UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ___
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Firsthand Capital Management, Inc.
Address: 125 South Market
Suite 1200
San Jose, California 95113
Form 13F File Number: 28-04505
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: Omar N. Billawala
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (408) 294-2200
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Omar N. Billawala San Jose, California 08/31/00
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings are reported in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 162
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 7,568,649
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(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
NONE
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Firsthand Capital Management, Inc.
FORM 13F
as of 03/31/00
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Voting Authority
Title of Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other ----------------
Name of Issuer Class CUSIP (x$1000) PrnAmt Prn Call Dscretn Managers Sole Shared None
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3COM CORP COM 885535104 935 16,800 SH SOLE 16,800
ACCRUE SOFTWARE INC COM 00437W102 16,487 360,000 SH SOLE 360,000
ADAPTEC, INC. COM 00651F108 4,658 120,600 SH SOLE 120,600
ADAPTIVE BROADBAND CORP. COM 00650M104 20,779 388,400 SH SOLE 388,400
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM 000886101 67,883 1,260,000 SH SOLE 1,260,000
ADVANCED FIBRE COMMUNICATION COM 00754A105 37,192 593,300 SH SOLE 593,300
AETHER SYSTEMS, INC. COM 00808V105 41,364 227,900 SH SOLE 227,900
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 00846U101 17,087 164,301 SH SOLE 164,301
AIRNET COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 00941P106 8,734 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000
ALCATEL ALSTHOM CGE - SPONSO ADR 013904305 105,150 2,400,000 SH SOLE 2,400,000
ALLAIRE CORPORATION COM 016714107 30,250 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000
ALTERA CORP. COM 021441100 23,183 259,748 SH SOLE 259,748
AMERICA ONLINE, INC. COM 02364J104 18,448 274,231 SH SOLE 274,231
AMGEN, INC. COM 031162100 87,990 1,433,650 SH SOLE 1,433,650
ANADIGICS, INC. COM 032515108 44,190 669,550 SH SOLE 669,550
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. COM 038222105 26,883 285,236 SH SOLE 285,236
APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP. COM 03822W109 168,370 1,122,000 SH SOLE 1,122,000
APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COM 038236105 2,949 97,500 SH SOLE 97,500
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. COM 04289L107 20,495 312,000 SH SOLE 312,000
ASYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 04648X107 46,683 798,000 SH SOLE 798,000
AT&T CORP. COM 001957109 434,011 7,715,674 SH SOLE 7,715,674
ATMEL CORPORATION COM 049513104 47,237 915,000 SH SOLE 915,000
AVANEX CORP. COM 05348W109 228 1,500 SH SOLE 1,500
AVANTI CORP. COM 053487104 5,368 429,462 SH SOLE 429,462
BINDVIEW DEVELOPMENT CORP. COM 090327107 63,330 2,038,800 SH SOLE 2,038,800
BLUESTONE SOFTWARE COM 09623P102 7,752 229,700 SH SOLE 229,700
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. COM 101137107 3,129 146,800 SH SOLE 146,800
BREEZECOM LTD. COM M20385106 1,532 41,000 SH SOLE 41,000
BROADCOM CORP. CL. A COM 111320107 22,307 91,847 SH SOLE 91,847
C. R. BARD, INC. COM 067383109 735 19,000 SH SOLE 19,000
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, INC. COM 126920107 218,130 7,441,525 SH SOLE 7,441,525
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. COM 127387108 3,348 161,351 SH SOLE 161,351
CALDERA SYSTEMS INC COM 128780103 5,170 220,000 SH SOLE 220,000
CALICO COMMERCE, INC. COM 129897104 14,174 432,800 SH SOLE 432,800
CAMBRIDGE HEART, INC. COM 131910101 1,621 332,500 SH SOLE 332,500
CARDIMA, INC. COM 14147M106 1,175 470,000 SH SOLE 470,000
CELERITEK, INC. COM 150926103 33,029 522,200 SH SOLE 522,200
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOL COM 0M2246510 4,448 26,000 SH SOLE 26,000
CIELO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM 171776990 1,475 842,857 SH SOLE 842,857
CIENA CORP COM 171779101 136,656 1,083,500 SH SOLE 1,083,500
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. COM 17275R102 67,350 871,135 SH SOLE 871,135
CONCENTRIC NETWORK CORPORATI COM 20589R107 93,088 1,692,500 SH SOLE 1,692,500
CONCORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM 206186108 64,045 1,800,900 SH SOLE 1,800,900
