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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/99
Check here if Amendment / /; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one): / / is a restatement
/ / adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
SAN FRANCISCO SENTRY INVESTMENT GROUP
One Bush Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Form 13F File Number: 28-801-44325
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:
RICHARD E. DIRICKSON
Chairman and Secretary
415/229-9000
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Richard E. Dirickson
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Richard E. Dirickson
San Francisco, CA
02/08/00
Report Type (Check only one):
/ x / 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this
reporting manager are reported in this report)
/ / 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this
report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s))
/ / 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the
holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a
portion are reported by other reporting manager(s))
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 290
Form 13F Information Table Value Total (x$1000): $225,669
List of Other Included Managers: None
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
SAN FRANCISCO SENTRY INVESTMENT GROUP
Title Value Shrs or SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Authority
Name of Issuer of Class CUSIP (x$1000) Prn Amt PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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AES Corp. Common 00130H105 $856 11,450 11,450 11,450
AT&T Common 001957109 $51 1,000 1,000 1,000
AT&T Corp. Liberty Media Common 001957208 $187 3,300 3,300 3,300
Abbott Labs Common 002824100 $374 10,300 10,300 10,300
Abercombie & Fitch Co. Common 002896207 $107 4,000 4,000 4,000
Acceptance Insurance Common 004308102 $17 3,000 3,000 3,000
AC Neilsen Corp. Common 004833109 $7 266 266 266
Allegheny Energy, Inc. Common 017361106 $43 1,600 1,600 1,600
Alliant Energy Corp. Common 018802108 $11 400 400 400
Alliant Tech Systems Inc Common 018804104 $52 840 840 840
Allied Capital Corp. Common 01903Q108 $110 6,000 6,000 6,000
Alcoa Common 013817101 $1,796 21,642 21,642 21,642
ALLTEL Corp. Common 020039103 $447 5,400 5,400 5,400
Alza Corp. Class A Class A 022615108 $773 22,311 22,311 22,311
America Online Common 02364J104 $911 12,000 12,000 12,000
Ameren Corporation Common 023608102 $10 300 300 300
American Electric Power Common 025537101 $42 1,300 1,300 1,300
American Express Company Common 025816109 $120 720 720 720
American Home Products Common 026609107 $969 24,700 24,700 24,700
American International Common 026874107 $2,912 26,931 26,931 26,931
Group
American Tower Common 029912201 $611 20,000 20,000 20,000
Amgen Inc. Common 031162100 $1,327 22,090 22,090 22,090
Apple Computer Common 037833100 $23 220 220 220
Applied Materials Common 038222105 $595 4,700 4,700 4,700
Arqule, Inc. Common 04269E107 $72 7,000 7,000 7,000
Associates First Capital Class A 046008108 $40 1,464 1,464 1,464
Corp. A
Atlantic Richfield Common 048825103 $389 4,500 4,500 4,500
AXA Financial Inc. Common 002451102 $1,190 35,000 35,000 35,000
Axent Technologies Common 05459C108 $84 4,000 4,000 4,000
Azurix Corp Com Common 05501m104 $22 2,500 2,500 2,500
Banco de Galicia Buenos ADR B NEW 059538207 $0 0 0 0
Aires
