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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000934999-11-000013
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110930
FILED AS OF DATE: 20111017
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111017
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20111017
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DF DENT & CO INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000934999
IRS NUMBER: 521045317
STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 13F-HR
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-03691
FILM NUMBER: 111144014
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 2 EAST READ STREET
STREET 2: 6TH FLOOR
CITY: BALTIMORE
STATE: MD
ZIP: 21202
BUSINESS PHONE: 4108372544
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: DF DENT & CO INC
STREET 2: 2 EAST READ ST
CITY: BALTIMORE
STATE: MD
ZIP: 21202
13F-HR
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sept2011b.txt
SEPT2011
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2011
Check here if Amendment [] Amendment Number:
This Amendment: [] is a restatement.
[] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: D. F. Dent and Company, Inc.
Address: 2 East Read Street, 6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
13F File Number: 028-03691
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by
whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is
authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct
and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists and tables, are considered integral parts of this submission.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Daniel F. Dent
Title: President
Phone: 410-837-2544
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Daniel F. Dent Baltimore, MD 10/17/2011
Report Type:
[X] 13F Holdings Report
[] 13F Notice
[] 13F Combination Report
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 166
Form 13 F Information Table Value Total (thousands): 2535338
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
FORM 13F
INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/
PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN
CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- ---
---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
3D SYSTEMS CORP COM 88554D205 29841 2132997 SH
Sole 2132997
3M CO COM 88579Y101 341 4750 SH
Sole 4750
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1095 21405 SH
Sole 21405
ACTUANT CORP A COM 00508X203 2860 144822 SH
Sole 144822
ADTRAN INC COM 00738A106 41586 1571660 SH
Sole 1571660
AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LTD COM 008474108 1784 29976 SH
Sole 29976
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 171 5418 SH
Sole 5418
AMDOCS LIMITED COM G02602103 156 5750 SH
Sole 5750
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC COM 02913V103 18754 551574 SH
Sole 551574
AMERICAN TOWER CORP COM 029912201 62836 1167946 SH
Sole 1167946
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 75 1366 SH
Sole 1366
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP COM 032511107 177 2800 SH
Sole 2800
ANSYS INC COM 03662Q105 117067 2387170 SH
Sole 2387170
APACHE CORP COM 037411105 29732 370536 SH
Sole 370536
APPLE COMPUTER INC COM 037833100 976 2559 SH
Sole 2559
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 1627 34500 SH
Sole 34500
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC COM 073685109 49003 3064592 SH
Sole 3064592
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM 084670108 427 4 SH
Sole 4
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. DEL CL COM 084670702 1462 20575 SH
Sole 20575
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD CO COM 136375102 799 12000 SH
Sole 12000
CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY COM 139594105 5519 194475 SH
Sole 194475
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL COM 14040H105 1184 29879 SH
Sole 29879
CARMAX INC COM 143130102 475 19900 SH
Sole 19900
CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 96 1300 SH
Sole 1300
CELGENE CORP COM 151020104 60594 978746 SH
Sole 978746
CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 778 8404 SH
Sole 8404
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO NV COM 167250109 24 855 SH
Sole 855
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 2638 170204 SH
Sole 170204
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 738 10917 SH
Sole 10917
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 443 5000 SH
