Murphy Capital Management Inc Buys The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund, Intuitive Surgical Inc, Salesforce.com Inc, Sells Vanguard Communication Services, Shire PLC, iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund

• New Purchases: XLC, ISRG, STX, SBUX, SPTM, EWZ, ACWX, HDV, FIW, GSK, MTD, EL, ETN, DTE, CB, ANTM, VDE, MYOS,
• Added Positions: XLY, CRM, MSFT, NKE, XLP, BAC, XLF, XLB, XLK, MRK, CNC, BRK.B, XLE, NFLX, VEU, C, COP, AFL, EMN, LMT, IWO, CLX, NTRS, ADP, COST,
• Reduced Positions: BA, XLV, AAPL, IYH, QQQ, JNJ, MMM, NSRGY, PG, DIS, FDN, BMY, HON, UNP, VZ, IBM, UTX, EWJ, VOX, AMZN, T, KO, EPD, XOM, MCD, GLD, GOOGL, IP, PEP, IBB, DIA, XLU, MO, CL, FB, SYK, UPS, V, IHE, SIEGY, APD, GOOG, AIG, BDX, DWDP, JPM, KMB, NSC, PFE, IHI, INDA, IGF, UL, AGN, AEP, AXP, AWK, AMGN, WTR, CELG, CVX, CI, CVS, LLY, EMR, FDX, GIS, IR, MMP, MKC, MCK, NEE, UGI, WMT, FEU, DEO, NVS, PHG, RDS.A, ABT, ABBV, ALLE, AWR, APC, BAX, BCE, CWT, CNI, CP, CAT, CSCO, CMS, ED, GLW, CSX, DUK, EIX, EVRG, ES, FMC, GD, GILD, GS, HSY, KR, LLL, LRCX, LOW, MDT, MDLZ, OXY, ORCL, PM, PXD, PPG, PEG, RTN, O, ROK, SLB, UNH, WFC, IYE, IHF, IYW, IDU, IGV, IVV, AMJ, EEM, EWY, IWP, IJH, IVW, FEZ, XBI, MLPI, VWO, VHT, BP, ESV, ALL, AMT, TEAM, ATO, BKH, STZ, DHR, D, DRE, EW, ET, ITW, KSU, NJR, PPL, SO, SWK, XYL, IYT, IYF, IWM, XRT, VUG, VIG,
• Sold Out: SHPG, KHC, BIIB, BIDU, K, IVE, OTTR,

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1. Apple Inc (AAPL) - 155,601 shares, 4.58% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 3.37%
2. SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) - 73,592 shares, 3.22% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.9%
3. Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ) - 103,605 shares, 2.89% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 4.89%
4. SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary (XLY) - 150,566 shares, 2.66% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 12.30%
5. Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) - 9,239 shares, 2.55% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 2.84%

Murphy Capital Management Inc initiated holding in The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund. The purchase prices were between $41.13 and $47.74, with an estimated average price of $45.58. The stock is now traded at around $48.60. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.6%. The holding were 83,175 shares as of .

Murphy Capital Management Inc initiated holding in Intuitive Surgical Inc. The purchase prices were between $450.24 and $577.98, with an estimated average price of $532.72. The stock is now traded at around $584.63. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.25%. The holding were 2,795 shares as of .

Murphy Capital Management Inc initiated holding in Starbucks Corp. The purchase prices were between $61.53 and $74.34, with an estimated average price of $68.63. The stock is now traded at around $75.87. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.04%. The holding were 3,400 shares as of .

Murphy Capital Management Inc initiated holding in Seagate Technology PLC. The purchase prices were between $36.52 and $48.98, with an estimated average price of $44.22. The stock is now traded at around $49.47. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.04%. The holding were 5,075 shares as of .

Murphy Capital Management Inc initiated holding in First Trust Water. The purchase prices were between $42.92 and $51.66, with an estimated average price of $48.81. The stock is now traded at around $51.62. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 4,000 shares as of .

Murphy Capital Management Inc initiated holding in iShares Core High Dividend. The purchase prices were between $82.8 and $93.96, with an estimated average price of $89.67. The stock is now traded at around $94.49. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 2,300 shares as of .

Murphy Capital Management Inc added to a holding in Salesforce.com Inc by 60.14%. The purchase prices were between $130.4 and $166.95, with an estimated average price of $154.74. The stock is now traded at around $160.77. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.19%. The holding were 20,754 shares as of .

Murphy Capital Management Inc added to a holding in Nike Inc by 95.75%. The purchase prices were between $72.75 and $88.01, with an estimated average price of $82.38. The stock is now traded at around $85.00. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.1%. The holding were 15,875 shares as of .

Murphy Capital Management Inc added to a holding in Bank of America Corporation by 34.06%. The purchase prices were between $24.56 and $29.82, with an estimated average price of $28.23. The stock is now traded at around $29.07. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.07%. The holding were 66,131 shares as of .

Murphy Capital Management Inc added to a holding in Centene Corp by 78.84%. The purchase prices were between $52.12 and $65.89, with an estimated average price of $60.76. The stock is now traded at around $55.13. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 6,760 shares as of .

Murphy Capital Management Inc sold out a holding in Shire PLC. The sale prices were between $172.15 and $179.2, with an estimated average price of $176.08.

Murphy Capital Management Inc sold out a holding in The Kraft Heinz Co. The sale prices were between $31.87 and $48.26, with an estimated average price of $41.

Murphy Capital Management Inc sold out a holding in Biogen Inc. The sale prices were between $216.71 and $338.96, with an estimated average price of $315.3.

Murphy Capital Management Inc sold out a holding in iShares S&P 500 Value. The sale prices were between $99.16 and $114.4, with an estimated average price of $109.69.

Murphy Capital Management Inc sold out a holding in Baidu Inc. The sale prices were between $154.71 and $176.23, with an estimated average price of $167.33.

Murphy Capital Management Inc sold out a holding in Kellogg Co. The sale prices were between $53.61 and $59.43, with an estimated average price of $56.9.