Country Trust Bank Buys Incyte Corp, First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF, Visa Inc, Sells Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Monsanto Co, Cardinal Health Inc

• New Purchases: INCY, FPE, JEC, BND, OKTA, SCHW, MUSA, RSG, ROST, RHT,
• Added Positions: AAPL, V, JPM, GOOGL, XLY, NVS, BIIB, AMZN, BLK, MSFT,
• Reduced Positions: BMY, CAH, PFF, ABMD, COP, MINT, FOXA, ORCL, POST, ACM,
• Sold Out: MON, PZA, TWX, IEZ, JCI, KEYS, FLOT, ZION, NOC, NTAP,

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1. Apple Inc (AAPL) - 577,159 shares, 4.59% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 13.20%
2. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets (VEA) - 1,666,036 shares, 3.07% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 1.64%
3. JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) - 667,379 shares, 2.99% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 15.50%
4. Microsoft Corp (MSFT) - 635,238 shares, 2.69% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 9.66%
5. iShares Russell Mid-Cap (IWR) - 266,690 shares, 2.43% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 1.10%

Country Trust Bank initiated holding in Incyte Corp. The purchase prices were between $60.85 and $83.98, with an estimated average price of $68.39. The stock is now traded at around $64.44. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.67%. The holding were 232,783 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank initiated holding in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF. The purchase prices were between $19.02 and $19.6, with an estimated average price of $19.34. The stock is now traded at around $19.23. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.47%. The holding were 578,323 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank initiated holding in Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. The purchase prices were between $56.71 and $66.6, with an estimated average price of $62.13. The stock is now traded at around $71.88. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.02%. The holding were 5,586 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank initiated holding in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF. The purchase prices were between $78.33 and $79.8, with an estimated average price of $79.06. The stock is now traded at around $79.18. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.01%. The holding were 4,080 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank initiated holding in Lowe's Companies Inc. The purchase prices were between $81.48 and $100.5, with an estimated average price of $90.44. The stock is now traded at around $98.31. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was less than 0.01%. The holding were 142 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank initiated holding in Murphy USA Inc. The purchase prices were between $62.57 and $80.56, with an estimated average price of $69.1. The stock is now traded at around $84.12. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was less than 0.01%. The holding were 29 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank added to a holding in Visa Inc by 91.33%. The purchase prices were between $117.7 and $136.28, with an estimated average price of $128.67. The stock is now traded at around $139.73. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.4%. The holding were 147,278 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank added to a holding in SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary by 21.93%. The purchase prices were between $98.43 and $112.31, with an estimated average price of $105.69. The stock is now traded at around $112.72. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.31%. The holding were 367,842 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank added to a holding in Novartis AG by 23.72%. The purchase prices were between $72.44 and $81.87, with an estimated average price of $77.05. The stock is now traded at around $82.10. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.29%. The holding were 470,358 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank added to a holding in Biogen Inc by 22.42%. The purchase prices were between $257.52 and $306.91, with an estimated average price of $280.94. The stock is now traded at around $343.00. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.27%. The holding were 119,960 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank added to a holding in American Water Works Co Inc by 39.15%. The purchase prices were between $78.35 and $86.78, with an estimated average price of $82.68. The stock is now traded at around $87.64. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.21%. The holding were 201,973 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank added to a holding in Edwards Lifesciences Corp by 23.35%. The purchase prices were between $127.36 and $153.9, with an estimated average price of $140.07. The stock is now traded at around $138.06. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.2%. The holding were 172,462 shares as of 2018-06-30.

Country Trust Bank sold out a holding in Monsanto Co. The sale prices were between $116.6 and $127.95, with an estimated average price of $124.68.

Country Trust Bank sold out a holding in Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETFo. The sale prices were between $24.86 and $25.29, with an estimated average price of $25.11.

Country Trust Bank sold out a holding in NetApp Inc. The sale prices were between $59.16 and $78.53, with an estimated average price of $70.35.

Country Trust Bank sold out a holding in Target Corp. The sale prices were between $68.98 and $79.07, with an estimated average price of $73.61.

Country Trust Bank sold out a holding in Time Warner Inc. The sale prices were between $92.18 and $98.77, with an estimated average price of $95.01.

Country Trust Bank sold out a holding in Invesco Senior Loan. The sale prices were between $22.88 and $23.18, with an estimated average price of $23.06.