Spears Abacus Advisors LLC Buys Berkshire Hathaway Inc, BrightView Holdings Inc, Vanguard Total Stock Market, Sells MetLife Inc, Celgene Corp, International Business Machines Corp

• New Purchases: VTI, MO, VIG, HEDJ, UN, SYY, PHM, COO, BLFS, VXF, NWL, LTHM, DWDP,
• Added Positions: BRK.B, GILD, BV, AIG, AAPL, GOOG, JPM, RDS.A, BAC, MMM, VEA, IVV, USB, PEP, HD, VWO, KHC, CVS,
• Reduced Positions: C, IBM, VBR, SPY, WHR, UTX, WBA, CSCO, IGV, AXS, PG, MRK, DLPH, T,
• Sold Out: MET, CELG,

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1. Microsoft Corp (MSFT) - 504,921 shares, 7.63% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 0.04%
2. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO) - 178,737 shares, 6.27% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.33%
3. Ball Corp (BLL) - 737,153 shares, 5.46% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.78%
4. Danaher Corp (DHR) - 320,241 shares, 5.42% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 0.06%
5. Chubb Ltd (CB) - 278,573 shares, 5.00% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 0.63%

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC initiated holding in Vanguard Total Stock Market. The purchase prices were between $124.77 and $146.62, with an estimated average price of $139.34. The stock is now traded at around $143.80. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.05%. The holding were 2,817 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC initiated holding in Altria Group Inc. The purchase prices were between $43.33 and $57.43, with an estimated average price of $51. The stock is now traded at around $51.44. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 3,691 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC initiated holding in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund. The purchase prices were between $55.79 and $64.99, with an estimated average price of $61.25. The stock is now traded at around $63.65. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 3,450 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC initiated holding in Vanguard Div Appreciation. The purchase prices were between $95.15 and $109.87, with an estimated average price of $105.3. The stock is now traded at around $109.81. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 1,977 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC initiated holding in Vanguard Extended Market. The purchase prices were between $97.99 and $117.65, with an estimated average price of $112.04. The stock is now traded at around $114.37. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 2,130 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC initiated holding in Sysco Corp. The purchase prices were between $61.37 and $67.58, with an estimated average price of $65.02. The stock is now traded at around $73.37. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 3,111 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC added to a holding in Berkshire Hathaway Inc by 492.17%. The purchase prices were between $191.66 and $209.19, with an estimated average price of $201.99. The stock is now traded at around $205.01. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.88%. The holding were 87,925 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC added to a holding in BrightView Holdings Inc by 66.51%. The purchase prices were between $10.21 and $15.75, with an estimated average price of $13.85. The stock is now traded at around $16.16. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.27%. The holding were 364,020 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC added to a holding in 3M Co by 24.59%. The purchase prices were between $183.76 and $210.58, with an estimated average price of $201.21. The stock is now traded at around $174.07. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.04%. The holding were 6,638 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC added to a holding in Bank of America Corporation by 36.55%. 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 $28.25. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.04%. The holding were 44,831 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC added to a holding in iShares Core S&P 500 by 25.00%. The purchase prices were between $244.46 and $286.57, with an estimated average price of $272.5. The stock is now traded at around $282.80. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.01%. The holding were 1,500 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC added to a holding in The Home Depot Inc by 26.60%. The purchase prices were between $168.61 and $192.39, with an estimated average price of $183.33. The stock is now traded at around $190.34. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.01%. The holding were 2,713 shares as of .

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC sold out a holding in MetLife Inc. The sale prices were between $40.87 and $45.72, with an estimated average price of $44.19.

Spears Abacus Advisors LLC sold out a holding in Celgene Corp. The sale prices were between $64.09 and $94.34, with an estimated average price of $87.12.