WestEnd Advisors, LLC — 13F Holdings & Portfolio
CIK 1351731 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-10-27
WestEnd Advisors, LLC manages $4.53B in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 427 reported positions as of its 2026-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are XLK (14.45%), IEUR (8.02%), XLC (7.73%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-06-30 filing) the fund opened 28 new positions and exited 9; 133 existing positions rose in reported value and 166 fell.
AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.
Long-equity book
Distinct positions
Filed 2026-10-27
vs 2026-06-30
Portfolio charts
Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.
Portfolio map
Q3 26Box size = position value; colour = change in share count vs the prior quarter (green added, red trimmed, blue new). Rows split across managers or share classes are combined. Click a box for the stock.
Sector mix
% of 13F valueSectors from each company's SIC code; funds and ETFs grouped separately.
Biggest buys and sells
Q2 26 → Q3 26Estimated from the change in shares held × the quarter-end price, so price moves alone don't count as buying. New and exited positions are included.
13F assets and positions
4 quartersTotal reported 13F value (bars) and number of positions (line) each quarter. Value changes include market moves.
Top positions over time
reported valueThe eight largest current positions, valued at each quarter end.
Concentration
top 10 = 62.6%Cumulative share of the portfolio held in the largest N positions.
As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Jan 30, 2026.
SUITE 600
CHARLOTTE, NC 28203
| Name | Title / Status | Ownership | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX, JAMES, WALTER Control | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER since Jun 2020 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| DURDEN, EDMUND, NELSON Control | CHIEF INVESTMENT STRATEGIST since Dec 2006 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| GUPTA, NINA Control | SECRETARY since Jul 2016 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| HUNT, GRAHAM K Control | MANAGING PARTNER since Jul 2015 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| LEIBOWITZ, JASON, MICHAEL Control | MANAGING PARTNER since Jul 2023 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| PEEBLES, MARION, WOOTEN Control | CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER since Aug 2025 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| POLICARPO, MICHAEL, DENNIS Control | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER since Aug 2013 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| PORTER, FREDERICK, O. Control | CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER since Sep 2019 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC Control | SHAREHOLDER since Dec 2021 | 75% or more | Domestic Entity |
Ownership & leadership changes · 19 filings with changes since Nov 15, 2011
From the firm’s regulatory filings, newest first. Dates are filing dates: a filing that no longer lists someone does not say when they left.
- Listed againPEEBLES, MARION, WOOTEN · CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person
- ChangedPORTER, FREDERICK, O. · title CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER → CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- No longer listedGOLDMAN, MICHAEL, WILLIAM · MANAGING PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Jan 2005
- ChangedHUNT, GRAHAM K · title CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/MANAGING PARTNER → MANAGING PARTNER
- ChangedLEIBOWITZ, JASON, MICHAEL · title HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/MANAGING PARTNER → MANAGING PARTNER
- Listed againLEIBOWITZ, JASON, MICHAEL · HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/MANAGING PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- ChangedHUNT, GRAHAM K · title CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER → CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/MANAGING PARTNER
- No longer listedCFSG HOLDINGS NO. 2 (VICTORIA) PTY LTD · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via CHALLENGER GROUP HOLDINGS LTD. · listed since Jan 2004
- No longer listedCHALLENGER GROUP HOLDINGS LTD. · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via CHALLENGER LIFE COMPANY HOLDINGS PTY LTD · listed since Jun 2003
- No longer listedCHALLENGER LIFE COMPANY HOLDINGS PTY LTD · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via CHALLENGER LIFE COMPANY LIMITED · listed since May 2000
- No longer listedCHALLENGER LIFE COMPANY LIMITED · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via US LLC HOLDINGS PTY LTD · listed since May 2008
