Holdings Of Who We Watch
| Company Name: |
Aster Investment Management |
| Portfolio Manager: |
Richard Aster |
| Focus: |
Growth |
| Updates: |
Shares Held, Change in Shares, and Position Change as of
12/31/08
- all other information 15 minutes delayed |
| Ticker | Company | Share Value x1000 | Change in Value x1000 | Current Value x1000 | Shares Held | Change in Shares | % of Portfolio | Position Change |
| WSH | Willis Group Holdings Limited | $78,773 | $7,869 | $67,614 | 2,441,803 | 181,555 | 3.00% | Increase |
| MAT | Mattel Inc. | $59,951 | $11,265 | $66,497 | 3,323,200 | 479,360 | 2.28% | Increase |
| ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corporation COM | $54,415 | ($6,972) | $53,359 | 1,953,833 | 73,095 | 2.07% | Increase |
| MCY | Mercury General Corp. | $49,394 | $4,574 | $32,884 | 902,167 | (57,170) | 1.88% | Decrease |
| BCR | C.R. Bard, Inc. | $46,723 | $400 | $39,754 | 492,492 | (34,200) | 1.78% | Decrease |
| BRO | Brown & Brown Inc. | $46,691 | $9,410 | $38,188 | 2,141,799 | (2,030) | 1.78% | Decrease |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp | $46,139 | ($16,053) | $64,904 | 798,814 | (203,640) | 1.76% | Decrease |
| ROL | Rollins Inc | $45,360 | $9,169 | $43,543 | 2,389,866 | (52,140) | 1.73% | Decrease |
| XRAY | DENTSPLY International Inc | $45,178 | ($6,648) | $39,546 | 1,203,470 | (204,850) | 1.72% | Decrease |
| PETM | PetSmart, Inc. | $42,557 | $6,470 | $44,193 | 1,722,264 | (86,655) | 1.62% | Decrease |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | $41,842 | ($4,418) | $49,800 | 1,136,720 | (165,650) | 1.59% | Decrease |
| KMR | Kinder Morgan Management, LLC | $41,580 | ($4,283) | $40,878 | 845,116 | (6,567) | 1.58% | Decrease |
| CERN | Cerner Corp | $41,359 | ($2,528) | $70,266 | 926,498 | (44,895) | 1.58% | Decrease |
| HE | Hawaiian Electric Industries, | $41,191 | $6,077 | $27,176 | 1,419,875 | 0 | 1.57% | No Change |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust Inc | $40,032 | $6,174 | $39,805 | 841,715 | 14,090 | 1.52% | Increase |
| SEE | Sealed Air Corp. | $39,705 | $10,030 | $39,994 | 1,805,600 | 244,600 | 1.51% | Increase |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | $39,402 | $3,155 | $36,706 | 684,300 | 0 | 1.50% | No Change |
| MIL | Millipore Corp. | $39,400 | ($2,873) | $38,787 | 572,672 | (50,265) | 1.50% | Decrease |
| SIVB | SVB Financial Group | $38,541 | ($4,505) | $25,419 | 665,421 | (229,310) | 1.47% | Decrease |
| AMT | American Tower Corp. | $38,240 | ($6,768) | $43,204 | 1,063,101 | (2,180) | 1.46% | Decrease |
| DNB | Dun & Bradstreet Corporation | $37,890 | $2,749 | $32,072 | 401,550 | 580 | 1.44% | Increase |
| PGN | Progress Energy Inc. | $37,601 | $11,269 | $33,573 | 871,800 | 242,300 | 1.43% | Increase |
| VZ | Verizon Communication Inc. | $37,289 | ($4,295) | $35,360 | 1,162,000 | (12,700) | 1.42% | Decrease |
| RPM | RPM International, Inc. | $36,991 | ($3,593) | $37,890 | 1,912,675 | (57,430) | 1.41% | Decrease |
| PLL | Pall Corp | $36,812 | ($5,705) | $34,522 | 1,070,444 | (1,050) | 1.40% | Decrease |
| DNEX | Dionex Corporation | $36,803 | ($1,693) | $40,168 | 579,120 | (910) | 1.40% | Decrease |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | $35,901 | ($12,087) | $40,143 | 804,948 | (224,840) | 1.37% | Decrease |
| WSO | Watsco Inc. | $35,742 | $9,450 | $36,332 | 710,860 | 81,860 | 1.36% | Increase |
| GVA | Granite Construction Incorpora COM | $35,574 | ($867) | $30,291 | 993,137 | (162,620) | 1.35% | Decrease |
