13F-HR 1 d1037551_13f-hr.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F Cover Page Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2009 Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Bonanza Capital, Ltd. Address: 300 Crescent Court Suite 250 Dallas, Texas 75201 13F File Number: 28-11243 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: Bernay Box Title: President of Bonanza Fund Management, Inc., the general partner of Bonanza Capital, Ltd. Phone: 214-303-3900 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Bernay Box Dallas, Texas November 16, 2009 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type: (Check only one): [X] 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 managers(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).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 7 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $8,781 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: No. Form 13F File Number Name 1. 28-11390 Bonanza Master Fund, Ltd. FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

Bonanza Capital, Ltd. September 30, 2009 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ~~TITLE~~ VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE --------------- -------- ------ ----------- --------- --- ---- ------------ ----------- -------- ------ ------------- ~~CONTANGO~~APPLE ~~OIL~~INC ~~& GAS COMPANY~~ COM ~~NEW~~037833100 ~~21075N204~~371 42,~~652~~000 ~~109,476~~ SH SOLE 1 ~~109~~2,~~476~~000 ~~INTERSECTIONS~~BANK ~~INC~~OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM ~~460981301~~060505104 ~~493~~846 ~~106~~50,~~200~~000 SH SOLE 1 ~~106~~50,~~200~~000 ~~KHD~~CONTANGO ~~HUMBOLDT~~OIL ~~WEDAG~~& ~~INTL~~GAS ~~LTD~~COMPANY COM ~~482462108~~NEW 121075N204 5,~~860~~319 ~~223~~104,~~000~~176 SH SOLE 1 ~~223~~104,~~000~~176 ~~MAUI~~HALOZYME ~~LAND~~THERAPEUTICS ~~& PINEAPPLE~~ INC COM ~~577345101~~40637H109 ~~487~~254 6335,~~208~~714 SH SOLE 1 6335,~~208~~714 NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD COM SHS 6706EN100 1,~~169~~229 ~~154~~129,400 SH SOLE 1 ~~154~~129,400 ~~PROSHARES~~TEXTRON TRINC ~~PSHS~~COM ~~ULTSH~~883203101 ~~20YRS~~475 ~~74347R297 1~~25,~~018 20,~~000 SH SOLE 1 2025,000 ~~PROSHARES~~TIME TRWARNER ~~PSHS ULTRUSS2000 74347R842 963 50,000 SH SOLE 1 50,000 SILVERLEAF RESORTS~~ INC COM ~~828395103 2,963 2,297,100 SH SOLE 1 2,297,100 SPDR SERIES TRUST BRCLYS YLD ETF 78464A417 1,056 30,000 SH SOLE 1 30,000 TEGAL CORP COM~~ NEW ~~879008209~~887317303 ~~642~~288 ~~501~~10,~~420 SH SOLE 1 501,420 TEXTRON INC COM 883203101 483 50,~~000 SH SOLE 1 5010,000

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