UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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 November 13, 2000
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: 159
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $8,314,421
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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 23025 436500 SH SOLE 436500
ADAC Laboratories COM 005313200 1977 95000 SH SOLE 95000
APW Limited COM G04397108 53625 1100000 SH SOLE 1100000
Advanced Energy Ind. COM 007973100 27225 825000 SH SOLE 825000
Affiliated Computer COM 008190100 49875 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
Alberta Energy COM 012873105 35265 847200 SH SOLE 847200
Alcatel SA COM 013904305 106887 1700000 SH SOLE 1700000
American Eagle COM 02553E106 8549 271400 SH SOLE 271400
Americredit Corp. COM 03060R101 34126 1184400 SH SOLE 1184400
Amphenol Corp. COM 032095101 102487 1800000 SH SOLE 1800000
Anadarko Petroleum COM 032511107 166482 2504991 SH SOLE 2504991
Anixter Int'l, Inc. COM 035290105 52425 1800000 SH SOLE 1800000
AnnTaylor Stores COM 036115103 74738 1944400 SH SOLE 1944400
Applied Films Corp. COM 038197109 11509 424300 SH SOLE 424300
Aremissoft Corp. COM 040026106 14175 378000 SH SOLE 378000
Arkansas Best COM 040790107 5381 350000 SH SOLE 350000
Arrow Electronics COM 042735100 20254 594600 SH SOLE 594600
Atlas Air, Inc. COM 049164106 42250 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
Avnet, Inc. COM 053807103 56750 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000
BE Aerospace COM 073302101 12094 750000 SH SOLE 750000
BJ's Wholesale Club COM 05548J106 85005 2491000 SH SOLE 2491000
Bindley Western COM 090324104 3414 106700 SH SOLE 106700
Bisys Group, Inc. COM 055472104 11195 144800 SH SOLE 144800
Boeing Co. COM 097023105 574541 9119700 SH SOLE 9119700
Brinker Int'l, Inc. COM 109641100 71743 2381500 SH SOLE 2381500
Buckeye Technologies COM 118255108 4150 200000 SH SOLE 200000
C&D Technology COM 124661109 32887 579500 SH SOLE 579500
C-Cube Microsystems COM 12501N108 7284 355300 SH SOLE 355300
CEC Entertainment COM 125137109 22400 700000 SH SOLE 700000
Cable Design Tech COM 126924109 22780 936950 SH SOLE 936950
Cadence Design System COM 127387108 106516 4146600 SH SOLE 4146600
Canadian Natural Res. COM 136385101 25098 749200 SH SOLE 749200
Cardinal Health COM 14149Y108 181005 2052500 SH SOLE 2052500
Career Education COM 141665109 11570 260000 SH SOLE 260000
Catapult Commun. COM 149016107 7450 400000 SH SOLE 400000
Ceridian Corp. COM 15677T106 55286 1970100 SH SOLE 1970100
Chico's FAS, Inc. COM 168615102 35020 1030000 SH SOLE 1030000
Cirrus Logic, Inc. COM 172755100 102797 2550000 SH SOLE 2550000
Columbia Sportswear COM 198516106 9826 214200 SH SOLE 214200
Compaq Computer COM 204493100 148047 5367900 SH SOLE 5367900
Comstock Resources COM 205768203 2844 250000 SH SOLE 250000
Cooper Companies COM 216648402 21225 600000 SH SOLE 600000
Corinthian Colleges COM 218868107 5900 100000 SH SOLE 100000
Cray, Inc. COM 225223106 6374 1426300 SH SOLE 1426300
Darden Restaurants COM 237194105 39442 1895100 SH SOLE 1895100
Dentsply Int'l COM 249030107 47166 1350000 SH SOLE 1350000
Dover Corp. COM 260003108 162807 3468600 SH SOLE 3468600
Eden Bioscience COM 279445100 1320 40000 SH SOLE 40000
Ensco Int'l, Inc. COM 26874Q100 92175 2409800 SH SOLE 2409800
Equitable Resources COM 294549100 25667 405000 SH SOLE 405000
