UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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: Insight Capital Research & Management, Inc.
Address: 2121 N. California Boulevard, Suite 560
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Form 13F File Number: 28-04736
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person
by whom it is signed hereby represent 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: James Foran
Title: Controller
Phone: 925-948-2000
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
James Foran Walnut Creek, CA 11-14-2000
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
XXX 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
___ 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are 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-
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 123
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 3,884,586
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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NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CUSIP VALUE SHARES INV. OTHER AUTH
CLASS X1000 DISC MGR
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Aurora Biosciences cs 051920106 682 10030 sole n/a sole
Accredo Health Inc cs 00437V104 2599 53171 sole n/a sole
Actuate Software cs 00508B102 6618 191568 sole n/a sole
Adobe Systems Inc cs 00724F101 613 3950 sole n/a sole
ADC Telcom's cs 000886101 2035 75695 sole n/a sole
Analog Devices cs 032654105 2872 34780 sole n/a sole
Andrx cs 34553107 8734 93535 sole n/a sole
AES Corp cs 00130H105 3634 53050 sole n/a sole
Alpharma Inc cs 020813101 6573 107535 sole n/a sole
Altera Corp cs 021441100 2809 58833 sole n/a sole
Applied Materials cs 038222105 3610 60871 sole n/a sole
Applied Micro Circuits cs 03822W109 252905 1221394 sole n/a sole
Amgen Inc cs 031162100 3615 51775 sole n/a sole
America OnLine Inc cs 02364J104 698 12995 sole n/a sole
Administaff cs 007094105 3985 52637 sole n/a sole
Avocent cs 053893103 14763 267808 sole n/a sole
American Express Co cs 025816109 656 10795 sole n/a sole
BEA Systems cs 073325102 58168 746941 sole n/a sole
BEI Technologies Inc cs 05538P104 2699 64653 sole n/a sole
Bell Microproducts cs 078137106 1095 35055 sole n/a sole
Business Objects SA cs 12328X107 9851 87130 sole n/a sole
Brocade Comm cs 111621108 161963 686284 sole n/a sole
Broadcom Corp Class A cs 111320107 98707 404951 sole n/a sole
Biosite Diagnostics Inc cs 090945106 4245 106464 sole n/a sole
Broadvision Inc cs 111412102 742 28867 sole n/a sole
Citigroup Inc cs 172967101 1159 21429 sole n/a sole
Cardinal Health Inc cs 14149Y108 952 10800 sole n/a sole
Cal Amplifier cs 129900106 7205 313256 sole n/a sole
CDW Computer cs 125129106 2968 43011 sole n/a sole
Career Education Corp cs 141665109 4302 96666 sole n/a sole
Christopher's and Banks Corp cs 171046105 3224 82933 sole n/a sole
Check Point Software cs M22465104 203424 1291578 sole n/a sole
Celestica cs 15101Q108 2084 30101 sole n/a sole
Comverse Technology cs 205862402 70704 654670 sole n/a sole
Calpine cs 131347106 154431 1479577 sole n/a sole
Cisco Systems cs 17275R102 19760 357650 sole n/a sole
Direct Focus cs 254931108 3600 90554 sole n/a sole
Disney Walt Co cs 254687106 871 22780 sole n/a sole
Duke Power Co cs 264399106 656 7655 sole n/a sole
Dynergy Inc. Cl A cs 26816Q101 66935 1174300 sole n/a sole
Elan Plc. cs 284131208 678 12385 sole n/a sole
Elantec Semiconductor cs 284155108 20392 204687 sole n/a sole
EMC Corp Mass cs 268648102 103324 1042362 sole n/a sole
Enron Corp cs 293561106 19274 219965 sole n/a sole
Forrester Research cs 346563109 5514 86500 sole n/a sole
Corning Glass Works cs 219350105 106361 358119 sole n/a sole
Gemstar Intl Group cs 36866W106 63658 730128 sole n/a sole
Globespan Inc cs 379571102 32109 263185 sole n/a sole
Greater Sthwtn Cp cs 392360AD5 0 19130 sole n/a sole
Hall Kinion and Associates cs 406069104 626 22024 sole n/a sole
Hanover Comprsr Hldg cs 410768105 6325 192045 sole n/a sole
