Chris Merkle as of Sept. 30, 2012
Portfolio Holdings for Chris Merkle
Chris Merkle holds 191 positions in its portfolio as reported in the September 2012 quarterly 13F filing
| Company (Ticker) | Portfolio Weight | Valued At | Change in Shares | Share Count | Share Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleco Corporation | 2.1 | $39M | 925k | 41.98 | |
| HMS Holdings | 1.9 | $36M | 1.1M | 33.39 | |
| Signature Bank (SBNY) | 1.6 | $30M | 454k | 67.08 | |
| Mid-America Apartment (MAA) | 1.6 | $30M | 463k | 65.31 | |
| Middleby Corporation (MIDD) | 1.6 | $30M | 255k | 115.64 | |
| American Campus Communities | 1.5 | $28M | 646k | 43.88 | |
| Gulfport Energy Corporation | 1.5 | $28M | 901k | 31.26 | |
| Group 1 Automotive (GPI) | 1.5 | $28M | 461k | 60.23 | |
| SVB Financial (SIVBQ) | 1.3 | $24M | 402k | 60.46 | |
| ICU Medical, Incorporated (ICUI) | 1.3 | $24M | 398k | 60.48 | |
| National Health Investors (NHI) | 1.3 | $23M | 456k | 51.44 | |
| Cubist Pharmaceuticals | 1.2 | $23M | 485k | 47.69 | |
| RPM International (RPM) | 1.2 | $23M | 800k | 28.54 | |
| Silgan Holdings (SLGN) | 1.2 | $23M | 516k | 43.51 | |
| FEI Company | 1.2 | $22M | 419k | 53.50 | |
| ProAssurance Corporation (PRA) | 1.2 | $22M | 243k | 90.44 | |
| Universal Forest Products | 1.2 | $22M | 528k | 41.54 | |
| Toro Company (TTC) | 1.2 | $22M | 548k | 39.78 | |
| Hibbett Sports (HIBB) | 1.2 | $22M | 367k | 59.45 | |
| Life Time Fitness | 1.2 | $21M | 467k | 45.74 | |
| United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR) | 1.2 | $21M | 383k | 55.88 | |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates | 1.2 | $21M | 205k | 104.43 | |
| MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) | 1.1 | $21M | 674k | 31.61 | |
| Hanger Orthopedic | 1.1 | $20M | 712k | 28.53 | |
| RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC) | 1.1 | $20M | 423k | 48.10 | |
| Hittite Microwave Corporation | 1.1 | $20M | 363k | 55.47 | |
| Nordson Corporation (NDSN) | 1.1 | $20M | 340k | 58.55 | |
| Clarcor | 1.1 | $20M | 444k | 44.63 | |
| Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) | 1.1 | $20M | 831k | 23.53 | |
| Harris Teeter Supermarkets | 1.0 | $19M | 496k | 38.84 | |
| Stifel Financial (SF) | 1.0 | $19M | 566k | 33.60 | |
| Dril-Quip (DRQ) | 1.0 | $19M | 261k | 71.88 | |
| Ryland | 1.0 | $18M | 612k | 30.00 | |
| Air Methods Corporation | 1.0 | $18M | 154k | 119.37 | |
| West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) | 1.0 | $18M | 344k | 53.07 | |
| Pfizer (PFE) | 1.0 | $18M | 710k | 24.85 | |
| Cardtronics | 1.0 | $18M | 593k | 29.76 | |
| Landauer | 0.9 | $17M | 291k | 59.72 | |
| At&t (T) | 0.9 | $17M | 456k | 37.70 | |
| IPC The Hospitalist Company | 0.9 | $17M | 377k | 45.70 | |
| Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) | 0.9 | $17M | 1.0M | 17.10 | |
| Healthcare Services (HCSG) | 0.9 | $17M | 753k | 22.86 | |
| Cohen & Steers (CNS) | 0.9 | $17M | 577k | 29.62 | |
