UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
12-31-2017
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:
FALCON POINT CAPITAL, LLC
Address:
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER STE 420
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
Form 13F File Number:
028-10492

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 form.


Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:
James A. Bitzer
Title:
Sr. Managing Director
Phone:
415-782-9600


Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

James A. Bitzer
                         [Signature]
San Francisco, CALIFORNIA
                 [City, State]
02-08-2018
                           [Date]
                          

Report Type (Check only one.):

☒ 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) 

☐ 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) 

☐ 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)


Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:
2
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:
121
Form 13F Information table Value Total:
593132
          (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.]

No.Form 13F File NumberNameCIK
1
028-17598
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.
0001692234
2
028-16475
SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORP
0000907692


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc.COM00163U1069,079685,237SHSOLE379,243 0 305,994
AMN Healthcare Services Inc.COM00174410115,553315,794SHSOLE164,131 0 151,663
Acadia Healthcare Co Inc.COM00404A10912,949396,849SHSOLE208,327 0 188,522
Aclaris Therapeutics Inc.COM00461U1052449,908SHSOLE9,908 0 0
Acxiom Corp.COM00512510911,964434,100SHSOLE229,264 0 204,836
Agile TherapeuticsCOM00847L10017163,744SHSOLE63,744 0 0
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.COM03759810913,206288,774SHSOLE150,485 0 138,289
Apollo Endosurgery INCCOM03767D10837166,226SHSOLE66,226 0 0
BMC Stock Holdings INCCOM05591B1098,614340,486SHSOLE177,011 0 163,475
BWX Technologies Inc.COM05605h1002393,959SHSOLE3,959 0 0
BioTelemetry Inc.COM0906721061,27542,648SHSOLE42,648 0 0
Blackhawk Network HoldingsCOM09238E10416,959475,718SHSOLE248,325 0 227,393
Boingo Wireless Inc.COM09739c1021,59370,781SHSOLE70,781 0 0
Brink's COCOM10969610412,655160,797SHSOLE83,589 0 77,208
CRA International Inc.COM12618t1051,06623,719SHSOLE23,719 0 0
Calamp Corp.COM12812610915,098704,538SHSOLE389,846 0 314,692
Callidus Software, Inc.COM13123E50013,441469,139SHSOLE262,074 0 207,065
Capital Senior Living Corp.COM1404751044,905363,609SHSOLE200,435 0 163,174
Carbonite Inc.COM1413371051,29051,413SHSOLE51,413 0 0
Carriage Services Inc.COM14390510798438,267SHSOLE38,267 0 0
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.COM1445771037,915371,966SHSOLE193,320 0 178,646
Central Garden and Pet CO-ACOM15352720510,478277,850SHSOLE143,373 0 134,477
Chuy's HoldingsCOM17160410158820,947SHSOLE20,947 0 0
Clearside Biomedical INCCOM18506310417224,625SHSOLE24,625 0 0
Conns Inc.COM20824210714,089396,315SHSOLE229,266 0 167,049