- No longer listedCHALLENGER LIMITED · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via CFSG HOLDINGS NO. 2 (VICTORIA) PTY LTD · listed since Jan 2004
- No longer listedHARKINS, FRANK, STAUNTON · MEMBER · Less than 5% · listed since Jan 2005
- No longer listedKUDU INVESTMENT FUND PARTNERS I, LP · MEMBER · Less than 5% · listed since Jun 2015
- No longer listedLEIBOWITZ, JASON, MICHAEL · PARTNER · 5–10% · listed since Jan 2020
- No longer listedPEEBLES, MARION, WOOTEN · MEMBER, PORTFOLIO MANAGER · 5–10% · listed since Jan 2019
- No longer listedUS LLC HOLDINGS PTY LTD · MEMBER · 75% or more · indirect via US LLC INVESTMENTS LLC · listed since May 2015
- No longer listedUS LLC INVESTMENTS LLC · PARTNER · 75% or more · indirect via KUDU INVESTMENT FUND PARTNERS I, LP · listed since May 2015
- AddedGUPTA, NINA · SECRETARY · Less than 5% · control person
- AddedPOLICARPO, MICHAEL, DENNIS · CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person
- AddedVICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · control person
- ChangedDURDEN, EDMUND, NELSON · title MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF INVESTMENT STRATEGIST → CHIEF INVESTMENT STRATEGIST; ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%
- ChangedGOLDMAN, MICHAEL, WILLIAM · title MANAGING MEMBER → MANAGING PARTNER; ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%
- ChangedHUNT, GRAHAM K · ownership 5–10% → Less than 5%
- ChangedPORTER, FREDERICK, O. · title MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER → CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER; ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%
- ChangedDURDEN, EDMUND, NELSON · title MANAGING MEMBER → MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF INVESTMENT STRATEGIST; ownership 25–50% → 10–25%
- ChangedGOLDMAN, MICHAEL, WILLIAM · ownership 25–50% → 10–25%
- ChangedHUNT, GRAHAM K · ownership Less than 5% → 5–10%
- ChangedLEIBOWITZ, JASON, MICHAEL · ownership Less than 5% → 5–10%
- ChangedPORTER, FREDERICK, O. · ownership 25–50% → 10–25%
- No longer listedHULL, SHANNON, ELAINE · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Dec 2019
- AddedCOX, JAMES, WALTER · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person
- ChangedPEEBLES, MARION, WOOTEN · title MEMBER, SENIOR INVESTMENT ANALYST → MEMBER, PORTFOLIO MANAGER
- No longer listedDAGOSTINO, JOSEPH, NICHOLAS · MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 10–25% · control person · listed since Sep 2015
- AddedLEIBOWITZ, JASON, MICHAEL · PARTNER · Less than 5%
- ChangedDURDEN, EDMUND, NELSON · ownership 10–25% → 25–50%
- ChangedGOLDMAN, MICHAEL, WILLIAM · ownership 10–25% → 25–50%
- ChangedHUNT, GRAHAM K · now a control person
- ChangedPEEBLES, MARION, WOOTEN · ownership Less than 5% → 5–10%
- ChangedPORTER, FREDERICK, O. · ownership 10–25% → 25–50%
- No longer listedFRIEDLAND, JENNIFER, M · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5% · listed since Jan 2013
- AddedHULL, SHANNON, ELAINE · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5% · control person
- No longer listedPHARR, ROBERT, LANSING · CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · Less than 5% · listed since Oct 2018
- ChangedPORTER, FREDERICK, O. · title MANAGING MEMBER, CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER → MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- AddedPEEBLES, MARION, WOOTEN · MEMBER, SENIOR INVESTMENT ANALYST · Less than 5%
- ChangedDAGOSTINO, JOSEPH, NICHOLAS · title MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER → MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; now a control person
- ChangedDURDEN, EDMUND, NELSON · ownership 25–50% → 10–25%
- ChangedGOLDMAN, MICHAEL, WILLIAM · ownership 25–50% → 10–25%
- ChangedPORTER, FREDERICK, O. · ownership 25–50% → 10–25%
Older changes (10 more filings)
- ChangedPHARR, ROBERT, LANSING · title CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER → CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- ChangedPORTER, FREDERICK, O. · title MANAGING MEMBER → MANAGING MEMBER, CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- AddedHUNT, GRAHAM K · CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · Less than 5%
- ChangedDAGOSTINO, JOSEPH, NICHOLAS · ownership 5–10% → 10–25%
- ChangedDAGOSTINO, JOSEPH, NICHOLAS · ownership Less than 5% → 5–10%
- No longer listedBLACK, JOHN, DAVID · CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · Less than 5% · listed since Oct 2004
- AddedDAGOSTINO, JOSEPH, NICHOLAS · MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · Less than 5%
- AddedCFSG HOLDINGS NO. 2 (VICTORIA) PTY LTD · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via CHALLENGER GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.