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC COM 207142100 33,024 465,127 SH SOLE 465,127
CORNING, INC. COM 219350105 250,716 1,292,350 SH SOLE 1,292,350
COVAD COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, COM 222814204 10,310 142,200 SH SOLE 142,200
CREE, INC. COM 225447101 49,620 439,600 SH SOLE 439,600
CYMER, INC. COM 232572107 10,550 211,000 SH SOLE 211,000
CYSIVE INC COM 23281T108 18,139 264,800 SH SOLE 264,800
DELANO TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 245701107 4,712 210,000 SH SOLE 210,000
DIGITAL MICROWAVE CORP. COM 253859102 225,757 6,664,400 SH SOLE 6,664,400
EGAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORP. COM 28225C103 13,689 351,000 SH SOLE 351,000
ENDOCARDIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. COM 292962107 2,582 279,100 SH SOLE 279,100
ENDOSONICS CORP. COM 29264K105 4,013 635,700 SH SOLE 635,700
EPCOS AG ADR 29410P107 49,217 375,700 SH SOLE 375,700
EPLUS INC COM 294268107 9,043 273,000 SH SOLE 273,000
EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM 302088109 42,487 302,400 SH SOLE 302,400
F5 NETWORKS, INC. COM 315616102 2,371 35,000 SH SOLE 35,000
FCDN 4/5/00 @ 5.79 COM 313312VE7 7,997 8,000,000 PRN SOLE 8,000,000
FHLB D/N 4/4/00 @ 5.73 COM 313384VD8 98,985 99,000,000 PRN SOLE 99,000,000
FINISAR CORPORATION COM 31787A101 76,987 525,450 SH SOLE 525,450
FIREPOND INC. COM 318224102 6,959 170,000 SH SOLE 170,000
FIRSTAR TREASURY FUND COM 8549119A4 228,986 228,986,310 PRN SOLE 228,986,310
FMCDN 4/4/00 @ 5.78% COM 313396VD2 56,158 56,167,000 PRN SOLE 56,167,000
FNMA D/N 4/6/2000 @ 5.91447 COM 313588VF9 22,258 22,269,000 PRN SOLE 22,269,000
GENESIS MICROCHIP INC. COM 371933102 30,124 1,385,000 SH SOLE 1,385,000
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD. COM G3921A100 19,241 470,000 SH SOLE 470,000
GLOBESPAN, INC. COM 379571102 52,906 519,000 SH SOLE 519,000
GLOBIX CORPORATION COM 37957F101 100,513 2,636,400 SH SOLE 2,636,400
GUIDANT CORPORATION COM 401698105 71,230 1,211,129 SH SOLE 1,211,129
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY COM 428236103 11,014 83,085 SH SOLE 83,085
HI/FN, INC. COM 428358105 651 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000
HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORP. COM 44914M104 1,625 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000
I2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 465754109 9,037 74,000 SH SOLE 74,000
IMANAGE, INC. COM 45245Y105 1,762 104,000 SH SOLE 104,000
IMMUNEX CORP. COM 452528102 74,983 1,182,000 SH SOLE 1,182,000
INET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 45662V105 9,529 180,000 SH SOLE 180,000
INFOSPACE, INC. COM 45678T102 6,399 44,000 SH SOLE 44,000
INTEGRATED INFO SYSTEMS COM 45817B103 240 11,000 SH SOLE 11,000
INTEL CORPORATION COM 458140100 18,905 143,290 SH SOLE 143,290
INTERLIANT INC. COM 458742103 19,213 680,100 SH SOLE 680,100
INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, I COM 458801107 9,663 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHI COM 459200101 43,748 370,743 SH SOLE 370,743
INTERWORLD CORP COM 46114Q108 6,780 120,000 SH SOLE 120,000
INTERWOVEN, INC. COM 46114T102 16,726 152,400 SH SOLE 152,400
INTRAWARE, INC. COM 46118M103 3,925 95,000 SH SOLE 95,000
JDS UNIPHASE CORP. COM 46612J101 13,197 109,460 SH SOLE 109,460
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 74,618 1,065,020 SH SOLE 1,065,020
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. COM 48203R104 13,969 53,000 SH SOLE 53,000
KLA-TENCOR CORP. COM 482480100 27,743 329,292 SH SOLE 329,292
LEGATO SYSTEMS, INC. COM 524651106 289,407 6,485,300 SH SOLE 6,485,300
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC. COM 52729N100 33,047 312,500 SH SOLE 312,500
LOUDEYE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 545754103 3,488 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 549463107 82,740 1,361,074 SH SOLE 1,361,074
MACROMEDIA, INC. COM 556100105 72,214 799,600 SH SOLE 799,600
MARCHFIRST INC COM 566244109 6,791 190,300 SH SOLE 190,300
MEDICALOGIC, INC. COM 584642102 5,037 289,900 SH SOLE 289,900
MEDTRONIC, INC. COM 585055106 72,985 1,418,906 SH SOLE 1,418,906
MERCK & COMPANY, INC. COM 589331107 78,402 1,262,000 SH SOLE 1,262,000
METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. COM 591520200 31,563 625,000 SH SOLE 625,000
METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK-A, COM 591689104 11,177 115,600 SH SOLE 115,600
MICROSOFT CORP. COM 594918104 14,739 138,724 SH SOLE 138,724
MOTOROLA, INC. COM 620076109 78,550 551,712 SH SOLE 551,712
