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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F Cover Page
Report for the 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: Apex Capital, LLC
Address: Pine Grove
4 Orinda Way, Suite 240-B
Orinda, CA 94563
13F File Number: 28-6260
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: Sanford J. Colen
Title: Manager & Principal
Phone: 925-253-1800
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Sanford J. Colen, Orinda, CA November 8, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[x] 13F Holdings Report.
[ ] 13F Notice.
[ ] 13F 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: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 89
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $211,750.00
List of Other Included Mangers:
No. 13F File Number Name:
01 28-6260 Apex Capital, LLC
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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 Value Shares / Investment Other Voting Authority (Shares)
(x $1000) Prn Amt Discretion Managers Shared
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ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO common stock 2896207 $2,383 125,000 other 1 125,000
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS common stock 886101 $1,210 45,000 other 1 45,000
ADEPT TECHNOLOGY INC common stock 6854103 $2,891 55,000 other 1 55,000
AMERADA HESS CORP common stock 23551104 $3,936 58,800 other 1 58,800
AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFTTRS common stock 02553E106 $6,483 205,800 other 1 205,800
AMERICREDIT CORP common stock 03060R101 $20,169 700,000 other 1 700,000
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP common stock 32511107 $1,994 30,000 other 1 30,000
ANNTAYLOR STORES CORP common stock 36115103 $6,996 182,000 other 1 182,000
AON CORP common stock 37389103 $1,963 50,000 other 1 50,000
AT HOME CORP -SER A common stock 45919107 $1,695 120,000 other 1 120,000
AT&T CANADA INC common stock 00207Q202 $1,357 44,500 other 1 44,500
AVIGEN INC common stock 53690103 $4,457 112,132 other 1 112,132
BAKER (J.) INC common stock 57232100 $1,485 330,000 other 1 330,000
BOISE CASCADE CORP common stock 97383103 $1,594 60,000 other 1 60,000
BROADWING INC common stock 111620100 $5,274 206,300 other 1 206,300
CENDANT CORP common stock 151313103 $697 64,100 other 1 64,100
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP common stock 16161A108 $2,078 45,000 other 1 45,000
CHILDREN'S PLACE common stock 168905107 $2,704 105,000 other 1 105,000
COASTAL CORP common stock 190441105 $823 11,100 other 1 11,100
COOPER INDUSTRIES INC common stock 216669101 $1,058 30,000 other 1 30,000
COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT IND common stock 222372104 $3,862 102,300 other 1 102,300
CUTTER & BUCK INC common stock 232217109 $1,119 90,000 other 1 90,000
CYTYC CORPORATION common stock 232946103 $1,371 31,800 other 1 31,800
DIGITAL ISLAND INC common stock 25385N101 $375 20,000 other 1 20,000
DIME BANCORP INC common stock 25429Q102 $2,948 132,500 other 1 132,500
ECTEL LTD common stock 2505923 $738 37,000 other 1 37,000
FAIR ISAAC & COMPANY common stock 303250104 $525 12,300 other 1 12,300
FINISAR CORPORATION common stock 31787A101 $1,693 35,000 other 1 35,000
FOCAL COMMUNICATIONS common stock 344155106 $667 43,200 other 1 43,200
GAP INC common stock 364760108 $805 40,000 other 1 40,000
GENSTAR THERAPEUTICS common stock 37248D105 $472 42,900 other 1 42,900
GIGA-TRONICS INC common stock 375175106 $858 126,500 other 1 126,500
GRANT PRIDECO INC common stock 38821G101 $2,128 97,000 other 1 97,000
GUESS? INC common stock 401617105 $3,402 302,400 other 1 302,400
HEALTHEXTRAS INC common stock 422211102 $539 115,000 other 1 115,000
IGEN INTERNATIONAL INC common stock 449536101 $4,667 231,885 other 1 231,885
IMS HEALTH INC common stock 449934108 $1,038 50,000 other 1 50,000
INSITE VISION INC common stock 457660108 $1,835 242,664 other 1 242,664
