UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED: 9/30/99
CHECK HERE IF AMENDMENT [ ]; AMENDMENT NUMBER:
THIS AMENDMENT (CHECK ONE ONLY): [ ] IS A RESTATEMENT
[ ] ADDS NEW HOLDINGS
ENTRIES.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGER FILING THIS REPORT:
NAME: WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP
ADRESS: 227 W MONROE
SUITE 3000
CHICAGO, IL 60606
13F FILE NUMBER: 801-41391
THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGER FILING THIS REORT AND
THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS SIGNED HEREBY REPRESENT THAT THE
PERSON SIGNING THE REPORT IS AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT IT, THAT
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HERIN 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: BRUCE H. LAUER
TITLE: CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
PHONE: 312 634 9230
SIGNATURE, PLACE, AND DATE OF SIGNING
BRUCE H. LAUER CHICAGO, ILLINOIS OCTOBER 15, 1999
REPORT TYPE (CHECK ONLY ONE):
[ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13 F 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: 3
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 244
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $4,188,662
LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:
NO. 13F FILE NUMBER NAME
01 28-4798 ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST
02 28-4810 WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LTD.
03 28-5842 WANGER ADVISORS TRUST
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ITEM 1: ITEM 2: ITEM 3: ITEM 4: ITEM 5: ITEM 6: ITEM 7: ITEM 8:
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP FAIR MARKET SHARES OR INVESTMENT DISCRETION MANAGER VOTING AUTHORITY
NUMBER VALUE PRINC. AMT. SOLE DEFINED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
3DO Company COMMON STOCK 88553W105 3,522 350,000 X 350000
A C Nielsen Corp COMMON STOCK 004833109 12,387 546,000 X 546000
A M Castle & Co COMMON STOCK 148411101 3,703 293,300 X 293300
Acceptance Insurance COMMON STOCK 004308102 19,928 1,563,000 X 1563000
Ace Cash Express COMMON STOCK 004403101 9,831 678,000 X 678000
Activision Inc COMMON STOCK 004930202 8,920 506,100 X 506100
Acuson Corp COMMON STOCK 005113105 6,561 514,600 X 514600
Acxiom Corporation COMMON STOCK 005125109 8,718 443,500 X 443500
Advanced Lighting COMMON STOCK 00753C102 4,480 640,000 X 640000
AES Corporation COMMON STOCK 00130H105 117,950 1,999,154 X 1999154
Affiliated Mgrs Grp COMMON STOCK 008252108 11,173 410,000 X 410000
AG Services of Amer COMMON STOCK 001250109 166 10,810 X 10810
AirNet Systems Inc COMMON STOCK 009417106 8,778 962,000 X 962000
AK Steel Holding COMMON STOCK 001547108 10,257 562,000 X 562000
Amdocs Ltd COMMON STOCK G02602103 17,168 817,500 X 817500
Amer Dental Partners COMMON STOCK 025353103 2,267 187,000 X 187000
American Power Conv PREFERRED 029066107 9,158 482,000 X 482000