NAVISITE, INC. COM 63935M109 68,570 563,200 SH SOLE 563,200
NETSILICON, INC. COM 64115X105 25,524 1,180,300 SH SOLE 1,180,300
NEWBRIDGE NETWORKS CORP. COM 650901101 39,227 1,209,300 SH SOLE 1,209,300
NOKIA CORP.-SPONSORED ADR A ADR 654902204 34,442 200,908 SH SOLE 200,908
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION COM 656569100 2,520 20,000 SH SOLE 20,000
NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC. COM 670008101 4,378 78,000 SH SOLE 78,000
NOVOSTE CORP. COM 67010C100 2,928 73,200 SH SOLE 73,200
ONDISPLAY INC COM 68232L100 24,788 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000
ORACLE CORPORATION COM 68389X105 62,754 803,888 SH SOLE 803,888
OSICOM TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 688271501 101,755 906,500 SH SOLE 906,500
PACKETEER, INC. COM 695210104 6,657 190,200 SH SOLE 190,200
PALM, INC. COM 696642107 539 12,000 SH SOLE 12,000
P-COM, INC. COM 693262107 46,452 2,510,900 SH SOLE 2,510,900
PERVASIVE SOFTWARE INC. COM 715710109 26,317 2,044,000 SH SOLE 2,044,000
PMC-SIERRA, INC. COM 69344F106 218,278 1,071,630 SH SOLE 1,071,630
PRIME RESPONSE INC. COM 74158B100 152 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000
PROXIM, INC. COM 744284100 9,324 77,900 SH SOLE 77,900
QUADRAMED CORP. COM 74730W101 3,786 658,500 SH SOLE 658,500
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 68,626 459,614 SH SOLE 459,614
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNA COM 749121109 24,319 501,500 SH SOLE 501,500
RADIANCE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, IN COM 750241101 4,607 484,900 SH SOLE 484,900
RCN CORP. COM 749361101 8,620 160,000 SH SOLE 160,000
REMEC INC COM 759543101 1,323 26,200 SH SOLE 26,200
RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 781270103 1,575 35,000 SH SOLE 35,000
SAGE, INC. COM 786632109 10,927 496,700 SH SOLE 496,700
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. COM 808655104 36,794 580,000 SH SOLE 580,000
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC. COM 811804103 391,946 6,504,800 SH SOLE 6,504,800
SILICON IMAGE INC. COM 82705T102 33,907 473,400 SH SOLE 473,400
SILICON LABORATORIES, INC. COM 826919102 266 3,000 SH SOLE 3,000
SILKNET SOFTWARE, INC. COM 827094103 11,700 112,500 SH SOLE 112,500
SOFTWARE.COM INC. COM 83402P104 13,790 107,000 SH SOLE 107,000
SPECTRALINK CORP. COM 847580107 10,800 600,000 SH SOLE 600,000
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. COM 866810104 60,203 642,486 SH SOLE 642,486
T.SQWARE INC. COM 894995919 1,000 222,222 SH SOLE 222,222
TEKELEC COM 879101103 59,964 1,615,200 SH SOLE 1,615,200
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORP COM 879360105 17,653 1,016,000 SH SOLE 1,016,000
TELIGENT, INC. COM 87959Y103 17,679 264,600 SH SOLE 264,600
TELLABS, INC. COM 879664100 40,971 650,500 SH SOLE 650,500
TERADYNE, INC. COM 880770102 19,798 240,710 SH SOLE 240,710
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORAT COM 882508104 18,427 115,832 SH SOLE 115,832
TRANSWITCH CORP. COM 894065101 221,335 2,302,575 SH SOLE 2,302,575
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. COM 89674K103 92,661 1,260,700 SH SOLE 1,260,700
UTSTARCOM, INC. COM 918076100 24,332 311,700 SH SOLE 311,700
V3 SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. COM 918392101 2,935 92,800 SH SOLE 92,800
VEECO INSTRUMENTS, INC. COM 922417100 25,752 348,000 SH SOLE 348,000
VERIO INC. COM 923433106 42,773 949,200 SH SOLE 949,200
VERISIGN INC. COM 92343E102 41,352 276,600 SH SOLE 276,600
VIGNETTE CORPORATION COM 926734104 35,255 220,000 SH SOLE 220,000
VISUAL NETWORKS INC COM 928444108 107,235 1,889,600 SH SOLE 1,889,600
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. COM 928497106 348,776 3,623,648 SH SOLE 3,623,648
VOICESTREAM WIRELESS CORPORA COM 928615103 38,644 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000
WEBMETHODS INC. COM 94768C108 483 2,000 SH SOLE 2,000
WEBSENSE INC COM 947684106 2,884 60,000 SH SOLE 60,000
WILLIAMS COMMUNICATION GROUP COM 969455104 28,099 542,300 SH SOLE 542,300
WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC. COM 973149107 186,110 5,134,071 SH SOLE 5,134,071
WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM 975515107 22,920 382,000 SH SOLE 382,000
WORLD BANK D/N 4/3/00 5.85 COM 459052VC7 20,000 20,000,000 PRN SOLE 20,000,000
XILINX, INC. COM 983919101 29,681 358,414 SH SOLE 358,414
ZORAN CORP. COM 98975F101 102,658 1,823,000 SH SOLE 1,823,000
REPORT SUMMARY: 162 7,568,649
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