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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 4)*



                             ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   292562 10 5
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 2000
                              (Date of Event Which
                       Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

            [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

            [ ] Rule 13d-1(c)

            [X] Rule 13d-1(d)


            *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

            The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).



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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 292562 10 5

1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

      Vincent A. Rego


2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
      (See Instructions)                                         (a) [ ]
                                                                 (b) [ ]

3     SEC USE ONLY

4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      USA

                    5     SOLE VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF               1,463,232(1)
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY                0
    EACH
  REPORTING         7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON                 1,463,232(1)
    WITH
                    8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                          0

9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      1,463,232(1)

10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
      (See Instructions)                                             [ ]

11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
      9.7%(1)

12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
      IN

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(1)  Amounts and percentages are reported as of December 31, 2000, and the
     percent of class is based on 16,637,509 shares of Common Stock outstanding
     as of December 31, 2000 as reported by the issuer.



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         THIS AMENDMENT No. 4 to Schedule 13G amends Item 4. The entire Schedule
13G, including Item 4, as amended, is restated in its entirety as follows:

ITEM 1(a).  Name of Issuer.

            Encore Wire Corporation

ITEM 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.

            1410 Millwood Road
            McKinney, Texas  75069

ITEM 2(a).  Name of Person Filing.

            Vincent A. Rego

ITEM 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.

            1410 Millwood Road
            McKinney, Texas  75069

ITEM 2(c).  Citizenship.

            United States

ITEM 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities.

            Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

ITEM 2(e).  CUSIP Number.

            292562 10 5

ITEM 3.     If this statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or
            (c), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15
                    U.S.C. 78o).

            (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
                    78c).

            (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
                    (15 U.S.C. 78c).

            (d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).



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            (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with
                    240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

            (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                    with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

            (g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance
                    with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

            (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                    Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

            (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                    investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                    Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

            (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

If this statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d-1(c), check this box. [ ]

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage
of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

         (a) Amount beneficially owned:

         As of December 31, 2000 (the date as of which all amounts and
         percentages are reported), Mr. Rego beneficially owned 1,463,232 shares
         of the Common Stock of Encore Wire Corporation ("Common Stock"), as
         previously reported. On May 2, 2000, Mr. Rego exercised a fully vested
         and exercisable option to purchase 225,000 shares of Common Stock. Such
         225,000 shares of Common Stock were previously included as beneficially
         owned by Mr. Rego because of the fully vested and exercisable nature of
         the option.

         A family limited partnership holds 1,236,985 of the 1,463,232 shares of
         Common Stock. The family limited partnership has a trust as its general
         partner, Mr. Rego serves as the trustee for such trust, and Mr. Rego
         and his wife are the only limited partners in the partnership. Mr. Rego
         directly holds 226,247 of the 1,463,232 shares of Common Stock, with
         225,000 of such shares held in his name and 1,247 of such shares held
         in his 401k plan.

         (b) Percent of class: 9.7% as of December 31, 2000

         (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

               (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,463,232 as of
                     December 31, 2000
               (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None
               (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                     1,463,232 as of December 31, 2000
               (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                     None


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ITEM 5.     OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

            Not applicable.

ITEM 6.     OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON

            Not applicable.

ITEM 7.     IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
            THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

            Not applicable.

ITEM 8.     IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

            Not applicable.

ITEM 9.     NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

            Not applicable.

ITEM 10.    CERTIFICATION

            Not applicable.

                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.

Date:  April 11, 2001


                                                /s/ Vincent A. Rego
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                                                Vincent A. Rego











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