| Tyler Technologies (TYL) | 0.9 | $17M | 388k | 44.02 | |
| Glacier Ban (GBCI) | 0.9 | $17M | 1.1M | 15.59 | |
| Cognex Corporation (CGNX) | 0.9 | $17M | 477k | 34.58 | |
| IBERIABANK Corporation | 0.9 | $16M | 352k | 45.80 | |
| Solera Holdings | 0.8 | $15M | 347k | 43.87 | |
| Merck & Co (MRK) | 0.8 | $15M | 330k | 45.09 | |
| Tupperware Brands Corporation | 0.8 | $15M | 280k | 53.59 | |
| Blackbaud (BLKB) | 0.8 | $15M | 619k | 23.92 | |
| Heartland Express (HTLD) | 0.8 | $15M | 1.1M | 13.36 | |
| CoStar (CSGP) | 0.8 | $15M | 179k | 81.54 | |
| Dominion Resources (D) | 0.7 | $14M | 257k | 52.94 | |
| Compass Minerals International (CMP) | 0.7 | $14M | 181k | 74.59 | |
| Time Warner Cable | 0.7 | $13M | 141k | 95.06 | |
| NorthWestern Corporation (NWE) | 0.7 | $14M | 374k | 36.23 | |
| Genuine Parts Company (GPC) | 0.7 | $13M | 216k | 61.03 | |
| Ii-vi | 0.7 | $13M | 694k | 19.02 | |
| Nic | 0.7 | $13M | 887k | 14.80 | |
| WD-40 Company (WDFC) | 0.7 | $13M | 249k | 52.64 | |
| HCP | 0.7 | $13M | 293k | 44.48 | |
| Cavium | 0.7 | $13M | 385k | 33.31 | |
| Corporate Executive Board Company | 0.7 | $12M | 230k | 53.63 | |
| Ansys (ANSS) | 0.6 | $12M | 160k | 73.40 | |
| Paychex (PAYX) | 0.6 | $12M | 357k | 33.29 | |
| Philip Morris International (PM) | 0.6 | $12M | 132k | 89.94 | |
| Power Integrations (POWI) | 0.6 | $11M | 367k | 30.45 | |
| Rofin-Sinar Technologies | 0.6 | $11M | 562k | 19.73 | |
| Umpqua Holdings Corporation | 0.6 | $11M | 841k | 12.90 | |
| Steiner Leisure Ltd Com Stk | 0.6 | $11M | 235k | 46.55 | |
| Kayne Anderson MLP Investment (KYN) | 0.6 | $11M | 342k | 31.24 | |
| Nextera Energy (NEE) | 0.6 | $11M | 150k | 70.33 | |
| Meridian Bioscience | 0.6 | $10M | 543k | 19.18 | |
| BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) | 0.5 | $9.9M | 218k | 45.35 | |
| CenturyLink | 0.5 | $9.1M | 225k | 40.40 | |
| Waddell & Reed Financial | 0.5 | $8.9M | 272k | 32.77 | |
| Lorillard | 0.5 | $8.8M | 76k | 116.45 | |
| US Ecology | 0.5 | $8.8M | 409k | 21.58 | |
| Darden Restaurants (DRI) | 0.5 | $8.8M | 157k | 55.75 | |
| PROS Holdings (PRO) | 0.5 | $8.7M | 458k | 19.07 | |
| Altria (MO) | 0.5 | $8.5M | 254k | 33.39 | |
| Tesco Corporation | 0.5 | $8.4M | 790k | 10.68 | |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) | 0.4 | $7.9M | 113k | 69.89 | |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) | 0.4 | $7.9M | 79k | 100.16 | |
| Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) | 0.4 | $7.9M | 235k | 33.75 | |
| Microchip Technology (MCHP) | 0.4 | $8.0M | 245k | 32.74 | |
| Precision Castparts | 0.4 | $7.9M | 48k | 163.35 | |
| Tortoise Energy Infrastructure | 0.4 | $7.9M | 195k | 40.48 | |
| Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) | 0.4 | $7.7M | 198k | 39.05 | |
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF) | 0.4 | $7.8M | 205k | 37.87 | |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) | 0.4 | $7.5M | 82k | 91.45 | |
