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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
+0.29%
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
$2.05B
AUM Growth
-$719M
Cap. Flow
-$710M
Cap. Flow %
-34.69%
Top 10 Hldgs %
51.88%
Holding
36
New
2
Increased
3
Reduced
27
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$101M
2
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$49M
3
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$37.9M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$27.5M
5
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$20.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CCI icon
Crown Castle
CCI
+$130M
2
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$127M
3
TPR icon
Tapestry
TPR
+$70.2M
4
AMGN icon
Amgen
AMGN
+$65.3M
5
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$53.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 29.16%
2 Technology 25.79%
3 Consumer Discretionary 22.59%
4 Consumer Staples 14.73%
5 Communication Services 7.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
XLY icon
26
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$22.3B
$410K 0.02%
12,660
-2,692
-18% -$87.8K
AAXJ icon
27
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.65B
$351K 0.02%
5,932
-180
-3% -$10.3K
XLP icon
28
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.6B
$340K 0.02%
7,896
-3,745
-32% -$157K
IWV icon
29
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$19.6B
$144K 0.01%
1,285
-154
-11% -$17K
IGSB icon
30
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$22.8B
$130K 0.01%
2,470
-1,054
-30% -$55.6K
LQD icon
31
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$35.2B
$60.2K ﹤0.01%
515
-179
-26% -$20.8K
JNK icon
32
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.36B
$22.7K ﹤0.01%
183
-262
-59% -$32.2K
AMGN icon
33
Amgen
AMGN
$198B
– –
-572,351
Closed -$65.3M
CCI icon
34
Crown Castle
CCI
$34.6B
– –
-1,767,580
Closed -$130M
SPY icon
35
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$774B
– –
-11,903
Closed -$2.2M
WFM
36
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
– –
-2,196,673
Closed -$127M
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WestEnd Advisors's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, WestEnd Advisors held 36 positions worth $2.05B, down 26% from $2.77B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 52% of the portfolio.

WestEnd Advisors withdrew a net $710M in Q1 2014, closing 4 positions and reducing 27 holdings. Its most notable exit was Crown Castle, an estimated $130M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 29% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, WestEnd Advisors opened a new position in Apple worth $102M.

  • WestEnd Advisors's largest Q1 2014 buy was Apple: 5,300,932 shares worth $102M.
  • WestEnd Advisors added most to Celgene Corp in Q1 2014, an estimated $37.9M increase.
  • WestEnd Advisors's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Tapestry, cutting an estimated $70.2M.
  • WestEnd Advisors fully exited Crown Castle in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $130M.
  • WestEnd Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 52% of its $2.05B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • WestEnd Advisors opened 2 new positions and closed 4 in Q1 2014.
  • WestEnd Advisors's portfolio value fell 26% quarter-over-quarter to $2.05B.

Based on WestEnd Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 6 May 2014.