UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: BOSTON ADVISORS, INC.
Address: 100 FEDERAL STREET
29TH FLOOR
BOSTON, MA. 02110
Form 13F File Number: 28-7196
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: DONNA MCADAM
Title: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Phone: 617-348-3105
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
DONNA MCADAM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 11/02/00
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Signature City, State Date
Report Type:
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 152
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $172,554
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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TITLE CUSIP VALUE SHARES / SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS NUMBER (x$1000) PRINCIPAL AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AFLAC CORP COMMON 00105510 766 11950 SH SOLE 11950
AES CORP COMMON 00130H10 445 6500 SH SOLE 6500
ADOBE SYS INC COMMON 00724F10 303 1950 SH SOLE 1950
ALLMERICA FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 01975410 569 8900 SH SOLE 8900
ALLTEL CORP COMMON 02003910 679 13007 SH SOLE 13007
AMERICA ONLINE INC COMMON 02364J10 866 16105 SH SOLE 16105
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 02581610 1396 22985 SH SOLE 22985
AMERICAN INTL GRP COMMON 02687410 5289 55274 SH SOLE 55274
AMGEN INC COMMON 03116210 761 10900 SH SOLE 10900
ANALOG DEVICES INC COMMON 03265410 250 3025 SH SOLE 3025
APACHE CORP COMMON 03741110 813 13750 SH SOLE 13750
APOLLO GROUP INC CL-A COMMON 03760410 315 7900 SH SOLE 7900
BJ SERVICES CO COMMON 05548210 367 6000 SH SOLE 6000
BP AMOCO PLC COMMON 05562210 385 7260 SH SOLE 7260
BEA SYSTEMS INC COMMON 07332510 376 4825 SH SOLE 4825
BEAR STEARNS COS INC COMMON 07390210 791 12550 SH SOLE 12550
BECKMAN COULTER INC. COMMON 07581110 802 10400 SH SOLE 10400
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. COMMON 07589610 244 10000 SH SOLE 10000
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL-A NON-VOTE COMMON 08467010 386 6 SH SOLE 6
BEST BUY INC COMMON 08651610 302 4750 SH SOLE 4750
BIOGEN INC COMMON 09059710 397 6500 SH SOLE 6500
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC COMMON 10113710 1806 109890 SH SOLE 109890
BRINKER INTL INC. COMMON 10964110 446 14800 SH SOLE 14800
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMMON 11012210 206 3608 SH SOLE 3608
CABOT CORP COMMON 12705510 607 19150 SH SOLE 19150
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 14040H10 839 11975 SH SOLE 11975
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COMMON 14149Y10 2871 32558 SH SOLE 32558
CERIDIAN CORP COMMON 15677T10 796 28380 SH SOLE 28380
CHASE MANHATTAN-NEW COMMON 16161A10 1581 34220 SH SOLE 34220
CHEVRON CORP COMMON 16675110 592 6950 SH SOLE 6950
CISCO SYSTEMS COMMON 17275R10 6302 114066 SH SOLE 114066
CITIGROUP INC COMMON 17296710 906 16761 SH SOLE 16761
COASTAL CORP COMMON 19044110 230 3100 SH SOLE 3100
COCA COLA CO COMMON 19121610 1969 35717 SH SOLE 35717
COMERICA INC COMMON 20034010 1201 20560 SH SOLE 20560
COMPAQ COMPUTER COMMON 20449310 2449 88790 SH SOLE 88790
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC COMMON 21036P10 299 5500 SH SOLE 5500
CYTYC CORP COMMON 23294610 617 14300 SH SOLE 14300
DANAHER CORP COMMON 23585110 326 6550 SH SOLE 6550
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC COMMON 23719410 476 22850 SH SOLE 22850
DATASCOPE CORP COMMON 23811310 286 8550 SH SOLE 8550
DEVRY INC COMMON 25189310 711 18900 SH SOLE 18900
WALT DISNEY CO COMMON 25468710 1831 47874 SH SOLE 47874
E M C CORP MASS COMMON 26864810 2529 25510 SH SOLE 25510
J D EDWARDS COMMON 28166710 1683 65030 SH SOLE 65030
