Chris Merkle as of Dec. 31, 2012
Portfolio Holdings for Chris Merkle
Chris Merkle holds 197 positions in its portfolio as reported in the December 2012 quarterly 13F filing
| Company (Ticker) | Portfolio Weight | Valued At | Change in Shares | Share Count | Share Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport Energy Corporation | 1.8 | $35M | 914k | 38.22 | |
| Signature Bank (SBNY) | 1.7 | $33M | 461k | 71.34 | |
| Cleco Corporation | 1.7 | $33M | 822k | 40.01 | |
| Middleby Corporation (MIDD) | 1.7 | $33M | 253k | 128.21 | |
| Mid-America Apartment (MAA) | 1.6 | $31M | 473k | 64.75 | |
| American Campus Communities | 1.6 | $30M | 654k | 46.13 | |
| Group 1 Automotive (GPI) | 1.5 | $29M | 473k | 61.99 | |
| HMS Holdings | 1.4 | $28M | 1.1M | 25.92 | |
| National Health Investors (NHI) | 1.4 | $27M | 481k | 56.53 | |
| RPM International (RPM) | 1.3 | $25M | 858k | 29.36 | |
| Tyler Technologies (TYL) | 1.3 | $24M | 505k | 48.44 | |
| ICU Medical, Incorporated (ICUI) | 1.2 | $24M | 394k | 60.93 | |
| MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) | 1.2 | $23M | 663k | 35.30 | |
| FEI Company | 1.2 | $23M | 420k | 55.47 | |
| Life Time Fitness | 1.2 | $23M | 468k | 49.21 | |
| SVB Financial (SIVBQ) | 1.2 | $23M | 408k | 55.97 | |
| Ryland | 1.2 | $23M | 620k | 36.50 | |
| Hittite Microwave Corporation | 1.2 | $23M | 363k | 62.06 | |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates | 1.2 | $22M | 208k | 106.86 | |
| Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) | 1.1 | $22M | 923k | 23.47 | |
| Clarcor | 1.1 | $21M | 445k | 47.78 | |
| RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) | 1.1 | $21M | 426k | 50.07 | |
| ProAssurance Corporation (PRA) | 1.1 | $21M | 502k | 42.19 | |
| Nordson Corporation (NDSN) | 1.1 | $21M | 336k | 63.12 | |
| Silgan Holdings (SLGN) | 1.1 | $21M | 504k | 41.54 | |
| Cubist Pharmaceuticals | 1.1 | $21M | 490k | 42.05 | |
| Universal Forest Products | 1.1 | $20M | 530k | 38.04 | |
| Hibbett Sports (HIBB) | 1.0 | $20M | 372k | 52.70 | |
| Dril-Quip (DRQ) | 1.0 | $19M | 266k | 73.05 | |
| Hanger Orthopedic | 1.0 | $19M | 710k | 27.36 | |
| Toro Company (TTC) | 1.0 | $19M | 446k | 42.98 | |
| Harris Teeter Supermarkets | 1.0 | $19M | 499k | 38.56 | |
| Pfizer (PFE) | 1.0 | $19M | 762k | 25.08 | |
| Landauer | 1.0 | $19M | 308k | 61.21 | |
| West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) | 1.0 | $19M | 342k | 54.75 | |
| Heartland Express (HTLD) | 0.9 | $18M | 1.4M | 13.07 | |
| Tupperware Brands Corporation (TUP) | 0.9 | $18M | 284k | 64.10 | |
| Stifel Financial (SF) | 0.9 | $18M | 567k | 31.97 | |
| Cohen & Steers (CNS) | 0.9 | $18M | 580k | 30.47 | |
| Cognex Corporation (CGNX) | 0.9 | $18M | 477k | 36.79 | |
| Healthcare Services (HCSG) | 0.9 | $18M | 752k | 23.23 | |
| IBERIABANK Corporation | 0.9 | $17M | 355k | 49.12 | |
| Air Methods Corporation | 0.9 | $17M | 460k | 36.91 | |
| Corporate Executive Board Company | 0.9 | $17M | 353k | 47.46 | |
| Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) | 0.9 | $17M | 996k | 16.80 | |
