Brown Capital Management - Q4 2020 holdings

$14.5 Billion is the total value of Brown Capital Management's 124 reported holdings in Q4 2020. The portfolio turnover from Q3 2020 to Q4 2020 was 7.7% .

 Value Shares↓ Weighting
PAYC SellPAYCOM SOFTWARE INC$791,952,000
+42.4%
1,751,137
-2.0%
5.47%
+18.7%
CGNX SellCOGNEX CORP$727,190,000
+20.4%
9,057,609
-2.3%
5.02%
+0.4%
TYL SellTYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC$670,379,000
+22.2%
1,535,734
-2.4%
4.63%
+1.9%
IRTC SellIRHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES INC$645,754,000
-2.5%
2,722,288
-2.1%
4.46%
-18.7%
VEEV SellVEEVA SYS INC$639,652,000
-4.8%
2,349,502
-1.7%
4.42%
-20.7%
MANH SellMANHATTAN ASSOCS INC$605,514,000
+7.5%
5,756,932
-2.4%
4.18%
-10.3%
QTWO SellQ2 HLDGS INC$577,298,000
+38.2%
4,562,542
-0.3%
3.99%
+15.2%
ALRM SellALARM COM HLDGS INC$572,709,000
+85.0%
5,536,093
-1.2%
3.96%
+54.2%
PRLB SellPROTO LABS INC$568,331,000
+17.1%
3,704,897
-1.1%
3.93%
-2.4%
ABMD BuyABIOMED INC$524,831,000
+17.1%
1,618,848
+0.0%
3.63%
-2.4%
NEOG SellNEOGEN CORP$514,066,000
-0.0%
6,482,546
-1.3%
3.55%
-16.6%
ANSS SellANSYS INC$507,055,000
+8.5%
1,393,774
-2.4%
3.50%
-9.6%
GKOS SellGLAUKOS CORP$489,888,000
+50.6%
6,509,274
-0.9%
3.38%
+25.5%
TECH SellBIO-TECHNE CORP$475,764,000
+25.6%
1,498,233
-2.0%
3.29%
+4.7%
APPF BuyAPPFOLIO INC$475,800,000
+27.2%
2,642,746
+0.2%
3.29%
+6.1%
AYX BuyALTERYX INC$466,816,000
+7.5%
3,832,957
+0.2%
3.22%
-10.4%
SMAR BuySMARTSHEET INC$429,500,000
+40.6%
6,198,585
+0.3%
2.97%
+17.2%
QDEL SellQUIDEL CORP$410,041,000
-18.9%
2,282,444
-1.0%
2.83%
-32.4%
GWRE SellGUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC$394,856,000
+22.3%
3,067,321
-1.0%
2.73%
+1.9%
DDOG BuyDATADOG INC$390,427,000
-3.4%
3,966,137
+0.3%
2.70%
-19.5%
PLAN BuyANAPLAN INC$352,420,000
+15.3%
4,904,938
+0.4%
2.44%
-3.9%
PRO BuyPROS HOLDINGS INC$332,123,000
+59.0%
6,541,717
+0.0%
2.30%
+32.6%
CSII BuyCARDIOVASCULAR SYS INC DEL$262,143,000
+11.3%
5,990,470
+0.1%
1.81%
-7.2%
IRWD BuyIRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC$229,514,000
+26.9%
20,150,463
+0.2%
1.59%
+5.8%
VCRA SellVOCERA COMMUNICATIONS INC$215,022,000
+42.7%
5,177,522
-0.1%
1.49%
+19.0%
CMD SellCANTEL MED CORP$193,583,000
+74.0%
2,454,770
-3.0%
1.34%
+45.0%
INGN BuyINOGEN INC$177,501,000
+55.4%
3,972,712
+0.9%
1.23%
+29.5%
BLKB SellBLACKBAUD INC$162,410,000
+2.6%
2,821,581
-0.5%
1.12%
-14.5%
BCPC SellBALCHEM CORP$160,319,000
+16.1%
1,391,418
-1.6%
1.11%
-3.2%
NXGN SellNEXTGEN HEALTHCARE INC$154,967,000
+37.5%
8,496,002
-3.9%
1.07%
+14.7%
HLIO SellHELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC$148,171,000
+45.8%
2,780,456
-0.4%
1.02%
+21.6%
VCEL BuyVERICEL CORP$124,223,000
+71.4%
4,022,775
+2.9%
0.86%
+42.8%
