13F-HR 1 fp0000472_13fhr.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: December 31, 2008 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:___ This Amendment: [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings entries Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. Address: 125 South Market Suite 1300 San Jose, California 95113 Form 13F File Number: 28-04505 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: Kevin M. Landis Title: President Phone: (408) 294-2200 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing /s/ Kevin Landis San Jose, California 02/11/09 ---------------- -------------------- -------- Report Type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 ------------ Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 63 ------------ Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 235,269 ------------ (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. 1. The Equitable Life Assurance Society (13F file number: 28-42) Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. FORM 13F as of 12/31/08

~~VOTING~~COLUMN ~~AUTHORITY~~1 ~~TITLE~~COLUMN OF2 ~~VALUE~~COLUMN ~~SHARES/~~3 ~~SH/~~COLUMN ~~PUT/~~4 ~~INVESTMENT~~COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 --------------------- ------------- --------- ----------- ------------------- ---------- -------- ----------------------- 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 ---------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~~---~~ Corning, Inc. Common Stock 219350105 ~~$44~~15,~~663.59~~451 1,~~829~~621,~~725~~259 SH SOLE 1,~~828~~620,~~786~~516 ~~939~~743 ~~Applied~~Intel ~~Materials, Inc. Common Stock 038222105 $37,772.97 2,130,455 SH SOLE 2,129,665 790 Cypress Semiconductor~~ Corp. Common Stock ~~232806109~~458140100 ~~$31~~14,~~827.85~~891 1,~~791~~015,~~100~~770 SH SOLE 1,~~791~~015,~~100~~115 ~~ASML~~655 ~~Holding N.V. Common Stock N07059111 $31~~Rambus,~~657.87~~ ~~1,359,874 SH SOLE 1,358,764 1110 Akamai Technologies,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~00971T101~~750917106 ~~$30~~13,~~084.48~~158 ~~601~~826,~~810~~500 SH SOLE ~~601~~826,~~810~~500 ~~Seagate~~Broadcom ~~Technology, Inc~~Corp. - A Common Stock ~~G7945J104~~111320107 ~~$26~~12,~~559.39~~778 1752,~~150,255~~968 SH SOLE 1752,~~149,820~~628 ~~435~~340 Cisco Systems, Inc. Common Stock 17275R102 ~~$26~~10,~~168.13~~304 1632,~~138,735~~130 SH SOLE 1631,~~138,255~~440 ~~480~~690 ~~Netflix~~Google, Inc. Common Stock ~~64110L106~~38259P508 ~~$23~~10,~~040.85~~227 133,~~011,451~~243 SH SOLE 133,~~011,451~~210 ~~Texas~~33 ~~Instruments,~~China ~~Inc.~~Mobile ~~Common~~Hong ~~Stock~~Kong ~~882508104 $20,692~~Ltd.90 ~~622,343~~Common SHStock ~~SOLE~~16941M109 ~~621~~9,~~843~~747 ~~500 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. - ADR ADR 874039100 $18~~191,~~620.56~~675 ~~1,939,642~~ SH SOLE 1191,~~937,079~~455 ~~2563~~220 Microsoft Corp. Common Stock 594918104 ~~$16~~9,~~888.43~~327 ~~617~~479,~~493~~801 SH SOLE ~~617~~479,~~005~~295 ~~488~~506 ~~Intevac, Inc. Common Stock 461148108 $15,899.52 946,400 SH SOLE 946,400 QUALCOMM, Inc. Common