Bank One Corp. Common 059438101 $1,157 36,162 36,162 36,162
BankAmerica Corp. Common 066050105 $500 9,955 9,955 9,955
Bausch & Lomb Inc. Common 071707103 $246 3,600 3,600 3,600
Baxter International Common 071813109 $192 3,050 3,050 3,050
Bell Atlantic Corp. Common 077853109 $1,093 17,762 17,762 17,762
BellSouth Corp. Common 079860102 $942 20,124 20,124 20,124
Berkshire Hathaway Class B 084670207 $196 107 107 107
Bestfoods Common 08658u101 $63 1,200 1,200 1,200
Biogen, Inc. Common 090597105 $68 800 800 800
Boeing Company Common 0907023105 $220 5,300 5,300 5,300
Bolder Technologies Common 097519102 $408 32,000 32,000 32,000
Boston Chicken, Inc. Common $0 400 400 400
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Bp Amoco Plc Spon ADR 055622104 $258 4,344 4,344 4,344
Bristol Meyers Squibb Depository $1,707 30,480 30,480 30,480
Unit
CBS Corp. Common 12490K107 $1,714 26,800 26,800 26,800
CDN Natl Railway Co. Common 136375102 $47 1,772 1,772 1,772
CMGI Inc. Common 125750109 $55 200 200 200
CVS Corp. Common 126650100 $833 20,900 20,900 20,900
Cablevision Systems Corp. Common 12686C109 $179 2,372 2,372 2,372
Cadiz Common 127549103 $95 10,000 10,000 10,000
Capital Automotive REIT COM SH BEN $12 1,000 1,000 1,000
INT
Caremark RX Inc. Common 141705103 $10 2,000 2,000 2,000
Carolina Power & Light Common $91 3,000 3,000 3,000
Caterpillar, Inc. Common $635 13,500 13,500 13,500
Cedar Fair, L.P. Depository $844 43,576 43,576 43,576
Unit
Central & Southwest Common $40 2,000 2,000 2,000
Century Business Common 156490104 $42 5,000 5,000 5,000
Chase Manhattan Bank Common 16161A108 $848 10,920 10,920 10,920
Chesapeake Energy Common 165167107 $3 1,300 1,300 1,300
Chevron Corp. Common 166751107 $1,603 18,505 18,505 18,505
Chiron Corp. Common 170040109 $61 1,432 1,432 1,432
Circuit City Stores Common 172737108 $113 2,500 2,500 2,500
Cisco Systems, Inc. Common 17275R102 $5,287 49,354 49,354 49,354
Citigroup Inc Common 184502101 $251 4,500 4,500 4,500
Clear Channel Common 184502102 $1,093 12,250 12,250 12,250
Communications
Clorox Common 189054109 $242 4,800 4,800 4,800
Coca-Cola Common 191216100 $108 1,860 1,860 1,860
Colgate Palmolive Co Common 194162103 $85 1,300 1,300 1,300
Community Bank Systems, Inc. Common 203607106 $23 1,000 1,000 1,000
Compaq Computer Common 204493100 $51 1,900 1,900 1,900
Computer Sciences Common 205363104 $1,136 12,000 12,000 12,000
Conoco Inc. Class B 208251405 $25 1,000 1,000 1,000
Conseco Inc. Common 208464107 $53 3,000 3,000 3,000
Cornerston Properties, Inc. Common 21922H103 $102 7,000 7,000 7,000
Corning, Inc. Common 219350105 $90 700 700 700
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM Common 22160k105 $456 5,000 5,000 5,000
Covance Inc. Common 222816100 $22 2,000 2,000 2,000
Cox Communications, Inc. Class A 224044107 $155 3,000 3,000 3,000
Crescendo Pharmaceuticals Class A 225637107 $26 1,421 1,421 1,421
CL A
Crescent Real Estate Common 225756105 $1,700 92,522 92,522 92,522
Equities
CRIIMI MAE, Inc. Common 226603108 $1 395 395 395
Cytec Industries, Inc. Common 232820100 $35 1,500 1,500 1,500
DST Systems, Inc. Common 233326107 $2,610 34,200 34,200 34,200
Daimler Chrysler Common d1668r123 $1,503 19,265 19,265 19,265
Dell Computer Common 247025109 $92 1,800 1,800 1,800
Denbury Resources, Inc. Common New 247916208 $4 1,000 1,000 1,000
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543103 $454 3,400 3,400 3,400
Dreyfus Strategic Muns Inc. Common 261932107 $487 64,958 64,958 64,958
