UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED: 9/30/00
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 9, 2000
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: 264
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $5,119,326
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 TITLE OF CUSIP FAIR MKT SHARES OR INVESTMENT DISCRETION MANAGER VOTING AUTHORITY
CLASS NUMBER VALUE PRINC. AMT SOLE DEFINED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE
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3DO Company COMMON 88553W105 1,672 250,000 X 250000
Acceptance Insurance COMMON 004308102 4,876 736,000 X 736000
Ace Cash Express COMMON 004403101 8,415 765,000 X 765000
Activision Inc COMMON 004930202 2,550 170,000 X 170000
Actuant Corporation COMMON 038225108 1,746 443,500 X 443500
Acxiom Corporation COMMON 005125109 39,846 1,255,000 X 1255000
Advanced Lighting COMMON 00753C102 11,774 951,400 X 951400
AES Corporation COMMON 00130H105 33,459 488,456 X 488456
Affiliated Mgrs Grp COMMON 008252108 52,952 930,000 X 930000
AirNet Systems Inc COMMON 009417106 3,513 770,000 X 770000
Amdocs Ltd COMMON G02602103 66,617 1,068,000 X 1068000
Amer Dental Partners COMMON 025353103 2,445 369,000 X 369000
American Management COMMON 027352103 8,336 485,000 X 485000
American Power Conv PREFERRED 029066107 11,225 585,000 X 585000
Americredit COMMON 03060R101 183,455 6,367,200 X 6367200
Amli Residential Pr COMMON 001735109 18,600 775,000 X 775000
Analysts Intl Corp COMMON 032681108 1,942 269,050 X 269050
Anchor Gaming COMMON 033037102 55,296 695,000 X 695000
Aperian Inc COMMON 037531100 744 116,667 X 116667
Applied Industrial COMMON 03820C105 11,288 652,000 X 652000
APW Ltd COMMON G04397108 22,059 452,500 X 452500
ASE Test Ltd COMMON Y02516105 2,457 117,000 X 117000
Aspect Comms Corp COMMON 04523Q102 9,178 445,000 X 445000
Atchison Casting COMMON 046613105 2,337 593,400 X 593400
Atmos Energy Corp COMMON 049560105 23,469 1,137,900 X 1137900
Autoliv Inc COMMON 052800109 9,750 500,000 X 500000
Aztec Tech Partners COMMON 05480L101 3,071 2,978,000 X 2978000
Azurix Corp COMMON 05501M104 5,629 1,580,000 X 1580000
Bally Total Fitness COMMON 05873K108 48,700 1,948,000 X 1948000
Barrett Resources COMMON 068480201 756 20,000 X 20000
Basin Exploration COMMON 070107107 10,021 513,900 X 513900
Bell and Howell Co COMMON 077852101 5,469 250,000 X 250000
Bigfoot IMS Inc PREFERRED 089990949 2,500 263,158 X 263158
Bigfoot Intl COMMON 409992948 4,025 2,683 X 2683
BKF Capital Group COMMON 05548G102 6,882 352,900 X 352900
Borders Group COMMON 099709107 27,539 1,975,900 X 1975900
Boston Scientific Co COMMON 101137107 2,334 142,000 X 142000
BRE Properties Inc COMMON 05564E106 17,120 535,000 X 535000
CACI International COMMON 127190304 7,087 330,600 X 330600
Calloway Golf COMMON 131193104 11,454 745,000 X 745000
Cambridge Tech COMMON 132524109 2,734 625,000 X 625000
Capital Trust Inc COMMON 14052H100 8,268 1,837,300 X 1837300
Carbo Ceramics Inc COMMON 140781105 13,690 515,400 X 515400
Carnival Corp COMMON 143658102 46,985 1,908,000 X 1908000
CH Energy Group Inc COMMON 12541M102 9,570 240,000 X 240000
Chiles Offshore Inc COMMON 16888M104 8,103 374,700 X 374700