Americredit COMMON STOCK 03060R101 96,932 6,489,200 X 6489200
Analysts Intl Corp COMMON STOCK 032681108 2,791 269,050 X 269050
Anchor Gaming COMMON STOCK 033037102 37,783 635,000 X 635000
Applied Industrial COMMON STOCK 03820C105 11,333 629,600 X 629600
Applied Power Inc COMMON STOCK 038225108 16,539 544,500 X 544500
AppNet Systems Inc COMMON STOCK 03831Q101 4,303 157,200 X 157200
Aspect Telecom Corp COMMON STOCK 045237104 18,615 1,097,000 X 1097000
Atchison Casting COMMON STOCK 046613105 7,455 811,400 X 811400
Atmos Energy Corp COMMON STOCK 049560105 33,966 1,407,900 X 1407900
Aztec Tech Partners COMMON STOCK 05480L101 3,099 1,802,900 X 1802900
Azurix Corp COMMON STOCK 05501M104 11,631 676,700 X 676700
Baker Fentress & Co COMMON STOCK 057213100 23,040 1,653,102 X 1653102
Baldwin & Lyons Inc COMMON STOCK 057755209 10,035 488,000 X 488000
Bally Total Fitness COMMON STOCK 05873K108 22,002 719,900 X 719900
Basin Exploration COMMON STOCK 070107107 5,542 230,900 X 230900
Berkshire Hathaway COMMON STOCK 084670108 825 15 X 15
Bigfoot Intl COMMON STOCK 409992948 4,025 2,683 X 2683
Bisys Group Inc COMMON STOCK 055472104 9,499 202,503 X 202503
Borders Group COMMON STOCK 099709107 28,626 1,949,000 X 1949000
Brunswick Tech Inc COMMON STOCK 117394106 400 100,000 X 100000
C H Robinson COMMON STOCK 12541W100 16,520 490,400 X 490400
CACI International COMMON STOCK 127190304 14,616 685,800 X 685800
Cambrex Corporation COMMON STOCK 132011107 9,253 350,000 X 350000
Capital Trust Inc COMMON STOCK 14052H100 9,072 1,837,300 X 1837300
Carnival Corp COMMON STOCK 143658102 65,598 1,508,000 X 1508000
Central Hudson Gas COMMON STOCK 153609102 6,143 156,000 X 156000
Chittenden Corp COMMON STOCK 170228100 17,898 628,000 X 628000
Choicepoint Inc COMMON STOCK 170388102 14,688 218,000 X 218000
Citizens Utilities COMMON STOCK 177342201 330 29,160 X 29160
Clarcor Inc COMMON STOCK 179895107 21,856 1,300,000 X 1300000
Comarco Inc COMMON STOCK 200080109 18,689 946,300 X 946300
Commonwealth Bancorp COMMON STOCK 20268X102 11,005 645,000 X 645000
Commonwealth Tel Ent COMMON STOCK 203349105 22,244 505,555 X 505555
Computer Task Group COMMON STOCK 205477102 19,758 1,339,500 X 1339500
Comverse Technology COMMON STOCK 205862402 3,961 42,000 X 42000
Concord EFS Inc COMMON STOCK 206197105 9,281 450,000 X 450000
Consolidated Tomoka COMMON STOCK 210226106 3,046 225,596 X 225596
Cornerstone Props COMMON STOCK 21922H103 17,156 1,125,000 X 1125000
Corvas International COMMON STOCK 221005101 4,241 1,508,000 X 1508000
Costco Wholesale COMMON STOCK 22160K105 1,634 22,700 X 22700
Creditrust Corp COMMON STOCK 225429109 14,248 635,000 X 635000
Cross Timbers Oil Co COMMON STOCK 227573102 24,181 1,791,200 X 1791200
Cumulus Media Inc COMMON STOCK 231082108 5,720 175,000 X 175000
CuraGen Corp COMMON STOCK 23126R101 3,528 266,300 X 266300
Data Transmission COMMON STOCK 238017107 41,055 1,646,300 X 1646300
Devon Energy Corp COMMON STOCK 25179M103 35,885 866,000 X 866000