DuPont deNemours Common 263534109 $379 5,748 5,748 5,748
Duke Energy Corp. Common 264399106 $149 2,966 2,966 2,966
Duke Rlty Invts, Inc. Common New 264411505 $250 12,800 12,800 12,800
Dun & Bradstreet Common 264830100 $74 2,500 2,500 2,500
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EIF 1st Exch st. AT&T Shrs Common 294700703 $61 300 300 300
ELON Echelon Common 27874N105 $1,272 65,000 65,000 65,000
EMC Corp. Common 268648102 $12,988 118,883 118,883 118,883
Earthlink Network Inc. Common 270322100 $799 18,800 18,800 18,800
Eastman Chemical Co. Common 277432100 $110 2,300 2,300 2,300
Eastman Kodak Common 277461109 $751 11,329 11,329 11,329
Echelon Int'l Corp. Common 278747100 $3 120 120 120
Edison International Common 281020107 $267 10,200 10,200 10,200
Elan Corp. PLC ADR ADR 284131208 $1,080 36,600 36,600 36,600
Electronic Data Systems Common 285661104 $7 100 100 100
Emerson Electric Common 291011104 $489 8,517 8,517 8,517
Enron Corp. Common 293561106 $1,398 31,494 31,494 31,494
Epoch Pharmaceuticals Com. Common 294273107 $16 5,000 5,000 5,000
Exxon Mobil Corp. Common 30231G102 $4,653 57,759 57,759 57,759
FDX Corp Common 31304n107 $61 1,500 1,500 1,500
FPL Group, Inc. Common 302571104 $107 2,500 2,500 2,500
Fannie Mae (USA) Common 313586109 $795 12,740 12,740 12,740
Financial Center Bancorp Common 317396109 $0 1,271 1,271 1,271
First Australia Prime Common 318653102 $424 83,835 83,835 83,835
Income Fund
First Union Corp. Common 337358105 $24 725 725 725
FirstEnergy Corp. Common 337932107 $91 4,000 4,000 4,000
Firstar Corp New Common 33763v109 $277 13,125 13,125 13,125
Fleetboston Financial Corp Common 339030108 $49 1,400 1,400 1,400
Florida Progress Corp Common 341109106 $127 3,000 3,000 3,000
Ford Motor Company Common 345370100 $149 2,800 2,800 2,800
Freddie Mac Common 313400301 $2,433 51,704 51,704 51,704
Freeport McMoran Copper & Class A 35671D105 $76 4,085 4,085 4,085
Gold Cl A
Freeport McMoran Copper & PFD CV .05 35671D501 $29 1,500 1,500 1,500
Gold "A" SH
Freeport McMoran Copper & Class B 35671D857 $102 4,815 4,815 4,815
Gold Cl B
GTE Corp. Common 362320103 $490 6,950 6,950 6,950
Gabelli Ser Fds, Inc./Conv CONV SECS 36240B109 $53 5,000 5,000 5,000
Sec FD
Gap, Inc. Common 364760108 $145 3,150 3,150 3,150
Gartner Group Inc. Class B 366651206 $9 676 676 676
General Electric Co. Common 369604103 $26,808 173,236 173,236 173,236
General Mills, Inc. Common 370334904 $23 640 640 640
Gillette Co. Common 375766102 $451 10,960 10,960 10,960
Global Crossing Ltd Common G3921A100 $50 1,000 1,000 1,000
H & Q Healthcare SH BEN INT 404052102 $158 7,329 7,329 7,329
Halliburton Co Common 406216101 $350 8,700 8,700 8,700
Health Care Ppty Invs., Inc. Common 421915109 $107 4,464 4,464 4,464
Heinz (H.J.) Common 423074103 $762 19,135 19,135 19,135
Hewlett Packard Co. Common 428236103 $137 1,200 1,200 1,200
Home Depot, Inc. Common 437076102 $1,744 25,373 25,373 25,373
Home Properties NY, Inc. Common 437306103 $14 500 500 500
Honeywell Intl Inc Common 438516106 $2,139 37,080 37,080 37,080
Household Intl Common 441815107 $348 9,350 9,350 9,350
IMS Health Inc Common 449934108 $848 31,200 31,200 31,200
INCYTE Pharmaceuticals Common 45337C102 $180 3,000 3,000 3,000
Infinity Broadcast Common 45662S102 $1,241 34,300 34,300 34,300
Integrated Systems, Inc. Common 45812M104 $3,475 103,550 103,550 103,550
Intel Corp. Common 458140100 $3,910 47,500 47,500 47,500
