UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: FRIESS ASSOCIATES, INC.
Address: 115 E. SNOW KING AVENUE
JACKSON, WY 83001
13F File Number: 28-1346
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:
Name: Susan Morgan
Title: Operations
Phone: 302-656-3017
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Susan Morgan Wilmington, DE May 9, 1999
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
NONE
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 Total: 163
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $6,145,668
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ACT Manufacturing COM 000973107 833 50300 SH SOLE 50300
ACT Networks, Inc. COM 000975102 6938 360400 SH SOLE 360400
ADC Telecom. COM 000886101 38236 801800 SH SOLE 801800
AHL Services COM 001296102 3805 185600 SH SOLE 185600
AT&T Corp. COM 001957109 38789 486000 SH SOLE 486000
Abercrombie & Fitch COM 002896207 3782 41000 SH SOLE 41000
Adaptec, Inc. COM 00651F108 41247 1808100 SH SOLE 1808100
Advance Paradigm COM 007491103 17585 278300 SH SOLE 278300
Advanced Digital COM 007525108 4661 281400 SH SOLE 281400
Advent Software, Inc. COM 007974108 4420 88400 SH SOLE 88400
Aeroflex, Inc. COM 007768104 6293 441600 SH SOLE 441600
Alpha Industries, Inc. COM 020753109 4367 237650 SH SOLE 237650
Alternative Living COM 02145K107 7694 384700 SH SOLE 384700
Amdocs Ltd. COM G02602103 14156 654600 SH SOLE 654600
American Eagle COM 02553D108 29707 414400 SH SOLE 414400
Americredit Corp. COM 03060R101 17955 1368000 SH SOLE 1368000
Amerisource Health COM 03071P102 44854 1312000 SH SOLE 1312000
Analog Devices COM 032654105 54972 1847800 SH SOLE 1847800
AnnTaylor Stores COM 036115103 8259 186900 SH SOLE 186900
Ardent Software, Inc. COM 039794102 196 12200 SH SOLE 12200
Artesyn Technologies COM 043127109 1825 147500 SH SOLE 147500
Astoria Financial COM 046265104 28070 561400 SH SOLE 561400
Atlas Air COM 049164106 7458 258850 SH SOLE 258850
Autodesk, Inc. COM 052769106 61259 1514900 SH SOLE 1514900
Aviation Sales Co. COM 053672101 17097 384200 SH SOLE 384200
Axent Technologies COM 05459C108 20537 853500 SH SOLE 853500
BJ's Wholesale Club COM 05548J106 43145 1639700 SH SOLE 1639700
Baker Hughes, Inc. COM 057224107 20308 835300 SH SOLE 835300
Bank One Corp. COM 06423A103 49165 892900 SH SOLE 892900
Bluegreen Corp. COM 096231105 3245 665600 SH SOLE 665600
Boyds Collection COM 103354106 25321 1406700 SH SOLE 1406700
Buckle, Inc. COM 118440106 4228 187900 SH SOLE 187900
CEC Entertainment COM 125137109 19566 545400 SH SOLE 545400
CIT Group COM 125577106 44117 1443500 SH SOLE 1443500
CNF Transportation COM 12612W104 33400 883300 SH SOLE 883300
CSK Auto Corp. COM 125965103 9062 302700 SH SOLE 302700
CTS Corp. COM 126501105 35788 723900 SH SOLE 723900
Calpine Corp. COM 131347106 5429 149000 SH SOLE 149000
Capital Senior Living COM 140475104 2094 296500 SH SOLE 296500
Carematrix Corp. COM 141706101 6582 346400 SH SOLE 346400
Cellstar Corp. COM 150925105 5991 577400 SH SOLE 577400
Cendant Corp. COM 151313103 142751 8956900 SH SOLE 8956900
Charter One Financial COM 160903100 23362 809500 SH SOLE 809500
Check Pt Software COM M22465104 23005 535000 SH SOLE 535000
Chirex, Inc. COM 170038103 4792 195600 SH SOLE 195600
Church & Dwight Co. COM 171340102 17437 427900 SH SOLE 427900
Circuit City COM 172737108 87169 1137600 SH SOLE 1137600
Citrix Systems COM 177376100 60733 1593000 SH SOLE 1593000
Claire's Stores COM 179584107 27140 900900 SH SOLE 900900