DVI Health Services COMMON STOCK 233343102 12,707 776,000 X 776000
Dynegy Inc COMMON STOCK 26816L102 41,282 1,995,500 X 1995500
ECI Telecom Ltd COMMON STOCK 268258100 7,406 300,000 X 300000
Eldorado Bancshares COMMON STOCK 28467W106 4,281 500,000 X 500000
Electronic Arts Inc COMMON STOCK 285512109 17,804 246,000 X 246000
Embratel Part. ADR COMMON STOCK 29081N100 8,864 775,000 X 775000
Equitable Resources COMMON STOCK 294549100 48,563 1,284,300 X 1284300
Equity Office Prop COMMON STOCK 294741103 233 10,000 X 10000
Equity Residential COMMON STOCK 29476L107 11,272 266,000 X 266000
Esat Telecom ADR COMMON STOCK 26883Y102 9,739 245,000 X 245000
Evergreen Resources COMMON STOCK 299900308 7,137 296,600 X 296600
Expeditors Intl Wash COMMON STOCK 302130109 61,941 1,930,000 X 1930000
Farr Co COMMON STOCK 311648109 1,299 140,400 X 140400
First Health Group COMMON STOCK 320960107 74,493 3,320,000 X 3320000
First Ind Realty Tr COMMON STOCK 32054K103 17,820 720,000 X 720000
First Wash Realty Cv PREFERRED 337489306 4,430 160,000 X 160000
First Wash Realty Tr COMMON STOCK 337489504 9,887 470,800 X 470800
First Years Inc COMMON STOCK 337610109 4,789 467,200 X 467200
Foremost Corp Amer COMMON STOCK 345469100 2,124 88,499 X 88499
Forest Cty Entr Cl A COMMON STOCK 345550107 2,709 121,400 X 121400
Forest Cty Entr Cl B COMMON STOCK 345550305 11,767 466,000 X 466000
Forward Air Corp COMMON STOCK 349853101 5,906 250,000 X 250000
FPIC Insurance Group COMMON STOCK 302563101 5,724 380,000 X 380000
Gadzooks Inc COMMON STOCK 362553109 8,049 1,215,000 X 1215000
Galileo Technology COMMON STOCK M47298100 18,250 730,000 X 730000
Gaylord Entertainmnt COMMON STOCK 367905106 1,829 62,000 X 62000
General Growth Props COMMON STOCK 370021107 6,300 200,000 X 200000
Genome Therapeutics COMMON STOCK 372430108 3,053 763,300 X 763300
Getty Images Inc COMMON STOCK 374276103 25,211 1,045,000 X 1045000
Gibraltar Steel Corp COMMON STOCK 37476F103 22,499 1,068,200 X 1068200
GIGA Info Group COMMON STOCK 37517M109 1,414 342,855 X 342855
Gilat Satellite Netw COMMON STOCK M51474100 9,116 170,000 X 170000
Gildan Activewear COMMON STOCK 375916103 2,915 169,000 X 169000
Global TeleSystems COMMON STOCK 37936U104 10,313 523,000 X 523000
Globo Cabo ADR COMMON STOCK 37957X102 973 181,000 X 181000
GP Strategies Corp COMMON STOCK 36225V104 9,000 800,000 X 800000
Granite Broadcasting COMMON STOCK 387241102 9,098 817,800 X 817800
Guilford Pharm Inc COMMON STOCK 401829106 6,442 422,400 X 422400
H and R Block Inc COMMON STOCK 093671105 9,469 218,000 X 218000
HA LO Industries Inc COMMON STOCK 404429102 5,804 928,600 X 928600
Hanover Compressor COMMON STOCK 410768105 5,726 180,000 X 180000
Harley Davidson Inc COMMON STOCK 412822108 85,357 1,705,000 X 1705000
HCC Insurance Hldgs COMMON STOCK 404132102 8,146 484,500 X 484500
Herman Miller Inc COMMON STOCK 600544100 18,348 767,500 X 767500
Hollywood Park Inc COMMON STOCK 436255103 4,613 300,000 X 300000