| CBE | Cooper Industries, Inc. | $35,222 | $2,278 | $37,595 | 881,675 | 47,670 | 1.34% | Increase |
| ADVS | Advent Software, Inc. | $34,288 | ($1,810) | $38,035 | 973,259 | (27,240) | 1.31% | Decrease |
| DBD | Diebold, Incorporated | $34,219 | ($4,631) | $26,923 | 1,033,500 | (58,400) | 1.30% | Decrease |
| BEC | Beckman Coulter, Inc. | $34,082 | ($1,155) | $31,005 | 480,100 | (41,700) | 1.30% | Decrease |
| PTV | Pactiv Corp. | $34,039 | $9,900 | $32,216 | 1,370,900 | 233,900 | 1.30% | Increase |
| TROW | T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | $33,776 | ($1,735) | $30,631 | 628,850 | 0 | 1.29% | No Change |
| AVP | Avon Products, Inc. | $33,485 | ($269) | $27,411 | 805,500 | (131,600) | 1.28% | Decrease |
| STE | STERIS Corp | $33,375 | $2,222 | $28,268 | 888,100 | (195,100) | 1.27% | Decrease |
| AMMD | American Medical Systems Holdi COM | $33,259 | $5,262 | $32,136 | 1,872,700 | 0 | 1.27% | No Change |
| CBT | Cabot Corp. | $33,140 | $9,657 | $23,630 | 1,042,800 | 76,800 | 1.26% | Increase |
| COV | Covidien Ltd. | $32,828 | $9,941 | $27,901 | 611,200 | 133,300 | 1.25% | Increase |
| INTC | Intel Corp | $32,055 | ($2,891) | $32,928 | 1,711,425 | 84,500 | 1.22% | Increase |
| FTI | FMC Technologies | $31,503 | ($23,068) | $36,795 | 676,752 | (32,615) | 1.20% | Decrease |
| MCRS | Micros Systems Inc | $31,189 | ($4,512) | $33,494 | 1,169,880 | (1,050) | 1.19% | Decrease |
| ARG | Airgas Inc | $28,942 | ($5,517) | $27,426 | 582,915 | (7,235) | 1.10% | Decrease |
| AIN | Albany International Corp | $28,308 | $903 | $20,167 | 1,035,800 | 90,800 | 1.08% | Increase |
| FELE | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | $28,191 | $3,651 | $17,339 | 632,800 | 0 | 1.07% | No Change |
| CEPH | Cephalon Inc. | $27,656 | $4,788 | $21,275 | 356,900 | 14,000 | 1.05% | Increase |
| KFT | Kraft Foods Inc | $27,549 | $26,929 | $22,855 | 841,200 | 819,400 | 1.05% | Increase |
| MVL | Marvel Entertainment Inc. | $27,438 | $1,607 | $41,656 | 803,700 | 0 | 1.04% | No Change |
| TV | Grupo Televisa SA-Spons ADR | $26,977 | $3,135 | $25,607 | 1,233,500 | 224,100 | 1.03% | Increase |
| RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | $26,712 | ($1,459) | $30,317 | 1,287,341 | 33,610 | 1.02% | Increase |
| AMG | Affiliated Managers Group Inc | $26,184 | ($2,314) | $21,178 | 316,044 | (390) | 1.00% | Decrease |
| TDC | Teradata Corp. | $25,378 | ($7,767) | $38,301 | 1,301,442 | (130,935) | 0.97% | Decrease |
| AVA | Avista Corporation | $24,144 | $3,914 | $22,487 | 1,112,100 | 169,400 | 0.92% | Increase |
| MSA | Mine Safety Appliances Co. | $24,063 | ($4,008) | $16,173 | 631,250 | (70,700) | 0.92% | Decrease |
| TRMB | Trimble Navigation Ltd. | $23,238 | ($8,895) | $21,028 | 898,640 | (1,465) | 0.88% | Decrease |
| BAX | Baxter International,Inc. | $23,016 | $592 | $19,054 | 350,700 | 0 | 0.88% | No Change |
| ERTS | Electronic Arts Inc. | $22,926 | $2,768 | $10,723 | 619,800 | 166,100 | 0.87% | Increase |
| CNW | Con-Way Inc. | $21,358 | ($306) | $15,044 | 484,200 | 25,800 | 0.81% | Increase |
| IN | Intermec, Inc | $21,060 | $619 | $13,565 | 1,072,300 | 102,600 | 0.80% | Increase |
| GFI | Gold Fields Limited - ADR | $20,726 | $4,989 | $31,640 | 2,161,200 | 917,200 | 0.79% | Increase |
| BLKB | Blackbaud, Inc. | $20,505 | $3,963 | $24,005 | 1,111,365 | 338,360 | 0.78% | Increase |
| NTAP | Netapp, Inc. | $19,901 | ($3,803) | $33,230 | 1,091,659 | (2,690) | 0.76% | Decrease |
| DYN | Dynegy Inc. | $19,051 | ($10,196) | $10,111 | 5,321,600 | 1,900,900 | 0.73% | Increase |