| At&t (T) | 0.8 | $16M | 484k | 33.71 | |
| CoStar (CSGP) | 0.8 | $16M | 182k | 89.37 | |
| Glacier Ban (GBCI) | 0.8 | $16M | 1.1M | 14.71 | |
| Solera Holdings | 0.8 | $15M | 284k | 53.47 | |
| IPC The Hospitalist Company | 0.8 | $15M | 372k | 39.71 | |
| Nic | 0.8 | $14M | 884k | 16.34 | |
| Blackbaud (BLKB) | 0.7 | $14M | 624k | 22.83 | |
| Genuine Parts Company (GPC) | 0.7 | $14M | 224k | 63.58 | |
| Merck & Co (MRK) | 0.7 | $14M | 349k | 40.94 | |
| Cardtronics | 0.7 | $14M | 601k | 23.74 | |
| Dominion Resources (D) | 0.7 | $14M | 269k | 51.80 | |
| Questar Corporation | 0.7 | $14M | 711k | 19.76 | |
| United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR) | 0.7 | $14M | 261k | 53.42 | |
| Compass Minerals International (CMP) | 0.7 | $14M | 184k | 74.71 | |
| HCP | 0.7 | $14M | 306k | 45.16 | |
| Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inco | 0.7 | $14M | 647k | 20.89 | |
| NorthWestern Corporation (NWE) | 0.7 | $13M | 380k | 34.73 | |
| Ii-vi | 0.7 | $13M | 701k | 18.23 | |
| Power Integrations (POWI) | 0.7 | $12M | 370k | 33.61 | |
| Philip Morris International (PM) | 0.6 | $12M | 147k | 83.64 | |
| Paychex (PAYX) | 0.6 | $12M | 379k | 31.10 | |
| Rofin-Sinar Technologies | 0.6 | $12M | 543k | 21.68 | |
| Cavium | 0.6 | $12M | 377k | 31.21 | |
| Microchip Technology (MCHP) | 0.6 | $12M | 353k | 32.59 | |
| WD-40 Company (WDFC) | 0.6 | $12M | 246k | 47.11 | |
| PROS Holdings (PRO) | 0.6 | $12M | 631k | 18.29 | |
| Steiner Leisure Ltd Com Stk | 0.6 | $11M | 235k | 48.32 | |
| Ansys (ANSS) | 0.6 | $11M | 160k | 67.34 | |
| Waddell & Reed Financial | 0.6 | $11M | 311k | 34.82 | |
| Nextera Energy (NEE) | 0.6 | $11M | 157k | 69.19 | |
| Umpqua Holdings Corporation | 0.5 | $10M | 847k | 11.79 | |
| Lorillard | 0.5 | $9.9M | 85k | 116.67 | |
| Kraft Foods | 0.5 | $10M | 220k | 45.47 | |
| CenturyLink | 0.5 | $9.9M | 253k | 39.12 | |
| Medidata Solutions | 0.5 | $9.9M | 252k | 39.18 | |
| US Ecology | 0.5 | $9.5M | 405k | 23.54 | |
| Altria (MO) | 0.5 | $9.0M | 287k | 31.44 | |
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF) | 0.5 | $8.8M | 225k | 39.16 | |
| Precision Castparts | 0.5 | $8.8M | 46k | 189.42 | |
| Tesco Corporation | 0.5 | $8.9M | 780k | 11.39 | |
| Plum Creek Timber | 0.5 | $8.6M | 193k | 44.37 | |
| Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) | 0.4 | $8.5M | 262k | 32.59 | |
| Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) | 0.4 | $8.5M | 175k | 48.68 | |
| Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) | 0.4 | $8.5M | 369k | 23.10 | |
| Harmonic (HLIT) | 0.4 | $8.2M | 1.6M | 5.07 | |
| Stepan Company (SCL) | 0.4 | $8.2M | 148k | 55.54 | |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) | 0.4 | $8.0M | 108k | 73.88 | |
| Darden Restaurants (DRI) | 0.4 | $7.7M | 170k | 45.07 | |
| Honeywell International (HON) | 0.4 | $7.6M | 120k | 63.47 | |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) | 0.4 | $7.5M | 76k | 98.73 | |
| SciQuest | 0.4 | $7.5M | 473k | 15.86 | |
