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SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC
SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC (CIK: 0000884423) incorporated in North Carolina, located at Pop Box 25427, Winston Salem, NC. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holdings (2015Q2)
Portfolio Summary: 268 holdings with a total value of $822,712,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 APPLE INC 358,276 44,939,000 5.46%
2 PEPSICO INC 304,623 28,434,000 3.46%
3 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 182,226 24,803,000 3.01%
4 MICROSOFT CORP 487,552 21,525,000 2.62%
5 LOWES COS INC 289,900 19,415,000 2.36%
6 JOHNSON & JOHNSON 178,700 17,416,000 2.12%
7 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC 199,282 16,827,000 2.05%
8 3M CO 105,141 16,223,000 1.97%
9 BB&T CORP 373,421 15,053,000 1.83%
10 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP 127,257 14,117,000 1.72%
11 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO 530,223 14,088,000 1.71%
12 WAL-MART STORES INC 190,215 13,492,000 1.64%
13 GILEAD SCIENCES INC 110,035 12,883,000 1.57%
14 QUALCOMM INC 194,719 12,195,000 1.48%
15 MERCK & CO INC 205,933 11,724,000 1.43%
16 PFIZER INC 341,820 11,461,000 1.39%
17 SYNOVUS FINL CORP COM NEW 361,397 11,138,000 1.35%
18 PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO 137,955 10,794,000 1.31%
19 ISHARES TR 50,358 10,435,000 1.27%
20 INTEL CORP 327,192 9,953,000 1.21%
21 EXXON MOBIL CORP 117,119 9,744,000 1.18%
22 ISHARES TR 56,373 9,601,000 1.17%
23 SCHWAB U.S. MID-CAP ETF 224,505 9,573,000 1.16%
24 CISCO SYS INC 345,599 9,490,000 1.15%
25 BANK AMER CORP 544,859 9,274,000 1.13%
26 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 48,811 9,217,000 1.12%
27 ABBVIE INC 132,962 8,934,000 1.09%
28 GOOGLE INC 16,930 8,812,000 1.07%
29 ISHARES NASDAQ BIOTECHNOLOGY ETF 16,220 8,759,000 1.06%
30 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW 145,818 8,201,000 1.00%
31 BALCHEM CORP COM 144,269 8,039,000 0.98%
32 KELLOGG CO 128,117 8,033,000 0.98%
33 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 110,792 7,507,000 0.91%
34 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 102,421 6,699,000 0.81%
35 FACEBOOK INC 77,410 6,639,000 0.81%
36 KEURIG GREEN MTN INC 83,204 6,376,000 0.77%
37 STARBUCKS CORP 118,126 6,334,000 0.77%
38 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO 94,736 6,304,000 0.77%
39 ISHARES TR 155,979 6,180,000 0.75%
40 ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND 61,372 5,940,000 0.72%
41 KINDER MORGAN INC DEL 151,840 5,829,000 0.71%
42 VASCO DATA SEC INTL INC 192,995 5,827,000 0.71%
43 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 42,062 5,626,000 0.68%
44 ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L 179,690 5,371,000 0.65%
45 POWERSHARES ETF TR II 112,770 5,295,000 0.64%
46 EMC 199,126 5,255,000 0.64%
47 GNC HLDGS INC 117,238 5,215,000 0.63%
48 COCA COLA CO 131,845 5,172,000 0.63%
49 ISHARES TR 41,066 5,128,000 0.62%
50 SONOCO PRODS CO 114,795 4,920,000 0.60%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001420506-15-000493, filed 2015.08.14).

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.