Hub Group Inc COMMON STOCK 443320106 28,946 1,416,300 X 1416300
Icon plc ADR COMMON STOCK 45103T107 1,000 63,500 X 63500
IMRglobal Corp COMMON STOCK 45321W106 6,084 737,500 X 737500
Incyte Pharmaceutic COMMON STOCK 45337C102 4,648 201,000 X 201000
Information Holdings COMMON STOCK 456727106 10,302 530,000 X 530000
InfoUSA Inc Cl A COMMON STOCK 456818202 10,631 1,575,000 X 1575000
InfoUSA Inc Cl B COMMON STOCK 456818103 8,009 1,165,000 X 1165000
Inhale Therapeutic COMMON STOCK 457191104 13,851 456,000 X 456000
Insurance Auto COMMON STOCK 457875102 14,087 947,000 X 947000
IntelliQuest Info Gr COMMON STOCK 45816H101 10,119 930,500 X 930500
Intermet Corp COMMON STOCK 45881K104 2,879 340,000 X 340000
Intl Game Technology COMMON STOCK 459902102 51,498 2,861,000 X 2861000
Intl Total Services COMMON STOCK 460499106 1,000 500,000 X 500000
Irsa Inversiones GDS COMMON STOCK 450047204 22,700 807,124 X 807124
ITT Educational Serv COMMON STOCK 45068B109 9,161 469,800 X 469800
Jabil Circuit Inc COMMON STOCK 466313103 16,756 338,500 X 338500
JDA Software Group COMMON STOCK 46612K108 14,972 1,281,000 X 1281000
Jones Apparel Group COMMON STOCK 480074103 31,424 1,093,000 X 1093000
Keane Inc COMMON STOCK 486665102 2,852 125,000 X 125000
Kent Electronics COMMON STOCK 490553104 7,430 401,600 X 401600
Kronos Inc COMMON STOCK 501052104 53,423 1,456,150 X 1456150
Labor Ready Inc COMMON STOCK 505401208 31,883 3,168,500 X 3168500
Lakes Gaming Inc COMMON STOCK 51206P109 606 63,000 X 63000
LaSalle Hotel Props COMMON STOCK 517942108 13,546 1,047,000 X 1047000
Leggett & Platt Inc COMMON STOCK 524660107 630 32,000 X 32000
Leucadia Natl Co COMMON STOCK 527288104 17,147 816,500 X 816500
Level 3 Comms Inc COMMON STOCK 52729N100 783 15,000 X 15000
Liberty Media, AT&T COMMON STOCK 001957208 117,914 3,176,128 X 3176128
Lilly Industries Inc COMMON STOCK 532491107 25,550 1,875,200 X 1875200
Lincare Holdings COMMON STOCK 532791100 103,133 3,869,000 X 3869000
Macerich Co COMMON STOCK 554382101 9,250 400,000 X 400000
Magellan Health Svcs COMMON STOCK 559079108 21,319 2,915,400 X 2915400
Markel Corp COMMON STOCK 570535104 24,378 133,900 X 133900
McLeodUSA Inc COMMON STOCK 582266102 3,128 73,500 X 73500
MDSI Mobil Data Sol. COMMON STOCK 55268N100 1,954 154,000 X 154000
Mercantile Bankshrs COMMON STOCK 587405101 2,568 83,000 X 83000
Metrika Systems Corp COMMON STOCK 59159M106 1,334 232,000 X 232000
Mettler Toledo Intl COMMON STOCK 592688105 17,274 583,100 X 583100
Microcide Pharm Inc COMMON STOCK 595018102 6,405 915,000 X 915000
Micros Systems Inc COMMON STOCK 594901100 71,235 1,758,900 X 1758900
MidAmerican Energy COMMON STOCK 59562V107 106,976 3,626,300 X 3626300
MIH Ltd COMMON STOCK G6116R101 11,824 409,500 X 409500
Mobile Mini Inc COMMON STOCK 60740F105 7,656 350,000 X 350000
Monarch Casino COMMON STOCK 609027107 4,941 760,200 X 760200
Musicmaker.com Inc COMMON STOCK 62757C108 3,970 385,000 X 385000
