0000816788-12-000001.txt : 20120213 0000816788-12-000001.hdr.sgml : 20120213 20120213161033 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000816788-12-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120213 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120213 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TANAKA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000816788 IRS NUMBER: 133390215 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-02082 FILM NUMBER: 12599168 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 230 PARK AVE STREET 2: STE 960 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10169 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124903380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 230 PRK AVE STREET 2: SUITE 960 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10169 13F-HR 1 submission123111.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, 2011 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Tanaka Capital Management, Inc. Address: 369 Lexington Avenue 20th Floor New York, NY 10017 13F File Number: 28-2082 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: Graham Y. Tanaka Title: President Phone: 212-490-3380 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Graham Y. Tanaka New York, New York February 13, 2012 Report Type (check only one.): [x] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 FORM 13F Information Table Entry: 39 FORM 13F Information Table Value Total: $25,929,000 List of Other Included Managers: No. 13F File Number Name 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- AFLAC Inc. COM 001055102 1710 39526 SH SOLE 39526 ASML Holding N V ADR COM N07059111 1060 25355 SH SOLE 25355 Altria Group, Inc. COM 718154107 471 15886 SH SOLE 15886 Anadarko Petroleum COM 032511107 910 11916 SH SOLE 11916 Apple Computing COM 037833100 2264 5589 SH SOLE 5589 Axis Capital COM G0692U109 619 19355 SH SOLE 19355 Bio Reference Lab COM 09057G602 454 27876 SH SOLE 27876 Blue Earth Refineries COM G11999102 29 97158 SH SOLE 97158 Catalyst Pharmaceuticals COM 14888U101 122 94522 SH SOLE 94522 China XD Plastics COM 16948F107 665 124585 SH SOLE 124585 Exxon COM 30231G102 224 2640 SH SOLE 2640 Fuelnation, Inc. COM 359528205 0 496780 SH SOLE 496780 General Electric COM 369604103 998 55745 SH SOLE 55745 IBM COM 459200101 918 4990 SH SOLE 4990 Intel Corp. COM 458140100 1061 43755 SH SOLE 43755 KHD Humboldt Wedag COM D4024H102 223 34728 SH SOLE 34728 Kodiak oil and gas COM 50015Q100 1073 112985 SH SOLE 112985 MFC Industrial COM 55278T105 2055 293134 SH SOLE 293134 Mattson Technology COM 577223100 702 508977 SH SOLE 508977 Motor Car Parts COM 620071100 336 44780 SH SOLE 44780 Multiband COM 62544X209 482 149275 SH SOLE 149275 Mymetics Corp COM 62856A102 5 194329 SH SOLE 194329 NII Holdings COM 62913F201 646 30319 SH SOLE 30319 Nanometrics COM 630077105 1132 61460 SH SOLE 61460 O2 Micro COM 67107W100 408 102313 SH SOLE 102313 PepsiCo, Inc. COM 713448108 401 6049 SH SOLE 6049 Philip Morris International COM 718172109 396 5046 SH SOLE 5046 QUALCOMM COM 747525103 1073 19611 SH SOLE 19611 Rudolph Technologies COM 781270103 560 60450 SH SOLE 60450 STEC COM 784774101 262 30444 SH SOLE 30444 Sandridge Energy COM 80007P307 782 95822 SH SOLE 95822 Sigma Design COM 826565103 182 30264 SH SOLE 30264 Stifel Financial Corp. COM 860630102 298 9312 SH SOLE 9312 Tennant Company COM 880345103 543 13965 SH SOLE 13965 Valeant Pharmaceuticals COM 91911K102 740 15844 SH SOLE 15844 Veeco Instr COM 922417100 284 13650 SH SOLE 13650 Walgreens COM 931422109 298 9005 SH SOLE 9005 Yum Brands, Inc COM 988498101 412 6978 SH SOLE 6978 Zoltek COM 98975W104 1134 148870 SH SOLE 148870