Fairchild Semiconductor COM 303726103 74377 2644500 SH SOLE 2644500
FileNet Corp. COM 316869106 27481 1511000 SH SOLE 1511000
First Health Group COM 320960107 38993 1209100 SH SOLE 1209100
Freds, Inc. COM 356108100 2345 104500 SH SOLE 104500
Frontier Airlines COM 359065109 10380 534000 SH SOLE 534000
Gadzooks, Inc. COM 362553109 2274 127200 SH SOLE 127200
Gateway, Inc. COM 367626108 187000 4000000 SH SOLE 4000000
Grant Prideco, Inc. COM 38821G101 88441 4031500 SH SOLE 4031500
Great Plains Software COM 39119E105 2627 93400 SH SOLE 93400
Group 1 Software COM 39943Y103 3382 165000 SH SOLE 165000
Helmerich & Payne COM 423452101 36486 1010000 SH SOLE 1010000
Hydril Company COM 448774109 10567 464500 SH SOLE 464500
Hyperion Solutions COM 44914M104 20521 793100 SH SOLE 793100
ITT Educational Svcs. COM 45068B109 3212 118400 SH SOLE 118400
Integrated Device COM 458118106 200240 2212600 SH SOLE 2212600
Integrated Silicon COM 45812P107 17080 1203900 SH SOLE 1203900
Jaco Electronics COM 469783104 3000 200000 SH SOLE 200000
KV Pharmaceutical COM 482740206 12613 359100 SH SOLE 359100
Kenneth Cole Prods. COM 193294105 16449 465800 SH SOLE 465800
Kent Electronics COM 490553104 23875 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
Kerr McGee Corp. COM 492386107 131738 1988500 SH SOLE 1988500
King Pharmaceuticals COM 495582108 117031 3499979 SH SOLE 3499979
Kroger Co. COM 501044101 270750 12000000 SH SOLE 12000000
Lab. Corp of America COM 50540R409 100877 842400 SH SOLE 842400
Learning Tree Int'l COM 522015106 15478 325000 SH SOLE 325000
Limited, Inc. COM 532716107 165469 7500000 SH SOLE 7500000
Lincoln National COM 534187109 143894 2990000 SH SOLE 2990000
Lone Star Technologies COM 542312103 15308 331700 SH SOLE 331700
MBNA Corp. COM 55262L100 61334 1593100 SH SOLE 1593100
MKS Instruments COM 55306N104 20531 750000 SH SOLE 750000
MSC. Software Corp. COM 553531104 3121 294400 SH SOLE 294400
Marine Drilling Co. COM 568240204 31536 1104100 SH SOLE 1104100
Marriott Int'l COM 571903202 68160 1870600 SH SOLE 1870600
Mastec, Inc. COM 576323109 54925 1757600 SH SOLE 1757600
Maverick Tube COM 577914104 14708 546000 SH SOLE 546000
Measurement Spec. COM 583421102 8444 175000 SH SOLE 175000
Men's Wearhouse COM 587118100 8698 307200 SH SOLE 307200
Microchip Technology COM 595017104 9131 276175 SH SOLE 276175
Micron Electronics, Inc. COM 595100108 9000 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
Microsemi Corp. COM 595137100 10084 264500 SH SOLE 264500
Mitchell Energy COM 606592202 17400 373200 SH SOLE 373200
Molex, Inc. Cl A COM 608554200 39698 958025 SH SOLE 958025
National Semiconductor COM 637640103 265082 6585900 SH SOLE 6585900
Network Associates COM 640938106 61314 2710000 SH SOLE 2710000
Newpark Resources COM 651718504 11100 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000
NexMed, Inc. COM 652903105 5887 300000 SH SOLE 300000
Ocean Energy, Inc. COM 67481E106 38594 2500000 SH SOLE 2500000
On Semiconductor Corp. COM 682189105 24108 2216800 SH SOLE 2216800
Orthodontic Centers COM 68750P103 54090 1623700 SH SOLE 1623700
Osteotech, Inc. COM 688582105 2869 300000 SH SOLE 300000
Owens & Minor, Inc. COM 690732102 19782 1256000 SH SOLE 1256000
PPL Corp. COM 69351T106 66800 1600000 SH SOLE 1600000
Pacific Sunwear COM 694873100 32741 1746200 SH SOLE 1746200
Panera Bread COM 69840W108 7306 350000 SH SOLE 350000
Pemstar, Inc. COM 706552106 6704 340500 SH SOLE 340500