Myriad Genetics Inc COMMON STOCK 62855J104 10,921 642,400 X 642400
National Data Corp COMMON STOCK 635621105 81,601 3,138,500 X 3138500
Nautica Enterprises COMMON STOCK 639089101 11,820 733,000 X 733000
NeoPlanet Inc PREFERRED 640994935 2,000 250,000 X 250000
NPS Pharmaceuticals COMMON STOCK 62936P103 3,682 640,300 X 640300
NTL Inc Holding Co COMMON STOCK 629407107 127,783 1,329,775 X 1329775
NuSkin Enterprises COMMON STOCK 67018T105 8,563 634,300 X 634300
Oak Industries COMMON STOCK 671400505 19,720 580,000 X 580000
Onix Systems Inc COMMON STOCK 67088G991 273 49,122 X 49122
Onix Systems Inc COMMON STOCK 67088G108 1,207 217,000 X 217000
Online Resources COMMON STOCK 68273G101 6,244 450,000 X 450000
Orthofix Intl NV COMMON STOCK N6748L102 5,545 407,000 X 407000
Panera Bread Co COMMON STOCK 69840W108 2,650 400,000 X 400000
People's Bank Bridge COMMON STOCK 710198102 50,092 2,120,300 X 2120300
Peoples Heritage Fin COMMON STOCK 711147108 2,710 163,000 X 163000
Phoenix Inv Partners COMMON STOCK 719085102 28,643 3,420,000 X 3420000
Pinnacle Hldgs Inc COMMON STOCK 72346N101 14,891 570,000 X 570000
Pioneer Group Inc COMMON STOCK 723684106 19,626 1,308,400 X 1308400
Pioneer Std Electron COMMON STOCK 723877106 12,672 877,700 X 877700
Playboy Enterprises COMMON STOCK 728117300 14,502 543,400 X 543400
Price Communications COMMON STOCK 741437305 20,849 831,900 X 831900
Primedia Inc COMMON STOCK 74157K101 28,021 2,001,500 X 2001500
Progressive Corp COMMON STOCK 743315103 1,278 15,650 X 15650
Project Software & D COMMON STOCK 74339P101 10,807 202,000 X 202000
Protective Life Corp COMMON STOCK 743674103 28,217 973,000 X 973000
Protein Design Labs COMMON STOCK 74369L103 14,269 395,000 X 395000
RCM Technologies Inc COMMON STOCK 749360400 9,154 851,500 X 851500
RCN Corporation COMMON STOCK 749361101 100,376 2,448,200 X 2448200
REMEC Inc COMMON STOCK 759543101 4,203 305,700 X 305700
Republic NY Corp COMMON STOCK 760719104 614 10,000 X 10000
Respironics Inc COMMON STOCK 761230101 5,573 675,500 X 675500
Rouse Co COMMON STOCK 779273101 25,815 1,122,400 X 1122400
Royal Caribbean Crui COMMON STOCK V7780T103 8,699 193,300 X 193300
Royal Olympic Cruise COMMON STOCK V7780Z109 1,025 410,000 X 410000
RPM Inc COMMON STOCK 749685103 11,127 913,000 X 913000
RSA Security Inc COMMON STOCK 749719100 6,455 243,000 X 243000
Sanmina Corporation COMMON STOCK 800907107 13,438 173,680 X 173680
Sec Capital European COMMON STOCK 99HWQS906 19,375 968,748 X 968748
SEI Investments Co COMMON STOCK 784117103 69,666 780,300 X 780300
ServiceMaster Co COMMON STOCK 81760N109 3,108 193,500 X 193500
Shop at Home Inc COMMON STOCK 825066301 4,320 480,000 X 480000
Sirena Apparel Group COMMON STOCK 82966Q102 8 504,000 X 504000
SL Green Realty Corp COMMON STOCK 78440X101 2,050 100,000 X 100000
Solectron Corp COMMON STOCK 834182107 77,356 1,077,200 X 1077200
Spartech Corporation COMMON STOCK 847220209 3,518 120,000 X 120000
Spectrum Health COMMON STOCK 847930104 17 68,000 X 68000
