UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, C.C 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: RS Investment Management, Inc.
Address: 388 Market Street, Ste. 200
San Francisco, CA 94111
13F File Number: 28-4862
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: George Randall Hecht
Title: CEO
Phone: (415) 591-2700
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
G. Randall Hecht San Francisco, CA September 30, 2000
Report Type:
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934.
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13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: None
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 278
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 5,273,378
List of Other Included Managers: None
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ISSUER CLASS CUSIP VALUE SHS INVEST VOTG
(x1000) DISCRET AUTH
@road, Inc. com 04648k105 934 130,000 sole sole
24/7 Media, Inc. com 901314104 8,519 844,000 sole sole
99 Cents Only Stores com 65440k106 36,853 734,300 sole sole
Abercrombie & Fitch com 002896207 3,317 174,000 sole sole
Abgenix, Inc. com 00339B107 149,697 1,852,400 sole sole
Accredo Health, Inc. com 00437V104 16,642 340,500 sole sole
Accrue Software, Inc. com 00437w102 5,818 487,400 sole sole
ACT Manuf. com 000973107 551 10,450 sole sole
Actel Corp. com 004934105 253 7,050 sole sole
Actuate Software, com 00508B102 5,092 147,400 sole sole
Adaptive Broadband com 00650m104 236 12,100 sole sole
Advent Software, Inc. com 007974108 7,623 109,100 sole sole
Affiliated Managers Grp com 008252108 6,263 110,000 sole sole
AirGate PCS, Inc. com 009367103 20,427 455,200 sole sole
Airspan Networks, com 00950h102 523 45,450 sole sole
Albany Molecular Inc. com 012423109 2,450 43,600 sole sole
Alkermes com 01642t108 247 6,400 sole sole
Allegiance Telecom com 01747t102 21,756 584,050 sole sole
Alloy Online, Inc. com 019855105 170 19,950 sole sole
Alteon Websystems com 02145a109 36,143 333,450 sole sole
American Tower CL A 029912201 21,889 580,800 sole sole
Anaren Microwave com 032744104 346 2,550 sole sole
Andrx Group Corp com 034553107 28,946 310,000 sole sole
Applied Films Corp com 038197109 244 9,000 sole sole
Applied Micro Circuits com 03822w109 54,207 261,792 sole sole
Arena Pharma com 040047102 13,646 317,350 sole sole
Ariba, Inc. com 04033V104 31,619 220,700 sole sole
Art Tech Grp, Inc. com 04289L107 34,527 364,400 sole sole
Ask Jeeves Inc. com 045174109 4,365 227,500 sole sole
Asyst Tech com 04648x107 295 14,550 sole sole
Atlantic Coast Air com 048396105 4,345 135,000 sole sole
Atlas Air, Inc. com 049164106 26,753 633,200 sole sole
Aurora Biosciences com 051920106 47,022 691,500 sole sole
Avantgo Inc com 05349m100 212 10,600 sole sole
Avocent Corp com 053893103 623 11,300 sole sole
AXT, Inc. com 00246w103 460 11,000 sole sole
Be Free, Inc. com 073308108 5,615 1,321,100 sole sole
BEA Sys Inc. com 073325102 204,258 2,622,900 sole sole
Bed, Bath & Beyond com 075896100 55,298 2,267,200 sole sole
Boston Comm. com 100582105 564 29,300 sole sole
BreezeCom, Ltd. com m20385106 16,169 490,900 sole sole
Bright Horizons com 109195107 220 8,600 sole sole
Business Objects ADR 12328x107 62,105 549,300 sole sole
