WESTPORT ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
13F-HR, 2000-05-15
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 13F

                              Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2000
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Check here if Amendment [ ];       Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):  [ ] is a restatement
                                   [ ] adds new holdings to entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing This Report:

Name:     Westport Asset Management, Inc.
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Address:  253 Riverside Avenue
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          Westport, CT  06880
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13F File Number: 028- 04441
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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:     Ronald H. Oliver
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Title:    President
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Phone:    203-227-3601
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Ronald H. Oliver            Westport, Connecticut          May 15, 2000
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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
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:  197
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total:  $ 2,586,707
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                                               (x$1,000)

List of Included Managers:

No. 01        Andrew J. Knuth      Westport Asset Management, Inc.
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No. 02        Albert H. Cohn       Westport Asset Management, Inc.
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No. 03        Edmund H. Nicklin    Westport Asset Management, Inc.
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List of Other Included Managers:
   No.       13F File Number                Name
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                          Form 13F INFORMATIONAL TABLE
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        COLUMN 1               COLUMN 2       COLUMN 3   COLUMN 4     COLUMN 5          COLUMN 6   COLUMN 7         COLUMN 8
     NAME OF ISSUER             TITLE          CUSIP      VALUE    SHRS OR  SH/  PR/   INVESTMENT   OTHER       VOTING AUTHORITY
                                 OF                      (x$1000)  PRN AMT  PRN  CALL  DISCRETION  MANAGERS  SOLE    SHARED    NONE
                                CLASS
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AEGON NV                         COM         007924103      2027        25176     SH    Defined    02                 25176
Abbott Laboratories              COM         002824100       338         9600     SH    Defined    02                  9600
Advanced Lighting Technologies   COM         00753C102     10187       543300     SH    Defined    03 01             333000   210300
Airborne Freight Corporation     COM         009266107     66162      2756734     SH    Defined    01 03 02         2296134   460600
Alabama National Bancorp         COM         010317105      2174       114400     SH    Defined    01                 64400    50000
Allegheny Technologies Inc.      COM         01741R102      1399        69724     SH    Defined    01                 69724
Alpha Industries, Inc.           COM         020753109     88226       928700     SH    Defined    01 03 02          739800   188900
American Express                 COM         025816109       298         2000     SH    Defined    02                  2000
American General Corp            COM         026351106      1019        18162     SH    Defined    02                 18162
American Home Products           COM         026609107      2512        46734     SH    Defined    02                 46734
American Management Systems, I   COM         027352103      6392       145900     SH    Defined    03 01 02          145900
American Tower Corporation       COM         029912201     14788       299500     SH    Defined    01                299500
Amgen Inc                        COM         031162100      2547        41500     SH    Defined    02                 41500
Anadigics, Inc                   COM         032515108     56413       854750     SH    Defined    01 03             765650    89100
Andover SvBk Mass                COM         034258103      9643       337600     SH    Defined    01 02             337600
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Aramex International Inc.        COM         G04450105       914        70000     SH    Defined    03                          70000
Aspen Technology Inc.            COM         045327103     18920       468600     SH    Defined    03 01 02          383600    85000
Astoria Financial Corp           COM         046265104      1057        37255     SH    Defined    01                 37255
Autologic Information Internat   COM         052803103       553       150000     SH    Defined    01                150000
BB&T Corporation                 COM         054937107      2373        84545     SH    Defined    01 03              48311    36234
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc          COM         05548J106       384        10000     SH    Defined    02                 10000
BP Amoco ADR's                   COM         055622104       495         9302     SH    Defined    02                  9302
Baker Hughes Inc.                COM         057224107       830        27429     SH    Defined    01                          27429
Bank Plus                        COM         064446107       107        65600     SH    Defined    01                 65600
Bank UTD Corp                    COM         065412108       612        19400     SH    Defined    01                          19400
BankUnited Financial Corp. - C   COM         06652B103      5778       825500     SH    Defined    03 01             785500    40000
Banknorth Group Inc. Del         COM         06646R107       590        22000     SH    Defined    01                          22000
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Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.    COM         074014101     12719      1375000     SH    Defined    01 03            1035000   340000
Bell Atlantic Corp               COM         077853109       601         9836     SH    Defined    02                  9836
Bergen Brunswig                  COM         083739102      1687       250000     SH    Defined    01                250000
Billing Concepts Corp.           COM         090063108     17279      2457400     SH    Defined    01 03            1592500   864900
Bindley Western Industries, In   COM         090324104      6488       478385     SH    Defined    01 03             478385
Biosource                        COM         09066H104       305        25000     SH    Defined    01                 25000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     COM         110122108      2946        50800     SH    Defined    02                 50800
Bush Boake Allen Inc.            COM         123162109     16399       589640     SH    Defined    03 01             265500   324140
C&D Technologies, Inc.           COM         124661109     76381      1294600     SH    Defined    01 03            1082600   212000
CCB Financial Inc                COM         124875105     21776       492122     SH    Defined    01                303888   188234
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CVS Corporation                  COM         126650100      2212        58900     SH    Defined    02                 58900
Canandaigua Brands Inc - Cl A    COM         137219200      1530        30000     SH    Defined    01                 30000
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Chittenden Corporation           COM         170228100      7199       242500     SH    Defined    01                242500
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Colonial Bancgroup Inc.          COM         195493309       385        35800     SH    Defined    01                          35800