St Jude Medical Inc COMMON STOCK 790849103 1,544 49,000 X 49000
StanCorp Financial COMMON STOCK 852891100 6,713 300,000 X 300000
Startec Global Comm COMMON STOCK 85569E103 5,225 380,000 X 380000
Station Casinos Inc COMMON STOCK 857689103 13,253 570,000 X 570000
Steiner Leisure Ltd COMMON STOCK P8744Y102 2,375 95,000 X 95000
Stericycle Inc COMMON STOCK 858912108 4,456 303,400 X 303400
Sterling Commerce COMMON STOCK 859205106 7,930 427,200 X 427200
Sykes Enterprises COMMON STOCK 871237103 39,293 1,591,600 X 1591600
Symyx Technologies PREFERRED 871994919 2,003 445,000 X 445000
Synaptic Pharmaceut. COMMON STOCK 87156R109 5,765 1,153,000 X 1153000
Systems & Comp Tech COMMON STOCK 871873105 15,920 1,267,300 X 1267300
TCF Financial Corp COMMON STOCK 872275102 26,020 911,000 X 911000
Tele Celular Sul ADR COMMON STOCK 879238103 2,841 150,000 X 150000
Tele Sudeste Cel ADR COMMON STOCK 879252104 8,600 400,000 X 400000
Telephone & Data Sys COMMON STOCK 879433100 110,350 1,242,500 X 1242500
Terra Nova Bermuda COMMON STOCK G87615103 9,361 293,100 X 293100
Tesoro Petroleum COMMON STOCK 881609101 65,220 3,952,700 X 3952700
Texas Regional Bshrs COMMON STOCK 882673106 20,221 817,000 X 817000
Thermedics Inc COMMON STOCK 883901100 1,395 187,500 X 187500
Thermo Fibergen COMMON STOCK 88355U109 280 25,000 X 25000
Thermo Fibergen COMMON STOCK 88355U117 34 25,000 X 25000
Thermo Optek Corp COMMON STOCK 883582108 2,574 305,100 X 305100
Thermo Quest Corp COMMON STOCK 883655102 7,212 712,300 X 712300
Thor Industries Inc COMMON STOCK 885160101 8,696 341,000 X 341000
THQ Inc COMMON STOCK 872443403 10,609 246,000 X 246000
Tipperary Corp COMMON STOCK 888002300 1,250 800,000 X 800000
Trailer Bridge COMMON STOCK 892782103 850 438,700 X 438700
TV Guide Inc COMMON STOCK 87307Q109 33,909 866,675 X 866675
UICI COMMON STOCK 902737105 73,099 2,859,600 X 2859600
UNIFI Inc COMMON STOCK 904677101 10,450 950,000 X 950000
Unisource Energy COMMON STOCK 909205106 9,923 840,000 X 840000
United Fire & Casual COMMON STOCK 910331107 6,739 293,000 X 293000
UnitedGlobalCom COMMON STOCK 913247508 10,028 140,000 X 140000
Utilicorp United Inc COMMON STOCK 918005109 5,266 250,000 X 250000
UTILX Corporation COMMON STOCK 918031105 240 80,000 X 80000
Vallen Corporation COMMON STOCK 919260109 2,451 169,000 X 169000
Wackenhut A COMMON STOCK 929794105 752 38,100 X 38100
Wackenhut B COMMON STOCK 929794303 38,967 2,597,775 X 2597775
Washington Federal COMMON STOCK 938824109 22,577 973,664 X 973664
Wesley Jessen Vision COMMON STOCK 951018100 11,976 384,000 X 384000
West TeleServices COMMON STOCK 956188106 6,018 580,000 X 580000
Whole Foods Market COMMON STOCK 966837106 21,742 664,500 X 664500
World Acceptance Cor COMMON STOCK 981419104 15,970 2,971,200 X 2971200
World Color Press COMMON STOCK 981443104 5,960 160,000 X 160000
Young Broadcasting A COMMON STOCK 987434107 51,830 989,600 X 989600
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