UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED: 3/31/99
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 APRIL 21, 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: 4
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 241
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $4,037,101
LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:
NO. 13F FILE NUMBER NAME
01 28-4808 RALPH WANGER
02 28-4798 ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST
03 28-4810 WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LTD.
04 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 SHARED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
A C Nielsen Corp COMMON STOCK 004833109 20,265 747,100 X 747100
A M Castle & Co COMMON STOCK 148411101 4,985 413,300 X 413300
Acceptance Insurance COMMON STOCK 004308102 21,101 1,563,000 X 1563000
Ace Cash Express COMMON STOCK 004403101 4,106 322,000 X 322000
Acres Gaming Inc COMMON STOCK 004936100 1,253 455,500 X 455500
Activision Inc COMMON STOCK 004930202 6,770 547,100 X 547100
Acuson Corp COMMON STOCK 005113105 7,186 481,100 X 481100
Acxiom Corporation COMMON STOCK 005125109 12,985 490,000 X 490000
Advanced Lighting COMMON STOCK 00753C102 1,946 251,100 X 251100
AES Corporation COMMON STOCK 00130H105 87,532 2,349,854 X 2349854
Affiliated Mgrs Grp COMMON STOCK 008252108 4,680 180,000 X 180000
Affymetrix Inc COMMON STOCK 00826T108 5,326 153,000 X 153000
AG Services of Amer COMMON STOCK 001250109 159 10,810 X 10810
AirNet Systems Inc COMMON STOCK 009417106 4,827 689,600 X 689600
Altera Corporation COMMON STOCK 021441100 1,666 28,000 X 28000
Amdocs Ltd COMMON STOCK G02602103 4,799 221,900 X 221900
American Power Conv PREFERRED 029066107 7,182 266,000 X 266000
Americredit COMMON STOCK 03060R101 65,263 4,972,400 X 4972400
AmerUs Life Holdings COMMON STOCK 030732101 7,668 319,500 X 319500
Analysts Intl Corp COMMON STOCK 032681108 7,361 640,050 X 640050
Anchor Gaming COMMON STOCK 033037102 15,750 360,000 X 360000
Applied Industrial COMMON STOCK 03820C105 4,506 405,000 X 405000
Archstone Comms Tr COMMON STOCK 039581103 8,553 425,000 X 425000
Aspect Telecom Corp COMMON STOCK 045237104 12,144 1,833,000 X 1833000
Atchison Casting COMMON STOCK 046613105 7,187 891,400 X 891400
Atmos Energy Corp COMMON STOCK 049560105 36,926 1,534,600 X 1534600
Atwood Oceanics Inc COMMON STOCK 050095108 11,478 382,600 X 382600
Au Bon Pain COMMON STOCK 050103100 2,100 400,000 X 400000
Autoliv Inc COMMON STOCK 052800109 17,279 460,000 X 460000
Aztec Tech Partners COMMON STOCK 05480L101 3,473 2,096,900 X 2096900
Baker Fentress & Co COMMON STOCK 057213100 25,005 1,653,219 X 1653219
Baldwin & Lyons Inc COMMON STOCK 057755209 15,047 723,000 X 723000
Bally Total Fitness COMMON STOCK 05873K108 11,723 491,000 X 491000
Berkshire Hathaway COMMON STOCK 084670108 1,071 15 X 15
Bigfoot Intl COMMON STOCK 409992948 4,025 2,683 X 2683
Bisys Group Inc COMMON STOCK 055472104 14,935 265,503 X 265503
Borders Group COMMON STOCK 099709107 26,536 1,887,000 X 1887000
Brunswick Tech Inc COMMON STOCK 117394106 575 100,000 X 100000
C H Robinson COMMON STOCK 12541W100 12,744 501,000 X 501000
Cablevision Systems COMMON STOCK 12686C109 10,600 143,000 X 143000
CACI International COMMON STOCK 127190304 9,626 568,300 X 568300