Home Depot Inc cs 437076102 462 8706 sole n/a sole
HS Resources cs 404297103 8055 239560 sole n/a sole
Integrated Device cs 458118106 200129 2211375 sole n/a sole
Investors Finl Service cs 461915100 1950 30890 sole n/a sole
Inktomi Inc cs 457277101 1544 13543 sole n/a sole
Intel Corp cs 458140100 11697 281443 sole n/a sole
International Rectifier cs 460254105 49900 988119 sole n/a sole
I2 Technologies cs 465754109 17369 92850 sole n/a sole
IVAX Corp cs 465823102 18346 398825 sole n/a sole
Jabil Circuit Inc cs 466313103 3243 57148 sole n/a sole
JDS Uniphase cs 46612J101 136530 1441890 sole n/a sole
Henry Jack & Assoc cs 426281101 5585 128760 sole n/a sole
Juniper Networks Inc cs 48203R104 160642 733734 sole n/a sole
Laboratory Corp of Am Holdings cs 50540R409 3779 31555 sole n/a sole
Linear Technology cs 535678106 241 9459 sole n/a sole
Liberty Media Corp cs 001957208 524 29126 sole n/a sole
Lone Star Tech cs 542312103 5317 115214 sole n/a sole
Medtronic Inc cs 585055106 941 18163 sole n/a sole
Medimmune Inc cs 584699102 183113 2370401 sole n/a sole
Mercury Interactive cs 589405109 162749 1038271 sole n/a sole
Merix Corp cs 590049102 1124 17340 sole n/a sole
Marine Drilling Cos Inc cs 568240204 5077 177765 sole n/a sole
Medicis Pharm Cl A cs 584690309 4805 78130 sole n/a sole
Microsoft Corp cs 594918104 235 3900 sole n/a sole
Micromuse cs 595094103 114812 571381 sole n/a sole
Macrovision Corp cs 555904101 32318 398991 sole n/a sole
Noble Drilling Corp cs 655042109 81268 1617282 sole n/a sole
Newport cs 651824104 19195 120520 sole n/a sole
Natural Microsystems Corp cs 638882100 33484 622408 sole n/a sole
Nokia Corp cs 654902204 3656 91823 sole n/a sole
Nortel Networks cs 656568102 3677 61728 sole n/a sole
Network Appliance Inc cs 64120L104 213891 1679223 sole n/a sole
Novellus Systems cs 670008101 1490 31999 sole n/a sole
News Corp cs 652487703 369 6585 sole n/a sole
Oak Technology Inc cs 671802106 7885 288020 sole n/a sole
Optimal Robotics cs 68388R208 7912 196581 sole n/a sole
Oracle Systems cs 68389X105 14483 183911 sole n/a sole
PC Connection Inc cs 69318J100 3001 52647 sole n/a sole
PE Corp-PE Biosys Gp cs 69332S102 818 7021 sole n/a sole
Pfizer Inc. cs 717081103 658 14634 sole n/a sole
Philips N V cs 500472303 450 10580 sole n/a sole
Photon Dynamics Inc cs 719364101 2924 77450 sole n/a sole
Plantronics cs 727493108 2300 60522 sole n/a sole
Plexus Corp. cs 729132100 63581 901859 sole n/a sole
PMC-Sierra Inc cs 69344F106 93443 434115 sole n/a sole
Providian Corp cs 74406A102 810 6380 sole n/a sole
Rational Software Corp cs 75409P202 94410 1360867 sole n/a sole
RF Micro Devices cs 749941100 2074 64812 sole n/a sole
Rehabcare Group cs 759148109 4833 113725 sole n/a sole
Radisys cs 750459109 9578 189428 sole n/a sole
SBA Communications Corp cs 78388J106 8619 205527 sole n/a sole
Shell Transp/Trad cs 822703609 632 12910 sole n/a sole
SDL Inc cs 784076101 130875 423117 sole n/a sole
Siebel Sys Inc cs 826170102 129418 1162658 sole n/a sole
Shaw Group cs 820280105 8389 118987 sole n/a sole
Silicon Valley Bancshares cs 827064106 7485 128525 sole n/a sole
Skechers USA Inc cs 830566105 2636 174291 sole n/a sole
Sony Corp ADR cs 835699307 679 6725 sole n/a sole
State Street Corp cs 857477103 774 5955 sole n/a sole
Sun Microsystems cs 866810104 36906 316111 sole n/a sole
Techne Corp cs 878377100 5733 51190 sole n/a sole
Tollgrade Communication cs 889542106 68730 495125 sole n/a sole
TUT Systems Inc cs 901103101 3809 44125 sole n/a sole
Texas Instruments cs 882508104 3060 64838 sole n/a sole
Viacom B cs 925524308 618 10557 sole n/a sole
Verisign Inc cs 92343E102 43825 216354 sole n/a sole
Veritas Software Corp cs 923436109 33609 236684 sole n/a sole
Vertex Phamaceuticals Inc cs 92532F100 35833 424055 sole n/a sole
VoiceStream cs 928615103 512 4413 sole n/a sole
Vitesse Semi cs 928497106 5628 63277 sole n/a sole
Wal-Mart Stores cs 931142103 413 8579 sole n/a sole
Xilinx Inc. cs 983919101 4317 50422 sole n/a sole
SM\4837\004\1122805.01
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