TNDM BuyTANDEM DIABETES CARE INC$117,037,000
-15.4%
1,223,209
+0.4%
0.81%
-29.5%
BOOM SellDMC GLOBAL INC$110,536,000
+31.2%
2,555,754
-0.1%
0.76%
+9.5%
NTCT SellNETSCOUT SYS INC$106,918,000
+23.4%
3,899,272
-1.7%
0.74%
+2.9%
CYBR BuyCYBERARK SOFTWARE LTD$99,939,000
+78.2%
618,475
+14.1%
0.69%
+48.4%
EGOV SellNIC INC$68,612,000
+31.0%
2,656,278
-0.1%
0.47%
+9.2%
KIDS BuyORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP$67,403,000
-5.3%
1,634,004
+5.4%
0.47%
-21.0%
ICLR BuyICON PLC$66,429,000
+2.4%
340,696
+0.3%
0.46%
-14.7%
TXG New10X GENOMICS INC$64,887,000458,241
+100.0%
0.45%
AMSWA SellAMER SOFTWARE INCcl a$61,811,000
+21.7%
3,599,921
-0.5%
0.43%
+1.4%
GWPH BuyGW PHARMACEUTICALS PLCads$51,684,000
+39.6%
447,828
+17.8%
0.36%
+16.3%
ACIW BuyACI WORLDWIDE INC$41,183,000
+47.3%
1,071,642
+0.2%
0.28%
+22.8%
MELI SellMERCADOLIBRE INC$26,316,000
-37.0%
15,709
-59.3%
0.18%
-47.4%
TEAM BuyATLASSIAN CORP PLCcl a$21,163,000
+82.5%
90,489
+41.8%
0.15%
+52.1%
CHKP BuyCHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LTord$17,660,000
+10.5%
132,873
+0.1%
0.12%
-7.6%
AAPL BuyAPPLE INC$13,153,000
+17.0%
99,124
+2.1%
0.09%
-2.2%
MASI BuyMASIMO CORP$12,845,000
+14.1%
47,863
+0.4%
0.09%
-4.3%
MSFT BuyMICROSOFT CORP$7,394,000
+8.4%
33,245
+2.5%
0.05%
-10.5%
AMZN BuyAMAZON COM INC$6,201,000
+7.7%
1,904
+4.2%
0.04%
-10.4%
SHOP SellSHOPIFY INCcl a$6,197,000
+8.2%
5,475
-2.2%
0.04%
-8.5%
GOOGL SellALPHABET INCcap stk cl a$5,419,000
+18.2%
3,092
-1.1%
0.04%
-2.6%
TROW BuyPRICE T ROWE GROUP INC$5,343,000
+18.5%
35,292
+0.4%
0.04%0.0%
FB BuyFACEBOOK INCcl a$5,254,000
+4.8%
19,233
+0.5%
0.04%
-14.3%
MA BuyMASTERCARD INCORPORATEDcl a$4,375,000
+6.8%
12,257
+1.2%
0.03%
-11.8%
BFAM BuyBRIGHT HORIZONS FAM SOL IN D$3,822,000
+16.8%
22,094
+2.7%
0.03%
-3.7%
RP BuyREALPAGE INC$3,625,000
+72.8%
41,557
+14.2%
0.02%
+47.1%
FAST BuyFASTENAL CO$3,441,000
+9.6%
70,467
+1.2%
0.02%
-7.7%
BR BuyBROADRIDGE FINL SOLUTIONS IN$3,466,000
+18.2%
22,626
+1.9%
0.02%0.0%
SITE SellSITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC$3,343,000
+29.7%
21,073
-0.3%
0.02%
+9.5%
TSCO BuyTRACTOR SUPPLY CO$3,288,000
-1.0%
23,391
+1.0%
0.02%
-17.9%
EW BuyEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP$3,173,000
+21.9%
34,783
+6.6%
0.02%0.0%
EXPE SellEXPEDIA GROUP INC$2,992,000
+44.0%
22,595
-0.3%
0.02%
+23.5%
ALGN BuyALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC$3,098,000
+65.1%
5,798
+1.2%
0.02%
+31.2%
HD SellHOME DEPOT INC$2,883,000
-5.0%
10,855
-0.7%
0.02%
-20.0%
ADSK BuyAUTODESK INC$2,692,000
+35.7%
8,818
+2.7%
0.02%
+18.8%
DXCM BuyDEXCOM INC$2,631,000
-8.3%
7,115
+2.2%
0.02%
-25.0%
CRL BuyCHARLES RIV LABS INTL INC$2,665,000
+13.9%
10,665
+3.2%
0.02%
-5.3%
ECL BuyECOLAB INC$2,440,000
+9.2%
11,278
+0.9%
0.02%
-10.5%
