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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
+6.09%
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
$3.05B
AUM Growth
+$11.8M
Cap. Flow
-$154M
Cap. Flow %
-5.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
51.18%
Holding
51
New
1
Increased
–
Reduced
33
Closed
17

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$150K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$12.1M
2
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.3M
3
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$10.2M
4
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$9.75M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$8.76M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 25.38%
2 Technology 24.92%
3 Consumer Staples 24.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 14.91%
5 Real Estate 5.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ADBE icon
1
Adobe
ADBE
$94.3B
$171M 5.6%
3,289,378
-253,844
-7% -$12.1M
NKE icon
2
Nike
NKE
$64.9B
$170M 5.56%
4,673,380
-311,318
-6% -$10.2M
WFM
3
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$161M 5.29%
2,758,235
-176,652
-6% -$9.75M
QCOM icon
4
Qualcomm
QCOM
$181B
$157M 5.13%
2,325,518
-157,035
-6% -$10.3M
CCI icon
5
Crown Castle
CCI
$34.6B
$154M 5.04%
2,105,560
-70,904
-3% -$5.07M
MDLZ icon
6
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$78.3B
$152M 4.96%
4,822,424
-254,193
-5% -$7.88M
COST icon
7
Costco
COST
$417B
$151M 4.96%
1,313,839
-70,340
-5% -$8.12M
EL icon
8
Estee Lauder
EL
$29.7B
$150M 4.91%
2,146,063
-73,179
-3% -$4.95M
EMC
9
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$149M 4.89%
5,835,155
-327,395
-5% -$8.5M
JNJ icon
10
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$609B
$148M 4.84%
1,703,950
-89,461
-5% -$8.03M
DIS icon
11
Walt Disney
DIS
$170B
$148M 4.84%
2,289,003
-86,743
-4% -$5.56M
ORCL icon
12
Oracle
ORCL
$364B
$145M 4.77%
4,385,369
-114,795
-3% -$3.72M
ESRX
13
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$145M 4.74%
2,341,164
-108,542
-4% -$7.02M
TPR icon
14
Tapestry
TPR
$28.6B
$143M 4.69%
2,627,317
-34,081
-1% -$1.88M
CVS icon
15
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$142M 4.66%
2,505,832
-93,853
-4% -$5.59M
JWN
16
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$142M 4.66%
2,528,801
-75,532
-3% -$4.46M
IBM icon
17
IBM
IBM
$200B
$139M 4.54%
782,887
-8,283
-1% -$1.51M
TGT icon
18
Target
TGT
$63.4B
$139M 4.54%
2,166,137
-46,476
-2% -$3.16M
CELG
19
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$90.7M 2.97%
1,177,352
-125,022
-10% -$8.76M
GILD icon
20
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$167B
$85.9M 2.81%
1,366,423
-133,501
-9% -$7.98M
BIIB icon
21
Biogen
BIIB
$30.4B
$83.1M 2.72%
345,240
-24,204
-7% -$5.42M
AMGN icon
22
Amgen
AMGN
$198B
$80.3M 2.63%
717,279
-53,109
-7% -$5.76M
VEU icon
23
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$65.6B
$2.9M 0.1%
59,680
-34,324
-37% -$1.61M
VXF icon
24
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$30.5B
$1.09M 0.04%
14,192
-38,728
-73% -$2.89M
AAXJ icon
25
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.65B
$707K 0.02%
12,130
-25,325
-68% -$1.43M
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WestEnd Advisors's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, WestEnd Advisors held 51 positions worth $3.05B, up 0.39% from $3.04B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 51% of the portfolio.

WestEnd Advisors withdrew a net $154M in Q3 2013, closing 17 positions and reducing 33 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $15K position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, WestEnd Advisors opened a new position in American Express worth $151K.

  • WestEnd Advisors's largest Q3 2013 buy was American Express: 2,000 shares worth $151K.
  • WestEnd Advisors's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Adobe, cutting an estimated $12.1M.
  • WestEnd Advisors fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $15K.
  • WestEnd Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 51% of its $3.05B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • WestEnd Advisors opened 1 new position and closed 17 in Q3 2013.
  • WestEnd Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.39% quarter-over-quarter to $3.05B.

Based on WestEnd Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 28 Oct 2013.