| BEAV | BE Aerospace Inc | $17,888 | ($10,876) | $22,555 | 1,130,011 | (105,015) | 0.68% | Decrease |
| RIG | Transocean Ordinary Shares | $17,673 | ($7,655) | $13,484 | 160,902 | (5,300) | 0.67% | Decrease |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management, Inc COM | $16,049 | ($5,339) | $21,609 | 1,193,200 | (185,800) | 0.61% | Decrease |
| BGG | Briggs & Stratton Corp. | $15,010 | $4,143 | $17,626 | 927,700 | 70,700 | 0.57% | Increase |
| CBRL | CBRL Group Inc | $14,081 | ($1,624) | $18,595 | 535,413 | (105,320) | 0.54% | Decrease |
| LIZ | Liz Claiborne | $13,829 | $7,466 | $3,922 | 841,700 | 392,000 | 0.53% | Increase |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories Int COM | $13,255 | ($6,624) | $7,743 | 238,700 | (72,300) | 0.50% | Decrease |
| TTI | TETRA Technologies, Inc. | $11,292 | ($3,195) | $8,137 | 815,300 | 204,300 | 0.43% | Increase |
| KBR | KBR, Inc. | $11,220 | ($3,086) | $13,880 | 734,800 | 325,000 | 0.43% | Increase |
| PII | Polaris Industries Inc. | $10,717 | ($2,007) | $10,439 | 235,600 | (79,500) | 0.41% | Decrease |
| EXH | Exterran Holdings Inc. | $10,095 | ($8,746) | $6,655 | 315,850 | 52,300 | 0.38% | Increase |
| AFFX | Affymetrix | $9,922 | $8,435 | $6,204 | 1,281,900 | 1,137,400 | 0.38% | Increase |
| ICO | International Coal Group, Inc. COM | $9,078 | ($15,508) | $6,445 | 1,454,800 | (429,200) | 0.35% | Decrease |
| CRI | Carters Inc | $8,845 | $0 | $9,791 | 448,300 | 0 | 0.34% | No Change |
| ARB | Arbitron Inc. | $8,558 | $949 | $4,267 | 191,500 | 31,300 | 0.33% | Increase |
| IGT | International Game Technology, COM | $7,898 | $0 | $8,936 | 459,690 | 0 | 0.30% | No Change |
| JTX | Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc COM | $7,759 | $0 | $2,099 | 505,800 | 0 | 0.30% | No Change |
| HOG | Harley-Davidson Inc. | $6,904 | $6,244 | $5,153 | 185,100 | 166,900 | 0.26% | Increase |
| SHFL | Shuffle Master Inc | $6,636 | $689 | $11,147 | 1,303,800 | 100,000 | 0.25% | Increase |
| BBBY | Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc. | $6,072 | ($7,323) | $7,198 | 193,300 | (283,400) | 0.23% | Decrease |
| NUAN | Nuance Communications, Inc. | $5,891 | ($1,681) | $6,644 | 483,205 | 0 | 0.22% | No Change |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | $5,842 | ($8,536) | $10,152 | 274,000 | (142,400) | 0.22% | Decrease |
| SCHN | Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc COM | $5,588 | ($8,141) | $6,707 | 142,400 | 22,600 | 0.21% | Increase |
| ZQK | Quiksilver Inc. | $3,574 | ($11,820) | $1,208 | 622,600 | (945,000) | 0.14% | Decrease |
| BG | Bunge Ltd. | $3,412 | ($5,343) | $3,419 | 54,000 | (27,300) | 0.13% | Decrease |
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc. | $1,562 | $0 | $1,291 | 59,900 | 0 | 0.06% | No Change |
| LEG | Leggett & Platt | $839 | $143 | $752 | 38,525 | (3,000) | 0.03% | Decrease |
| MCD | McDonald's Corporation | $771 | $68 | $800 | 12,500 | 0 | 0.03% | No Change |
| FDO | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | $747 | $67 | $957 | 31,500 | (2,600) | 0.03% | Decrease |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | $744 | $28 | $669 | 10,735 | (400) | 0.03% | Decrease |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | $716 | $55 | $715 | 11,050 | 0 | 0.03% | No Change |
| IP | International Paper Company | $694 | $100 | $660 | 26,500 | 1,000 | 0.03% | Increase |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing Inc | $675 | $13 | $687 | 15,800 | 0 | 0.03% | No Change |
| SYY | Sysco Corp. | $675 | $56 | $592 | 21,900 | (600) | 0.03% | Decrease |