OMCL BuyOMNICELL COM$2,441,000
+65.8%
20,336
+3.1%
0.02%
+41.7%
EFX BuyEQUIFAX INC$2,456,000
+26.9%
12,736
+3.2%
0.02%
+6.2%
IPGP BuyIPG PHOTONICS CORP$2,460,000
+34.2%
10,993
+1.9%
0.02%
+13.3%
MKTX BuyMARKETAXESS HLDGS INC$2,248,000
+21.3%
3,940
+2.3%
0.02%
+6.7%
FLT  FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC$2,145,000
+14.6%
7,8630.0%0.02%
-6.2%
ADBE BuyADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED$2,124,000
+3.5%
4,246
+1.5%
0.02%
-11.8%
JKHY BuyHENRY JACK & ASSOC INC$2,087,000
+25.1%
12,885
+25.6%
0.01%0.0%
ULTA SellULTA BEAUTY INC$1,642,000
+27.7%
5,718
-0.4%
0.01%0.0%
ORLY BuyOREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC$1,613,000
-0.8%
3,564
+1.1%
0.01%
-15.4%
ENV BuyENVESTNET INC$1,633,000
+10.9%
19,841
+3.9%
0.01%
-8.3%
ZTS  ZOETIS INCcl a$1,468,000
+0.1%
8,8690.0%0.01%
-16.7%
CMG  CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC$1,441,000
+11.5%
1,0390.0%0.01%
-9.1%
FISV BuyFISERV INC$1,357,000
+12.1%
11,918
+1.5%
0.01%
-10.0%
SBUX SellSTARBUCKS CORP$1,342,000
+23.6%
12,542
-0.8%
0.01%0.0%
CRM SellSALESFORCE COM INC$1,286,000
-12.2%
5,781
-0.8%
0.01%
-25.0%
ABT SellABBOTT LABS$1,169,000
-0.9%
10,674
-1.6%
0.01%
-20.0%
ADP SellAUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN$1,096,000
+25.7%
6,223
-0.4%
0.01%
+14.3%
UPS NewUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCcl b$1,095,0006,504
+100.0%
0.01%
MCD BuyMCDONALDS CORP$1,118,000
+0.4%
5,208
+2.6%
0.01%
-11.1%
PWR SellQUANTA SVCS INC$1,103,000
+33.2%
15,315
-2.2%
0.01%
+14.3%
SCHW SellSCHWAB CHARLES CORP$1,108,000
+45.2%
20,884
-0.8%
0.01%
+33.3%
GWW  GRAINGER W W INC$1,021,000
+14.5%
2,5000.0%0.01%0.0%
PEP NewPEPSICO INC$1,018,0006,865
+100.0%
0.01%
UNH NewUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC$926,0002,640
+100.0%
0.01%
JPM BuyJPMORGAN CHASE & CO$837,000
+41.4%
6,585
+7.2%
0.01%
+20.0%
V  VISA INC$821,000
+9.3%
3,7550.0%0.01%0.0%
WEC SellWEC ENERGY GROUP INC$929,000
-5.1%
10,099
-0.0%
0.01%
-25.0%
JAZZ SellJAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC$733,000
+14.7%
4,439
-0.9%
0.01%0.0%
ITW  ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC$760,000
+5.6%
3,7290.0%0.01%
-16.7%
ABBV SellABBVIE INC$795,000
+21.7%
7,416
-0.6%
0.01%0.0%
PG NewPROCTER AND GAMBLE CO$621,0004,461
+100.0%
0.00%
MS BuyMORGAN STANLEY$576,000
+52.4%
8,398
+7.3%
0.00%
+33.3%
YORW  YORK WTR CO$524,000
+10.1%
11,2500.0%0.00%0.0%
LKQ  LKQ CORP$519,000
+27.2%
14,7300.0%0.00%
+33.3%
TRMB  TRIMBLE INC$533,000
+37.0%
7,9850.0%0.00%
+33.3%
ORCL SellORACLE CORP$569,000
+6.0%
8,796
-2.3%
0.00%0.0%
TGT SellTARGET CORP$576,000
+9.1%
3,264
-2.7%
0.00%0.0%
PM NewPHILIP MORRIS INTL INC$376,0004,547
+100.0%
0.00%
TJX SellTJX COS INC NEW$408,000
+17.6%
5,968
-4.2%
0.00%0.0%