| Noble Energy | 0.4 | $7.3M | 72k | 101.74 | |
| Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO) | 0.4 | $7.2M | 207k | 34.90 | |
| BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) | 0.4 | $7.2M | 219k | 32.90 | |
| Tortoise Energy Capital Corporation | 0.4 | $7.3M | 255k | 28.47 | |
| ConocoPhillips (COP) | 0.4 | $7.2M | 124k | 57.99 | |
| Regal Entertainment | 0.4 | $7.1M | 508k | 13.95 | |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) | 0.4 | $6.9M | 80k | 86.56 | |
| T. Rowe Price (TROW) | 0.4 | $6.9M | 106k | 65.12 | |
| Intel Corporation (INTC) | 0.4 | $7.0M | 337k | 20.62 | |
| Jacobs Engineering | 0.4 | $6.9M | 163k | 42.57 | |
| Seadrill | 0.4 | $6.8M | 186k | 36.80 | |
| Sourcefire | 0.4 | $6.8M | 145k | 47.22 | |
| QEP Resources | 0.4 | $6.9M | 228k | 30.27 | |
| Tortoise Energy Infrastructure | 0.4 | $7.0M | 184k | 37.90 | |
| General Mills (GIS) | 0.3 | $6.7M | 165k | 40.42 | |
| Cohu (COHU) | 0.3 | $6.8M | 627k | 10.84 | |
| Time Warner Cable | 0.3 | $6.5M | 67k | 97.19 | |
| Neogen Corporation (NEOG) | 0.3 | $6.5M | 143k | 45.32 | |
| People's United Financial | 0.3 | $6.4M | 527k | 12.09 | |
| McDonald's Corporation (MCD) | 0.3 | $6.3M | 71k | 88.21 | |
| Consolidated Edison (ED) | 0.3 | $6.3M | 114k | 55.54 | |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 0.3 | $6.3M | 144k | 43.47 | |
| Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 0.3 | $6.2M | 314k | 19.65 | |
| Williams-Sonoma (WSM) | 0.3 | $6.2M | 143k | 43.77 | |
| 0.3 | $6.2M | 8.8k | 707.36 | ||
| F5 Networks (FFIV) | 0.3 | $6.2M | 64k | 97.15 | |
| U.S. Bancorp (USB) | 0.3 | $5.8M | 181k | 31.94 | |
| Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) | 0.3 | $5.7M | 114k | 50.16 | |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 0.3 | $5.7M | 81k | 70.09 | |
| Schnitzer Steel Industries (RDUS) | 0.3 | $5.7M | 188k | 30.33 | |
| Akamai Technologies (AKAM) | 0.3 | $5.6M | 138k | 40.91 | |
| Pepsi (PEP) | 0.3 | $5.5M | 81k | 68.43 | |
| Windstream Corporation | 0.3 | $5.5M | 663k | 8.28 | |
| Meridian Bioscience | 0.3 | $5.5M | 271k | 20.25 | |
| Stryker Corporation (SYK) | 0.3 | $5.4M | 98k | 54.82 | |
| Walgreen Company | 0.3 | $5.4M | 145k | 37.01 | |
| Hasbro (HAS) | 0.3 | $5.2M | 145k | 35.90 | |
| Apple (AAPL) | 0.3 | $5.2M | 9.7k | 532.16 | |
| United Natural Foods (UNFI) | 0.3 | $5.1M | 95k | 53.59 | |
| Coca-Cola Company (KO) | 0.3 | $5.0M | 139k | 36.25 | |
| General Electric Company | 0.2 | $4.6M | 219k | 20.99 | |
| Clearbridge Energy M | 0.2 | $4.6M | 202k | 23.03 | |
| AES Corporation (AES) | 0.2 | $4.3M | 402k | 10.70 | |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE) | 0.2 | $4.2M | 98k | 43.16 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) | 0.2 | $3.8M | 42k | 92.29 | |
| DeVry | 0.2 | $3.5M | 147k | 23.73 | |
| Applied Materials (AMAT) | 0.2 | $3.0M | 265k | 11.44 | |
| Pitney Bowes (PBI) | 0.1 | $2.5M | 238k | 10.64 | |
| Gartner (IT) | 0.1 | $2.5M | 54k | 46.02 | |
| Stericycle (SRCL) | 0.1 | $2.4M | 26k | 93.29 | |
| Mednax (MD) | 0.1 | $2.4M | 30k | 79.51 | |