Chittenden Corp COMMON 170228100 19,625 764,000 X 764000
ChoicePoint Inc COMMON 170388102 25,231 550,000 X 550000
Cinar Corporation COMMON 171905300 3,990 1,330,000 X 1330000
Citadel Comms Corp COMMON 172853202 4,607 271,000 X 271000
Citizens Utilities COMMON 17453B101 392 29,160 X 29160
Clarcor Inc COMMON 179895107 28,665 1,470,000 X 1470000
Classic Comms Inc COMMON 182728204 5,885 1,162,500 X 1162500
ClickSoftware Techs COMMON M25082104 6,240 1,560,000 X 1560000
Comarco Inc COMMON 200080109 30,288 862,300 X 862300
Commonwealth Bancorp COMMON 20268X102 12,963 894,000 X 894000
Commonwealth Tel Ent COMMON 203349105 34,157 926,300 X 926300
Comverse Technology COMMON 205862402 50,922 471,500 X 471500
Concord EFS Inc COMMON 206197105 45,496 1,281,000 X 1281000
Conectiv COMMON 206829103 34,678 1,940,000 X 1940000
Consolidated Tomoka COMMON 210226106 3,443 275,400 X 275400
Corning Inc COMMON 219350105 2,334 7,860 X 7860
Corvas International COMMON 221005101 34,712 1,493,000 X 1493000
Cross Timbers Oil Co COMMON 227573102 83,480 4,350,750 X 4350750
Devon Energy Corp COMMON 25179M103 48,451 805,500 X 805500
Dionex Corp COMMON 254546104 12,647 457,800 X 457800
Diversinet Corp COMMON 25536K204 1,539 262,000 X 262000
DSP Group Inc COMMON 23332B106 43,355 1,160,000 X 1160000
DVI Health Services COMMON 233343102 19,826 1,020,000 X 1020000
Dynegy Holding Co COMMON 26816Q101 148,503 2,605,324 X 2605324
Education Management COMMON 28139T101 7,308 271,300 X 271300
EGL Inc COMMON 268484102 8,470 280,000 X 280000
Eldorado Bancshares COMMON 28467W106 3,577 485,000 X 485000
Embratel Part. ADR COMMON 29081N100 18,500 1,000,000 X 1000000
Equitable Resources COMMON 294549100 68,844 1,086,300 X 1086300
Equity Office Prop COMMON 294741103 4,412 142,025 X 142025
Equity Residential COMMON 29476L107 432 9,000 X 9000
Evergreen Resources COMMON 299900308 23,439 674,500 X 674500
Expeditors Intl Wash COMMON 302130109 83,681 1,857,000 X 1857000
Ezenia! Inc COMMON 302311105 1,064 436,500 X 436500
Fairfield Comm Inc COMMON 304231301 4,050 400,000 X 400000
Fifth Third Bancorp COMMON 316773100 233 4,320 X 4320
First Health Group COMMON 320960107 97,621 3,027,000 X 3027000
First Ind Realty Tr COMMON 32054K103 27,521 895,000 X 895000
First Wash Realty Cv PREFERRED 337489603 9,030 280,000 X 280000
First Wash Realty Tr COMMON 337489504 11,947 470,800 X 470800
First Years Inc COMMON 337610109 5,609 641,000 X 641000
Forest Cty Entr Cl A COMMON 345550107 4,133 114,800 X 114800
Forest Cty Entr Cl B COMMON 345550305 17,126 466,000 X 466000
Forward Air Corp COMMON 349853101 15,131 430,000 X 430000
Gadzooks Inc COMMON 362553109 28,189 1,577,000 X 1577000
Gaiam Inc COMMON 36268Q103 2,802 153,000 X 153000
Gemstar-TV Guide Int COMMON 36866W106 782 8,972 X 8972
Gene Logic Inc COMMON 368689105 3,919 170,400 X 170400
General Growth Props COMMON 370021107 9,891 307,300 X 307300
Genset ADR COMMON 37244T104 715 26,000 X 26000
Genzyme Molecular COMMON 372917500 5,273 380,000 X 380000
Getty Images Inc COMMON 374276103 47,406 1,557,500 X 1557500
Gibraltar Steel Corp COMMON 37476F103 18,563 1,125,000 X 1125000
Gilat Satellite Netw COMMON M51474100 20,218 263,000 X 263000
Gildan Activewear COMMON 375916103 3,534 105,900 X 105900