Cambrex Corporation COMMON STOCK 132011107 13,523 611,200 X 611200
Capital Trust Inc COMMON STOCK 14052H100 8,182 1,678,300 X 1678300
Carnival Corp COMMON STOCK 143658102 82,945 1,708,000 X 1708000
Central Hudson Gas COMMON STOCK 153609102 5,587 156,000 X 156000
Chittenden Corp COMMON STOCK 170228100 1,986 74,600 X 74600
Choicepoint Inc COMMON STOCK 170388102 22,558 452,300 X 452300
Citizens Utilities COMMON STOCK 177342201 226 29,160 X 29160
Clarcor Inc COMMON STOCK 179895107 19,881 1,165,200 X 1165200
CMP Media COMMON STOCK 125891101 18,512 602,000 X 602000
CNB Bancshares Inc COMMON STOCK 126126101 6,974 173,264 X 173264
Coast Fed Litigation COMMON STOCK 19034Q110 5,933 999,200 X 999200
Comarco Inc COMMON STOCK 200080109 20,538 912,800 X 912800
Commonwealth Bancorp COMMON STOCK 20268X102 8,824 581,000 X 581000
Commonwealth Tel Ent COMMON STOCK 203349105 28,164 765,055 X 765055
Compass Intl Svcs COMMON STOCK 20450K108 10,138 1,351,700 X 1351700
Computer Task Group COMMON STOCK 205477102 16,587 776,000 X 776000
Comverse Technology COMMON STOCK 205862402 2,380 28,000 X 28000
Concord EFS Inc COMMON STOCK 206197105 10,184 369,500 X 369500
Cornerstone Props COMMON STOCK 21922H103 14,698 1,005,000 X 1005000
Corvas International COMMON STOCK 221005101 3,770 1,508,000 X 1508000
Creditrust Corp COMMON STOCK 225429109 11,159 565,000 X 565000
CSC Holdings Pfd PREFERRED 126304203 12,823 115,000 X 115000
Cumulus Media Inc COMMON STOCK 231082108 2,056 175,000 X 175000
CuraGen Corp COMMON STOCK 23126R101 1,943 293,300 X 293300
Data Transmission COMMON STOCK 238017107 37,073 1,552,800 X 1552800
Devon Energy COMMON STOCK 251799102 29,155 1,057,790 X 1057790
Dunn Computer Corp COMMON STOCK 265771105 765 360,000 X 360000
DVI Health Services COMMON STOCK 233343102 10,408 699,700 X 699700
Dynegy Inc COMMON STOCK 26816L102 21,685 1,542,078 X 1542078
ECI Telecom Ltd COMMON STOCK 268258100 7,875 225,000 X 225000
Electronic Arts Inc COMMON STOCK 285512109 20,235 426,000 X 426000
Embratel Part. ADR COMMON STOCK 29081N100 4,172 250,000 X 250000
Enron Oil & Gas Co COMMON STOCK 293562104 9,330 561,200 X 561200
Equitable Resources COMMON STOCK 294549100 36,860 1,414,300 X 1414300
Equity Office Prop COMMON STOCK EOP 254 10,000 X 10000
Equity Residential COMMON STOCK 29476L107 10,973 266,000 X 266000
Esat Telecom ADR COMMON STOCK 26883Y102 3,529 85,000 X 85000
Evergreen Resources COMMON STOCK 299900308 7,132 356,600 X 356600
Expeditors Intl Wash COMMON STOCK 302130109 77,296 1,431,400 X 1431400
Farr Co COMMON STOCK 311648109 1,992 234,400 X 234400
First Health Group COMMON STOCK 320960107 52,412 3,263,000 X 3263000
First Ind Realty Tr COMMON STOCK 32054K103 6,822 285,000 X 285000
First Wash Realty Cv PREFERRED 337489306 4,340 160,000 X 160000
First Wash Realty Tr COMMON STOCK 337489504 5,145 240,000 X 240000
First Years Inc COMMON STOCK 337610109 5,586 400,800 X 400800
Foremost Corp Amer COMMON STOCK 345469100 17,211 855,199 X 855199
Forest Cty Entr Cl A COMMON STOCK 345550107 14,458 597,760 X 597760
Forest Cty Entr Cl B COMMON STOCK 345550305 11,220 469,960 X 469960
FPIC Insurance Group COMMON STOCK 302563101 6,267 151,000 X 151000
Fred Meyer Hldg Co COMMON STOCK 592907109 1,843 31,300 X 31300