| Kayne Anderson MLP Investment (KYN) | 0.1 | $2.5M | 85k | 29.47 | |
| Wabtec Corporation (WAB) | 0.1 | $2.3M | 26k | 87.52 | |
| ResMed (RMD) | 0.1 | $2.1M | 50k | 41.56 | |
| Kirby Corporation (KEX) | 0.1 | $2.1M | 34k | 61.90 | |
| Waters Corporation (WAT) | 0.1 | $1.9M | 22k | 87.12 | |
| iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) | 0.1 | $1.9M | 23k | 84.33 | |
| Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) | 0.1 | $1.7M | 20k | 88.34 | |
| Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) | 0.1 | $1.7M | 44k | 39.32 | |
| Newell Rubbermaid (NWL) | 0.1 | $1.7M | 75k | 22.27 | |
| Aptar (ATR) | 0.1 | $1.8M | 38k | 47.72 | |
| Donaldson Company (DCI) | 0.1 | $1.6M | 50k | 32.83 | |
| International Business Machines (IBM) | 0.1 | $1.5M | 7.7k | 191.53 | |
| Urban Outfitters (URBN) | 0.1 | $1.6M | 40k | 39.37 | |
| First Republic Bank/san F (FRCB) | 0.1 | $1.6M | 48k | 32.79 | |
| Range Resources (RRC) | 0.1 | $1.4M | 22k | 62.84 | |
| Steris Corporation | 0.1 | $1.4M | 41k | 34.73 | |
| Manning & Napier Inc cl a | 0.1 | $1.3M | 103k | 12.60 | |
| Lululemon Athletica (LULU) | 0.1 | $1.2M | 15k | 76.24 | |
| Gentex Corporation (GNTX) | 0.1 | $1.1M | 58k | 18.85 | |
| Ralcorp Holdings | 0.1 | $1.0M | 11k | 89.65 | |
| Greenhill & Co | 0.1 | $1.0M | 20k | 51.98 | |
| Procter & Gamble Company (PG) | 0.0 | $810k | 12k | 67.92 | |
| Natural Grocers By Vitamin C (NGVC) | 0.0 | $794k | 42k | 19.08 | |
| MICROS Systems | 0.0 | $622k | 15k | 42.44 | |
| Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 0.0 | $478k | 7.3k | 65.48 | |
| EMC Corporation | 0.0 | $334k | 13k | 25.30 | |
| H.J. Heinz Company | 0.0 | $294k | 5.1k | 57.76 | |
| Boston Beer Company (SAM) | 0.0 | $304k | 2.3k | 134.33 | |
| PriceSmart (PSMT) | 0.0 | $308k | 4.0k | 77.00 | |
| Rockwell Automation (ROK) | 0.0 | $322k | 3.8k | 83.90 | |
| Rockwell Collins | 0.0 | $256k | 4.4k | 58.23 | |
| Campbell Soup Company (CPB) | 0.0 | $283k | 8.1k | 34.92 | |
| Balchem Corporation (BCPC) | 0.0 | $244k | 6.7k | 36.41 | |
| Cedar Fair (FUN) | 0.0 | $225k | 6.7k | 33.48 | |
| Brookline Ban (BRKL) | 0.0 | $150k | 18k | 8.48 | |
| Bruker Corporation (BRKR) | 0.0 | $193k | 13k | 15.21 | |
| Bottomline Technologies | 0.0 | $212k | 8.0k | 26.42 | |
| Raven Industries | 0.0 | $231k | 8.8k | 26.40 | |
| Computer Programs & Systems (TBRG) | 0.0 | $257k | 5.1k | 50.34 | |
| Advisory Board Company | 0.0 | $279k | 6.0k | 46.81 | |
| Aruba Networks | 0.0 | $206k | 9.9k | 20.75 | |
| MWI Veterinary Supply | 0.0 | $221k | 2.0k | 110.22 | |
| SM Energy (SM) | 0.0 | $217k | 4.2k | 52.29 | |
| B&G Foods (BGS) | 0.0 | $248k | 8.8k | 28.28 | |
| iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY) | 0.0 | $218k | 3.8k | 57.37 | |
| Interactive Intelligence Group | 0.0 | $262k | 7.8k | 33.57 | |
| Francescas Hldgs Corp | 0.0 | $236k | 9.1k | 25.93 | |
| Hecla Mining Company (HL) | 0.0 | $90k | 15k | 5.83 | |
| Ceragon Networks (CRNT) | 0.0 | $52k | 12k | 4.38 | |
| IntraLinks Holdings | 0.0 | $67k | 11k | 6.17 |
