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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
+1.22%
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
$1.25B
AUM Growth
-$140M
Cap. Flow
-$142M
Cap. Flow %
-11.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
50.39%
Holding
37
New
3
Increased
9
Reduced
22
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$59.4M
2
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$56.1M
3
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$24.8M
4
SPSB icon
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPSB
+$4.19M
5
XLV icon
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
+$3.83M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EL icon
Estee Lauder
EL
+$68.2M
2
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$66.1M
3
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$12.7M
4
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$11.5M
5
KR icon
Kroger
KR
+$11.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 35.56%
2 Communication Services 14.98%
3 Technology 14.75%
4 Financials 9.65%
5 Consumer Staples 9.64%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SPSB icon
26
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPSB
$10.5B
$4.18M 0.33%
+137,029
New +$4.19M
XLP icon
27
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.6B
$4.09M 0.33%
79,016
+13,502
+21% +$699K
IEUR icon
28
iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
IEUR
$8.69B
$2.93M 0.23%
71,900
+25,702
+56% +$1.03M
IGSB icon
29
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$22.8B
$2.8M 0.22%
53,458
-16,516
-24% -$869K
LQD icon
30
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$35.2B
$2.75M 0.22%
23,441
+8,243
+54% +$980K
VPL icon
31
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8B
$999K 0.08%
17,183
+6,109
+55% +$363K
IWV icon
32
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$19.6B
$43.4K ﹤0.01%
326
-24
-7% -$3.11K
DLTR icon
33
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.2B
$3.09K ﹤0.01%
40
-821,161
-100% -$66.1M
HCA icon
34
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$82.3B
$2.59K ﹤0.01%
35
-110
-76% -$8.24K
ACWI icon
35
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
$32.8B
– –
-22
Closed -$1.3K
EL icon
36
Estee Lauder
EL
$29.7B
– –
-769,740
Closed -$68.2M
IEF icon
37
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEF
$47.1B
– –
-8,308
Closed -$929K
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WestEnd Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, WestEnd Advisors held 37 positions worth $1.25B, down 10% from $1.39B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.

WestEnd Advisors withdrew a net $142M in Q4 2016, closing 3 positions and reducing 22 holdings. Its most notable exit was Estee Lauder, an estimated $68.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 36% of assets, down from 39% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

Against the trend, WestEnd Advisors opened a new position in Microsoft worth $61.4M.

  • WestEnd Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was Microsoft: 988,036 shares worth $61.4M.
  • WestEnd Advisors added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2016, an estimated $24.8M increase.
  • WestEnd Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Dollar Tree, cutting an estimated $66.1M.
  • WestEnd Advisors fully exited Estee Lauder in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $68.2M.
  • WestEnd Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $1.25B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • WestEnd Advisors opened 3 new positions and closed 3 in Q4 2016.
  • WestEnd Advisors's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $1.25B.

Based on WestEnd Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 31 Jan 2017.