Gadzooks Inc COMMON STOCK 362553109 548 73,700 X 73700
Galileo Technology COMMON STOCK M47298100 9,653 330,000 X 330000
Gaylord Entertainmnt COMMON STOCK 367905106 2,437 100,500 X 100500
Genome Therapeutics COMMON STOCK 372430108 2,077 664,600 X 664600
Getty Images Inc COMMON STOCK 374276103 20,958 998,000 X 998000
Gibraltar Steel Corp COMMON STOCK 37476F103 21,154 1,061,000 X 1061000
Global TeleSystems COMMON STOCK 37936U104 4,548 81,300 X 81300
GP Strategies Corp COMMON STOCK 36225V104 10,913 614,800 X 614800
Granite Broadcasting COMMON STOCK 387241102 5,585 843,000 X 843000
Guilford Pharm Inc COMMON STOCK 401829106 4,065 357,400 X 357400
H and R Block Inc COMMON STOCK 093671105 2,445 51,600 X 51600
HA LO Industries Inc COMMON STOCK 404429102 13,342 1,083,593 X 1083593
Harley Davidson Inc COMMON STOCK 412822108 121,590 2,114,600 X 2114600
HCC Insurance Hldgs COMMON STOCK 404132102 7,633 396,500 X 396500
Hillenbrand Inds Inc COMMON STOCK 431573104 11,039 239,000 X 239000
Hollywood Park Inc COMMON STOCK 436255103 5,156 500,000 X 500000
Homestead Village COMMON STOCK 437851108 2,687 1,102,500 X 1102500
Host Marriott Servs COMMON STOCK 440914109 19,210 2,845,900 X 2845900
Hub Group Inc COMMON STOCK 443320106 34,160 1,438,300 X 1438300
Hutchinson Tech Inc COMMON STOCK 448407106 1,990 80,000 X 80000
Icon plc ADR COMMON STOCK 45103T107 1,450 100,000 X 100000
IMRglobal Corp COMMON STOCK 45321W106 3,538 199,300 X 199300
Industrie Natuzzi Sp COMMON STOCK 456478106 4,950 300,000 X 300000
Information Holdings COMMON STOCK 456727106 9,474 530,000 X 530000
Information Mgmt COMMON STOCK 456923101 186 87,600 X 87600
InfoUSA Inc Cl A COMMON STOCK 456818202 7,095 1,669,500 X 1669500
InfoUSA Inc Cl B COMMON STOCK 456818103 6,588 1,464,100 X 1464100
Inhale Therapeutic COMMON STOCK 457191104 12,369 456,000 X 456000
Insurance Auto COMMON STOCK 457875102 11,452 944,500 X 944500
IntelliQuest Info Gr COMMON STOCK 45816H101 9,421 930,500 X 930500
Intermet Corp COMMON STOCK 45881K104 1,214 90,800 X 90800
Intl Game Technology COMMON STOCK 459902102 41,591 2,856,000 X 2856000
Intl Total Services COMMON STOCK 460499106 1,750 500,000 X 500000
Irsa Inversiones GDS COMMON STOCK 450047204 21,288 807,124 X 807124
J Ray McDermott COMMON STOCK P64658100 23,828 797,600 X 797600
Jabil Circuit Inc COMMON STOCK 466313103 31,558 779,200 X 779200
JDA Software Group COMMON STOCK 46612K108 9,527 1,281,000 X 1281000
Jones Apparel Group COMMON STOCK 480074103 22,965 822,000 X 822000
Just For Feet Inc COMMON STOCK 48213P106 1,000 80,000 X 80000
Keane Inc COMMON STOCK 486665102 3,129 146,800 X 146800
Kent Electronics COMMON STOCK 490553104 5,233 526,600 X 526600
KN Energy Inc COMMON STOCK 482620101 5,449 273,300 X 273300
Kronos Inc COMMON STOCK 501052104 42,179 1,721,600 X 1721600
La Salle Hotel Props COMMON STOCK 517942108 12,150 917,000 X 917000
Labor Ready Inc COMMON STOCK 505401208 46,574 1,787,000 X 1787000
Lakes Gaming Inc COMMON STOCK 51206P109 516 63,000 X 63000
Leggett & Platt Inc COMMON STOCK 524660107 640 32,000 X 32000
Leucadia Natl Co COMMON STOCK 527288104 24,820 820,500 X 820500
Level 3 Comms Inc COMMON STOCK 52729N100 2,184 30,000 X 30000
Liberty Media, AT&T COMMON STOCK 001957208 209,635 3,983,564 X 3983564