| Plum Creek Timber | 0.4 | $7.6M | 174k | 43.84 | |
| Questar Corporation | 0.4 | $7.7M | 377k | 20.33 | |
| Honeywell International (HON) | 0.4 | $7.4M | 125k | 59.75 | |
| Harmonic (HLIT) | 0.4 | $7.3M | 1.6M | 4.54 | |
| Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inco | 0.4 | $7.2M | 372k | 19.23 | |
| Stepan Company (SCL) | 0.4 | $7.2M | 75k | 96.12 | |
| Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO) | 0.4 | $7.2M | 205k | 35.19 | |
| QEP Resources | 0.4 | $7.1M | 225k | 31.66 | |
| T. Rowe Price (TROW) | 0.4 | $7.0M | 111k | 63.30 | |
| Intel Corporation (INTC) | 0.4 | $6.9M | 306k | 22.66 | |
| 0.4 | $7.0M | 9.3k | 754.49 | ||
| Sourcefire | 0.4 | $7.0M | 142k | 49.03 | |
| Noble Energy | 0.4 | $6.9M | 75k | 92.71 | |
| General Mills (GIS) | 0.4 | $6.8M | 172k | 39.85 | |
| Jacobs Engineering | 0.4 | $6.6M | 163k | 40.43 | |
| SciQuest | 0.4 | $6.6M | 363k | 18.20 | |
| U.S. Bancorp (USB) | 0.3 | $6.5M | 190k | 34.30 | |
| Williams-Sonoma (WSM) | 0.3 | $6.5M | 147k | 43.97 | |
| ConocoPhillips (COP) | 0.3 | $6.4M | 112k | 57.18 | |
| Neogen Corporation (NEOG) | 0.3 | $6.4M | 150k | 42.70 | |
| Seadrill | 0.3 | $6.5M | 167k | 39.22 | |
| Consolidated Edison (ED) | 0.3 | $6.2M | 103k | 59.89 | |
| Regal Entertainment | 0.3 | $6.4M | 452k | 14.07 | |
| Cisco Systems (CSCO) | 0.3 | $6.2M | 322k | 19.10 | |
| Analog Devices (ADI) | 0.3 | $6.1M | 155k | 39.17 | |
| Windstream Corporation | 0.3 | $6.1M | 606k | 10.09 | |
| Cohu (COHU) | 0.3 | $6.1M | 645k | 9.39 | |
| McDonald's Corporation (MCD) | 0.3 | $5.9M | 65k | 91.75 | |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 0.3 | $6.0M | 129k | 46.24 | |
| Pepsi (PEP) | 0.3 | $5.9M | 83k | 70.77 | |
| F5 Networks (FFIV) | 0.3 | $5.9M | 57k | 104.64 | |
| People's United Financial | 0.3 | $5.8M | 477k | 12.14 | |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 0.3 | $5.7M | 83k | 68.91 | |
| Stryker Corporation (SYK) | 0.3 | $5.7M | 102k | 55.66 | |
| United Natural Foods (UNFI) | 0.3 | $5.8M | 99k | 58.45 | |
| Walgreen Company | 0.3 | $5.5M | 151k | 36.44 | |
| Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) | 0.3 | $5.4M | 117k | 46.42 | |
| Coca-Cola Company (KO) | 0.3 | $5.4M | 144k | 37.93 | |
| Schnitzer Steel Industries (RDUS) | 0.3 | $5.3M | 188k | 28.15 | |
| Akamai Technologies (AKAM) | 0.3 | $5.3M | 139k | 38.26 | |
| Hasbro (HAS) | 0.3 | $5.0M | 132k | 38.16 | |
| General Electric Company | 0.3 | $5.1M | 224k | 22.71 | |
| AES Corporation (AES) | 0.3 | $4.8M | 434k | 10.97 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) | 0.2 | $4.0M | 43k | 93.38 | |
| DeVry | 0.2 | $3.5M | 154k | 22.76 | |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE) | 0.2 | $3.4M | 88k | 38.27 | |
| Pitney Bowes (PBI) | 0.2 | $3.1M | 223k | 13.82 | |
| Applied Materials (AMAT) | 0.2 | $3.2M | 283k | 11.16 | |
| Stericycle (SRCL) | 0.1 | $2.8M | 30k | 90.48 | |
