0000909012-13-000181.txt : 20130425 0000909012-13-000181.hdr.sgml : 20130425 20130425111748 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909012-13-000181 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130425 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130425 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20130425 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WestEnd Advisors, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001351731 IRS NUMBER: 201796773 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-11741 FILM NUMBER: 13781540 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 704-556-9300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4064 COLONY ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 130 CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28211 13F-HR 1 t307109.txt WEA 13F-HR FORM 13F HOLDINGS REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON DC 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment: [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: WestEnd Advisors LLC Address: 4064 Colony Road Suite 130 Charlotte, NC 28211 Form 13F File Number: 28-11741 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete and that it is understood that all required items, statements schedules, lists and tables are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Robert L. Pharr Title: Managing Partner Phone: 704-556-9300 Signature City State and Date of Signing: Robert L. Pharr Charlotte NC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Signature City State Date Report Type: [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 35 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,880,366,301.11 List of Other Included Managers: NONE

13F Holdings Report AS OF DATE: 3/31/2013 INVESTMENT ISSUER TITLE OF CUSIP MKT SHARES/ DISCRETION OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME CLASS NUMBER VAL PRINC AMT SOLE(A) SHARED MNGRS SOLE SHARED NONE Adobe Systems, Inc. COMMON STOCK 00724f101 $153,947,299.55 3,538,205.00 3,538,205.00 0.00 ALL 1,933,352.00 0.00 1,604,853.00 Amgen, Inc. COMMON STOCK 031162100 $ 77,312,016.90 754,190.00 754,190.00 0.00 ALL 411,115.00 0.00 343,075.00 Biogen IDEC Inc. COMMON STOCK 09062x103 $ 77,259,689.38 401,099.00 401,099.00 0.00 ALL 216,594.00 0.00 184,505.00 Celgene Corp. COMMON STOCK 151020104 $ 73,120,780.31 630,841.00 630,841.00 0.00 ALL 339,672.00 0.00 291,169.00 Coach, Inc. COMMON STOCK 189754104 $137,854,973.49 2,757,651.00 2,757,651.00 0.00 ALL 1,449,290.00 0.00 1,308,361.00 Costco Wholesale COMMON STOCK 22160K105 $143,078,936.22 1,348,402.00 1,348,402.00 0.00 ALL 723,337.00 0.00 625,065.00 Crown Castle Int'l. COMMON STOCK 228227104 $136,789,603.96 1,964,239.00 1,964,239.00 0.00 ALL 1,040,975.00 0.00 923,264.00 CVS Caremark COMMON STOCK 126650100 $140,911,765.02 2,562,498.00 2,562,498.00 0.00 ALL 1,374,312.00 0.00 1,188,186.00 Disney, Walt Co. COMMON STOCK 254687106 $144,292,391.20 2,540,359.00 2,540,359.00 0.00 ALL 1,374,606.00 0.00 1,165,753.00 E M C Corp. COMMON STOCK 268648102 $136,329,885.63 5,706,567.00 5,706,567.00 0.00 ALL 3,021,357.00 0.00 2,685,210.00 Estee Lauder Cos. COMMON STOCK 518439104 $140,661,360.12 2,196,804.00 2,196,804.00 0.00 ALL 1,175,402.00 0.00 1,021,402.00 Express Scripts Inc COMMON STOCK 30219G108 $140,070,013.74 2,430,927.00 2,430,927.00 0.00 ALL 1,299,980.00 0.00 1,130,947.00 Gilead Sciences, Inc. COMMON STOCK 375558103 $ 74,964,530.16 1,531,764.00 1,531,764.00 0.00 ALL 825,724.00 0.00 706,040.00 Health Care Select Sector SPDR COMMON STOCK 81369y209 $ 727,556.13 15,813.00 15,813.00 0.00 ALL 15,813.00 0.00 0.00 I Shares Russell 3000 Index Fund COMMON STOCK 464287689 $ 205,425.08 2,198.00 2,198.00 0.00 ALL 2,198.00 0.00 0.00 International Asia ex-Japan ETF COMMON STOCK 464288182 $ 2,585,982.41 43,770.86 43,770.86 0.00 ALL 43,770.86 0.00 0.00 Int'l Business Machines COMMON STOCK 459200101 $144,497,738.70 677,439.00 677,439.00 0.00 ALL 363,922.00 0.00 313,517.00 Ishares Dow Jones US Technology Sector COMMON STOCK 464287721 $ 1,802,453.91 24,586.74 24,586.74 0.00 ALL 24,586.74 0.00 0.00 Ishares Dow Jones US Telecom Sector COMMON STOCK 464287713 $ 362,970.07 14,937.04 14,937.04 0.00 ALL 14,937.04 0.00 0.00 iShares Investment Grade Corp Bond Fund COMMON STOCK 464287242 $ 345,038.63 2,877.72 2,877.72 0.00 ALL 2,877.72 0.00 0.00 IShares Nasdaq Biotechnology COMMON STOCK 464287556 $ 728,764.23 4,556.77 4,556.77 0.00 ALL 4,556.77 0.00 0.00 ISHARES TR BARCLYS 1-3YR CR COMMON STOCK 464288646 $ 976,798.03 9,255.24 9,255.24 0.00 ALL 9,255.24 0.00 0.00 Johnson & Johnson COMMON STOCK 478160104 $143,276,827.03 1,757,351.00 1,757,351.00 0.00 ALL 940,399.00 0.00 816,952.00 Mondelez Int'l COMMON STOCK 609207105 $150,716,599.70 4,923,770.00 4,923,770.00 0.00 ALL 2,657,356.00 0.00 2,266,414.00 Nike, Inc. Class B COMMON STOCK 654106103 $149,516,233.44 2,533,744.00 2,533,744.00 0.00 ALL 1,376,192.00 0.00 1,157,552.00 Nordstrom, Inc. COMMON STOCK 655664100 $139,424,876.43 2,524,441.00 2,524,441.00 0.00 ALL 1,343,346.00 0.00 1,181,095.00 Oracle Corp. COMMON STOCK 68389X105 $129,518,564.07 4,006,141.79 4,006,141.79 0.00 ALL 2,101,198.79 0.00 1,904,943.00 Qualcomm, Inc. COMMON STOCK 747525103 $143,519,151.82 2,143,996.89 2,143,996.89 0.00 ALL 1,159,558.89 0.00 984,438.00 SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF COMMON STOCK 78464A417 $ 315,272.59 7,669.00 7,669.00 0.00 ALL 7,669.00 0.00 0.00 Target Corp. COMMON STOCK 87612E106 $150,674,324.24 2,201,231.91 2,201,231.91 0.00 ALL 1,206,613.91 0.00 994,618.00 Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF COMMON STOCK 92204A108 $ 1,801,785.81 21,239.96 21,239.96 0.00 ALL 21,239.96 0.00 0.00 Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF COMMON STOCK 92204A207 $ 1,802,852.45 17,897.87 17,897.87 0.00 ALL 17,897.87 0.00 0.00 VANGUARD INDEX FDS EXTEND MKT ETF COMMON STOCK 922908652 $ 4,495,774.24 65,872.15 65,872.15 0.00 ALL 65,872.15 0.00 0.00 Vanguard Intl Equity Index All World Ex US COMMON STOCK 922042775 $ 5,251,254.69 113,271.24 113,271.24 0.00 ALL 113,271.24 0.00 0.00 Whole Foods Market COMMON STOCK 966837106 $131,226,811.75 1,512,701.00 1,512,701.00 0.00 ALL 787,686.00 0.00 725,015.00