Globo Cabo ADR COMMON 37957X102 1,338 100,000 X 100000
GP Strategies Corp COMMON 36225V104 5,113 810,000 X 810000
Group 1 Software COMMON 39943Y103 1,437 70,100 X 70100
Grupo Televisa ADR COMMON 40049J206 14,422 250,000 X 250000
Guilford Pharm Inc COMMON 401829106 8,787 381,000 X 381000
H and R Block Inc COMMON 093671105 8,858 239,000 X 239000
Haemonetics Corp COMMON 405024100 10,710 420,000 X 420000
Harley Davidson Inc COMMON 412822108 105,735 2,208,560 X 2208560
HCC Insurance Hldgs COMMON 404132102 22,029 1,084,500 X 1084500
Helen of Troy Inc COMMON G4388N106 18,169 2,550,000 X 2550000
Herman Miller Inc COMMON 600544100 32,351 1,009,000 X 1009000
Hon Industries Inc COMMON 438092108 13,298 540,000 X 540000
HRPT Properties Tr COMMON 40426W101 7,000 1,000,000 X 1000000
Hub Group Inc COMMON 443320106 13,543 1,416,300 X 1416300
Hyperion Solutions COMMON 44914M104 10,221 395,000 X 395000
Indus International COMMON 45578L100 3,281 673,000 X 673000
Information Holdings COMMON 456727106 21,206 598,400 X 598400
InfoUSA Inc COMMON 456818301 14,300 2,860,000 X 2860000
Inhale Therapeutic COMMON 457191104 35,065 622,000 X 622000
Insight Comms Co Inc COMMON 45768V108 3,810 240,000 X 240000
Insurance Auto COMMON 457875102 10,749 664,000 X 664000
Intl Game Technology COMMON 459902102 82,718 2,460,000 X 2460000
Intl Total Services COMMON 460499106 508 500,000 X 500000
Irsa Inversiones GDS COMMON 450047204 18,752 812,000 X 812000
Isle of Capri Casino COMMON 464592104 21,700 1,400,000 X 1400000
ITT Educational Serv COMMON 45068B109 56,420 2,080,000 X 2080000
J D Edwards & Co COMMON 281667105 27,337 1,056,500 X 1056500
Jabil Circuit Inc COMMON 466313103 23,472 413,600 X 413600
JDA Software Group COMMON 46612K108 29,725 2,331,400 X 2331400
Jones Apparel Group COMMON 480074103 41,738 1,575,000 X 1575000
Kent Electronics COMMON 490553104 9,588 401,600 X 401600
Kronos Inc COMMON 501052104 36,401 1,213,350 X 1213350
Labor Ready Inc COMMON 505401208 13,789 3,293,000 X 3293000
Lakes Gaming Inc COMMON 51206P109 975 113,000 X 113000
LaSalle Hotel Props COMMON 517942108 22,067 1,459,000 X 1459000
Leggett & Platt Inc COMMON 524660107 506 32,000 X 32000
Leucadia Natl Co COMMON 527288104 21,841 816,500 X 816500
Liberty Media, AT&T COMMON 001957208 66,993 3,721,856 X 3721856
Lilly Industries Inc COMMON 532491107 43,707 1,481,600 X 1481600
Lincare Holdings COMMON 532791100 47,260 1,647,400 X 1647400
Macerich Co COMMON 554382101 13,281 625,000 X 625000
Magellan Health Svcs COMMON 559079108 5,808 1,498,800 X 1498800
Manufactured Home COMMON 564682102 19,730 789,200 X 789200
MAPICS Inc COMMON 564910107 10,709 1,586,500 X 1586500
Markel Corp COMMON 570535104 19,331 127,388 X 127388
Markel Corp CVR CONVERTIBLE 570535112 202 26,942 X 26942
MasTec Inc COMMON 576323109 8,750 280,000 X 280000
Matav ADR COMMON 559776109 1,649 70,000 X 70000
Maverick Tube Corp COMMON 577914104 21,819 810,000 X 810000
McLeodUSA Inc COMMON 582266102 1,417 99,000 X 99000
MDSI Mobil Data Sol. COMMON 55268N100 6,081 552,000 X 552000
Mediacom Comms Corp COMMON 58446K105 29,186 1,810,000 X 1810000
Mercantile Bankshrs COMMON 587405101 3,013 83,000 X 83000
Meta Group Inc COMMON 591002100 1,682 135,900 X 135900