CacheFlow, Inc. com 126946102 19,963 139,600 sole sole
California Pizza Kitche com 13054d109 3,606 128,800 sole sole
Calpine Corp com 131347106 36,719 351,800 sole sole
Career Education com 141665109 374 8,400 sole sole
Catalina Marketing com 148867104 986 26,200 sole sole
C-bridge Internet Slts com 12500b105 9,145 487,750 sole sole
CEC Entertainment com 125137109 539 16,850 sole sole
Celgene Corp com 151020104 2,145 36,050 sole sole
Cephalon, Inc. com 156708109 13,861 285,800 sole sole
Charles River Labs Intl com 159864107 3,556 104,600 sole sole
Check Point Software com m22465104 61,236 388,800 sole sole
Citadel Comm. Corp com 172853202 961 56,500 sole sole
Closure Medical Corp. com 189093107 292 11,600 sole sole
Cobalt Ntwks Inc. com 19074R101 36,056 623,000 sole sole
Community Health Sys com 203668108 18,661 580,900 sole sole
Concurrent Computer com 206710204 423 22,250 sole sole
Conseco, Inc. com 208464107 803 105,300 sole sole
Coolsavings.com, Inc. com 216485102 53 19,400 sole sole
COR Therapeutics, com 217753102 17,011 273,000 sole sole
Cosine Comm. com 221222102 1,559 28,050 sole sole
Cox Radio, Inc., CL A 224051102 17,769 1,019,000 sole sole
Cree, Inc. com 225447101 22,930 197,250 sole sole
Critical Path, Inc. com 22674v100 25,588 421,200 sole sole
Crown Castle Intl com 228227104 28,783 926,600 sole sole
Cubist Pharma com 229678107 45,497 873,900 sole sole
Cysive, Inc. com 23281T108 8,546 1,277,900 sole sole
Cytyc Corporation com 232946103 61,427 1,424,400 sole sole
Diamond Tech com 252762109 382 5,150 sole sole
Digex, Inc. com 253756100 25,973 554,100 sole sole
Digimarc Corp com 253807101 356 19,100 sole sole
Digital Island, Inc. com 25385n101 10,420 555,750 sole sole
DMC Stratex Ntwks com 23322l106 236 14,700 sole sole
Dobson Comm Corp. CL A 256069105 6,722 457,700 sole sole
Docent, Inc. com 25608L106 1,111 60,650 sole sole
E.piphany, Inc. com 26881V100 20,005 259,600 sole sole
EchoStar Comm com 278762109 78,845 1,494,700 sole sole
Efficient Networks com 282056100 30,434 815,650 sole sole
Elastic Ntwks. com 284159100 207 14,850 sole sole
Entercom Comm com 293639100 21,007 701,700 sole sole
Epoch Pharma com 294273107 470 48,800 sole sole
Equinix, Inc. com 29444u106 2,265 255,200 sole sole
ESpeed, Inc., CL A 296643109 33,137 1,165,250 sole sole
Exar Corporation com 300645108 37,129 306,850 sole sole
Exchange Appl, Inc. com 300867108 7,254 1,600,900 sole sole
Exfo Electro-Optical com 302043104 9,270 212,800 sole sole
Expedia, Inc., CL A 302125109 3,883 298,700 sole sole
Extreme Networks com 30226d106 66,616 581,800 sole sole
Factory 2-U Stores, Inc com 303072102 11,091 362,900 sole sole
Financial Federal Corp com 317492106 10,802 446,600 sole sole
Finisar Corp com 31787A101 13,961 288,600 sole sole
Firepond, Inc. com 318224102 7,570 522,050 sole sole
Fiserv, Inc. com 337738108 33,177 554,100 sole sole
Floware Wireless Syst com m45919103 11,762 472,250 sole sole
Forrester Research com 346563109 24,126 378,450 sole sole
Forward Air Corp com 349853101 33,247 944,850 sole sole
Four Seasons Hotels com 35100e104 47,857 653,900 sole sole
Franklin Resources com 354613101 64,139 1,443,600 sole sole
FreeMarkets, Inc. com 356602102 1,645 28,800 sole sole
GelTex Pharma com 368538104 11,052 236,100 sole sole
