UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMSSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Fortaleza Asset Management, Inc.
Address: 200 W. Adams Street
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606
13F File Number: 28-5120
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is
authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true,
correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items,
statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Diana Gonzales
Title: Corporate Secretary
Phone: 312-621-6111
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Diana Gonzales Chicago, Illinois November 8, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Totals: 78
Form 13F Information Table Value Totals: $319,471
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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Form 13F Information Table
Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other Voting Authority
Name of Issuer Title of ClCusip (x$1000)Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn ManagersSole Shared None
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Aclara BioSciences Inc. Common 00461P106 1827 60150sh sole 42350 0 17800
Advent Software Common 007974108 6401 91600sh sole 64600 0 27000
Aeroflex, Inc. Common 007768104 7017 144312sh sole 101187 0 43125
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Common 015351109 6287 55150sh sole 38900 0 16250
AmeriCredit Corp. Common 03060R101 3227 112000sh sole 78900 0 33100
Anaren Microwave Common 032744104 3391 25000sh sole 17700 0 7300
Art Tech Group Common 04289L107 3184 33600sh sole 23500 0 10100
Asyst Technology Common 04648X107 3949 195000sh sole 137000 0 58000
Benchmark Electronics Common 08160H101 8403 161590sh sole 113790 0 47800
Biovail Corporation Common 09067J109 4373 53700sh sole 36700 0 17000
Celgene Corp. Common 151020104 4183 70300sh sole 49550 0 20750
Cephalon, Inc. Common 156708109 3807 78500sh sole 55300 0 23200
Cheesecake Factory Common 163072101 5326 123150sh sole 85950 0 37200
Chico's Fashions Common 168615102 5460 160600sh sole 113300 0 47300
Christopher & Banks Corp Common 171046105 6586 169425sh sole 119500 0 49925
City National Corp Common 178566105 5010 129700sh sole 91300 0 38400
Coldwater Creek Common 193068103 2727 101000sh sole 71100 0 29900
Cor Therapeutics Common 217753102 6250 100300sh sole 70800 0 29500
Cost Plus World Market Common 221485105 4640 154022sh sole 108422 0 45600
Cree, Inc. Common 225447101 4824 41500sh sole 29200 0 12300
Cross Timbers Oil Common 227573102 6222 324262sh sole 228262 0 96000
Cypress Semiconductor Common 232806109 7348 176800sh sole 124500 0 52300
Cytyc Corporation Common 232946103 2795 64800sh sole 45600 0 19200
DMC Stratex Networks Inc. Common 23322L106 1944 121000sh sole 85400 0 35600
Digital Lightwave Common 253855100 1823 25100sh sole 18050 0 7050
Dollar Tree Stores Common 256747106 5926 146100sh sole 102900 0 43200
Dusa Pharmaceuticals Common 266898105 3611 117200sh sole 82500 0 34700
Emcore Corporation Common 290846104 4607 110800sh sole 78000 0 32800
Exar Corporation Common 300645108 6219 51400sh sole 36200 0 15200
Firepond, Inc. Common 318224102 1668 115000sh sole 81500 0 33500
Gasonics Common 367278108 1721 140500sh sole 98800 0 41700
Greater Bay Bancorp. Common 391648102 7513 108200sh sole 76200 0 32000
Hispanic Broadcasing Corp. CL-A 422799106 6 200sh sole 200 0 0
Hyperion Solutions Corp. Common 44914M104 2769 107000sh sole 77000 0 30000
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. Common 449370105 18 100sh sole 100 0 0
II-VI, Inc. Common 902104108 3536 189400sh sole 133800 0 55600
Ilex Oncology, Inc. Common 451923106 3283 108980sh sole 76780 0 32200
Integrated Device Common 458118106 5403 59700sh sole 41900 0 17800
JDA Software Common 46612K108 1925 151000sh sole 115300 0 35700
King Pharmaceuticals Common 495582108 2942 87975sh sole 62075 0 25900
LCC International CL-A 501810105 2407 166000sh sole 117100 0 48900
Learning Tree Common 522015106 2381 50000sh sole 35300 0 14700
Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Common 546011107 5191 131000sh sole 92300 0 38700
MacroVision Common 555904101 4876 60200sh sole 42300 0 17900
Mercury Interactive Corp. Common 589405109 16 100sh sole 100 0 0
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Common 599902103 11 75sh sole 75 0 0
MiniMed Inc. Common 60365K108 18 200sh sole 200 0 0
Molecular Device Common 60851C107 3316 33750sh sole 24750 0 9000
Myriad Genetics Common 62855J104 6059 70150sh sole 49450 0 20700
Nanometrics Common 630077105 5093 95300sh sole 67300 0 28000
Newport Corporation Common 651824104 5335 33500sh sole 23600 0 9900
OSI Pharmaceuticals Common 671040103 6643 94900sh sole 66900 0 28000
Outback Steakhouse Common 689899102 3395 125150sh sole 88150 0 37000
PF Changs China Bistro Common 69333Y108 3308 95700sh sole 67500 0 28200
Pharmacopeia, Inc. Common 71713B104 2304 90350sh sole 63650 0 26700
Pier 1 Imports Common 720279108 4410 325150sh sole 229450 0 95700
Pinnacle Holdings Common 72346N101 2601 97700sh sole 68900 0 28800
Power Wave Common 739363109 3167 83400sh sole 58700 0 24700
Protein Design Labs Common 74369L103 6146 51000sh sole 36000 0 15000
QLT Incorporated Common 746927102 5678 80100sh sole 56450 0 23650
RSA Security Inc. Common 749719100 4106 95200sh sole 67000 0 28200
Rare Hospitality Inc. Common 753820109 4397 215800sh sole 152000 0 63800
Rehabcare Common 759148109 6460 152000sh sole 107200 0 44800
SawTek Common 805468105 4050 105150sh sole 74050 0 31100
Signal Technologies Common 826675100 3977 252525sh sole 177925 0 74600
Sillicon Valley Bancshares Common 827064106 4007 68800sh sole 48400 0 20400
Sybase Inc. Common 871130100 2726 118500sh sole 88000 0 30500
Talbots Common 874161102 3814 57575sh sole 40475 0 17100
Tidewater Inc. Common 886423102 3258 71600sh sole 50500 0 21100
Tollgrade Communications Common 889542106 4997 36000sh sole 25350 0 10650
Trikon Common 896187408 3367 238400sh sole 167500 0 70900
Veeco Instruments Common 922417100 10868 102275sh sole 71975 0 30300
Ventana Medical Systems Common 92276H106 5 200sh sole 200 0 0
Vertex Common 92532F100 6676 79000sh sole 55800 0 23200
Vintage Petroleum Common 927460105 4642 204025sh sole 150725 0 53300
Virata Corporation Common 927646109 4311 65200sh sole 45800 0 19400
WJ Communications Common 929284107 4237 114500sh sole 81000 0 33500
Zales Common 988858106 3067 94550sh sole 65350 0 29200
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