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Interstate Hotels Common 018802108 $0 63 63 63
Int'l Business Machines Common 459200101 $3,666 33,984 33,984 33,984
J P Morgan & Co Common 616880100 $101 800 800 800
JP Realty, Inc. Common 46624A106 $16 1,000 1,000 1,000
Jefferson Pilot Corp. Common 475070108 $51 750 750 750
Johnson & Johnson Common 478160104 $5,196 55,716 55,716 55,716
Kellogg Common 487836108 $123 4,000 4,000 4,000
Keyspan Energy, Inc. Common 493375109 $139 6,000 6,000 6,000
Koger Equity Inc Common 500228101 $7 392 392 392
Lilly, Eli & Co. Common 532457108 $1,708 25,678 25,678 25,678
Loews Corp. Common 540424108 $243 4,000 4,000 4,000
Lucent Technologies Common 549463107 $2,159 28,780 28,780 28,780
Lyondell Petrochem Common 552078107 $1 85 85 85
MBIA, Inc. Common 55262C100 $513 9,710 9,710 9,710
MCI Worldcom Inc Common 55268B106 $1,434 27,022 27,022 27,022
MDU Resources Group Common 552690109 $78 3,900 3,900 3,900
Martek Biosciences Corp. Common 572901106 $132 11,000 11,000 11,000
Martha Stewart Living Class A 573083102 $19 800 800 800
Omnimedia
Masco Corp. Common 574599106 $41 1,600 1,600 1,600
May Dept Stores Common 577778103 $479 14,853 14,853 14,853
Mc Donalds Common 580135101 $32 800 800 800
Media One Group Common 58440J104 $77 1,000 1,000 1,000
Medtronic Common 585055106 $248 6,800 6,800 6,800
Mellon Financial Corp Common 58551a108 $654 19,200 19,200 19,200
Merchants National Common 589161108 $43 120 120 120
Merck & Co. Common 589331107 $5,006 74,510 74,510 74,510
Merrill Lynch Common 590188108 $19,978 239,798 239,798 239,798
Metamor Worldwide Common 59133P100 $146 5,000 5,000 5,000
Microsoft Corp. Common 594918104 $7,376 63,180 63,180 63,180
Millenium Pharm Common 599902103 $366 3,000 3,000 3,000
Monsanto Co. Common 611662107 $409 11,540 11,540 11,540
Morgan Stanley Den Witter Common 617446448 $136 954 954 954
Discover
Morgan Stanley High Yield Common 61744M104 $44 4,000 4,000 4,000
Fund
Motorola, Inc. Common 620076109 $412 2,800 2,800 2,800
NTL Inc. Common 629407107 $270 2,166 2,166 2,166
NVEST LP (New England In CO) Common 67065F107 $348 21,900 21,900 21,900
Nat'l Fuel Gas Co. Common 636180101 $474 10,200 10,200 10,200
Nationwide Health PPTY Inc. Common 638620104 $8 600 600 600
Network Associates Inc Common 640938106 $131 4,900 4,900 4,900
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Common 64125C109 $5 200 200 200
New Century Energies, Inc. Common 64352U103 $97 3,195 3,195 3,195
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Common 651229106 $91 3,153 3,153 3,153
Newhall Land & Farming Depositary 651426108 $297 11,000 11,000 11,000
Nisource Inc. Common 65473p105 $161 9,000 9,000 9,000
Nokia Corp Spons ADR Common 654902204 $1,789 9,365 9,365 9,365
Northern States Power Co. Common 665772109 $39 2,000 2,000 2,000
Northern Trust Corp Common 665859104 $2,671 50,400 50,400 50,400
Nstar Common 67019e107 $12 300 300 300
Nuveen Premium Income Mun Common 6706K4105 $1,164 96,000 96,000 96,000
Fund 4
OGE Energy Corp. Common 670837103 $23 1,200 1,200 1,200
Occidental Petroleum Corp. Common 674599105 $199 9,200 9,200 9,200
Ocean Energy Inc. Common 67481E106 $6 800 800 800
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Ogden Corp. Common 676346109 $76 6,400 6,400 6,400
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 683399109 $60 6,000 6,000 6,000
Oracle Corp. Common 68389X105 $112 1,000 1,000 1,000
PE Corp Celera Genomics Gp Common 69332S201 $89 600 600 600