Lilly Industries Inc COMMON STOCK 532491107 26,463 1,714,200 X 1714200
Lincare Holdings COMMON STOCK 532791100 123,666 4,397,000 X 4397000
Macerich Co COMMON STOCK 554382101 9,075 400,000 X 400000
Macrovision Corp COMMON STOCK 555904101 8,880 240,000 X 240000
Magellan Health Svcs COMMON STOCK 559079108 9,267 2,212,900 X 2212900
Markel Corp COMMON STOCK 570535104 24,045 133,400 X 133400
McKesson HBOC Inc COMMON STOCK 58155Q103 67,525 1,023,100 X 1023100
MDSI Mobil Data Sol. COMMON STOCK 55268N100 2,065 140,000 X 140000
Metrika Systems Corp COMMON STOCK 59159M106 1,798 232,000 X 232000
Mettler Toledo Intl COMMON STOCK 592688105 19,859 802,400 X 802400
Microcide Pharm Inc COMMON STOCK 595018102 3,774 915,000 X 915000
Micros Systems Inc COMMON STOCK 594901100 61,113 1,851,900 X 1851900
MidAmerican Energy COMMON STOCK 59562V107 93,321 3,332,900 X 3332900
Monarch Casino COMMON STOCK 609027107 5,274 760,200 X 760200
Myriad Genetics Inc COMMON STOCK 62855J104 4,670 518,900 X 518900
National Data Corp COMMON STOCK 635621105 116,185 2,766,300 X 2766300
National Instruments COMMON STOCK 636518102 4,494 157,700 X 157700
Nautica Enterprises COMMON STOCK 639089101 3,959 350,000 X 350000
NeoPlanet Inc PREFERRED 640994935 2,000 250,000 X 250000
NPS Pharmaceuticals COMMON STOCK 62936P103 1,425 190,000 X 190000
NTL Inc COMMON STOCK 629407107 105,525 1,296,775 X 1296775
NuSkin Enterprises COMMON STOCK 67018T105 12,753 557,500 X 557500
Oak Industries COMMON STOCK 671400505 13,970 440,000 X 440000
Ocular Sciences Inc COMMON STOCK 675744106 453 15,800 X 15800
Onix Systems Inc COMMON STOCK 666991963 264 49,122 X 49122
Onix Systems Inc COMMON STOCK 67088G108 1,166 217,000 X 217000
Pacific Internet Ltd COMMON STOCK Y66183107 466 8,000 X 8000
People's Bank Bridge COMMON STOCK 710198102 59,925 2,014,300 X 2014300
Peoples Heritage Fin COMMON STOCK 711147108 1,476 82,000 X 82000
Phoenix Inv Partners COMMON STOCK 719085102 26,125 3,029,000 X 3029000
Pinnacle Hldgs Inc COMMON STOCK 72346N101 10,134 670,000 X 670000
Pioneer Group Inc COMMON STOCK 723684106 18,929 1,277,900 X 1277900
Pioneer Std Electron COMMON STOCK 723877106 5,760 877,700 X 877700
Playboy Enterprises COMMON STOCK 728117300 6,260 278,200 X 278200
Primedia Inc COMMON STOCK 74157K101 20,713 1,479,500 X 1479500
Progressive Corp COMMON STOCK 743315103 1,801 12,550 X 12550
Protection One Inc COMMON STOCK 743663304 4,638 742,000 X 742000
Protective Life Corp COMMON STOCK 743674103 18,218 481,000 X 481000
Protein Design Labs COMMON STOCK 74369L103 5,950 395,000 X 395000
RCM Technologies Inc COMMON STOCK 749360400 7,469 679,000 X 679000
RCN Corporation COMMON STOCK 749361101 105,289 3,137,100 X 3137100
Republic NY Corp COMMON STOCK 760719104 461 10,000 X 10000
Respironics Inc COMMON STOCK 761230101 11,965 907,300 X 907300
Rouse Co COMMON STOCK 779273101 18,615 839,000 X 839000
Royal Caribbean Crui COMMON STOCK V7780T103 7,925 203,200 X 203200
Royal Olympic Cruise COMMON STOCK V7780Z109 1,486 410,000 X 410000
Sanmina Corporation COMMON STOCK 800907107 14,770 231,680 X 231680
Saville Systems ADR COMMON STOCK 805174109 6,248 510,000 X 510000
Schnitzer Steel Ind COMMON STOCK 806882106 2,181 183,700 X 183700
Security Capital COMMON STOCK 99HWQS906 18,125 906,248 X 906248