Commscope, Inc. COM 203372107 15879 758400 SH SOLE 758400
Comverse Technology COM 205862402 56279 662100 SH SOLE 662100
Copart, Inc. COM 217204106 18005 867700 SH SOLE 867700
Corning, Inc. COM 219350105 149472 2491200 SH SOLE 2491200
Cost Plus, Inc. COM 221485105 5946 202400 SH SOLE 202400
Costco Companies COM 22160Q102 101058 1103700 SH SOLE 1103700
Cotelligent Group COM 221630106 1183 133300 SH SOLE 133300
DSP Communications COM 23332K106 6263 394500 SH SOLE 394500
Dayton Hudson Corp. COM 239753106 248391 3728200 SH SOLE 3728200
Dime Bancorp, Inc. COM 25429Q102 34341 1481000 SH SOLE 1481000
Dura Pharmaceuticals COM 26632S109 18296 1295300 SH SOLE 1295300
EMC Corp. COM 268648102 231087 1808900 SH SOLE 1808900
Eclipse Surgical COM 278849104 1653 157400 SH SOLE 157400
Electronic Arts, Inc. COM 285512109 84541 1779800 SH SOLE 1779800
Electronic Boutique COM 286045109 2502 180300 SH SOLE 180300
Electronics for Imaging COM 286082102 65664 1683700 SH SOLE 1683700
Family Dollar Stores COM 307000109 42803 1861000 SH SOLE 1861000
Foodmaker, Inc. COM 344839204 5722 224400 SH SOLE 224400
Footstar, Inc. COM 344912100 6874 214800 SH SOLE 214800
Fossil, Inc. COM 349882100 6630 222400 SH SOLE 222400
Frontier Airlines COM 359065109 4296 435000 SH SOLE 435000
GT Interactive Software COM 36236E109 3133 677400 SH SOLE 677400
Gap, Inc. COM 364760108 147330 2188750 SH SOLE 2188750
Gemstar Int'l Group COM G3788V106 139837 1858300 SH SOLE 1858300
Golden State Bancorp COM 381197102 15499 696600 SH SOLE 696600
Group Maint. America COM 39943E107 2344 206100 SH SOLE 206100
Heller Financial, Inc. COM 423328103 17731 754500 SH SOLE 754500
Humana, Inc. COM 444859102 20753 1203100 SH SOLE 1203100
Hussmann Int'l, Inc. COM 448110106 15062 1025500 SH SOLE 1025500
IVAX Corp. COM 465823102 22697 1921400 SH SOLE 1921400
Insight Enterprises COM 45765U103 5320 214949 SH SOLE 214949
Intimate Brands COM 461156101 21791 452800 SH SOLE 452800
Jones Apparel Group COM 480074103 73646 2636100 SH SOLE 2636100
Jones Pharma, Inc. COM 480236108 22751 654700 SH SOLE 654700
Kenneth Cole Prods. COM 193294105 3590 136100 SH SOLE 136100
Kmart Corp. COM 482584109 76865 4571900 SH SOLE 4571900
Landmark Systems COM 51506S100 566 62500 SH SOLE 62500
Lowe's Cos. COM 548661107 146585 2422900 SH SOLE 2422900
MCI WorldCom, Inc. COM 55268B106 131542 1485300 SH SOLE 1485300
MMC Networks COM 55308N102 6573 410800 SH SOLE 410800
Mastech Corp. COM 57632N105 15067 1159000 SH SOLE 1159000
MedPartners, Inc. COM 58503X107 18722 3941400 SH SOLE 3941400
Medical Manager COM 58461C103 8522 368500 SH SOLE 368500
Medicis Pharmaceutical COM 584690309 14331 477700 SH SOLE 477700
Medquist, Inc. COM 584949101 4923 164100 SH SOLE 164100
Mercury Computer COM 589378108 5000 277800 SH SOLE 277800
Mohawk Industries COM 608190104 5907 196900 SH SOLE 196900
Montana Power COM 612085100 47919 651400 SH SOLE 651400
Motive Power Ind. COM 61980K101 2203 87700 SH SOLE 87700
Motorola, Inc. COM 620076109 110673 1510900 SH SOLE 1510900
NCR Corp. COM 62886E108 179995 3599900 SH SOLE 3599900
NPC Int'l COM 629360306 1514 96900 SH SOLE 96900
Nike, Inc. COM 654106103 55086 954900 SH SOLE 954900
Nokia Corp. ADR COM 654902204 240587 1544700 SH SOLE 1544700
Nortel Networks Corp. COM 656569100 29509 475000 SH SOLE 475000
Nova Corp./Georgia COM 669784100 18302 697200 SH SOLE 697200
Orthodontic Centers COM 68750P103 16758 1064000 SH SOLE 1064000