| Gartner (IT) | 0.1 | $2.1M | 46k | 46.10 | |
| Wabtec Corporation (WAB) | 0.1 | $2.0M | 25k | 80.27 | |
| International Business Machines (IBM) | 0.1 | $1.8M | 8.8k | 207.50 | |
| Mednax (MD) | 0.1 | $1.9M | 26k | 74.47 | |
| Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) | 0.1 | $1.6M | 17k | 98.92 | |
| ResMed (RMD) | 0.1 | $1.7M | 42k | 40.48 | |
| Aptar (ATR) | 0.1 | $1.6M | 31k | 51.70 | |
| Waters Corporation (WAT) | 0.1 | $1.5M | 18k | 83.32 | |
| Donaldson Company (DCI) | 0.1 | $1.5M | 44k | 34.70 | |
| Kirby Corporation (KEX) | 0.1 | $1.5M | 28k | 55.30 | |
| Ralcorp Holdings | 0.1 | $1.6M | 21k | 73.00 | |
| Lululemon Athletica (LULU) | 0.1 | $1.5M | 21k | 73.93 | |
| Range Resources (RRC) | 0.1 | $1.3M | 19k | 69.88 | |
| Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) | 0.1 | $1.4M | 37k | 37.48 | |
| First Republic Bank/san F (FRCB) | 0.1 | $1.4M | 40k | 34.46 | |
| MICROS Systems | 0.1 | $1.1M | 23k | 49.16 | |
| Newell Rubbermaid (NWL) | 0.1 | $1.2M | 63k | 19.09 | |
| Procter & Gamble Company (PG) | 0.1 | $1.0M | 15k | 69.37 | |
| Manning & Napier Inc cl a | 0.1 | $1.0M | 86k | 12.19 | |
| Greenhill & Co | 0.1 | $886k | 17k | 51.73 | |
| Riverbed Technology | 0.1 | $1.0M | 43k | 23.28 | |
| Gentex Corporation (GNTX) | 0.0 | $820k | 48k | 17.00 | |
| Natural Grocers By Vitamin C (NGVC) | 0.0 | $798k | 36k | 22.32 | |
| Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | 0.0 | $500k | 7.3k | 68.49 | |
| EMC Corporation | 0.0 | $469k | 17k | 27.26 | |
| Computer Programs & Systems (TBRG) | 0.0 | $301k | 5.4k | 55.54 | |
| Peet's Coffee & Tea | 0.0 | $455k | 6.2k | 73.39 | |
| PriceSmart (PSMT) | 0.0 | $292k | 3.9k | 75.75 | |
| Rockwell Automation (ROK) | 0.0 | $335k | 4.8k | 69.60 | |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) | 0.0 | $251k | 6.1k | 41.35 | |
| Rockwell Collins | 0.0 | $236k | 4.4k | 53.69 | |
| Campbell Soup Company (CPB) | 0.0 | $205k | 5.9k | 34.78 | |
| Ford Motor Company (F) | 0.0 | $99k | 10k | 9.83 | |
| Balchem Corporation (BCPC) | 0.0 | $237k | 6.4k | 36.76 | |
| Cedar Fair | 0.0 | $248k | 7.4k | 33.42 | |
| H.J. Heinz Company | 0.0 | $202k | 3.6k | 55.88 | |
| Brookline Ban (BRKL) | 0.0 | $156k | 18k | 8.82 | |
| Hecla Mining Company (HL) | 0.0 | $97k | 15k | 6.52 | |
| Align Technology (ALGN) | 0.0 | $211k | 5.7k | 36.95 | |
| Bruker Corporation (BRKR) | 0.0 | $160k | 12k | 13.09 | |
| Raven Industries | 0.0 | $248k | 8.4k | 29.42 | |
| Boston Beer Company (SAM) | 0.0 | $243k | 2.2k | 111.83 | |
| Advisory Board Company | 0.0 | $274k | 5.7k | 47.78 | |
| Aruba Networks | 0.0 | $214k | 9.5k | 22.44 | |
| MWI Veterinary Supply | 0.0 | $206k | 1.9k | 106.74 | |
| SM Energy (SM) | 0.0 | $245k | 4.5k | 54.14 | |
| O'reilly Automotive (ORLY) | 0.0 | $226k | 2.7k | 83.49 | |
| Interactive Intelligence Group | 0.0 | $226k | 7.5k | 30.05 | |
| Ceragon Networks (CRNT) | 0.0 | $65k | 11k | 5.74 | |
| IntraLinks Holdings | 0.0 | $68k | 11k | 6.49 |
