$6.38 Billion is the total value of Brown Capital Management's 128 reported holdings in Q4 2015. The portfolio turnover from Q3 2015 to Q4 2015 was 10.3% .
| Value | Shares | ↓ Weighting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSS | Buy | ANSYS INC | $270,768,000 | +5.2% | 2,927,217 | +0.2% | 4.24% | -3.9% |
| MDSO | Buy | MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC | $264,659,000 | +17.6% | 5,369,431 | +0.4% | 4.15% | +7.5% |
| FEIC | Buy | FEI CO | $247,573,000 | +9.8% | 3,102,803 | +0.5% | 3.88% | +0.4% |
| INCY | Buy | INCYTE CORP | $227,636,000 | +24.4% | 2,098,997 | +26.6% | 3.57% | +13.7% |
| TECH | Buy | BIO TECHNE CORP | $220,710,000 | -2.1% | 2,452,328 | +0.6% | 3.46% | -10.5% |
| ACIW | Buy | ACI WORLDWIDE INC | $219,599,000 | +1.6% | 10,261,631 | +0.3% | 3.44% | -7.1% |
| CGNX | Buy | COGNEX CORP | $211,925,000 | -0.7% | 6,275,552 | +1.0% | 3.32% | -9.3% |
| ABAX | Buy | ABAXIS INC | $210,375,000 | +27.0% | 3,778,289 | +0.3% | 3.30% | +16.1% |
| BCPC | Buy | BALCHEM CORP | $197,583,000 | +0.3% | 3,249,721 | +0.3% | 3.10% | -8.3% |
| EGOV | Buy | NIC INC | $171,922,000 | +11.5% | 8,735,849 | +0.4% | 2.69% | +2.0% |
| PRLB | Buy | PROTO LABS INC | $165,379,000 | +7.2% | 2,596,629 | +12.8% | 2.59% | -2.0% |
| VEEV | Buy | VEEVA SYS INC | $153,381,000 | +100.4% | 5,316,505 | +62.6% | 2.40% | +83.2% |
| SNHY | Buy | SUN HYDRAULICS CORP | $125,460,000 | +15.9% | 3,953,996 | +0.3% | 1.96% | +5.9% |
| QDEL | Buy | QUIDEL CORP | $121,812,000 | +13.3% | 5,745,829 | +0.9% | 1.91% | +3.6% |
| PRO | Buy | PROS HOLDINGS INC | $113,044,000 | +4.7% | 4,906,438 | +0.6% | 1.77% | -4.3% |
| VIVO | Buy | MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC | $113,013,000 | +21.0% | 5,507,476 | +0.9% | 1.77% | +10.6% |
| DIOD | Buy | DIODES INC | $102,474,000 | +7.6% | 4,459,289 | +0.1% | 1.60% | -1.6% |
| GWRE | Buy | GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | $99,120,000 | +15.1% | 1,647,614 | +0.6% | 1.55% | +5.2% |
| QSII | Buy | QUALITY SYS INC | $93,033,000 | +35.0% | 5,771,264 | +4.5% | 1.46% | +23.4% |
| TXTR | Buy | TEXTURA CORP | $83,391,000 | +1878.9% | 3,864,292 | +2269.7% | 1.31% | +1713.9% |
| DTSI | Buy | DTS INC | $78,193,000 | -15.2% | 3,462,913 | +0.2% | 1.22% | -22.5% |
| ELLI | Buy | ELLIE MAE INC | $55,562,000 | +5.1% | 922,493 | +16.2% | 0.87% | -4.0% |
| VCRA | Buy | VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS INC | $52,410,000 | +9.9% | 4,295,863 | +2.8% | 0.82% | +0.5% |
| AMSWA | Buy | AMERICAN SOFTWARE INCcl a | $42,990,000 | +8.9% | 4,223,019 | +0.7% | 0.67% | -0.6% |
| CCL | Buy | CARNIVAL CORPpaired ctf | $34,352,000 | +19.4% | 630,545 | +9.0% | 0.54% | +9.1% |
| BRKR | Buy | BRUKER CORP | $33,750,000 | +49.0% | 1,390,619 | +0.9% | 0.53% | +36.3% |
| CELG | Buy | CELGENE CORP | $33,251,000 | +11.5% | 277,646 | +0.7% | 0.52% | +2.0% |
| GOOGL | New | ALPHABET INCcap stk cl a | $22,405,000 | – | 28,798 | +100.0% | 0.35% | – |
| GEOS | Buy | GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP | $22,312,000 | +2.3% | 1,585,769 | +0.4% | 0.35% | -6.7% |
| QGEN | Buy | QIAGEN NV | $21,959,000 | +8.6% | 794,173 | +1.4% | 0.34% | -0.6% |
| AAPL | Buy | APPLE INC | $20,058,000 | -0.4% | 190,561 | +4.4% | 0.31% | -9.0% |
| CHKP | Buy | CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LTord | $18,461,000 | +3.9% | 226,849 | +1.2% | 0.29% | -5.2% |
| DLB | Buy | DOLBY LABORATORIES INC | $17,221,000 | +3.3% | 511,769 | +0.1% | 0.27% | -5.6% |
| BOOM | Buy | DYNAMIC MATLS CORP | $16,518,000 | -26.4% | 2,363,071 | +0.5% | 0.26% | -32.6% |
| TEVA | Buy | TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDadr | $16,270,000 | +17.7% | 247,861 | +1.3% | 0.26% | +7.6% |
| SHPG | Buy | SHIRE PLCsponsored adr | $15,081,000 | +1.1% | 73,567 | +1.2% | 0.24% | -7.8% |
| V | Buy | VISA INC | $12,994,000 | +15.6% | 167,552 | +3.8% | 0.20% | +5.7% |
| SSL | Buy | SASOL LTDsponsored adr | $12,919,000 | -2.5% | 481,705 | +1.1% | 0.20% | -11.0% |