- AddedCHALLENGER GROUP HOLDINGS LTD. · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via CHALLENGER LIFE COMPANY HOLDINGS PTY LTD
- AddedCHALLENGER LIFE COMPANY HOLDINGS PTY LTD · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via CHALLENGER LIFE COMPANY LIMITED
- AddedCHALLENGER LIFE COMPANY LIMITED · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via US LLC HOLDINGS PTY LTD
- AddedCHALLENGER LIMITED · SHAREHOLDER · 75% or more · indirect via CFSG HOLDINGS NO. 2 (VICTORIA) PTY LTD
- AddedKUDU INVESTMENT FUND PARTNERS I, LP · MEMBER · Less than 5%
- AddedUS LLC HOLDINGS PTY LTD · MEMBER · 75% or more · indirect via US LLC INVESTMENTS LLC
- AddedUS LLC INVESTMENTS LLC · PARTNER · 75% or more · indirect via KUDU INVESTMENT FUND PARTNERS I, LP
- ChangedBLACK, JOHN, DAVID · title MANAGING MEMBER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER → CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%; no longer a control person
- ChangedDURDEN, EDMUND, NELSON · title MEMBER → MANAGING MEMBER; ownership 10–25% → 25–50%; now a control person
- ChangedGOLDMAN, MICHAEL, WILLIAM · title MEMBER → MANAGING MEMBER; ownership 10–25% → 25–50%; now a control person
- ChangedHARKINS, FRANK, STAUNTON · ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%
- ChangedPHARR, ROBERT, LANSING · title MANAGING MEMBER/CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER → CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER; ownership 10–25% → Less than 5%; no longer a control person
- ChangedPORTER, FREDERICK, O. · title MEMBER → MANAGING MEMBER; ownership Less than 5% → 25–50%; now a control person
- ChangedBLACK, JOHN, DAVID · title MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER → MANAGING MEMBER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- ChangedDURDEN, EDMUND, NELSON · title PARTNER → MEMBER
- ChangedGOLDMAN, MICHAEL, WILLIAM · title PARTNER → MEMBER
- ChangedHARKINS, FRANK, STAUNTON · title PARTNER → MEMBER
- ChangedPHARR, ROBERT, LANSING · title MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER → MANAGING MEMBER/CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- ChangedPORTER, FREDERICK, O. · title PARTNER → MEMBER
- ChangedPHARR, ROBERT, LANSING · title MANAGING PARTNER → MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- AddedFRIEDLAND, JENNIFER, M · CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · Less than 5%
- ChangedBLACK, JOHN, DAVID · title MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER → MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- ListedBLACK, JOHN, DAVID · MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · 10–25% · control person
- ListedDURDEN, EDMUND, NELSON · PARTNER · 10–25%
- ListedGOLDMAN, MICHAEL, WILLIAM · PARTNER · 10–25%
- ListedHARKINS, FRANK, STAUNTON · PARTNER · 10–25%
- ListedPHARR, ROBERT, LANSING · MANAGING PARTNER · 10–25% · control person
- ListedPORTER, FREDERICK, O. · PARTNER · Less than 5%
Quarter-over-quarter changes
Changes in reported position value vs the prior 13F, so price moves count too, not just shares bought or sold.