Metabolex Inc PREFERRED 591014998 2,000 363,636 X 363636
Mettler Toledo Intl COMMON 592688105 25,656 583,100 X 583100
Michaels Stores Inc COMMON 594087108 11,424 285,600 X 285600
Microcide Pharm Inc COMMON 595018102 11,111 823,000 X 823000
Micros Systems Inc COMMON 594901100 32,351 2,147,800 X 2147800
MIH Ltd COMMON G6116R101 14,969 500,000 X 500000
Millennium Cell COMMON 2617260 6,656 300,000 X 300000
Mobile Mini Inc COMMON 60740F105 12,513 650,000 X 650000
Monaco Coach COMMON 60886R103 465 28,200 X 28200
Monarch Casino COMMON 609027107 4,381 753,700 X 753700
Myriad Genetics Inc COMMON 62855J104 46,815 542,000 X 542000
National Data Corp COMMON 635621105 95,927 2,923,500 X 2923500
Natl Commerce Bancor COMMON 635449101 244 12,250 X 12250
Nautica Enterprises COMMON 639089101 13,261 1,025,000 X 1025000
Navidec Inc COMMON 63934Q101 2,790 360,000 X 360000
Navigant Consulting COMMON 63935N107 8,491 2,470,000 X 2470000
Nelvana Ltd COMMON 64042V107 12,947 428,000 X 428000
NeoPlanet Inc PREFERRED 640994935 2,000 250,000 X 250000
NeoPlanet Inc PREFERRED 64099B921 641 53,376 X 53376
Neuberger Berman COMMON 641234109 71,666 1,165,300 X 1165300
New Horizons Wldwide COMMON 645526104 1,200 100,000 X 100000
Newpark Resources COMMON 651718504 40,108 4,336,000 X 4336000
NPS Pharmaceuticals COMMON 62936P103 32,580 576,000 X 576000
NTL Inc Holding Co COMMON 629407107 52,290 1,129,062 X 1129062
NuSkin Enterprises COMMON 67018T105 309 46,700 X 46700
Online Resources COMMON 68273G101 4,020 1,072,100 X 1072100
Orbotech Ltd COMMON M75253100 1,969 36,000 X 36000
Orthofix Intl NV COMMON N6748L102 13,345 539,200 X 539200
Paradigm Geophysical COMMON 69900J104 2,279 354,000 X 354000
Pennaco Energy Inc COMMON 708046107 21,893 1,260,000 X 1260000
People's Bank Bridge COMMON 710198102 47,797 2,269,300 X 2269300
PerkinElmer Inc COMMON 714046109 15,969 153,000 X 153000
Philadelphia Cons. COMMON 717528103 17,535 840,000 X 840000
Phoenix Inv Partners COMMON 719085102 61,101 3,942,000 X 3942000
Pier 1 Imports Inc COMMON 720279108 20,886 1,540,000 X 1540000
Pinnacle Ent Inc COMMON 723456109 9,875 454,000 X 454000
Pinnacle Hldgs Inc COMMON 72346N101 16,907 635,000 X 635000
Pioneer Group Inc COMMON 723684106 33,750 767,600 X 767600
Pioneer Std Electron COMMON 723877106 13,356 984,800 X 984800
Playboy Enterprises COMMON 728117300 11,756 787,000 X 787000
Pomeroy Computer Res COMMON 731822102 14,866 785,000 X 785000
Price Communications COMMON 741437305 17,888 914,400 X 914400
Primedia Inc COMMON 74157K101 31,939 1,950,500 X 1950500
Profit Recovery Grp COMMON 743168106 4,049 410,000 X 410000
Progressive Corp COMMON 743315103 246 3,000 X 3000
Project Software & D COMMON 74339P101 3,389 218,000 X 218000
Protective Life Corp COMMON 743674103 31,369 1,050,000 X 1050000
Protein Design Labs COMMON 74369L103 37,958 315,000 X 315000
RCM Technologies Inc COMMON 749360400 7,209 1,802,300 X 1802300
RCN Corporation COMMON 749361101 9,887 476,500 X 476500
Rent Way Inc COMMON 76009U104 11,239 370,000 X 370000
Reynolds & Reynolds COMMON 761695105 5,817 292,700 X 292700
RLI Corp COMMON 749607107 13,883 360,000 X 360000
Rouse Co COMMON 779273101 26,733 1,072,000 X 1072000
Royal Olympic Cruise COMMON V7780Z109 1,230 410,000 X 410000