PE Corp PE Biosystems Gp Common 69332S102 $48 400 400 400
PG&E Corp. Common 69331C108 $41 2,000 2,000 2,000
PIMCO Advisors Holdings LP UL LTD PART 69338P102 $358 9,500 9,500 9,500
Park Place Entertainment Common 700690100 $206 16,495 16,495 16,495
PepsiCo, Inc. Common 713448108 $1,260 35,737 35,737 35,737
Pfizer, Inc. Common 717081103 $5,803 178,906 178,906 178,906
Phelps Dodge Corp. Common 717265102 $366 5,429 5,429 5,429
Pioneer Natural Resources Common 723787107 $9 1,000 1,000 1,000
Co.
Pitney Bowes, Inc. Common 724479100 $908 18,800 18,800 18,800
Plantronics Inc. Common 727493108 $143 2,000 2,000 2,000
Plum Creek Timber Co. LP Depositary 729237107 $40 1,600 1,600 1,600
Procter & Gamble Co. Common 742718109 $2,349 21,440 21,440 21,440
Prologis Trust SBI Common 743410102 $529 27,500 27,500 27,500
Public Service Enterprise Common 744573106 $17 500 500 500
Group
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. Common 745332106 $105 5,398 5,398 5,398
Qualcomm, Inc. Common 747525103 $1,349 7,660 7,660 7,660
R & B Falcon Corp. Common 74912E101 $13 944 944 944
R H Donnelley Corp Common 74955W307 $8 400 400 400
Radian Group Inc. Common 750236101 $220 4,600 4,600 4,600
Ralston Purina Gp. Common 751277302 $562 20,148 20,148 20,148
Redwood Trust, Inc. Common 758075402 $185 14,800 14,800 14,800
Redwood Trust Pfd B PFD CV B 758075600 $136 5,000 5,000 5,000
Regions Financial Corp. Common 758940100 $15 600 600 600
Reliant Energy Inc Common 75952J108 $238 10,400 10,400 10,400
Robert Half Int'l, Inc. Common 770323103 $519 18,180 18,180 18,180
Roche Holdings Ltd Spons Common 771195104 $12 100 100 100
ADR
Royal Dutch Pete New Co. NY REG GLD 780257804 $2,016 33,280 33,280 33,280
$1.25
SBC Communications Common 78387G103 $1,315 26,980 26,980 26,980
SCANA Corp. Common 805898103 $129 4,800 4,800 4,800
Sabre Hldgs Corp Class A 785905100 $897 17,500 17,500 17,500
Safeway, Inc. Common 786514208 $304 8,500 8,500 8,500
Salomon Bros Fund Common 795477108 $210 10,328 10,328 10,328
Santa Fe Intl ADR Common G7805C108 $6 219 219 219
Saul Centers, Inc. Common 804395101 $23 1,600 1,600 1,600
Schering Plough Corp. Common 806605101 $1,729 40,800 40,800 40,800
Schlumberger Ltd. Common 806857108 $1,107 19,725 19,725 19,725
Sempra Energy Common 816851109 $57 3,308 3,308 3,308
Senior High Income Common 81721E107 $13 2,000 2,000 2,000
Simon Ppty Group, Inc. Common 828781104 $287 12,500 12,500 12,500
SmithKline Beecham PLC ADR REP 832378301 $109 1,700 1,700 1,700
Software Spectrum Common 833960107 $71 4,000 4,000 4,000
Solectron Corp. Common 834182107 $3,320 34,900 34,900 34,900
Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 835692104 $173 69,000 69,000 69,000
Sothebys Holdings Common 835898107 $120 4,000 4,000 4,000
Southdown Inc Common 841297104 $72 1,400 1,400 1,400
Southwest Airlines Co. Common 844741108 $136 8,436 8,436 8,436
Speedfam-IPEC Inc. Common 847705100 $23 1,775 1,775 1,775
Spieker Properties, Inc. Common 848497103 $386 10,600 10,600 10,600
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Spring Group PLC Ord Common G25759112 $435 156,000 156,000 156,000
Starmedia Network Inc. Common 855546107 $200 5,000 5,000 5,000
Starwood Financial Inc. Common 85569r104 $14 804 804 804
Sterling Optical Corp Common 859488108 $0 12 12 12
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. Common 867363103 $1,249 52,600 52,600 52,600
TCW Convertible Securities Common 872340104 $48 5,000 5,000 5,000
Fd, Inc.