Top Adds (vs prior quarter)
- SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR COMMUNIC$114.7M +48.6%
- SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-$100.4M +85.5%
- BROADCOM INC COM$28.6M +93551.8%
- LINDE PLC SHS$27.6M +212521.8%
- SALESFORCE INC COM$24.9M +92.6%
Top Trims
- SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT--$225.4M -48.5%
- PEPSICO INC-$29.2M -98.6%
- QUALCOMM INC-$21.1M -98.8%
- ISHARES TR 20 YR TRS BD-$21.0M -14.0%
- TEXAS INSTRS INC-$17.4M -32.4%
New Positions
- VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR$4.7M
- INVESCO S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT$2.5M
- ISHARES US HOME CONSTRUCT ETF$378.1K
- FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD VI$158.1K
- STATE STREET SPDR S&P SOFTWARE$157.5K
Exited Positions
- ISHARES TR MSCI INDIA IDX$147.2K
- INVESCO DB MLTI SECTR CMMTY BA$117.3K
- VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS LG-TER$32.9K
- ENERGY TRANSFER LP$18.3K
- CHENIERE ENERGY INC$12.0K
WestEnd Advisors, LLC Holdings (2026-09-30)
Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).
| # | Issuer | Symbol | CUSIP | Value | Weight | Shares | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT- | XLK | 81369Y803 | $655.2M | 14.45% | 3,346,905 | SH |
| 2 | ISHARES TR CORE MSCI EURO | IEUR | 46434V738 | $363.6M | 8.02% | 4,933,437 | SH |
| 3 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR COMMUNIC | XLC | 81369Y852 | $350.8M | 7.73% | 3,160,758 | SH |
| 4 | VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F A | VEU | 922042775 | $307.2M | 6.77% | 3,702,059 | SH |
| 5 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | XLV | 81369Y209 | $294.6M | 6.50% | 1,748,924 | SH |
| 6 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT- | XLF | 81369Y605 | $238.9M | 5.27% | 4,474,411 | SH |
| 7 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT- | XLU | 81369Y886 | $217.9M | 4.81% | 5,525,507 | SH |
| 8 | VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS SHRT-T | VCSH | 92206C409 | $153.2M | 3.38% | 1,983,481 | SH |
| 9 | ISHARES TR 20 YR TRS BD | TLT | 464287432 | $128.3M | 2.83% | 1,649,613 | SH |
| 10 | ISHARES TR LEHMAN 3-7 YR | IEI | 464288661 | $127.9M | 2.82% | 1,127,424 | SH |
| 11 | ISHARES TR SANDP SMLCAP 600 | IJR | 464287804 | $122.2M | 2.70% | 898,601 | SH |
| 12 | ISHARES TR GLDM SACHS TEC | IGM | 464287549 | $119.7M | 2.64% | 708,110 | SH |
| 13 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI MATE | XLB | 81369Y100 | $119.2M | 2.63% | 2,447,685 | SH |
| 14 | ISHARES TR ISHARES BIOTECH | IBB | 464287556 | $118.7M | 2.62% | 563,558 | SH |
| 15 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI CONS | XLY | 81369Y407 | $117.7M | 2.60% | 1,081,552 | SH |
| 16 | ISHARES TR US TRSPRTION | IYT | 464287192 | $116.7M | 2.57% | 1,486,240 | SH |
| 17 | ISHARES TR 7-10 YR TRS BD | IEF | 464287440 | $78.8M | 1.74% | 882,562 | SH |
| 18 | NVIDIA CORP | NVDA | 67066G104 | $66.7M | 1.47% | 292,183 | SH |
| 19 | VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F P | VPL | 922042866 | $63.6M | 1.40% | 548,879 | SH |