Stock 747525103 $15,817.78 435,152 SH SOLE 434,670 482 Adobe~~ NICE-Systems, ~~Inc~~Ltd. Common Stock ~~00724F101~~653656108 ~~$15~~8,~~315.78~~388 ~~408~~373,~~857~~290 SH SOLE ~~408~~372,~~482~~970 ~~375~~320 ~~Comverse~~Nokia ~~Technology, Inc. Common Stock 205862402 $14,062.50 655,900 SH SOLE 655,900 Broadcom~~ Corp. - AADR ~~Common~~ADR ~~Stock~~654902204 ~~111320107 $12~~8,~~824.72~~170 ~~422~~523,~~700~~730 SH SOLE ~~422~~523,~~285~~110 ~~415~~620 ~~Amdocs~~Activision ~~Ltd. Common Stock G02602103 $12~~Blizzard,~~820.70~~ ~~323,755 SH SOLE 323,450 305 Zoran Corp~~Inc. Common Stock ~~98975F101~~00507V109 ~~$12~~7,~~421.01~~827 ~~772~~905,~~451~~855 SH SOLE ~~772~~905,~~451~~225 ~~Tekelec,~~630 ~~Inc.~~Shanda ~~Common~~Interactive ~~Stock 879101103 $11~~Entertainment,~~350.37~~ ~~875,800 SH SOLE 875,800 China Mobile Hong Kong~~ Ltd. Common Stock ~~16941M109~~81941Q203 ~~$11~~7,~~030.37~~821 ~~312~~241,~~033~~700 SH SOLE ~~311~~241,~~753~~700 ~~280 Google~~Netflix, Inc. Common Stock ~~38259P508~~64110L106 ~~$10~~7,~~698.58~~473 26250,~~620~~000 SH SOLE 26250,~~590~~000 ~~30 UTStarcom~~Apple, Inc. Common Stock ~~918076100~~037833100 ~~$10~~7,~~038.98~~357 186,~~131,790~~195 SH SOLE 186,~~131,790~~100 ~~Altera~~95 ~~Corp.~~VeriFone ~~Common Stock 021441100 $ 9~~Holdings,~~538.39~~ ~~518,955 SH SOLE 518,440 515 Citrix Systems,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~177376100~~92342Y109 ~~$ 9~~7,~~530.58~~251 ~~263~~1,~~203 SH SOLE 263~~479,~~203~~765 ~~eBay, Inc. Common Stock 278642103 $ 9,527.51 335,949~~ SH SOLE ~~335~~1,~~804 145 EMC Corp. Common Stock 268648102 $ 9~~479,~~135.47~~090 ~~762,560~~675 ~~SH SOLE 761~~VMware,~~790~~ ~~770 JDS Uniphase Corp. Common Stock 46612J507 $ 8,760.00 4,000,000 SH SOLE 4,000,000 Stratex Networks,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~86279T109~~928563402 ~~$ 8~~6,~~212.18~~031 1254,~~849,591~~570 SH SOLE 1254,~~849,591~~270 ~~TriQuint~~300 ~~Semiconductor,~~Suntech ~~Inc.~~Power ~~Common~~Holdings ~~Stock 89674K103 $ 7,968~~Co.~~48 1~~,~~532,400~~ SHLtd ~~SOLE~~- ~~1,532,400~~ADR ~~Xilinx,~~ADR ~~Inc.~~86800C104 ~~Common Stock 983919101 $ 7~~6,~~859.53~~028 ~~358~~515,~~065~~215 SH SOLE ~~357~~514,~~638~~695 ~~427~~520 L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. Common Stock 50212A106 ~~$ 7~~5,~~602.15~~832 ~~582~~865,~~540~~285 SH SOLE ~~582~~864,~~131~~394 ~~409~~891 ~~Chartered~~Seagate ~~Semiconductor Manufacturing~~Technology, ~~Ltd. ADR 16133R106 $ 7,345.67 982,042 SH SOLE 982,042 Napster,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~630797108~~G7945J104 ~~$ 7~~5,~~251.31~~094 1,~~698~~149,~~200~~986 SH SOLE 1,~~698~~149,~~200~~096 ~~Semiconductor~~890 ~~Manufacturing~~SunPower ~~International~~ Corp. ~~Common Stock 81663N206 $ 6,743.45 1,052,021 SH SOLE 1,052,021 Nokia Corp.~~ - ~~ADR~~Class ~~ADR~~B ~~654902204 $ 6,710.16 340,790 SH SOLE 340,480 310 Sun Microsystems, Inc.