Genzyme Transgenics com 37246E105 245 6,950 sole sole
Gilead Sciences, Inc. com 375558103 46,869 427,300 sole sole
Glenayre Tech com 377899109 18,868 1,735,000 sole sole
GlobeSpan, Inc. com 379571102 55,034 451,100 sole sole
Goto.com Inc. com 38348T107 17,307 1,048,900 sole sole
Hall Kinion & Ass. com 406069104 287 10,100 sole sole
Health Mgt Assoc. com 421933102 88,305 4,242,900 sole sole
HEALTHSOUTH Re com 421924101 29,721 3,658,000 sole sole
Hibbitt Sporting Goods com 428565105 236 8,900 sole sole
Hispanic Brdcstg Corp com 43357b104 29,829 1,070,100 sole sole
HomeStore.com com 437852106 51,261 1,096,500 sole sole
Hot Topic, Inc. com 441339108 330 11,000 sole sole
Hotel Reservations com 441451101 894 24,400 sole sole
Immersion Corp com 452521107 5,462 352,400 sole sole
Informatica Corp com 45666Q102 73,127 784,200 sole sole
Information Hldgs, Inc. com 456727106 8,895 251,000 sole sole
Inhale Therapeutics com 457191104 38,555 683,900 sole sole
Integrated Device Tech com 458118106 34,662 383,000 sole sole
Interactive Intelligenc com 45839M103 18,671 474,950 sole sole
Intercept Group, Inc. com 45845l107 464 19,900 sole sole
Interlink Electronics, com 458751104 3,357 173,250 sole sole
Internap Ntwk Srvcs com 45885A102 16,224 502,100 sole sole
Intersil Holding Corp com 46069s109 8,304 166,500 sole sole
Interwoven, Inc. com 46114t102 35,694 315,700 sole sole
Invacare Corp com 461203101 1,147 35,700 sole sole
Investment Tech. Grp com 46145f105 5,747 143,900 sole sole
Investors Financial com 461915100 6,565 104,000 sole sole
Kana Comm com 483600102 16,196 727,896 sole sole
Knight Trading Group com 499063105 63,900 1,775,000 sole sole
Lamar Advertising Co com 512815101 35,646 941,150 sole sole
Lantronix, Inc. com 516548104 5,927 623,850 sole sole
Leap Wireless Intl. com 521863100 41,785 667,900 sole sole
LifeCell Corp com 531927101 218 47,100 sole sole
LifeMinders, Inc. com 53220Q105 14,920 650,450 sole sole
LTX Corp com 502392103 306 16,150 sole sole
Macromedia, Inc. com 556100105 29,351 363,200 sole sole
Macrovision Corp com 555904101 2,276 28,100 sole sole
Mainspring, Inc. com 56062u100 99 13,300 sole sole
Martha Stewart Living com 573083102 356 13,550 sole sole
Marvell Technology com g5876h105 7,327 95,000 sole sole
Maxygen com 577776107 12,481 240,600 sole sole
MBNA Corp com 55262l100 5,621 146,000 sole sole
McDATA Corp CL B 580031102 16,535 134,550 sole sole
McLeodUSA, Inc., CL A 582266102 21,849 1,526,600 sole sole
MCSI, Inc. com 55270m108 252 7,500 sole sole
Medarex, Inc. com 583916101 107,036 912,400 sole sole
MedicaLogic/Medscape com 584642102 77 21,500 sole sole
Medicis Pharma com 584690309 16,897 274,750 sole sole
MemberWorks, Inc. com 586002107 1,525 46,400 sole sole
Mens Wearhous com 587118100 224 7,900 sole sole
Mentor Graphics Corp. com 587200106 2,311 98,100 sole sole
Mercator Software, Inc. com 587587106 6,483 391,400 sole sole
Mercury Interactive com 589405109 76,902 490,600 sole sole
Metawave Comm Corp. com 591409107 12,221 667,350 sole sole
Metro One Tele. com 59163f105 326 25,850 sole sole
Metrocall, Inc. com 591647102 6,726 2,241,900 sole sole
Metromedia Fiber Ntwk CL A 591689104 18,516 761,600 sole sole
Microchip Tech com 595017104 16,386 495,600 sole sole
Microsemi Corp com 595137100 2,654 69,600 sole sole