Sole 5000
COMCAST CORP - A COM 20030N101 288 13750 SH
Sole 13750
COMCAST CORP - A - SPL COM 20030N200 2388 115251 SH
Sole 115251
COMPOSITE TECH CORP COM 20461S108 0 1000 SH
Sole 1000
CONCHO RESOURCES INC COM 20605P101 15382 216223 SH
Sole 216223
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 206708109 22479 603784 SH
Sole 603784
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM COM 20825C104 220 3480 SH
Sole 3480
CORE LABORATORIES NV COM N22717107 36360 404761 SH
Sole 404761
COSTAR GROUP INC. COM 22160n109 23578 453676 SH
Sole 453676
COSTCO WHOLESALE CRP DEL COM 22160K105 51 616 SH
Sole 616
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP COM 228227104 3714 91320 SH
Sole 91320
CVS/CAREMARK CORP COM 126650100 8 250 SH
Sole 250
DANAHER CORP COM 235851102 374 8916 SH
Sole 8916
DEALERTRAK HOLDINGS, INC COM 242309102 31959 2039524 SH
Sole 2039524
DENTSPLY INTL COM 249030107 2046 66671 SH
Sole 66671
DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 4299 78450 SH
Sole 78450
DUKE REALTY CORP COM 264411505 163 15550 SH
Sole 15550
EAST WEST BANCORP INC COM 27579R104 349 23400 SH
Sole 23400
EATON VANCE CP COM 278265103 10 434 SH
Sole 434
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 47766 977020 SH
Sole 977020
ELI LILLY & CO COM 532457108 220 5950 SH
Sole 5950
EMC CORP COM 268648102 205 9775 SH
Sole 9775
EMERSON COM 291011104 120 2910 SH
Sole 2910
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L COM 293792107 385 9600 SH
Sole 9600
EQT CORPORATION COM 26884L109 2517 47168 SH
Sole 47168
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTYS I COM 29476l107 413 7963 SH
Sole 7963
EUROSEAS LTD COM Y23592200 39 12400 SH
Sole 12400
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL COM 302130109 103695 2557208 SH
Sole 2557208
EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC COM 302182100 736 19866 SH
Sole 19866
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 1573 21660 SH
Sole 21660
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 226093 6793654 SH
Sole 6793654
FISERV INC COM 337738108 2130 41951 SH
Sole 41951
FLUOR CORP COM 343412102 9 200 SH
Sole 200
FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 30249U101 565 15024 SH
Sole 15024
FORTINET INC COM 34959e109 1109 66000 SH
Sole 66000
FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD COM 35671D857 365 11971 SH
Sole 11971
GARDNER DENVER INC COM 365558105 5437 85557 SH
Sole 85557
GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 2267 148959 SH
Sole 148959
GLACIER BANCORP COM 37637Q105 156 16672 SH
Sole 16672
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP COM 38141G104 36 380 SH
Sole 380
GOOGLE INC CL A COM 38259P508 149 290 SH
Sole 290
HCP INC COM 40414L109 4729 134882 SH
Sole 134882
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC COM 421906108 30938 1916858 SH
Sole 1916858
HENRY SCHEIN INC. COM 806407102 47 758 SH
Sole 758
HEWLETT-PACKARD COM 428236103 185 8257 SH
Sole 8257
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. COM 45168D104 141068 2045349 SH
Sole 2045349
II-VI INC COM 902104108 49491 2828033 SH
Sole 2828033
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS COM 452308109 35 850 SH
Sole 850
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 14840 695576 SH
Sole 695576
INTL BUSINESS MACH CORP COM 459200101 3023 17289 SH
Sole 17289
IRON MOUNTAIN COM 462846106 3 100 SH
Sole 100
JACOBS ENGINEERING CP INC COM 469814107 67287 2083820 SH
Sole 2083820
JAMBA, INC. COM 47023A101 13 10000 SH
Sole 10000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 7229 113501 SH
Sole 113501
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC COM 478366107 203 7716 SH
Sole 7716
K12 INC COM 48273U102 33781 1326840 SH
Sole 1326840
KINDER MORGAN MGT LLC COM 49455U100 498 8477 SH
Sole 8477
LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOL COM 50540R409 7322 92624 SH
Sole 92624
LEGG MASON INC COM 524901105 60 2326 SH
Sole 2326
LKQ CORP COM 501889208 75279 3115854 SH
Sole 3115854
LYNAS CORP LTD COM Q5683J103 78 75000 SH
Sole 75000
MAG SILVER CORP COM 55903Q104 6 800 SH
Sole 800
MARKEL CORP COM 570535104 70746 198096 SH
Sole 198096
MASTERCARD INC CL A COM 57636Q104 1021 3219 SH
Sole 3219
McCORMICK & CO COM 579780206 651 14110 SH
Sole 14110
MERCK & CO COM 58933Y105 815 24917 SH
Sole 24917
METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM 591708102 175 20100 SH
Sole 20100
MHI HOSPITALITY CORP COM 55302L102 37 17125 SH
Sole 17125
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 2794 112234 SH
Sole 112234
MIDDLEBY CORP COM 596278101 908 12883 SH