RSA Security Inc COMMON 749719100 5,175 120,000 X 120000
Salem Communications COMMON 794093104 22,305 1,758,000 X 1758000
Sec Capital European COMMON 99HWQS906 21,250 1,062,498 X 1062498
SEI Investments Co COMMON 784117103 129,741 1,833,800 X 1833800
SensAble Techs PREFERRED 817252984 1,000 301,205 X 301205
Shop at Home Inc COMMON 825066301 1,170 480,000 X 480000
SL Green Realty Corp COMMON 78440X101 24,583 876,000 X 876000
Solectron Corp COMMON 834182107 31,430 681,400 X 681400
Spartech Corporation COMMON 847220209 15,718 1,010,000 X 1010000
Spectrum Health COMMON 847930104 17 68,000 X 68000
StanCorp Financial COMMON 852891100 12,825 300,000 X 300000
Startec Global Comm COMMON 85569E103 4,352 733,000 X 733000
Station Casinos Inc COMMON 857689103 41,162 2,888,550 X 2888550
Steiner Leisure Ltd COMMON P8744Y102 7,831 350,000 X 350000
Stericycle Inc COMMON 858912108 11,721 478,400 X 478400
Steris Corporation COMMON 859152100 14,243 1,186,900 X 1186900
Summit Properties COMMON 866239106 15,605 648,500 X 648500
Sykes Enterprises COMMON 871237103 5,294 984,900 X 984900
Symyx Technologies COMMON 87155S108 15,051 347,000 X 347000
Syncor International COMMON 87157J106 10,418 283,000 X 283000
Systems & Comp Tech COMMON 871873105 20,968 1,193,900 X 1193900
TCF Financial Corp COMMON 872275102 49,552 1,317,000 X 1317000
Techne Corporation COMMON 878377100 8,938 79,800 X 79800
Tektronix Inc COMMON 879131100 27,038 352,000 X 352000
Tele Celular Sul ADR COMMON 879238103 1,200 40,000 X 40000
Telephone & Data Sys COMMON 879433100 107,711 973,000 X 973000
Tesoro Petroleum COMMON 881609101 39,518 3,976,700 X 3976700
Texas Regional Bshrs COMMON 882673106 26,502 934,000 X 934000
Thermo Fibergen COMMON 88355U109 308 25,000 X 25000
Thermo Fibergen Rts COMMON 88355U117 9 25,000 X 25000
Thor Industries Inc COMMON 885160101 5,573 241,000 X 241000
THQ Inc COMMON 872443403 24,994 1,075,000 X 1075000
Tidel Technologies COMMON 886368109 6,938 1,000,000 X 1000000
Tidel Technologies COMMON TIDELWTS 0 63,158 X 63158
Tipperary Corp COMMON 888002300 3,201 883,000 X 883000
UICI COMMON 902737105 8,920 1,274,300 X 1274300
UNIFI Inc COMMON 904677101 4,075 400,000 X 400000
Unisource Energy COMMON 909205106 13,205 806,400 X 806400
United Microelec ADR COMMON 910873207 2,078 175,000 X 175000
UnitedGlobalCom COMMON 913247508 18,200 600,000 X 600000
US Aggregates Inc COMMON 90334D109 12,124 732,000 X 732000
Utilicorp United Inc COMMON 918005109 26,651 1,030,000 X 1030000
Vail Resorts Inc COMMON 91879Q109 4,860 240,000 X 240000
Varian Inc COMMON 922206107 22,944 532,800 X 532800
VelocityHSI Inc COMMON 92257K102 268 107,000 X 107000
Vitalstream PREFERRED 927993998 1,849 225,461 X 225461
Wackenhut A COMMON 929794105 567 38,100 X 38100
Wackenhut B COMMON 929794303 24,072 2,917,775 X 2917775
Waters Corporation COMMON 941848103 3,079 34,600 X 34600
West TeleServices COMMON 956188106 10,718 487,200 X 487200
Whole Foods Market COMMON 966837106 35,353 658,500 X 658500
World Acceptance Cor COMMON 981419104 15,135 2,971,200 X 2971200
Young Broadcasting A COMMON 987434107 28,533 907,600 X 907600
Zale Corp COMMON 988858106 4,055 125,000 X 125000
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