INTERLINK ELECTRONICS common stock 458751104 $4,422 228,250 other 1 228,250
INTIMATE BRANDS INC common stock 461156101 $654 35,000 other 1 35,000
IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC common stock 46206P109 $1,738 25,000 other 1 25,000
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC common stock 46612K108 $1,275 100,000 other 1 100,000
JONES APPAREL GROUP INC common stock 480074103 $6,413 242,000 other 1 242,000
KENNETH COLE PROD common stock 193294105 $2,119 60,000 other 1 60,000
KNIGHTSBRIDGE TANKERS common stock 2509271 $438 20,000 other 1 20,000
KRAUSE'S FURNITURE INC common stock 500760202 $702 863,584 other 1 863,584
LINENS 'N THINGS INC common stock 535679104 $765 30,000 other 1 30,000
LOWE'S COMPANIES common stock 548661107 $2,244 50,000 other 1 50,000
LYNX THERAPEUTICS INC common stock 551812308 $470 15,000 other 1 15,000
MARCHFIRST INC common stock 566244109 $1,569 100,000 other 1 100,000
MAXYGEN INC common stock 577776107 $1,764 34,000 other 1 34,000
MCNAUGHTON APPAREL GRP common stock 582524104 $6,738 411,500 other 1 411,500
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES common stock 583421102 $1,023 21,200 other 1 21,200
NAUTICA ENTERPRISES INC common stock 639089101 $2,329 180,000 other 1 180,000
NEORX CORP common stock 640520300 $282 11,500 other 1 11,500
NEWS CORP LTD common stock 652487802 $1,641 35,000 other 1 35,000
NEXMED INC common stock 652903105 $2,638 134,400 other 1 134,400
NIKE INC -CL B common stock 654106103 $1,202 30,000 other 1 30,000
NORDSTROM INC common stock 655664100 $389 25,000 other 1 25,000
NOVEL DENIM HOLDINGS common stock 2083399 $716 89,500 other 1 89,500
NTL INCORPORATED common stock 629407107 $7,425 160,332 other 1 160,332
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS common stock 68554M108 $3,185 260,000 other 1 260,000
PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CA common stock 694873100 $4,519 241,000 other 1 241,000
PALL CORP common stock 696429307 $997 50,000 other 1 50,000
PHOTOMEDEX INC common stock 719358103 $3,534 274,500 other 1 274,500
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORP common stock 731572103 $2,693 167,000 other 1 167,000
PSINET INC common stock 74437C101 $337 35,000 other 1 35,000
QUIKSILVER INC common stock 74838C106 $5,332 277,000 other 1 277,000
REMEC INC common stock 759543101 $736 25,000 other 1 25,000
SANDISK CORP common stock 80004C101 $1,669 25,000 other 1 25,000
STAMPS.COM INC common stock 852857101 $1,730 450,000 other 1 450,000
STEVEN MADDEN LTD common stock 556269108 $647 75,000 other 1 75,000
TARGET CORP common stock 87612E106 $5,166 201,600 other 1 201,600
TEKELEC common stock 879101103 $1,808 55,000 other 1 55,000
TEKTRONIX INC common stock 879131100 $2,842 37,000 other 1 37,000
TENFOLD CORPORATION common stock 88033A103 $484 109,000 other 1 109,000
TJX COMPANIES INC common stock 872540109 $4,275 190,000 other 1 190,000
TOMMY HILFIGER CORP common stock 2896241 $2,406 250,000 other 1 250,000
TOPPS COMPANY (THE) common stock 890786106 $2,559 278,500 other 1 278,500
TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMT common stock 89336Q100 $595 59,500 other 1 59,500
UNITED RETAIL GROUP INC common stock 911380103 $1,298 236,000 other 1 236,000
VINTAGE PETROLEUM INC common stock 927460105 $1,140 50,100 other 1 50,100
VISX INC common stock 92844S105 $1,148 42,600 other 1 42,600
WESTCOAST HOSPITALITY common stock 95750P106 $1,260 210,000 other 1 210,000
WESTERN GAS RESOURCES common stock 958259103 $1,083 43,200 other 1 43,200
WESTERN WIRELESS CORP common stock 95988E204 $919 25,800 other 1 25,800
WET SEAL INC -CL A common stock 961840105 $2,855 182,000 other 1 182,000
WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC common stock 966837106 $6,550 122,000 other 1 122,000
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP common stock 986670107 $746 30,000 other 1 30,000
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