| AIV | Apartment Investment and Manag COM | $672 | $0 | $257 | 19,200 | 0 | 0.03% | No Change |
| RAI | Reynolds American | $666 | $26 | $697 | 13,705 | 0 | 0.03% | No Change |
| SON | Sonoco Products Company | $665 | ($28) | $625 | 22,400 | 0 | 0.03% | No Change |
| KO | Coca-Cola Co | $656 | $32 | $713 | 12,400 | 400 | 0.02% | Increase |
| CMA | Comerica Incorporated | $654 | $184 | $557 | 19,945 | 1,600 | 0.02% | Increase |
| CCL | Carnival Corporation | $638 | $43 | $579 | 18,040 | 0 | 0.02% | No Change |
| NWL | Newell Rubbermaid Inc | $635 | $59 | $532 | 36,800 | 2,500 | 0.02% | Increase |
| GE | General Electric Co | $630 | $0 | $385 | 24,700 | 0 | 0.02% | No Change |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corporation | $625 | $8 | $535 | 14,055 | 0 | 0.02% | No Change |
| RRD | R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company | $623 | ($75) | $518 | 25,415 | 1,900 | 0.02% | Increase |
| SVU | Supervalu Inc. | $623 | ($23) | $429 | 28,700 | 7,800 | 0.02% | Increase |
| DOW | Dow Chemical Co | $620 | $27 | $545 | 19,500 | 2,500 | 0.02% | Increase |
| NUS | Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. | $613 | $51 | $980 | 37,700 | 0 | 0.02% | No Change |
| CVX | Chevron Corp. | $610 | ($124) | $568 | 7,400 | 0 | 0.02% | No Change |
| SWK | Stanley Works | $607 | ($45) | $712 | 14,550 | 0 | 0.02% | No Change |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corp. | $603 | $24 | $331 | 14,085 | 1,300 | 0.02% | Increase |
| T | AT&T Inc. | $600 | ($29) | $559 | 21,480 | 2,800 | 0.02% | Increase |
| STX | Seagate Technology | $591 | $0 | $761 | 48,800 | 0 | 0.02% | No Change |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Co. | $589 | $9 | $393 | 7,900 | (1,800) | 0.02% | Decrease |
| BA | Boeing Company | $585 | $53 | $527 | 10,200 | 2,100 | 0.02% | Increase |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Company | $582 | ($104) | $527 | 14,485 | (2,800) | 0.02% | Decrease |
| VFC | VF Corp. | $580 | ($61) | $543 | 7,500 | (1,500) | 0.02% | Decrease |
| UPS | United Parcel Service Inc. | $573 | ($14) | $524 | 9,115 | (440) | 0.02% | Decrease |
| ETN | Eaton Corp. | $569 | ($95) | $639 | 10,120 | 2,300 | 0.02% | Increase |
| TKR | Timken Co. | $567 | ($59) | $503 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 0.02% | Increase |
| CBS | CBS Corp - Class B | $558 | ($25) | $492 | 38,300 | 8,400 | 0.02% | Increase |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | $542 | ($130) | $527 | 9,100 | 0 | 0.02% | No Change |
| HUB.B | Hubbell Inc | $524 | ($92) | $722 | 15,600 | 150 | 0.02% | Increase |
| ALV | Autoliv Inc. | $465 | ($75) | $548 | 13,780 | 2,200 | 0.02% | Increase |
| BUD | Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. | $324 | ($25,406) | $253 | 5,000 | (409,200) | 0.01% | Decrease |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | $320 | ($181) | $446 | 13,900 | 0 | 0.01% | No Change |
| RF | Regions Financial Corp. | $286 | ($39) | $162 | 29,800 | 0 | 0.01% | No Change |
| MMM | 3M Co. | $0 | ($629) | $0 | 0 | (9,040) | 0.00% | SOLD |
| BP | BP Plc | $0 | ($24,489) | $0 | 0 | (352,000) | 0.00% | SOLD |
| GOL | Gol Linhas Aereas Intel - ADR | $0 | ($10,718) | $0 | 0 | (950,200) | 0.00% | SOLD |
| HBI | Hanesbrands, Inc. | $0 | ($18,317) | $0 | 0 | (674,900) | 0.00% | SOLD |
| MAA | Mid-America Apartment Communit COM | $0 | ($679) | $0 | 0 | (13,300) | 0.00% | SOLD |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corp. | $0 | ($721) | $0 | 0 | (11,500) | 0.00% | SOLD |
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