| RH | Buy | RESTORATION HARDWARE HLDGS I | $10,871,000 | -14.5% | 136,829 | +0.4% | 0.17% | -22.0% |
| DKS | Buy | DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC | $10,686,000 | -27.5% | 302,294 | +1.8% | 0.17% | -34.0% |
| JAZZ | Buy | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | $10,049,000 | +7.5% | 71,496 | +1.5% | 0.16% | -1.9% |
| GILD | Buy | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | $9,552,000 | +6.7% | 94,397 | +3.5% | 0.15% | -2.0% |
| NBR | Buy | NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD | $7,759,000 | -9.3% | 911,809 | +0.7% | 0.12% | -17.0% |
| MASI | Buy | MASIMO CORP | $7,707,000 | +71.0% | 185,667 | +58.8% | 0.12% | +57.1% |
| TYC | Buy | TYCO INTL PLC | $7,318,000 | -2.8% | 229,471 | +2.0% | 0.12% | -10.9% |
| FLML | Buy | FLAMEL TECHNOLOGIES SAsponsored adr | $7,063,000 | -21.8% | 578,457 | +4.4% | 0.11% | -28.4% |
| NCLH | New | NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HLDGS | $6,785,000 | – | 115,782 | +100.0% | 0.11% | – |
| THRM | Buy | GENTHERM INC | $6,730,000 | +6.2% | 141,973 | +0.6% | 0.10% | -3.7% |
| KORS | Buy | MICHAEL KORS HLDGS LTD | $6,274,000 | -3.4% | 156,618 | +1.9% | 0.10% | -11.7% |
| PANW | New | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | $5,938,000 | – | 33,711 | +100.0% | 0.09% | – |
| JBHT | Buy | HUNT J B TRANS SVCS INC | $5,019,000 | +3.4% | 68,413 | +0.6% | 0.08% | -4.8% |
| UAA | New | UNDER ARMOUR INCcl a | $4,969,000 | – | 61,641 | +100.0% | 0.08% | – |
| PII | Buy | POLARIS INDS INC | $4,358,000 | -24.3% | 50,704 | +5.6% | 0.07% | -31.3% |
| CAT | Buy | CATERPILLAR INC DEL | $4,310,000 | +7.3% | 63,422 | +3.2% | 0.07% | -1.4% |
| MMS | New | MAXIMUS INC | $3,847,000 | – | 68,394 | +100.0% | 0.06% | – |
| UNFI | Buy | UNITED NAT FOODS INC | $2,914,000 | -3.6% | 74,047 | +18.8% | 0.05% | -11.5% |
| DSW | Buy | DSW INCcl a | $2,852,000 | -4.9% | 119,533 | +0.9% | 0.04% | -11.8% |
| MELI | Buy | MERCADOLIBRE INC | $2,462,000 | +65.8% | 21,531 | +32.0% | 0.04% | +56.0% |
| HD | Buy | HOME DEPOT INC | $2,148,000 | +31.5% | 16,241 | +14.9% | 0.03% | +21.4% |
| ORBK | Buy | ORBOTECH LTDord | $1,957,000 | +90.4% | 88,440 | +32.9% | 0.03% | +72.2% |
| FLTX | Buy | FLEETMATICS GROUP PLC | $1,913,000 | +43.8% | 37,670 | +39.0% | 0.03% | +30.4% |
| CMG | New | CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | $1,907,000 | – | 3,974 | +100.0% | 0.03% | – |
| JPM | Buy | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $1,931,000 | +20.8% | 29,243 | +11.6% | 0.03% | +11.1% |
| ORCL | Buy | ORACLE CORP | $1,511,000 | +5.3% | 41,351 | +4.1% | 0.02% | -4.0% |
| PX | Buy | PRAXAIR INC | $1,147,000 | +7.7% | 11,200 | +7.1% | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| TJX | Buy | TJX COS INC NEW | $1,111,000 | +4.8% | 15,669 | +5.6% | 0.02% | -5.6% |
| GE | Buy | GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | $973,000 | +29.9% | 31,234 | +5.1% | 0.02% | +15.4% |
| ECL | Buy | ECOLAB INC | $720,000 | +213.0% | 6,299 | +200.0% | 0.01% | +175.0% |
| ADP | Buy | AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN | $482,000 | +12.4% | 5,694 | +6.5% | 0.01% | +14.3% |
| MSFT | Buy | MICROSOFT CORP | $397,000 | +34.1% | 7,159 | +7.1% | 0.01% | +20.0% |
| CYBR | Buy | CYBERARK SOFTWARE LTD | $354,000 | +17.2% | 7,841 | +30.0% | 0.01% | +20.0% |
| DHR | Buy | DANAHER CORP DEL | $407,000 | +18.0% | 4,384 | +8.3% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| IBM | Buy | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | $357,000 | -1.9% | 2,591 | +3.2% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| MMM | Buy | 3M CO | $308,000 | +16.2% | 2,043 | +9.4% | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| GS | New | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $320,000 | – | 1,778 | +100.0% | 0.01% | – |
Original filings
The following EDGAR filing(s) were analyzed to create this report:
- View 13F-HR filed 2016-02-16
About Brown Capital Management
Brown Capital Management is a Baltimore-based investment management firm that was founded in 1983 by Eddie C. Brown. The firm specializes in small and mid-cap growth equity investments and has a long-standing reputation for delivering strong returns to its clients. Brown Capital Management has a team of experienced investment professionals, including its current CEO, Keith Lee, and its Chief Investment Officer, Ken Torrey.
The firm's investment philosophy is centered around identifying companies with strong growth potential and a competitive advantage in their respective industries. Brown Capital Management's investment process involves rigorous fundamental analysis and a focus on long-term value creation. The firm's investment strategies include the Small Company Growth Strategy, the Mid Company Growth Strategy, and the International Small Company Growth Strategy.
Brown Capital Management has a strong track record of delivering consistent returns to its clients. The firm's Small Company Growth Strategy has outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, over the long term. The Mid Company Growth Strategy has also delivered strong returns, outperforming its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, since its inception.
Overall, Brown Capital Management is a well-respected investment management firm with a proven track record of delivering strong returns to its clients. With a team of experienced investment professionals and a disciplined investment process, the firm is well-positioned to continue delivering value to its clients in the years to come.
It's important to note that this information is for educational purposes only and has not been fact-checked. As with any investment, it's important to do your own research and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions.
Top long-term holdings
| Name | Quarters owned | Latest quarter owned | Max weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC | 42 | Q3 2023 | 5.6% |
| COGNEX CORP | 42 | Q3 2023 | 5.8% |
| MANHATTAN ASSOCS INC | 42 | Q3 2023 | 5.6% |
| ANSYS INC | 42 | Q3 2023 | 5.1% |
| NEOGEN CORP | 42 | Q3 2023 | 5.3% |
| PROS HOLDINGS INC | 42 | Q3 2023 | 3.9% |
| ICON PLC | 42 | Q3 2023 | 0.8% |
| APPLE INC | 42 | Q3 2023 | 0.3% |
| T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | 42 | Q3 2023 | 0.5% |
| TRACTOR SUPPLY CO | 42 | Q3 2023 | 0.5% |
View Brown Capital Management's complete holdings history.
Latest significant ownerships (13-D/G)
| Filed | Shares | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC | February 14, 2023 | 1,177,634 | 3.7% |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc | February 14, 2023 | 2,904,759 | 6.9% |
| DUCK CREEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | February 14, 2023 | 4,560,206 | 3.4% |
| IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC | February 14, 2023 | 3,997,045 | 2.6% |
| MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC | February 14, 2023 | 2,472,331 | 4.0% |
| Proto Labs Inc | February 14, 2023 | 730,716 | 2.7% |
| QuidelOrtho Corp | February 14, 2023 | 798,088 | 1.2% |
| SMARTSHEET INC | February 14, 2023 | 6,067,397 | 4.6% |
| DMC Global Inc. | October 11, 2022 | ? | ? |
| NEOGEN CORP | October 11, 2022 | 8,739,338 | 4.0% |
View Brown Capital Management's complete significant-ownership history.
Latest filings
| Type | Filed |
|---|---|
| 13F-HR | 2024-02-14 |
| SC 13G/A | 2024-02-14 |
| SC 13G/A | 2024-02-14 |
| SC 13G/A | 2024-02-14 |
| SC 13G/A | 2024-02-14 |
| SC 13G/A | 2024-02-14 |
| SC 13G/A | 2024-02-14 |
| SC 13G/A | 2024-02-14 |
| SC 13G/A | 2024-02-14 |
| SC 13G/A | 2024-02-14 |
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All filings
- Holdings (13F-HR)
- Significant ownership (13-D/G)
- Insider transactions (4, 5, 6)
- Events (8-K)
- Shareholder votes (proxy)
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