178
|
$2,550,000 | |
| Booking Holdings Inc |
Closed
1,069
|
$2,538,000 | |
| DHI Group Inc |
Opened
482,884
|
$2,400,000 | 4.01% |
| Amazon.com Inc. |
Closed
724
|
$2,378,000 | |
| Electronic Arts, Inc. |
Closed
16,671
|
$2,371,000 | |
| Information Services Group, In |
Opened
348,781
|
$2,358,000 | 3.94% |
| Tecnoglass Inc |
36.06%
132,880
|
$2,332,000 | 3.89% |
| Titan Machinery Inc |
35.51%
102,661
|
$2,301,000 | 3.84% |
| Caleres Inc |
Opened
86,900
|
$2,280,000 | 3.81% |
| Mosaic Company |
Closed
63,611
|
$2,272,000 | |
| Assertio Holdings, Inc. |
Opened
766,650
|
$2,262,000 | 3.78% |
| Walt Disney Co (The) |
Closed
13,232
|
$2,238,000 | |
| Generac Holdings Inc |
Closed
5,464
|
$2,233,000 | |
| Chicken Soup For The Soul |
Closed
96,680
|
$2,211,000 | |
| Roblox Corp. - Class A |
Closed
28,753
|
$2,172,000 | |
| Crocs Inc |
Closed
15,119
|
$2,169,000 | |
| Daseke Inc |
42.98%
335,923
|
$2,147,000 | 3.58% |
| Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc |
Opened
305,148
|
$2,139,000 | 3.57% |
| TravelCenters of America Inc |
Closed
42,638
|
$2,123,000 | |
| DoorDash Inc |
Closed
10,303
|
$2,122,000 | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. |
Closed
20,213
|
$2,080,000 | |
| Axogen Inc. |
5.24%
253,546
|
$2,077,000 | 3.47% |
| Encore Wire Corp. |
Closed
21,425
|
$2,032,000 | |
| Target Corp |
Closed
8,659
|
$1,981,000 | |
| Napco Security Technologies In |
Opened
96,000
|
$1,977,000 | 3.30% |
| Ulta Beauty Inc |
Closed
5,465
|
$1,972,000 | |
| Carriage Services, Inc. |
Opened
49,556
|
$1,965,000 | 3.28% |
| Floor & Decor Holdings Inc |
Closed
16,110
|
$1,946,000 | |
| Silicon Motion Technology Corp |
Closed
27,863
|
$1,922,000 | |
| Aehr Test Systems |
Opened
255,208
|
$1,914,000 | 3.19% |
| Marinemax, Inc. |
18.58%
51,904
|
$1,875,000 | 3.13% |
| SiTime Corp |
Closed
9,126
|
$1,863,000 | |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. |
Closed
3,242
|
$1,852,000 | |
| Infinera Corp. |
Opened
342,602
|
$1,836,000 | 3.06% |
| Edgio Inc. |
Opened
775,823
|
$1,792,000 | 2.99% |
| Caredx Inc |
Closed
28,270
|
$1,791,000 | |
| Semtech Corp. |
Closed
22,780
|
$1,776,000 | |
| Ooma Inc |
15.96%
145,372
|
$1,721,000 | 2.87% |
| Micromatrix Medical Inc. |
Closed
246,323
|
$1,714,000 | |
| Holley Inc. |
Opened
162,427
|
$1,705,000 | 2.85% |
| Ultra Clean Hldgs Inc |
Closed
39,718
|
$1,692,000 | |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp |
37.41%
121,129
|
$1,661,000 | 2.77% |
| Lantronix Inc |
Opened
299,497
|
$1,611,000 | 2.69% |
| Clearfield Inc |
Opened
23,600
|
$1,462,000 | 2.44% |
| Quantum Corp |
Closed
277,728
|
$1,439,000 | |
| Infusystem Holding Inc. |
4.40%
147,893
|
$1,424,000 | 2.38% |
| SIGA Technologies Inc |
Opened
121,225
|
$1,404,000 | 2.34% |
| NV5 Global Inc |
42.05%
11,600
|
$1,354,000 | 2.26% |
| Agriforce Growing Systems Lt |
Opened
452,015
|
$1,044,000 | 1.74% |
| Momentive Global Inc |
Closed
51,571
|
$1,011,000 | |
| Capital One Financial Corp. |
Closed
5,934
|
$961,000 | |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc |
Closed
25,874
|
$842,000 | |
| AXT Inc |
Opened
140,300
|
$822,000 | 1.37% |
| Omniq Corp. |
39.54%
136,538
|
$751,000 | 1.25% |
| Qualtek Services Inc. |
Opened
424,700
|
$629,000 | 1.05% |
| Electromed Inc. |
Opened
50,614
|
$488,000 | 0.81% |
| Marvell Technology Group Ltd. |
Closed
6,460
|
$390,000 | |
| Avantor, Inc. |
Closed
9,094
|
$372,000 | |
| Herc Holdings Inc |
Closed
2,237
|
$366,000 | |
| Trade Desk Inc |
Closed
5,031
|
$354,000 | |
| ArcBest Corp |
Closed
4,300
|
$352,000 | |
| Ford Motor Co. |
Closed
21,300
|
$302,000 | |
| Applied Materials Inc. |
Closed
2,240
|
$288,000 | |
| Teradyne, Inc. |
Closed
2,452
|
$268,000 | |
| United States Steel Corp. |
Closed
11,933
|
$262,000 | |
| Exact Sciences Corp. |
Closed
2,383
|
$227,000 | |
| Adobe Inc |
Closed
364
|
$210,000 | |
| Diamondback Energy Inc |
Closed
1,230
|
$116,000 | |
| Spotify Technology Sa |
Closed
397
|
$89,000 | |
| Ingersoll Rand Inc. |
Closed
1,640
|
$83,000 | |
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