~~ Common Stock ~~866810104~~867652307 $ 5,~~445.00~~031 1165,~~100,000~~265 SH SOLE 1165,~~100,000~~085 ~~SanDisk~~180 Echelon Corp. Common Stock ~~80004C101~~27874N105 ~~$ 5~~4,~~440.31~~023 ~~101~~493,~~612~~600 SH SOLE ~~101~~493,~~612~~600 ~~ViaSat~~Intevac, Inc. Common Stock ~~92552V100~~461148108 $ 4,~~913.17~~014 ~~195~~791,~~900~~700 SH SOLE ~~195~~791,~~900~~700 ~~aQuantive,~~Koninklijke ~~Inc.~~(Royal) ~~Common~~Philips ~~Stock~~Electronics ~~03839G105 $ 4,747~~N.~~93 201,013 SH SOLE 201,013 Ctrip~~V.~~com~~ ~~International, Ltd.~~ Common Stock ~~22943F100~~500472303 ~~$ 4~~3,~~573.84~~962 ~~101~~199,~~754~~380 SH SOLE ~~101~~199,~~754~~150 ~~Zebra~~230 ~~Technologies~~Adobe ~~Corporation Common Stock 989207105 $ 4~~Systems,~~449.63~~ ~~124,500 SH SOLE 124,500 Harris Corp~~Inc. Common Stock ~~413875105~~00724F101 ~~$ 4~~3,~~449.00~~256 ~~100~~152,~~000~~935 SH SOLE ~~100~~152,~~000~~760 ~~Witness~~175 ~~Systems~~Texas Instruments, Inc. Common Stock ~~977424100~~882508104 ~~$ 4~~3,~~317.69~~123 ~~246~~201,~~303~~243 SH SOLE ~~246~~201,~~303~~002 ~~PMC-Sierra~~241 Techwell, Inc. Common Stock ~~69344F106~~87874D101 ~~$ 3~~2,~~894.86~~956 ~~655~~454,700 SH SOLE ~~655~~454,700 ~~Tellabs,~~Marvell ~~Inc.~~Technology ~~Common~~Group ~~Stock 879664100 $ 3,671~~Ltd.60 ~~335,000 SH SOLE 335,000 FormFactor, Inc.~~ Common Stock ~~346375108~~G5876H105 ~~$ 3~~2,~~395.43~~641 80395,~~594~~900 SH SOLE 80395,~~594~~900 ~~TranSwitch~~Clearwire Corp. Common Stock ~~894065101~~18538Q105 ~~$ 3~~2,~~360.03~~460 2499,~~383,~~000 SH SOLE 2499,~~383,~~000 ~~Autodesk,~~Akamai ~~Inc. Common Stock 052769106 $ 3~~Technologies,~~145.68~~ ~~90,445 SH SOLE 90,365 80 Freescale Semiconductor,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~35687M206~~00971T101 $ 2,~~899.71~~434 76161,~~208~~300 SH SOLE 76161,~~208~~300 ~~FLIR Systems~~Omniture, Inc. Common Stock ~~302445101~~68212S109 $ 2,~~809.86~~293 ~~103~~215,~~456~~546 SH SOLE ~~103~~215,~~456~~546 ~~Skyworks~~Alvarion ~~Solutions, Inc~~Ltd. Common Stock ~~83088M102~~M0861T100 $ 2,~~586.18~~168 ~~498~~597,~~300~~335 SH SOLE ~~498~~597,~~300~~335 ~~Advanced~~NVIDIA ~~Micro Devices Common Stock 007903107 $ 2,485~~Corp.00 ~~100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 WebSideStory, Inc.~~ Common Stock ~~947685103~~67066G104 $ 2,~~475.12~~136 ~~187~~264,~~367~~700 SH SOLE ~~187~~264,~~367~~700 ~~VASCO~~Semiconductor ~~Data~~Manufacturing ~~Security~~ International, ~~Inc~~Corp. Common Stock ~~92230Y104~~81663N206 $ 2,~~348.04~~110 ~~226,645 SH SOLE 226,645 Yahoo! Inc. Common Stock 984332106 $~~ 1,~~669.34 66~~000,~~034~~000 SH SOLE ~~66,034 NeuStar, Inc. Common Stock 64126X201 $~~ 1,~~585.97 57~~000,~~152~~000 SHMobile ~~SOLE~~TeleSystems ~~57,152 TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.~~ - AADR ~~Common~~ADR ~~Stock~~607409109 ~~87929J103 $ 1~~2,~~499.94~~089 ~~557~~78,~~600~~300 SH SOLE ~~557~~78,~~600~~300 ~~First~~Newport ~~Data~~ Corp. Common Stock ~~319963104~~651824104 ~~$ 1~~2,~~470.00~~081 35307,000 SH SOLE 35307,000 ~~IAC/InterActiveCorp~~Trina ~~Common~~Solar ~~Stock~~Limited ~~44919P300~~- $Spon ~~1,428.91~~ADR ~~49,684 SH SOLE 49,684 LivePerson, Inc.