TCI Commns Fin IV TR Preferred A 872275102 $26 1,000 1,000 1,000
Tandy Corp Common 875382103 $197 4,000 4,000 4,000
Telebras Spons ADR Common 879287100 $0 500 500 500
Telebras Common 879287308 $64 500 500 500
Telecommunications
Telefonos Mex Rd ADR SP ADR REP 879403780 $56 500 500 500
Class L
Teletech Holdings Inc. Common 879939106 $34 1,000 1,000 1,000
Texaco, Inc. Common 881694103 $109 2,000 2,000 2,000
Texas Industries Common 882491103 $64 1,500 1,500 1,500
Texas Utilities Co. Common 882848104 $786 22,100 22,100 22,100
Tidewater, Inc. Common 886423102 $14 400 400 400
Transocean Sedco Forex Common G90078109 $129 3,816 3,816 3,816
Tricon Global Restaurants Common 895953107 $670 17,340 17,340 17,340
Tyco Int'l Ltd. Common 902124106 $3,396 87,076 87,076 87,076
US West, Inc. Common 912889102 $676 9,388 9,388 9,388
UAL CORP Common 902549500 $124 1,600 1,600 1,600
U S G Corp. Common New 903293405 $1,018 21,600 21,600 21,600
USX-Marathon Group Common 902905819 $131 5,300 5,300 5,300
Unisys Corp. Common 909214AZ1 $2 48 48 48
United Parcel Service Inc. Common 911312106 $86 1,250 1,250 1,250
CL B
United Technologies Common 913017109 $749 11,520 11,520 11,520
Univision Communications, Class A 914906102 $3,735 36,550 36,550 36,550
Inc.
Unocal Corp. Common 915289102 $73 2,186 2,186 2,186
Vaalco Energy Inc Common 91851C201 $26 43,000 43,000 43,000
Vaalco Energy Inc Common 91851C201 $45 75,000 75,000 75,000
(Restricted)
Vodafone Airtouch Common 92857T107 $480 9,700 9,700 9,700
Wal-Mart Stores Inc Common 931142103 $1,161 16,800 16,800 16,800
Walgreen Co. Common 931422109 $977 33,400 33,400 33,400
Wash Gas Light Co Common 938837101 $294 10,700 10,700 10,700
Washington Federal, Inc. Common 938824109 $70 3,542 3,542 3,542
Waste Management, Inc. NEW Common 94106K101 $189 11,000 11,000 11,000
Wells Fargo & Co Common 949746101 $3,213 79,466 79,466 79,466
Whole Foods Market, Inc. Common 966837106 $125 2,700 2,700 2,700
Williams Cos., Inc. Common 969457100 $199 6,500 6,500 6,500
Wyndham Intl Inc Class A 983101106 $6 1,944 1,944 1,944
XL Capital Ltd Cl A Class A G98255105 $256 4,934 4,934 4,934
Inhale Therapeutic sys. Common 457191104 $34 800 800 800
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