Security Dynamics COMMON STOCK 814208104 4,526 243,000 X 243000
SEI Investments Co COMMON STOCK 784117103 70,781 765,200 X 765200
ServiceMaster Co COMMON STOCK 81760N109 2,230 109,800 X 109800
SkyTel Comms Inc COMMON STOCK 83087Q104 8,645 520,000 X 520000
Solectron Corp COMMON STOCK 834182107 88,879 1,830,200 X 1830200
Spectrum Health COMMON STOCK 847930104 17 68,000 X 68000
St. John Knits COMMON STOCK 790289102 17,408 660,000 X 660000
Startec Global Comm COMMON STOCK 85569E103 3,322 428,600 X 428600
Station Casinos Inc COMMON STOCK 857689103 3,315 260,000 X 260000
Steiner Leisure Ltd COMMON STOCK P8744Y102 1,384 45,000 X 45000
Sterling Commerce COMMON STOCK 859205106 11,676 379,700 X 379700
Structural Dynamics COMMON STOCK 863555108 770 40,400 X 40400
Sykes Enterprises COMMON STOCK 871237103 51,881 1,605,600 X 1605600
Symex COMMON STOCK 871994919 2,003 445,000 X 445000
Synaptic Pharmaceut. COMMON STOCK 87156R109 7,927 1,153,000 X 1153000
Systems & Comp Tech COMMON STOCK 871873105 15,309 1,530,900 X 1530900
TCF Financial Corp COMMON STOCK 872275102 18,070 695,000 X 695000
Telephone & Data Sys COMMON STOCK 879433100 38,786 688,000 X 688000
Tesoro Petroleum COMMON STOCK 881609101 41,984 3,816,700 X 3816700
Texas Regional Bshrs COMMON STOCK 882673106 17,901 663,000 X 663000
Thermo Electron Corp COMMON STOCK 883556102 5,154 380,000 X 380000
Thermo Fibergen COMMON STOCK 88355U109 231 25,000 X 25000
Thermo Fibergen COMMON STOCK 88355U117 69 25,000 X 25000
Thermo Instrument Sy COMMON STOCK 883559106 6,178 427,900 X 427900
Thermo Optek Corp COMMON STOCK 883582108 3,051 305,100 X 305100
Thermo Quest Corp COMMON STOCK 883655102 8,637 712,300 X 712300
Thor Industries Inc COMMON STOCK 885160101 10,860 480,000 X 480000
THQ Inc COMMON STOCK 872443403 2,251 110,500 X 110500
Tipperary Corp COMMON STOCK 888002300 951 1,170,000 X 1170000
Trailer Bridge COMMON STOCK 892782103 1,572 621,000 X 621000
TV Guide Inc COMMON STOCK 87307Q109 54,877 1,488,200 X 1488200
UICI COMMON STOCK 902737105 40,102 1,782,300 X 1782300
UNIFI Inc COMMON STOCK 904677101 12,113 950,000 X 950000
Unisource Energy COMMON STOCK 909205106 6,638 600,000 X 600000
United Fire & Casual COMMON STOCK 910331107 9,038 351,000 X 351000
United Int'l Holding COMMON STOCK 910734102 16,095 370,000 X 370000
Univision Comms Inc COMMON STOCK 914906102 5,000 100,000 X 100000
UTILX Corporation COMMON STOCK 918031105 109 70,000 X 70000
Vallen Corporation COMMON STOCK 919260109 2,873 169,000 X 169000
Wackenhut A COMMON STOCK 929794105 848 38,100 X 38100
Wackenhut B COMMON STOCK 929794303 43,348 2,549,875 X 2549875
Washington Federal COMMON STOCK 938824109 21,182 1,008,664 X 1008664
Washington Mutual COMMON STOCK 939322103 31,093 760,678 X 760678
Weingarten Realty In COMMON STOCK 948741103 6,538 165,000 X 165000
Wesley Jessen Vision COMMON STOCK 951018100 413 15,000 X 15000
Whole Foods Market COMMON STOCK 966837106 17,205 500,500 X 500500
World Acceptance Cor COMMON STOCK 981419104 16,454 3,061,200 X 3061200
World Color Press COMMON STOCK 981443104 25,394 1,195,000 X 1195000
Worthington Inds Inc COMMON STOCK 981811102 21,068 1,793,000 X 1793000
Young Broadcasting A COMMON STOCK 987434107 26,143 573,000 X 573000
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