| 20 | MICROSOFT CORP | MSFT | 594918104 | $52.0M | 1.15% | 101,468 | SH |
| 21 | SALESFORCE INC COM | CRM | 79466L302 | $51.8M | 1.14% | 225,477 | SH |
| 22 | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC C | TMO | 883556102 | $50.3M | 1.11% | 74,543 | SH |
| 23 | META PLATFORMS INC CL A | META | 30303M102 | $44.6M | 0.98% | 61,470 | SH |
| 24 | APPLE INC COM | AAPL | 037833100 | $42.4M | 0.94% | 127,332 | SH |
| 25 | MASTERCARD INCORPORATED CL A | MA | 57636Q104 | $40.3M | 0.89% | 73,127 | SH |
| 26 | AMAZON COM INC | AMZN | 023135106 | $39.6M | 0.87% | 158,850 | SH |
| 27 | MEDTRONIC PLC SHS | MDT | G5960L103 | $39.2M | 0.86% | 454,423 | SH |
| 28 | J P MORGAN CHASE AND CO | JPM | 46625H100 | $38.2M | 0.84% | 115,396 | SH |
| 29 | ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A | GOOGL | 02079K305 | $36.9M | 0.81% | 107,122 | SH |
| 30 | TEXAS INSTRS INC | TXN | 882508104 | $36.4M | 0.80% | 129,852 | SH |
| 31 | CHUBB LIMITED COM | CB | H1467J104 | $34.8M | 0.77% | 106,969 | SH |
| 32 | TJX COS INC | TJX | 872540109 | $32.5M | 0.72% | 245,398 | SH |
| 33 | S AND P GLOBAL INC | SPGI | 78409V104 | $30.8M | 0.68% | 78,117 | SH |
| 34 | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC | UPS | 911312106 | $30.7M | 0.68% | 328,553 | SH |
| 35 | BROADCOM INC COM | AVGO | 11135F101 | $28.7M | 0.63% | 81,593 | SH |
| 36 | LINDE PLC SHS | LIN | G54950103 | $27.6M | 0.61% | 58,115 | SH |
| 37 | ISHARES TR SNP GRWTH ALL | AOR | 464289867 | $23.2M | 0.51% | 338,873 | SH |
| 38 | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | REGN | 75886F107 | $21.2M | 0.47% | 27,947 | SH |
| 39 | T-MOBILE US INC | TMUS | 872590104 | $19.9M | 0.44% | 122,267 | SH |
| 40 | INTUIT | INTU | 461202103 | $18.2M | 0.40% | 66,056 | SH |
| 41 | STATE STR SPDR SNP 500 ETF TR | SPY | 78462F103 | $9.6M | 0.21% | 12,526 | SH |
| 42 | ISHARES TR MSCI ACWI INDX | ACWI | 464288257 | $8.3M | 0.18% | 52,125 | SH |
| 43 | VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR | SMH | 92189F676 | $4.7M | 0.10% | 7,656 | SH |
| 44 | INVESCO S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT | RSPF | 46137V340 | $2.5M | 0.06% | 32,577 | SH |
| 45 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI CONS | XLP | 81369Y308 | $1.5M | 0.03% | 18,206 | SH |
| 46 | ISHARES MSCI EM MARKETS ASIA | EEMA | 464286426 | $1.2M | 0.03% | 10,775 | SH |
| 47 | ISHARES CORE 40/60 MODERATE | AOM | 464289875 | $599.6K | 0.01% | 12,302 | SH |
| 48 | WALMART INC | WMT | 931142103 | $503.0K | 0.01% | 4,840 | SH |
| 49 | PEPSICO INC | PEP | 713448108 | $429.9K | 0.01% | 3,393 | SH |
| 50 | ISHARES INC MSCI TIW ETF NEW | EWT | 46434G772 | $416.1K | 0.01% | 3,686 | SH |
| Period | Filed | AUM | Holdings | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-27 | $4.53B | 427 | 0001398344-26-018926 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-22 | $4.49B | 408 | 0001398344-26-012446 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-22 | $4.14B | 391 | 0001398344-26-006826 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2026-01-27 | $4.29B | 390 | 0001398344-26-001290 |
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CHARLOTTE, NC 28203