EL PASO ENERGY CORP COMMON 28390510 570 9250 SH SOLE 9250
WTS ELAN PLC SPONSORED ADR COMMON 28413170 223 3000 SH SOLE 3000
ENERGYNORTH INC COMMON 29292510 664 10945 SH SOLE 10945
ENRON CORP COMMON 29356110 2523 28792 SH SOLE 28792
EXXON MOBIL CORP COMMON 30231G10 4356 48876 SH SOLE 48876
FREDDIE MAC - VOTING COMMON COMMON 31340030 249 4600 SH SOLE 4600
FANNIE MAE COMMON 31358610 297 4150 SH SOLE 4150
FIRST SVC BK FOR SVGS COMMON 33640810 1 17000 SH SOLE 17000
FIRSTAR CORPORATION COM COMMON 33763V10 251 11200 SH SOLE 11200
FISERV INC COMMON 33773810 769 12850 SH SOLE 12850
FLEET BOSTON FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 33903010 210 5390 SH SOLE 5390
FOREST LABS INC COMMON 34583810 442 3850 SH SOLE 3850
GATEWAY INC COMMON 36762610 395 8450 SH SOLE 8450
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMMON 36960410 6562 113756 SH SOLE 113756
GILLETTE CO COMMON 37576610 1573 50937 SH SOLE 50937
GLOBAL MARINE INC - NEW - COMMON 37935240 526 17050 SH SOLE 17050
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP COMMON 38141G10 2725 23920 SH SOLE 23920
GUIDANT CORP COMMON 40169810 219 3100 SH SOLE 3100
HARCOURT GENERAL INC. COMMON 41163G10 578 9800 SH SOLE 9800
HARLEY DAVIDSON INC COMMON 41282210 594 12400 SH SOLE 12400
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMMON 42823610 922 9500 SH SOLE 9500
HOME DEPOT INC COMMON 43707610 2647 49882 SH SOLE 49882
INFORMIX CORP COMMON 45677910 652 158000 SH SOLE 158000
INGERSOLL RAND CO COMMON 45686610 281 8300 SH SOLE 8300
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECH INC COMMON 45811810 256 2825 SH SOLE 2825
INTEL CORP COMMON 45814010 7305 175492 SH SOLE 175492
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COMMON 45920010 728 6470 SH SOLE 6470
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC COMMON 46069010 427 12550 SH SOLE 12550
IVAX CORPORATION COMMON 46582310 499 10850 SH SOLE 10850
JABIL CIRCUIT INC COMMON 46631310 1027 18100 SH SOLE 18100
JEFFERSON PILOT CORP COMMON 47507010 229 3375 SH SOLE 3375
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 47816010 425 4525 SH SOLE 4525
JOHNSON CTLS INC COMMON 47836610 505 9500 SH SOLE 9500
JONES APPAREL COMMON 48007410 321 12100 SH SOLE 12100
KEMET CORP COMMON 48836010 450 16300 SH SOLE 16300
KERR MCGEE CORP COMMON 49238610 870 13125 SH SOLE 13125
KROGER CO COMMON 50104410 1278 56625 SH SOLE 56625
ESTEE LAUDER CO CL-A COMMON 51843910 1936 52855 SH SOLE 52855
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDING INC COMMON 52490810 776 5250 SH SOLE 5250
LILLY ELI & CO COMMON 53245710 2726 33599 SH SOLE 33599
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND COMMON 53418710 241 5000 SH SOLE 5000
LIZ CLAIBORNE INC COMMON 53932010 1413 36697 SH SOLE 36697
LOWES COS INC COMMON 54866110 395 8800 SH SOLE 8800
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON 54946310 318 10398 SH SOLE 10398
MBNA CORP COMMON 55262L10 3404 88422 SH SOLE 88422
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP COMMON 55284810 605 9900 SH SOLE 9900
MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 58505510 472 9108 SH SOLE 9108
MERCK & CO INC COMMON 58933110 19229 258320 SH SOLE 258320
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 59491810 3066 50892 SH SOLE 50892
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 59501710 1056 31949 SH SOLE 31949
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMMON 60405910 273 3000 SH SOLE 3000
MOLEX INC COMMON 60855410 807 14831 SH SOLE 14831
MORGAN J P & CO INC COMMON 61688010 253 1550 SH SOLE 1550
MORG STANLY DEAN WITTER DISCOVER COMMON 61744644 229 2500 SH SOLE 2500
MURPHY OIL CORP COMMON 62671710 486 7500 SH SOLE 7500