Core-Mark Holding Company, IncCOM2186811049,972315,780SHSOLE173,578 0 142,202
Cornerstone OnDemandCOM21925Y10312,428351,767SHSOLE187,639 0 164,128
Cross Country Healthcare IncCOM22748310476259,752SHSOLE59,752 0 0
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.COM23280610926417,349SHSOLE17,349 0 0
Deckers Outdoor Corp.COM24353710711,599144,532SHSOLE76,042 0 68,490
Deluxe CorpCOM24801910116,822218,920SHSOLE116,132 0 102,788
Diamond Hill Investment Group,COM25264R2071,2736,158SHSOLE6,158 0 0
Dycom IndustriesCOM2674751015,93353,248SHSOLE27,151 0 26,097
Ehealth INCCOM28238P10926315,153SHSOLE15,153 0 0
Eldorado Resorts, IncCOM28470R1026,949209,613SHSOLE105,766 0 103,847
EntravisionCOM29382R1077610,669SHSOLE10,669 0 0
ExacTech Inc.COM30064E1091,01520,524SHSOLE20,524 0 0
Facebook Inc.COM30303M1023071,742SHSOLE1,742 0 0
FireEye Inc.COM31816q10119,6331,382,637SHSOLE728,664 0 653,973
Five9COM33830710115,234612,288SHSOLE352,226 0 260,062
Flir SystemsCOM3024451012575,504SHSOLE5,504 0 0
Fortress Transportation & InfrCOM34960P10114,562730,661SHSOLE471,968 0 258,693
GP Strategies CorpCOM36225V10476332,889SHSOLE32,889 0 0
Granite ConstructionCOM3873281076,602104,083SHSOLE52,559 0 51,524
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock CoCOM390607109651120,609SHSOLE120,609 0 0
Health Insurance InnovationCOM42225K10637815,148SHSOLE15,148 0 0
Home Bancshares INCCOM4368932005,193223,338SHSOLE114,749 0 108,589
Horizon Global CorpCOM44052W10490064,187SHSOLE64,187 0 0
Hostess Brands IncCOM44109J10615,3321,035,242SHSOLE538,039 0 497,203
Integra Life SciencesCOM45798520812,380258,663SHSOLE134,434 0 124,229
Jack In The Box Inc.COM46636710912,259124,956SHSOLE65,634 0 59,322
LaSalle Hotel PropertiesCOM51794210887031,000SHSOLE31,000 0 0
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.COM53220K50413,20496,429SHSOLE50,726 0 45,703
Marten Transport LTDCOM57307510849324,284SHSOLE24,284 0 0
MasTec, Inc.COM57632310910,217208,726SHSOLE108,480 0 100,246
Mastercard Inc.COM57636q1042031,340SHSOLE1,340 0 0
Maximus, Inc.COM5779331048,144113,775SHSOLE59,149 0 54,626
Medical Properties Trust Inc.COM58463j30412,123879,758SHSOLE527,183 0 352,575
NEOS TherapeuticCOM64052L10665864,530SHSOLE64,530 0 0
NMI Holdings Inc.COM6292093051,03460,796SHSOLE60,796 0 0
Neogenomics, Inc.COM64049M20914,1641,598,694SHSOLE903,389 0 695,305
Newpark Resources Inc.COM651718504963111,998SHSOLE111,998 0 0
Oclaro Inc.COM67555N2068312,382SHSOLE12,382 0 0
On Assignment Inc.COM6821591088,857137,816SHSOLE71,682 0 66,134
PDF Solutions Inc.COM6932821057,897503,012SHSOLE288,888 0 214,124
PandoraCOM6983541075010,351SHSOLE10,351 0 0
Paratek PharmaCOM6993743022,030113,415SHSOLE65,983 0 47,432
Patterson Energy, Inc.COM7034811012229,639SHSOLE9,639 0 0
Peak Resorts IncCOM70469L100675125,000SHSOLE125,000 0 0
Perficient Inc.COM71375U1018,161427,974SHSOLE237,804 0 190,170
PetroQuest Energy Inc.COM7167483065629,486SHSOLE29,486 0 0
Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.COM74112d10113,938313,855SHSOLE163,366 0 150,489
Proofpoint, Inc.COM74342410312,803144,166SHSOLE75,873 0 68,293