Millennium Pharma com 599902103 40,339 276,178 sole sole
MMC Networks, Inc. com 55308n102 54,876 433,800 sole sole
Mobility Elec.Inc com 60741u101 201 22,000 sole sole
Molecular Devices com 60851c107 18,147 184,700 sole sole
Monterey Pasta Co. com 612570101 69 13,700 sole sole
M-Systems Flash Disk com M7061C100 3,147 82,400 sole sole
Multex.com, Inc. com 625367107 24,069 1,405,500 sole sole
NanoMetrics, Inc. com 630077105 230 4,300 sole sole
National Instruments com 636518102 1,063 24,100 sole sole
Navisite, Inc. com 63935m109 19,303 716,600 sole sole
Netegrity, Inc. com 64110p107 362 5,175 sole sole
NetIQ Corp com 64115p102 63,796 971,200 sole sole
Netopia, Inc. com 64114k104 5,052 459,250 sole sole
Netro Corporation com 64114R109 24,461 412,850 sole sole
Network Appliance com 64120L104 83,749 657,500 sole sole
New Focus, Inc. com 644383101 8,823 111,600 sole sole
NextCard, Inc. com 65332k107 2,814 309,400 sole sole
Nextel Comm. CL A 65332v103 2,029 43,400 sole sole
Nextlink Comm CL A 65333h707 24,384 692,975 sole sole
Noven Pharma com 670009109 269 6,300 sole sole
NVIDIA Corp com 67066g104 75,849 926,400 sole sole
Oak Technology, Inc. com 671802106 2,631 96,100 sole sole
Oakley Inc. com 673662102 11,282 642,400 sole sole
OmniSky Corp com 68213L103 897 44,150 sole sole
On Assignment, Inc. com 682159108 2,287 72,900 sole sole
Optimal Robotics com 68388r208 545 13,550 sole sole
Orthodontic Ctrs Ame com 68750p103 8,495 255,000 sole sole
Oshkosh Truck Corp com 688239201 227 5,850 sole sole
Oxford Health Plans com 691471106 58,632 1,907,700 sole sole
Packeteer, Inc. com 695210104 13,988 368,700 sole sole
Pegasus Inc. com 705906105 216 11,050 sole sole
Peregrine Systems, com 71366q101 16,687 881,136 sole sole
Pericom Semi Corp com 713831105 566 15,300 sole sole
Photon Dynamics, Inc. com 719364101 15,330 406,096 sole sole
Pilot Network Srvcs com 721596104 161 15,500 sole sole
Pinnacle Holdings com 72346n101 25,407 954,250 sole sole
Pivotal Corporation com 72581r106 27,584 525,400 sole sole
PLX Technology, Inc. com 693417107 29,810 1,109,200 sole sole
Power Integrations, com 739276103 16,653 1,194,800 sole sole
Powerwave Tech com 739363109 268 7,050 sole sole
PRAECIS Pharma com 739421105 18,388 432,650 sole sole
Primus Knowledge Slts com 74163Q100 5,607 378,500 sole sole
Primus Tele. com 741929103 117 12,300 sole sole
Priority Healthcare com 74264t102 1,411 18,500 sole sole
Professional Detailing com 74312n107 45,363 795,850 sole sole
Protein Design Labs, com 74369l103 17,569 145,800 sole sole
Proton Energy Sys. com 74371k101 603 21,050 sole sole
Province Healthcare Co. com 743977100 3,732 93,450 sole sole
Proxicom, Inc. com 744282104 24,913 1,277,600 sole sole
PurchasePro.com, Inc. com 746144104 1,309 14,900 sole sole
QLogic Corp com 747277101 224 2,550 sole sole
Quest Software, Inc. com 74834T103 56,698 912,871 sole sole
QuickLogic Corp com 74837P108 2,180 132,100 sole sole
RadiSys Corp com 750459109 230 4,550 sole sole
RARE Hospitality Intl com 753820109 417 20,475 sole sole
RealNetworks, Inc. com 75605l104 46,730 1,175,600 sole sole
REMEC, Inc. com 759543101 406 13,800 sole sole
Rent Way, Inc. com 76009u104 453 14,900 sole sole
Research in Motion com 760975102 60,636 615,200 sole sole
