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WestEnd Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $4.14B
1-Year Est. Return 15.99%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+9.33%
1 Year Est. Return
+15.99%
3 Year Est. Return
+49.16%
5 Year Est. Return
+46.23%
10 Year Est. Return
+187.39%
AUM
$2.77B
AUM Growth
-$285M
Cap. Flow
-$534M
Cap. Flow %
-19.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
51.23%
Holding
37
New
3
Increased
–
Reduced
30
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EBAY icon
eBay
EBAY
+$133M
2
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$131M
3
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$2.11M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$139M
2
TGT icon
Target
TGT
+$139M
3
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$50.2M
4
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$47.3M
5
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$33.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 25.26%
2 Consumer Discretionary 24.69%
3 Technology 20.53%
4 Consumer Staples 19.33%
5 Communication Services 5.24%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VXF icon
26
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$30.5B
$572K 0.02%
6,914
-7,278
-51% -$581K
XLY icon
27
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$22.3B
$513K 0.02%
15,352
-2,744
-15% -$87.3K
XLP icon
28
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.6B
$500K 0.02%
11,641
-2,071
-15% -$87.3K
XLV icon
29
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$41.4B
$408K 0.01%
7,358
-1,306
-15% -$69.8K
AAXJ icon
30
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.65B
$369K 0.01%
6,112
-6,018
-50% -$361K
IGSB icon
31
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$22.8B
$186K 0.01%
3,524
-732
-17% -$38.6K
IWV icon
32
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$19.6B
$159K 0.01%
1,439
– –
LQD icon
33
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$35.2B
$79.2K ﹤0.01%
694
-108
-13% -$12.3K
JNK icon
34
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.36B
$54.1K ﹤0.01%
445
-108
-20% -$13.1K
AXP icon
35
American Express
AXP
$242B
– –
-2,000
Closed -$151K
IBM icon
36
IBM
IBM
$200B
– –
-782,887
Closed -$139M
TGT icon
37
Target
TGT
$63.4B
– –
-2,166,137
Closed -$139M
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WestEnd Advisors's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, WestEnd Advisors held 37 positions worth $2.77B, down 9.3% from $3.05B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 51% of the portfolio.

WestEnd Advisors withdrew a net $534M in Q4 2013, closing 3 positions and reducing 30 holdings. Its most notable exit was IBM, an estimated $139M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 25% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

Against the trend, WestEnd Advisors opened a new position in eBay worth $139M.

  • WestEnd Advisors's largest Q4 2013 buy was eBay: 6,009,550 shares worth $139M.
  • WestEnd Advisors's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Adobe, cutting an estimated $50.2M.
  • WestEnd Advisors fully exited IBM in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $139M.
  • WestEnd Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 51% of its $2.77B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • WestEnd Advisors opened 3 new positions and closed 3 in Q4 2013.
  • WestEnd Advisors's portfolio value fell 9.3% quarter-over-quarter to $2.77B.

Based on WestEnd Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 11 Feb 2014.