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Best/Worst Returns

Desalination makes seawater potable; Energy Recovery makes desalination practical. The company designs, develops, and manufactures energy recovery devices for use in sea water desalination plants. The company's July IPO on the NASDAQ GM saw a 7% return in a brutal Q3 that brought double-digit negative returns to the four other IPOs of the quarter. Among those with negative returns was China Distance Education Holdings Limited, which dropped 46% from its July IPO on the NYSE. The company provides online education and test preparation in China.

Best Returns

Company Name Offer Price Close Price
(End of Quarter)
Percent Change
Energy Recovery, Inc. $8.50 $9.06 7%
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. $12.50 $8.51 -32%
China Mass Media International Advertising Corp. $6.80 $4.50 -34%
GT Solar International, Inc. $16.50 $10.05 -39%
China Distance Education Holdings Limited $7.00 $3.75 -46%

Worst Returns

Company Name Offer Price Close Price
(End of Quarter)
Percent Change
China Distance Education Holdings Limited $7.00 $3.75 -46%
GT Solar International, Inc. $16.50 $10.05 -39%
China Mass Media International Advertising Corp. $6.80 $4.50 -34%
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. $12.50 $8.51 -32%
Energy Recovery, Inc. $8.50 $9.06 7%