ResMed, Inc. com 761152107 29,672 949,500 sole sole
Retek, Inc. com 76128q109 3,721 70,200 sole sole
RSA Security Inc. com 749719100 453 10,500 sole sole
Sage, Inc. com 786632109 185 20,967 sole sole
SanDisk Corp com 80004c101 25,712 385,200 sole sole
Sanmina Corp com 800907107 40,231 429,700 sole sole
School Specialty Inc com 807863105 1,255 58,900 sole sole
Scient Corp com 80864h109 17,261 824,410 sole sole
SCP Pool Corp com 784028102 347 11,700 sole sole
SeaChange Intl com 811699107 376 11,264 sole sole
SEI Investments Co. com 784117103 45,995 650,100 sole sole
Shaw Group, Inc. com 820280105 592 8,400 sole sole
Siebel Systems com 826170102 69,325 622,800 sole sole
Silicon Image Inc. com 82705T102 4,963 200,000 sole sole
Sirius Satellite Radio, com 82966u103 3,437 65,000 sole sole
Software.com com 83402p104 79,887 440,300 sole sole
Somera Comm. com 834458101 206 21,700 sole sole
Spanish Brdcasting com 846425882 4,432 377,200 sole sole
Spectrasite Holdings com 84760T100 43,466 2,341,600 sole sole
Student Advantage, com 86386Q105 1,952 264,700 sole sole
Sunrise Assisted Living com 86768k106 52,417 2,416,900 sole sole
Supertex, Inc. com 868532102 204 4,050 sole sole
SurModics, Inc. com 868873100 6,154 112,400 sole sole
Syncor Intl Corp- com 87157j106 20,913 568,100 sole sole
T/R Systems, Inc. com 87263u102 117 13,200 sole sole
Techne com 878377100 32,469 289,900 sole sole
Teletch Holdings, com 879939106 21,300 860,600 sole sole
Terayon Comm. Sys. com 880775101 47,095 1,387,700 sole sole
Teva Pharmaceutical ADR 881624209 27,314 373,200 sole sole
The Descartes Sys. com 249906108 1,945 39,300 sole sole
The Mgt Ntwk Corp. com 561693102 843 40,400 sole sole
The Titan Corp com 888266103 262 15,850 sole sole
Thoratec Laboratories com 885175307 17,034 774,250 sole sole
TIBCO Software com 88632q103 30,761 364,300 sole sole
TIVO Inc com 888706108 4,747 245,000 sole sole
TMP Worldwide, Inc. com 872941109 64,183 797,300 sole sole
TranSwitch Corp com 894065101 34,396 539,550 sole sole
Trex Co. com 89531p105 247 8,150 sole sole
Tripath Tech. com 89672p104 6,034 237,200 sole sole
Triton PCS Holdings CL A 89677M106 13,771 500,750 sole sole
Tumbleweed Comm com 899690101 24,852 487,300 sole sole
Turnstone System, Inc. com 900423104 12,966 279,600 sole sole
Univision Comm CL A 914906102 39,382 1,053,700 sole sole
VA Linux Systems com 91819b105 24,147 522,100 sole sole
ValueVision Intl Inc. com 92047k107 5,377 214,000 sole sole
Vascular Sltns com 92231m109 790 42,100 sole sole
Ventiv Health, Inc. com 922793104 3,832 303,500 sole sole
Virata Corp com 927646109 41,649 629,850 sole sole
Visible Genetics Inc. com 92829S104 1,203 29,800 sole sole
Visx, Inc. com 92844s105 11,850 439,900 sole sole
Vitria Technology com 92849Q104 49,138 1,053,900 sole sole
Waddell & Reed Fin. CL A 930059100 33,892 1,093,300 sole sole
WatchGuard Tech com 941105108 37,434 623,900 sole sole
Weblink Wireless, com 94769a101 4,755 618,500 sole sole
WebMethods, Inc. com 94768c108 59,587 517,583 sole sole
West TeleServices com 956188106 8,238 374,450 sole sole
Winstar Comm com 975515107 15,170 978,700 sole sole
Wireless Facilities, com 97653A103 30,096 521,700 sole sole
Zoll Medical Corp com 989922109 395 8,100 sole sole
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