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Cox Radio, Inc. - Class A        COM         224051102     45377       540200     SH    Defined    01 03 02          466000    74200
DST Systems                      COM         233326107      1201        18500     SH    Defined    02                 18500
Datastream Systems, Inc.         COM         238124101       647        22300     SH    Defined    01                 22300
Devon Energy Corporation         COM         25179M103     33438       688564     SH    Defined    03 01 02          478105   210459
Downey Financial                 COM         281018105     28728      1351928     SH    Defined    01 03 02         1123885   228043
DuPont Photomasks, Inc.          COM         26613X101     16964       292800     SH    Defined    01 02             292800
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El Paso Electric Company         COM         283677854     53954      5200400     SH    Defined    03 01            4246400   954000
Emmis Communications Corp.       COM         291525103    125355      2695800     SH    Defined    01 03 02         2123800   572000
Exxon Mobil Corporation          COM         30231G102       650         8336     SH    Defined    02                  8336
Federated Dept Stores            COM         31410H101       253         6000     SH    Defined    02                  6000
First Bank NW Corp               COM         33762X106      1808       173200     SH    Defined    03 01             103200    70000
First Essex Bancorp, Inc.        COM         320103104      1010        65400     SH    Defined    03                 65400
First State Bancorporation       COM         336453105       172        15600     SH    Defined    01                          15600
First Union Corp.                COM         337358105       941        25268     SH    Defined    01 02              25268
First Washington Bancorp, Inc.   COM         33620W100     17740       972070     SH    Defined    01 03 02          730070   242000
Firstar Corporation              COM         33763V109     15453       673719     SH    Defined    01                584258    89461
Firstfed Financial Corp          COM         337907109       339        25600     SH    Defined    01                          25600
Flagstar Bancorp                 COM         337930101       185        14200     SH    Defined    01                          14200
Fleet Fin'l                      COM         339030108      1479        40516     SH    Defined    01                 40516
Flow Int'l                       COM         343468104      1515       128900     SH    Defined    03 01             128900
Footstar, Inc                    COM         344912100       511        18100     SH    Defined    02                 18100
Ford Motor Company               COM         345370100       459        10000     SH    Defined    02                 10000
Fritz Companies, Inc.            COM         358846103     22852      2257024     SH    Defined    01 03 02         1983324   273700
GTE Corp.                        COM         362320103      1029        14500     SH    Defined    02                 14500
Gaylord Entertainment Company    COM         367905106     14988       552564     SH    Defined    01 03             552564
General Communications, Inc.     COM         369385109      4289       798000     SH    Defined    03 01             798000
General Electric                 COM         369604103      2576        16550     SH    Defined    03 02              16550
GoldenState Bancorp Inc.         COM         381197102      2990       200200     SH    Defined    01                200200
Harbor Florida Bancshares        COM         411901101     15663      1377000     SH    Defined    01 03 02         1169000   208000
Harcourt General, Inc.           COM         41163G101      1766        47400     SH    Defined    02                 47400
Hartford Financial Services      COM         416515104       327         6200     SH    Defined    02                  6200
Healthsouth Corporation          COM         421924101     10091      1774200     SH    Defined    01 03 02         1504200   270000
Helmerich & Payne                COM         423452101      1159        37400     SH    Defined    01                 37400
Heritage Financial Corporation   COM         42722x106      1007       123000     SH    Defined    03 01             123000
Hibernia Corporation             COM         428656102      8048       766500     SH    Defined    01                766500
Hilb, Rogal & Ham.               COM         431294107     19160       701500     SH    Defined    01 03             441300   260200
Honeywell Inc.                   COM         438506107      1103        20936     SH    Defined    02                 20936
Houghton Mifflin Company         COM         441560109     46591      1097880     SH    Defined    01 03             977880   120000
Houston Exploration Company      COM         442120101      6273       348500     SH    Defined    01 03             348500
Hudson United Bancorp            COM         444165104     27487      1267408     SH    Defined    01 03           857142.3   410266
IBM                              COM         459200101       944         8000     SH    Defined    02                  8000
ITT Educational Services, Inc.   COM         45068B109     45145      2821540     SH    Defined    01 03 02         2564015   257525
Insight Communications Company   COM         45768V108     48614      2357050     SH    Defined    01 03 02         1673625   683425
Intel Corporation                COM         458140100       218         1650     SH    Defined    02                  1650
Intersil Holding Corporation     COM         46069S109      1034        20000     SH    Defined    03 01              20000
Interwest Bancorp Inc.           COM         460931108       679        49350     SH    Defined    01                          49350
JLG Industries, Inc.             COM         462210101     15661      1704600     SH    Defined    01 03 02         1511200   193400
Johnson & Johnson                COM         478160104       253         3600     SH    Defined    02                  3600
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Minnesota Mng & Mfg              COM         604059105       301         3400     SH    Defined    02                  3400
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Neiman Marcus Group Inc.         COM         640204202       857        30800     SH    Defined    03                 30800
New York Times Company           COM         650111107       274         6372     SH    Defined    03                  6372
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Oregon Trail Financial Corp      COM         685932105      2357       267500     SH    Defined    01 03 02          267500
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Pogo Producing Co                COM         730448107     21231       743300     SH    Defined    03 01             484200   259100
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Riverview Bancorp                COM         769397100      2707       338380     SH    Defined    01 03 02          315880    22500
Rogers Corp.                     COM         775133101     68504      1091700     SH    Defined    01 03 02          807100   284600
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Sea Containers - A               COM         811371707      8558       386800     SH    Defined    01                335900    50900
Sea Containers - B               COM         811371707      1140        50676     SH    Defined    01                 50676
Seacoast Financial Services Co   COM         81170Q106     13657      1383000     SH    Defined    03 01 02         1134000   249000
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Sequa Corp. A                    COM         817320203      7636       192700     SH    Defined    03 01             151600    41100
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Texas Instruments, Inc.          COM         882508104    119108       744423     SH    Defined    01 03 02          503357   241066
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