TDOC BuyTELADOC HEALTH INC$462,000
-5.3%
2,312
+4.0%
0.00%
-25.0%
KMB NewKIMBERLY-CLARK CORP$458,0003,397
+100.0%
0.00%
JNJ  JOHNSON & JOHNSON$384,000
+5.8%
2,4370.0%0.00%0.0%
DHR  DANAHER CORPORATION$417,000
+3.2%
1,8770.0%0.00%0.0%
CERN  CERNER CORP$461,000
+8.5%
5,8780.0%0.00%
-25.0%
BKNG SellBOOKING HOLDINGS INC$461,000
+29.5%
207
-0.5%
0.00%0.0%
DKS SellDICKS SPORTING GOODS INC$309,000
-4.0%
5,500
-1.1%
0.00%
-33.3%
VZ SellVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC$222,000
-14.9%
3,786
-13.7%
0.00%0.0%
APD SellAIR PRODS & CHEMS INC$229,000
-9.5%
837
-1.5%
0.00%0.0%
CSCO  CISCO SYS INC$332,000
+13.7%
7,4240.0%0.00%0.0%
LLY NewLILLY ELI & CO$321,0001,901
+100.0%
0.00%
BMY  BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO$273,000
+3.0%
4,3940.0%0.00%0.0%
PAYX SellPAYCHEX INC$281,000
+14.7%
3,021
-1.7%
0.00%0.0%
MMM  3M CO$245,000
+9.4%
1,4000.0%0.00%0.0%
NCLH SellNORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HLDG L$206,000
-60.7%
8,113
-73.5%
0.00%
-75.0%
PHM SellPULTE GROUP INC$205,000
-10.9%
4,753
-4.5%
0.00%
-50.0%
DG ExitDOLLAR GEN CORP NEW$0-970
-100.0%
-0.00%
Original filings

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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
NameQuarters ownedLatest quarter ownedMax weighting
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC42Q3 20235.6%
COGNEX CORP42Q3 20235.8%
MANHATTAN ASSOCS INC42Q3 20235.6%
ANSYS INC42Q3 20235.1%
NEOGEN CORP42Q3 20235.3%
PROS HOLDINGS INC42Q3 20233.9%
ICON PLC42Q3 20230.8%
APPLE INC42Q3 20230.3%
T. Rowe Price Group Inc.42Q3 20230.5%
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO42Q3 20230.5%

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Latest significant ownerships (13-D/G)
Brown Capital Management Q4 2020 significant holdings filed using form 13D/G when ownership exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue.
FiledShares Percentage
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INCFebruary 14, 20231,177,6343.7%
Cardiovascular Systems IncFebruary 14, 20232,904,7596.9%
DUCK CREEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.February 14, 20234,560,2063.4%
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INCFebruary 14, 20233,997,0452.6%
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INCFebruary 14, 20232,472,3314.0%
Proto Labs IncFebruary 14, 2023730,7162.7%
QuidelOrtho CorpFebruary 14, 2023798,0881.2%
SMARTSHEET INCFebruary 14, 20236,067,3974.6%
DMC Global Inc.October 11, 2022? ?
NEOGEN CORPOctober 11, 20228,739,3384.0%

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Latest filings
TypeFiled
13F-HR2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14

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