RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Other Low signal CIK 1230765
League rank
#495
in Other · #1787 overall
Long book
$1.80B
Q1 2026
Positions
243
Top-10 weight
24%
concentration
Last quarter
+14.6%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
9%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC is an institutional manager, running a $1.80B US long book across 243 positions.

The portfolio is broadly diversified across 243 positions (top 10 only 24%). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS, FABRINET, ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INC, XPO INC, ACI WORLDWIDE INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.1pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. Signal value of individual moves is limited — treat changes as weak evidence.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-0.3%
Q2 2024
+9.0%
Q3 2024
+1.4%
Q4 2024
-8.0%
Q1 2025
+9.0%
Q2 2025
+9.7%
Q3 2025
-2.3%
Q4 2025
-2.8%
Q1 2026
+14.6%

Sector allocation

Healthcare
26%
Technology
24%
Services media
21%
Industrials
9%
Other
6%
Consumer discretionary
4%
Financials
3%
Materials
3%

Long book by quarter

$1.75B
Q1 2024
$1.67B
Q2 2024
$1.85B
Q3 2024
$1.82B
Q4 2024
$1.70B
Q1 2025
$1.86B
Q2 2025
$1.83B
Q3 2025
$1.82B
Q4 2025
$1.80B
Q1 2026

What does RICE HALL own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
LGND LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALSHealthcare283.6K$56.6M3.2%+1.4%
FN FABRINETTechnology105.8K$55.2M3.1%-0.7%
ARLO ARLO TECHNOLOGIES INCServices media3.7M$52.1M2.9%+2.3%
XPO XPO INCIndustrials224.3K$43.6M2.4%+2.3%
ACIW ACI WORLDWIDE INCTechnology1.0M$41.1M2.3%+2.2%
LRN STRIDE INCServices media438.4K$38.7M2.2%+2.5%
FOUR SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC-CLASS AServices media847.7K$37.1M2.1%+27.7%
DFIN DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONServices media780.0K$36.8M2.0%+1.8%
ZD ZIFF DAVIS INCCommunications799.8K$33.6M1.9%+7.5%
ESTA ESTABLISHMENT LABS HOLDINGSHealthcare548.7K$31.2M1.7%-15.8%
PBH PRESTIGE CONSUMER HEALTHCAREHealthcare521.6K$30.9M1.7%+4.2%
KNSA KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTEHealthcare608.4K$29.3M1.6%+2.0%
AWI ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIESOther176.9K$29.1M1.6%+2.2%
YOU CLEAR SECURE INC -CLASS ATechnology577.1K$27.9M1.6%-36.9%
WEX WEX INCServices media180.3K$27.6M1.5%+3.5%
WIX WIX.COM LTDTechnology296.8K$26.7M1.5%+18.7%
SRAD SPORTRADAR GROUP AG-ATechnology1.6M$26.5M1.5%+38.7%
GDDY GODADDY INC - CLASS ATechnology319.5K$26.4M1.5%+1218.1%
G GENPACT LTDServices media704.1K$26.2M1.5%+172.5%
ITRN ITURAN LOCATION AND CONTROLConsumer discretionary531.9K$26.1M1.5%+0.7%
MEDP MEDPACE HOLDINGS INCHealthcare54.0K$25.9M1.4%-13.6%
SUPN SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare477.4K$24.7M1.4%+2.0%
NGVT INGEVITY CORPMaterials345.1K$24.6M1.4%+2.3%
BCRX BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare2.2M$21.2M1.2%+17.1%
BIRK BIRKENSTOCK HOLDING PLCOther590.4K$21.2M1.2%+26.5%
LMAT LEMAITRE VASCULAR INCHealthcare184.7K$20.2M1.1%+1.3%
LKQ LKQ CORPConsumer discretionary685.2K$20.1M1.1%+5.1%
LQDT LIQUIDITY SERVICES INCServices media597.2K$18.3M1.0%+1.9%
RDWR RADWARE LTDServices media683.3K$18.0M1.0%+2.4%
VRDN VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare898.6K$17.6M1.0%+1.6%
AGM FEDERAL AGRIC MTG CORP-CL CFinancials114.7K$17.0M0.9%+2.0%
QDEL QUIDELORTHO CORPMaterials1.0M$16.9M0.9%+23.1%
EEFT EURONET WORLDWIDE INCFinancials242.0K$16.1M0.9%+8.3%
DOX AMDOCS LTDTechnology238.1K$15.5M0.9%+3.5%
GTLS CHART INDUSTRIES INCIndustrials72.7K$15.0M0.8%-43.4%
MTN VAIL RESORTS INCServices media116.8K$15.0M0.8%+5.9%
UPWK UPWORK INCTechnology1.3M$14.3M0.8%New
MMS MAXIMUS INCServices media222.9K$14.3M0.8%+4.2%
NEXN NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTDTechnology2.1M$13.8M0.8%+7.6%
ALKS ALKERMES PLCHealthcare390.3K$13.8M0.8%+2.9%
ACAD ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare617.5K$13.7M0.8%+2.3%
MIRM MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare147.0K$13.6M0.8%-10.6%
VREX VAREX IMAGING CORPTechnology1.3M$13.5M0.8%+17.7%
NBIX NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare100.0K$13.2M0.7%+2.0%
HROW HARROW INCHealthcare368.2K$13.0M0.7%+1.7%
LCII LCI INDUSTRIESIndustrials105.3K$13.0M0.7%+2.7%
CRAI CRA INTERNATIONAL INCServices media75.4K$12.2M0.7%+1.5%
SSTK SHUTTERSTOCK INCTechnology733.7K$12.2M0.7%+7.3%
OZK BANK OZK259.6K$11.9M0.7%+1.9%
PRGS PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPTechnology452.7K$11.6M0.6%+27.2%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 2026243$1.80B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 2026243$1.82B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 16, 2025248$1.83B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 11, 2025247$1.86B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 1, 2025248$1.70B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 31, 2025249$1.82B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 28, 2024250$1.85B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 7, 2024256$1.67B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 23, 2024257$1.75B canonicalSEC ↗