~~ Common Stock ~~538146101~~89628E104 $ 1,~~355.39~~481 ~~252~~159,400 SH SOLE ~~252~~159,400 ~~Monster~~Applied ~~Worldwide~~Materials, Inc. Common Stock ~~611742107~~038222105 $ 1,~~299.22~~402 35138,~~900~~365 SH SOLE 35138,~~900~~190 ~~Kopin~~175 ~~Corp. Common Stock 500600101 $ 1~~AuthenTec,~~269.37~~ ~~378,915 SH SOLE 378,915 Ikanos Communications,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~45173E105~~052660107 $ 1,~~177.00~~399 ~~100~~837,~~000~~705 SH SOLE ~~100~~837,~~000~~705 Equinix, Inc. Common Stock 29444U502 $ 1,~~148.51~~330 1925,~~110~~000 SH SOLE 1925,~~110~~000 ~~Dell,~~Chartered ~~Inc.~~Semiconductor ~~Common Stock 24702R101 $ 1~~Manufacturing,~~123.73~~ ~~49,200 SH SOLE 49,200 CheckFree Corp~~Ltd. ~~Common~~ADR ~~Stock~~16133R106 ~~162813109 $~~ 1,~~085.77~~071 26884,~~277~~900 SH SOLE 26884,~~277~~900 Echelon Corp. Common Stock 27874N105 $ 1,079.76 131,198 SH SOLE 131,198 Digital Insight Corp. Common Stock 25385P106 $ 1,028.99 35,095 SH SOLE 35,095 Verint Systems, Inc. Common Stock 92343X100 $ 1,027.71 34,200 SH SOLE 34,200 Baidu.com, Inc. Common Stock 056752108 $901 ~~995.59 11~~6,~~373~~900 SH SOLE 116,~~373~~900 ~~Avici Systems~~QUALCOMM, Inc. Common Stock ~~05367L802~~747525103 $896 ~~994.75 115~~25,000 SH SOLE ~~115~~25,000 ~~iGATE Corporation Common Stock 45169U105 $ 993.48 201~~NeuStar,~~109~~ ~~SH SOLE 201,109 VeriFone Holdings,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~92342Y109~~64126X201 $830 ~~947.~~43 33,~~185~~400 SH SOLE 3343,~~185~~400 ~~PDF~~International ~~Solutions,~~Business ~~Inc.~~Machines Common Stock 693282105 $ 941.46 85,900 SH SOLE 85,900 The9 Ltd. Common Stock 88337K104 $ 898.80 42,000 SH SOLE 42,000 ValueClick, Inc. Common Stock 92046N102 $ 858.40 46,300 SH SOLE 46,300 Oplink Communications, Inc. Common Stock 68375Q403 $ 799.20 40,000 SH SOLE 40,000 Synaptics, Inc. Common Stock 87157D109 $ 787.15 32,300 SH SOLE 32,300 Comcast Corp. ~~- Special CL A~~ Common Stock ~~20030N200~~459200101 $774 ~~552.15 15~~9,~~000~~200 SH SOLE 159,~~000~~200 ~~Alvarion~~News ~~Ltd. Common Stock M0861T100 $ 545.29 85,335 SH SOLE 85,335 Apple Computer, Inc. Common Stock 037833100 $ 538.86 7,000 SH SOLE 7,000 EMCORE~~ Corp. Common Stock ~~290846104~~65248E203 $531 ~~499.37 84~~55,~~353~~460 SH SOLE 8455,~~353~~460 CyberSource Corp. Common Stock 23251J106 $501 ~~494.66~~ 41,814 SH SOLE 41,814 ~~Trident Microsystems, Inc~~Ctrip.com ~~Common Stock 895919108 $ 465.20 20~~International,~~000~~ ~~SH SOLE 20,000 News Corp~~Ltd. Common Stock ~~65248E203~~22943F100 $471 ~~453.25 21~~19,~~960~~800 SH SOLE 2119,~~960~~800 ~~RightNow Technologies~~eBay, Inc. Common Stock ~~76657R106~~278642103 $470 ~~447.88 28~~33,~~692~~700 SH SOLE ~~28,692 Finisar Corp. Common Stock 31787A101 $ 442.~~33 ~~121~~,~~855~~700 ~~SH SOLE 121~~Gmarket,~~855~~ ~~Flextronics International Ltd. Common Stock Y2573F102 $ 437.22 34,590 SH SOLE 34,590 Monolithic Power Systems,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~609839105~~38012G100 $467 ~~421.92 44~~27,~~600~~100 SH SOLE 4427,~~600~~100 ~~Packeteer~~Microvision, Inc. Common Stock ~~695210104~~594960106 $429 ~~414.57 48~~255,~~150~~100 SH SOLE 48255,~~150~~100 ~~VitalStream~~Monster ~~Holdings~~Worldwide, Inc. Common Stock ~~92847T209~~611742107 $422 ~~408.05 46~~34,~~212~~900 SH SOLE 4634,~~212~~900 ~~PLX Technology~~ValueClick, Inc. Common Stock ~~693417107~~92046N102 $385 ~~394.06 38~~56,~~000~~300 SH SOLE 3856,~~000~~300 ~~Microtune,~~Comcast ~~Inc~~Corp. ~~Common~~- ~~Stock~~Special ~~59514P109~~CL $A ~~391.47 80,550 SH SOLE 80,550 SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc.~~ Common Stock ~~82967H101~~20030N200 ~~$ 386.31 16,103 SH SOLE 16,103 VistaPrint Ltd. Common Stock G93762204 $ 366.71 14,137 SH SOLE 14,137 Avanex Corp. Common Stock 05348W109 $~~ 363~~.30~~ ~~210~~22,~~000~~500 SH SOLE ~~210~~22,~~000~~500 ~~51job~~Suzlon ~~Inc.~~Energy Common Stock 316827104 $ 351.20 26,248 SH SOLE 26,248 Neoware, Inc. Common Stock 64065P102 $ 328.88 24,200 SH SOLE 24,200 NIDEC Corp Common Stock 654090109 $ 326.63 17,200 SH SOLE 17,200 Amazon.com, Inc. Common Stock 023135106 $ 321.20 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 Accenture Ltd. - AMerrill Warrant Common Stock ~~G1150G111~~B0DX8R8 $329 ~~317.10 10~~257,000 SH SOLE 10257,000 ~~Lenovo Group Ltd ADR ADR 526250105 $ 294.50 38~~LivePerson,~~000~~ ~~SH SOLE 38,000 EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~302043104~~538146101 $255 ~~293.09 50~~140,~~100 SH SOLE 50,100 PowerDsine, Ltd. Common Stock M41415106 $ 285.30 30,~~000 SH SOLE 30140,000 ~~Symmetricom~~51job, Inc. Common Stock ~~871543104~~316827104 $203 ~~266.31~~ 33,000 SH SOLE 33,000 ~~Ramtron~~Energy ~~International Corp. Common Stock 751907304 $ 264.00 80~~Recovery,~~000~~ ~~SH SOLE 80,000 Microvision,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~594960106~~29270J100 $130 ~~260.69 182~~17,~~300~~200 SH SOLE ~~182~~17,~~300~~200 ~~Lionbridge~~Aixtron ~~Technologies,~~AG ~~Inc.~~- ADR Common Stock ~~536252109~~009606104 $81 ~~258.13 33~~11,~~831~~900 SH SOLE 3311,~~831~~900 ~~Rackable~~Orion Energy Systems, Inc. Common Stock ~~750077109~~686275108 $76 ~~256.65 9~~14,~~377 SH SOLE 9,377 Zygo Corp. Common Stock 989855101 $ 255.00 20,~~000 SH SOLE 2014,000 ~~LG.~~Internap ~~Philips~~Network ~~LCD~~Services CoCorp., ~~Ltd.~~ Common Stock ~~50186V102~~45885A300 $59 ~~242.21 14~~23,~~600~~715 SH SOLE 1423,~~600~~715 ~~Cognizant~~GT ~~Technology~~Solar ~~Solutions Corp. - A Common Stock 192446102 $ 222.62 3~~International,~~008~~ ~~SH SOLE 3,008 Universal Display Corp Common Stock 91347P105 $ 220~~Inc.60 ~~20,000 SH SOLE 20,000 3D Systems Corporation~~ Common Stock ~~88554D205~~3623E0209 $55 ~~218.25 11~~18,900 SH SOLE 1118,900 ~~STMicroelectronics N.V. - ADR Common Stock 861012102 $ 182.65 10~~Metalico,~~582~~ ~~SH SOLE 10,582 Therma-Wave,~~ Inc. Common Stock ~~88343A108~~591176102 $18 ~~108.65 91~~11,~~300~~500 SH SOLE 9111,~~300~~500 ~~Actions Semiconductor Co~~U.~~, Ltd~~S. ~~Common Stock 00507E107 $ 105.90 12~~Geothermal,~~444~~ ~~SH SOLE 12,444 OpenTV Corp~~Inc. Common Stock ~~G67543101~~90338S102 $9 ~~92.09 32~~10,~~311~~500 SH SOLE 3210,~~311~~500 ~~Ceragon~~63 ~~Networks Ltd. Common Stock M22013102 $ 51.36 12~~235,~~200 SH SOLE 12,200 119 $ 668,862~~269

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