Proshares Short FinancialsCOM74347R23024921,500SHSOLE21,500 0 0
Proshares Short High YieldCOM74347R1311,57868,260SHSOLE68,260 0 0
Proshares Ultrashort BarclaysCOM74347B20133810,000SHSOLE10,000 0 0
Pzena Investment Management, ICOM74731q10371466,874SHSOLE66,874 0 0
Quanex Building SolutionsCOM74761910472430,948SHSOLE30,948 0 0
Quanta Services Inc.COM74762e1022195,612SHSOLE5,612 0 0
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, IncCOM75689M1017,379130,828SHSOLE72,362 0 58,466
Repligen Corp.COM75991610947813,177SHSOLE13,177 0 0
Ringcentral Inc.COM76680R2064298,862SHSOLE8,862 0 0
SPDR Gold SharesCOM78463v1076435,200SHSOLE5,200 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 BiotechCOM78464A87099611,734SHSOLE11,734 0 0
SeaSpine Holdings CorpCOM81255T10866565,686SHSOLE65,686 0 0
Social Capital Hedosophia HOCOMG8250R10312912,776SHSOLE12,776 0 0
Supernus Phamaceutical IncCOM86845910812,621316,706SHSOLE171,120 0 145,586
TravelCenters of America LLCCOM894174101778189,857SHSOLE189,857 0 0
Triton International LtdCOMG9078F1071,18131,540SHSOLE31,540 0 0
Tutor Perini Corp.COM9011091081,00339,569SHSOLE39,569 0 0
US Concrete IncCOM90333L20111,611138,804SHSOLE75,938 0 62,866
Unit Corp.COM9092181091,21355,125SHSOLE55,125 0 0
Urstadt Biddle PropertiesCOM9172862052059,440SHSOLE9,440 0 0
VBI Vaccines Inc.COM91822J103506118,403SHSOLE118,403 0 0
Viewray incCOM92672L10792299,529SHSOLE99,529 0 0
Visa Inc - Class A SharesCOM92826c8392091,836SHSOLE1,836 0 0
WageWorks, Inc.COM93042710920,524331,025SHSOLE172,269 0 158,756
Watts Water Technologies-ACOM9427491024,05653,400SHSOLE26,958 0 26,442
William Lyon HomesCOM55207470011,985412,139SHSOLE230,369 0 181,770
Wintrust Financial CorporationCOM97650W10810,000121,409SHSOLE63,213 0 58,196
Wynn Resorts LtdCOM9831341072361,398SHSOLE1,398 0 0
Xencor INCCOM98401F10533915,443SHSOLE15,443 0 0
YRC Worldwide Inc.COM98424960710,381721,912SHSOLE419,397 0 302,515
Zions BancorporationCOM9897011072013,947SHSOLE3,947 0 0
American Homes 4 RentPRD02665t8011,33950,000SHSOLE50,000 0 0
Apollo Management LLCPRD0376124051,57760,000SHSOLE60,000 0 0
Capital One FinancialsPRD14040H84067325,000SHSOLE25,000 0 0
TravelCenters of AmericaPRD8941743092,39495,000SHSOLE95,000 0 0
Wintrust Financial GroupPRD97650W4051,11840,000SHSOLE40,000 0 0
AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc.CVBOND00163UAD81,2871,500,000PRNSOLE1,500,000 0 0
Calamp Corp.CVBOND128126AB52,6442,500,000PRNSOLE2,500,000 0 0
Encore Capital Group Inc.CVBOND292554AH51,9502,000,000PRNSOLE2,000,000 0 0
Fireeye Inc.CVBOND31816QAD31,3711,500,000PRNSOLE1,500,000 0 0
Horizon Global Corp.CVBOND44052WAA21,8772,000,000PRNSOLE2,000,000 0 0
PROS Holding, Inc.CVBOND74346YAB91,0471,000,000PRNSOLE1,000,000 0 0
PROS Holding, Inc.CVBOND74346YAC71,8102,000,000PRNSOLE2,000,000 0 0
Scorpio Tankers Inc.CVBOND80918TAA71,7972,000,000PRNSOLE2,000,000 0 0
ServiceSource International, ICVBOND81763UAB62,1852,250,000PRNSOLE2,250,000 0 0
AMG CapitalCVPFD00170f2091,58025,000SHSOLE25,000 0 0
NY Community Cap Trust VCVPFD64944p3071,77635,000SHSOLE35,000 0 0
PetroQuest EnergyCVPFD71674820764540,000SHSOLE40,000 0 0