NATION WIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES COMMON 63862010 242 15186 SH SOLE 15186
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING INC COMMON 65222810 525 12100 SH SOLE 12100
NORTHERN TR CORP COMMON 66585910 858 9650 SH SOLE 9650
NOVELLUS SYS INC COMMON 67000810 698 15000 SH SOLE 15000
ORACLE SYS CORP COMMON 68389X10 1408 17879 SH SOLE 17879
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE INC COMMON 68989910 287 10575 SH SOLE 10575
PALM INC COMMON 69664210 2241 42340 SH SOLE 42340
PAYCHEX INC COMMON 70432610 869 16550 SH SOLE 16550
PERPETUAL SVGS BK VA COMMON 71427520 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000
PFIZER INC COMMON 71708110 2139 47603 SH SOLE 47603
PHARMACIA CORP. COMMON 71713U10 217 3600 SH SOLE 3600
PRIORITY HEALTHCARE COMMON 74264T10 419 5500 SH SOLE 5500
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMMON 74271810 371 5530 SH SOLE 5530
PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISES COMMON 74457310 245 5475 SH SOLE 5475
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL COMMON 74912110 1648 34290 SH SOLE 34290
RADIOSHACK CORP COMMON 75043810 422 6525 SH SOLE 6525
RESMED INC COMMON 76115210 364 11650 SH SOLE 11650
ROYAL DUTCH PETE 1.25PAR COMMON 78025780 2296 38300 SH SOLE 38300
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 78387G10 410 8200 SH SOLE 8200
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC COMMON 78644910 484 24260 SH SOLE 24260
SAP AG ADR COMMON 80305420 3129 50872 SH SOLE 50872
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMMON 80660510 574 12350 SH SOLE 12350
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP -NEW- COMMON 80851310 405 11400 SH SOLE 11400
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA INC COMMON 80865510 1047 16450 SH SOLE 16450
SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL FUND COMMON 81116510 241 4451 SH SOLE 4451
SMITH INTL INC COMMON 83211010 875 10725 SH SOLE 10725
SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COMMON 84474110 306 12600 SH SOLE 12600
STAPLES INC COMMON 85503010 1467 103382 SH SOLE 103382
STARBUCKS CORP COMMON 85524410 234 5850 SH SOLE 5850
STATE STREET CORP. COMMON 85747710 711 5470 SH SOLE 5470
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COMMON 86681010 2820 24150 SH SOLE 24150
SUNOCO INC COMMON 86764P10 218 8100 SH SOLE 8100
SYSCO CORP COMMON 87182910 697 15050 SH SOLE 15050
TERADYNE INC COMMON 88077010 455 13000 SH SOLE 13000
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMMON 88250810 2814 59625 SH SOLE 59625
TIMBERLAND CO COMMON 88710010 551 13450 SH SOLE 13450
TIME WARNER COMMON 88731510 518 6625 SH SOLE 6625
TRIBUNE CO COMMON 89604710 443 10150 SH SOLE 10150
TRIGON HEALTHCARE INC. COMMON 89618L10 610 11600 SH SOLE 11600
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COMMON 90212410 2150 41448 SH SOLE 41448
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMMON 91301710 568 8200 SH SOLE 8200
UNITED HEALTH GROUP INC COMMON 91324P10 479 4850 SH SOLE 4850
VANGUARD INTL INDEX PACIFIC COMMON 92204210 149 14299 SH SOLE 14299
VANGUARD INTL INDEX-EUROPEAN FD COMMON 92204220 582 22428 SH SOLE 22428
VANGUARD INDEX EMERGING MKT PORT COMMON 92204230 486 47376 SH SOLE 47376
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COMMON 92343V10 272 5618 SH SOLE 5618
WAL MART STORES INC COMMON 93114210 727 15110 SH SOLE 15110
WALGREEN CO COMMON 93142210 1428 37650 SH SOLE 37650
WILLIAMS COS COMMON 96945710 1986 47011 SH SOLE 47011
XILINX INC COMMON 98391910 880 10275 SH SOLE 10275
***TRITON ENERGY LTD - ORD CL-A COMMON G9075110 293 7500 SH SOLE 7500
UNIT KEMPER GOVT SEC #037 GNMA COMMON KEMPUNT37 1 18010 SH SOLE 18010
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