Outback Steakhouse COM 689899102 30890 943200 SH SOLE 943200
Pacific Sunwear COM 694873100 9098 261800 SH SOLE 261800
Parametric Technology COM 699173100 215565 10914700 SH SOLE 10914700
Payless Shoe Source COM 704379106 16187 348100 SH SOLE 348100
Pediatrix Medical COM 705324101 16962 603100 SH SOLE 603100
Performance Food COM 713755106 2840 108200 SH SOLE 108200
Plantronics, Inc. COM 727493108 17305 276600 SH SOLE 276600
Polo Ralph Lauren COM 731572103 43423 2184800 SH SOLE 2184800
Priceline.com COM 741503106 414 5000 SH SOLE 5000
Providian Financial COM 74406A102 90860 826000 SH SOLE 826000
Quiksilver, Inc. COM 74838C106 16148 382200 SH SOLE 382200
Rare Hospitality Int'l COM 753820109 3079 223900 SH SOLE 223900
Rational Software COM 75409P202 40621 1515000 SH SOLE 1515000
Rayovac Corp. COM 755081106 9435 342300 SH SOLE 342300
Remedy Corp. COM 759548100 2586 184700 SH SOLE 184700
ResortQuest Int'l COM 761183102 1168 73000 SH SOLE 73000
SCI Systems, Inc. COM 783890106 21428 723300 SH SOLE 723300
Safety Kleen Corp. COM 78648R203 11035 832800 SH SOLE 832800
Santa Cruz Operation COM 801833104 3371 619900 SH SOLE 619900
Sawtek, Inc. COM 805468105 21023 622900 SH SOLE 622900
Seagate Technology COM 811804103 160232 5420100 SH SOLE 5420100
Segue Software, Inc. COM 815807102 3075 319500 SH SOLE 319500
Semtech Corp. COM 816850101 6477 203200 SH SOLE 203200
Shorewood Packaging COM 825229107 6101 310900 SH SOLE 310900
Sonic Automotive COM 83545G102 4839 312200 SH SOLE 312200
Sonic Corp. COM 835451105 7537 279800 SH SOLE 279800
Sports Authority COM 849176102 4126 564300 SH SOLE 564300
Sterling Commerce COM 859205106 27770 903100 SH SOLE 903100
Sterling Software COM 859547101 45650 1922100 SH SOLE 1922100
Sun Microsystems COM 866810104 234842 1877800 SH SOLE 1877800
Sunrise Assisted Living COM 86768K106 18713 410700 SH SOLE 410700
Superior Svcs. COM 868316100 7422 374600 SH SOLE 374600
Sybron International COM 87114F106 19740 789600 SH SOLE 789600
Sykes Enterprises COM 871237103 14515 449200 SH SOLE 449200
Symantec Corp. COM 871503108 29114 1718900 SH SOLE 1718900
TJX Companies, Inc. COM 872540109 160398 4717600 SH SOLE 4717600
Taco Cabana Cl A COM 873425102 1630 185000 SH SOLE 185000
Talbots, Inc. COM 874161102 9063 371800 SH SOLE 371800
Talk.Com COM 879176105 19688 1886300 SH SOLE 1886300
Tarrant Apparel Group COM 876289109 4876 116100 SH SOLE 116100
Tellabs, Inc. COM 879664100 203848 2085400 SH SOLE 2085400
Tommy Hilfiger COM G8915Z102 77705 1128200 SH SOLE 1128200
Toys R Us, Inc. COM 892335100 23760 1263000 SH SOLE 1263000
Transwitch Corp. COM 894065101 14294 315900 SH SOLE 315900
Tropical Sportswear COM 89708P102 1866 91600 SH SOLE 91600
Tyco Int'l Ltd. COM 902124106 221758 3090700 SH SOLE 3090700
U S Liquids, Inc. COM 902974104 4734 224100 SH SOLE 224100
United Rentals, Inc. COM 911363109 17451 612300 SH SOLE 612300
Unitrode Corp. COM 913283107 15476 1105400 SH SOLE 1105400
VWR Scientific COM 918435108 6595 293100 SH SOLE 293100
Wallace Computer COM 932270101 14750 744500 SH SOLE 744500
Waste Management COM 94106L109 121588 2740000 SH SOLE 2740000
Wendy's Int'l COM 950590109 59056 2076700 SH SOLE 2076700
Wet Seal, Inc. COM 961840105 16325 442700 SH SOLE 442700
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. COM 969904101 26612 942000 SH SOLE 942000
ZDNet COM 989511209 2700 75000 SH SOLE 75000
Zale Corp. COM 988858106 23569 689400 SH SOLE 689400
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