Research/Operations Associate

0000909012-16-000606.txt : 20161114 0000909012-16-000606.hdr.sgml : 20161111 20161114133739 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909012-16-000606 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20161114 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FORTALEZA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001003279 IRS NUMBER: 363708000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-03885 FILM NUMBER: 161993276 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1526 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126216111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1526 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false false false 0001003279 XXXXXXXX 09-30-2016 09-30-2016 FORTALEZA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/

30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1526 CHICAGO IL 60602

13F HOLDINGS REPORT 028-03885 N Eugene Yohannan Research/Operations Associate 312 621 6111 /s/ EUGENE YOHANNAN Chicago IL 11-10-2016 0 196 71490585 false INFORMATION TABLE 2 aci_13f.xml ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Common 004225108 11833 372 SH SOLE 0 0 0 0 ADTRAN Inc. Common 00738A106 114457 5980 SH SOLE 0 3530 0 0 Abiomed Inc. Common 003654100 1734544 13490 SH SOLE 0 12640 0 0 Accenture PLC Common G1151C101 908333 7435 SH SOLE 0 7435 0 0 Acxiom Corp. Common 005125109 157101 5895 SH SOLE 0 3800 0 0 Advanced Micro Devices Common 007903107 576052 83365 SH SOLE 0 77200 0 0 Alarm.com Holdings Common 011642105 148051 5130 SH SOLE 0 3030 0 0 Align Technology Inc. Common 016255101 9843 105 SH SOLE 0 0 0 0 Allete, Inc. Common 018522300 120432 2020 SH SOLE 0 1190 0 0 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. Common 02043Q107 2372 35 SH SOLE 0 0 0 0 Alphabet Inc. Class A Class A 02079K305 3276544 4075 SH SOLE 0 4075 0 0 Amazon.com, Inc. 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