Peoplesoft, Inc. COM 712713106 221106 7914300 SH SOLE 7914300
Performance Food COM 713755106 6848 182000 SH SOLE 182000
Pier 1 Imports COM 720279108 39187 2889400 SH SOLE 2889400
Pioneer Natural Res. COM 723787107 5258 370600 SH SOLE 370600
Polo Ralph Lauren COM 731572103 8641 535900 SH SOLE 535900
Precision Drilling COM 74022D100 38721 1086900 SH SOLE 1086900
Pride International COM 741932107 52512 1981600 SH SOLE 1981600
Professional Detailing COM 74312N107 11827 207500 SH SOLE 207500
Quantum Corp. COM 747906204 37656 2500000 SH SOLE 2500000
Quiksilver, Inc. COM 74838C106 10383 539400 SH SOLE 539400
Rainbow Technologies COM 750862104 19633 555000 SH SOLE 555000
Rare Hospitality Int'l COM 753820109 13182 646950 SH SOLE 646950
Reebok Int'l COM 758110100 18812 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
Respironics, Inc. COM 761230101 8527 511000 SH SOLE 511000
Rowan Companies COM 779382100 15985 551200 SH SOLE 551200
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. COM 781182100 13878 1233600 SH SOLE 1233600
Safeway, Inc. COM 786514208 245109 5250000 SH SOLE 5250000
Santa Fe Int'l Corp. COM G7805C108 57405 1273900 SH SOLE 1273900
Silicon Storage Tech COM 827057100 118537 4360000 SH SOLE 4360000
Skechers USA COM 830566105 4311 285000 SH SOLE 285000
Sonic Corp. COM 835451105 6612 209900 SH SOLE 209900
Southwest Airlines COM 844741108 291000 12000000 SH SOLE 12000000
Spectrum Control, Inc. COM 847615101 2409 150000 SH SOLE 150000
Spinnaker Exploration COM 84855W109 4234 121400 SH SOLE 121400
St. Jude Medical COM 790849103 140250 2750000 SH SOLE 2750000
Starwood Hotels COM 85590A203 135937 4350000 SH SOLE 4350000
Stericycle, Inc. COM 858912108 6274 256100 SH SOLE 256100
Supertex, Inc. COM 868532102 5466 108500 SH SOLE 108500
T/R Systems, Inc. COM 87263U102 2219 250000 SH SOLE 250000
TMBR/Sharp Drilling COM 87257P101 777 55500 SH SOLE 55500
TTM Technologies COM 87305R109 1245 53000 SH SOLE 53000
Talisman Energy COM 87425E103 35062 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
Tech Data Corp. COM 878237106 85500 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000
Teekay Shipping COM Y8564W103 24314 518000 SH SOLE 518000
Teledyne Technologies COM 879360105 9174 315000 SH SOLE 315000
Tellabs, Inc. COM 879664100 301150 6306800 SH SOLE 6306800
Thermo Electron Corp. COM 883556102 78000 3000000 SH SOLE 3000000
Tidewater, Inc. COM 886423102 125580 2760000 SH SOLE 2760000
Tom Brown, Inc. COM 115660201 12730 519600 SH SOLE 519600
Too, Inc. COM 890333107 11875 500000 SH SOLE 500000
Trammell Crow COM 89288R106 4500 300000 SH SOLE 300000
Trigon Healthcare, Inc. COM 89618L100 44110 839200 SH SOLE 839200
Triton Energy Ltd COM G90751101 65337 1675300 SH SOLE 1675300
UTI Energy COM 903387108 20081 450000 SH SOLE 450000
Ultimate Software Grp COM 90385D107 1910 213700 SH SOLE 213700
Unit Corp. COM 909218109 5162 350000 SH SOLE 350000
UnitedHealth Group COM 91324P102 102236 1035300 SH SOLE 1035300
Venator Group COM 922944103 61875 5000000 SH SOLE 5000000
Viasystems Group COM 92553H100 24735 1455000 SH SOLE 1455000
Waste Connections COM 941053100 8969 350000 SH SOLE 350000
Weatherford Int'l COM 947074100 107577 2501800 SH SOLE 2501800
Wendy's Int'l, Inc. COM 950590109 58853 2933500 SH SOLE 2933500
Zale Corp. COM 988858106 40547 1250000 SH SOLE 1250000
Zoll Medical Corp. COM 989922109 24131 495000 SH SOLE 495000
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