Sole 12883
MONSANTO CO COM 61166W101 14984 249571 SH
Sole 249571
MOSIAC COMPANY COM 61945C103 9986 203918 SH
Sole 203918
NATIONAL AMERICAN UNIV HOLDING COM 63245Q105 10214 1426589 SH
Sole 1426589
NEOGEN CORP COM 640491106 263 7579 SH
Sole 7579
NESTLE S.A. COM 641069406 351 6374 SH
Sole 6374
NEWMONT MINING CORP COM 651639106 212 3364 SH
Sole 3364
NOKIA CORP ADR COM 654902204 12 2190 SH
Sole 2190
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS COM 67020Y100 236 11600 SH
Sole 11600
NYMOX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP COM 67076p102 16 2000 SH
Sole 2000
PAYCHEX COM 704326107 5872 222677 SH
Sole 222677
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 22 638 SH
Sole 638
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 287 4638 SH
Sole 4638
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 840 47500 SH
Sole 47500
PHILIP MORRIS INTL COM 718172109 426 6830 SH
Sole 6830
PINNACLE WEST CAPITOL CORP COM 723484101 232 5400 SH
Sole 5400
PNC FINANCIAL SVCS INC COM 693475105 1294 26856 SH
Sole 26856
POOL CORPORATION COM 73278L105 223 8502 SH
Sole 8502
POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN COM 73755L107 62472 1445440 SH
Sole 1445440
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 280 1800 SH
Sole 1800
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 23057 364942 SH
Sole 364942
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 109061 2242672 SH
Sole 2242672
QUANTA SERVICES INC COM 74762e102 22680 1207004 SH
Sole 1207004
RANGE RESOURCES CORP COM 75281A109 37378 639381 SH
Sole 639381
RENAISSANCE RE HOLDINGS LTD COM G7496G103 37774 592076 SH
Sole 592076
RESMED INC COM 761152107 75665 2628178 SH
Sole 2628178
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC COM 776696106 79563 1154591 SH
Sole 1154591
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 78388J106 832 24120 SH
Sole 24120
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 82042 1373553 SH
Sole 1373553
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 46 750 SH
Sole 750
SILVER WHEATON CORP COM 828336107 294 10000 SH
Sole 10000
SODASTREAM INTERNATIONAL LTD COM m9068e105 2546 77040 SH
Sole 77040
STATE STREET CORPORATION COM 857477103 105 3258 SH
Sole 3258
STERICYCLE INC COM 858912108 51959 643689 SH
Sole 643689
STONEMOR PARTNERS LP COM 86183Q100 362 13000 SH
Sole 13000
STRYKER CORP COM 863667101 2240 47535 SH
Sole 47535
T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC COM 74144T108 81049 1696641 SH
Sole 1696641
TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 43644 641729 SH
Sole 641729
TELEFLEX INC COM 879369106 148 2750 SH
Sole 2750
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL ADR COM 881624209 53760 1444387 SH
Sole 1444387
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS COM 882508104 5 175 SH
Sole 175
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD COM 896239100 81106 2417467 SH
Sole 2417467
U.S. BANCORP COM 902973304 775 32917 SH
Sole 32917
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP COM 903914109 61011 2200970 SH
Sole 2200970
UNION PACIFIC CORP COM 907818108 104 1275 SH
Sole 1275
UNIT CORP COM 909218109 28972 784726 SH
Sole 784726
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 325 4621 SH
Sole 4621
VENTAS INC COM 92276f100 2381 48192 SH
Sole 48192
VISA INC COM 92826C839 52216 609140 SH
Sole 609140
WALT DISNEY CO COM 254687106 267 8869 SH
Sole 8869
WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 417 17275 SH
Sole 17275
WHOLE FOODS MARKET COM 966837106 516 7900 SH
Sole 7900
WR BERKLEY CORP COM 084423102 2914 98157 SH
Sole 98157
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS 922042858 322 9000 SH
Sole 9000
VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US 922042775 1295 33445 SH
Sole 33445
VANGUARD INDEX REIT ETF 922908553 208 4090 SH
Sole 4090
ALPINE REALTY INCOME & GROWTH 020940862 149 10901 SH
Sole 10901
ARTIO INTL EQUITY FUND II CL A 04315J845 233 24419 SH
Sole 24419
BUFFALO SCIENCE & TECH FD 119530103 150 10958 SH
Sole 10958
DAVIS NY VENTURE FD CL A 239080104 490 16660 SH
Sole 16660
DF DENT MIDCAP GROWTH FUND 34984t451 42 5187 SH
Sole 5187
DF DENT PREMIER GROWTH FUND 349903419 883 60608 SH
Sole 60608
FIDELITY FREEDOM 2020 31617r605 183 14214 SH
Sole 14214
HARBOR FUND INTERNATIONAL FUND 411511306 1019 20317 SH
Sole 20317
MASTERS SELECT INTERNATIONAL 576417208 117 9591 SH
Sole 9591
T ROWE PRICE INTNL FUND 77956H203 318 27094 SH
Sole 27094
VANGUARD REIT FUND INDEX 921908703 211 12495 SH
Sole 12495
WASATCH HERITAGE GROWTH FUND 936793603 109 10098 SH
Sole 10098