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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 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
UNH icon
1
UnitedHealth
UNH
$387B
$69.2M 5.52%
432,271
-68,046
-14% -$10.2M
DIS icon
2
Walt Disney
DIS
$170B
$65.8M 5.25%
631,321
-97,181
-13% -$9.48M
CELG
3
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$64.5M 5.15%
557,546
-82,889
-13% -$9.23M
KR icon
4
Kroger
KR
$36B
$62.7M 5%
1,816,546
-341,206
-16% -$11.1M
CMCSA icon
5
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
$62.7M 5%
1,815,564
-246,696
-12% -$8.24M
AAPL icon
6
Apple
AAPL
$4.9T
$61.9M 4.94%
2,137,936
-301,824
-12% -$8.56M
MA icon
7
Mastercard
MA
$480B
$61.8M 4.93%
598,255
-84,013
-12% -$8.7M
ADBE icon
8
Adobe
ADBE
$94.3B
$61.6M 4.91%
598,022
-86,394
-13% -$9.15M
MSFT icon
9
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.93T
$61.4M 4.9%
+988,036
New +$59.4M
TJX icon
10
TJX Companies
TJX
$171B
$60.2M 4.8%
1,603,482
-220,244
-12% -$8.32M
GOOGL icon
11
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.23T
$59.3M 4.73%
1,496,580
-213,200
-12% -$8.52M
PYPL icon
12
PayPal
PYPL
$49.9B
$59.3M 4.73%
1,501,340
-201,622
-12% -$8.1M
KHC icon
13
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.7B
$58.1M 4.63%
665,338
-103,828
-13% -$8.88M
BMY icon
14
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$124B
$57M 4.55%
975,355
-231,717
-19% -$12.7M
SBUX icon
15
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$56.3M 4.49%
+1,013,547
New +$56.1M
BIIB icon
16
Biogen
BIIB
$30.4B
$55.7M 4.44%
196,359
-29,310
-13% -$8.69M
CVS icon
17
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$52.7M 4.2%
667,802
-80,727
-11% -$6.53M
GILD icon
18
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$167B
$52.6M 4.2%
735,033
-128,783
-15% -$9.57M
AGN
19
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$48.4M 3.86%
230,340
-44,688
-16% -$9.26M
MDT icon
20
Medtronic
MDT
$106B
$45.6M 3.64%
640,459
-145,953
-19% -$11.5M
SPY icon
21
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$774B
$26.6M 2.12%
119,146
+113,641
+2,064% +$24.8M
XLV icon
22
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$41.4B
$9.59M 0.77%
139,160
+55,196
+66% +$3.83M
VEU icon
23
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$65.6B
$9.06M 0.72%
205,103
+73,420
+56% +$3.26M
XLK icon
24
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$114B
$8.3M 0.66%
343,164
+157,572
+85% +$3.76M
XLY icon
25
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$22.3B
$5.55M 0.44%
136,408
+48,478
+55% +$1.96M

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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.