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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
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:
Name: Vontobel USA Inc.
Address: 450 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Form 13F File Number: 28-4490
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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: Joseph Mastoloni
Title: Vice President
Phone: (212) 415-7051
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/Joseph Mastoloni New York, NY February 14, 2000
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
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[ ] 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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Voting Authority
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Title of Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other
Name of Issuer class CUSIP (x$1000) Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn Managers Sole Shared None
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Ace Ltd. ORD G0070K103 3,338 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000
Albertsons Inc. COM 013104104 5,399 167,400 SH SOLE 167,400
American Home Prods Corp. COM 026609107 648 16,500 SH SOLE 16,500
American Intl. Group Inc. COM 026874107 1,103 10,200 SH SOLE 10,200
American Pwr. Conversion Corp. COM 029066107 694 26,300 SH SOLE 26,300
Apple Computer Inc. COM 037833100 565 5,500 SH SOLE 5,500
Applied Materials Inc. COM 038222105 671 5,300 SH SOLE 5,300
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. COM 075896100 886 25,500 SH SOLE 25,500
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del CL A 084670108 2,805 50 SH SOLE 50
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del CL B 084670207 183 100 SH SOLE 100
Bellsouth Corp. COM 079860102 847 18,100 SH SOLE 18,100
California Center Bank of Los Angeles COM 13007A103 4,149 233,754 SH SOLE 233,754
Chubb Corp. COM 171232101 13,481 239,400 SH SOLE 239,400
Citigroup Inc. COM 172967101 830 14,900 SH SOLE 14,900
Cisco Systems Inc. COM 17275R102 632 5,900 SH SOLE 5,900
Comerica Inc. COM 200340107 593 12,700 SH SOLE 12,700
Computer Associates Intl. Inc. COM 204912109 573 8,200 SH SOLE 8,200
Countrywide Credit Industry Del. COM 222372104 2,848 112,800 SH SOLE 112,800
Dallas Semiconductor Corp COM 235204104 535 8,300 SH SOLE 8,300
Dell Computer Corp. COM 247025109 949 18,600 SH SOLE 18,600
Dollar General Corp. COM 256669102 671 29,500 SH SOLE 29,500
Donaldson Inc. COM 257651109 522 21,700 SH SOLE 21,700
Emerson Electric Co. COM 291011104 866 15,100 SH SOLE 15,100
ESG Re Ltd. ORD G31215109 1,717 247,500 SH SOLE 247,500
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. COM 297602104 3,593 112,050 SH SOLE 112,050
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. COM 313400301 17,079 362,900 SH SOLE 362,900
Federal National Mortgage Association COM 313586109 19,470 311,826 SH SOLE 311,826
Gannett Co. COM 364730101 930 11,400 SH SOLE 11,400
Gillette Co. COM 375766102 9,712 235,800 SH SOLE 235,800
Health Management Associates Inc. New CL A 421933102 2,318 173,300 SH SOLE 173,300
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Voting Authority
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Title of Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other
Name of Issuer class CUSIP (x$1000) Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn Managers Sole Shared None
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Hewlett Packard Co. COM 428236103 876 7,700 SH SOLE 7,700
Home Depot Inc. COM 437076102 990 14,400 SH SOLE 14,400
Horace Mann Educators Corp.
New COM 440327104 7,501 382,200 SH SOLE 382,200
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 889 10,800 SH SOLE 10,800
Interpublic Group Cos. Inc. COM 460690100 692 12,000 SH SOLE 12,000
IPC Holdings Ltd. ORD G4933P101 2,648 178,000 SH SOLE 178,000
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 783 8,400 SH SOLE 8,400
Coca Cola Co. COM 191216100 612 10,500 SH SOLE 10,500
Knight Ridder Inc. COM 499040103 10,132 170,100 SH SOLE 170,100
Marshall & Ilsley Co. COM 571834100 477 7,600 SH SOLE 7,600
McDonalds Corp. COM 580135101 790 19,600 SH SOLE 19,600
Merck & Co. COM 589331107 779 11,600 SH SOLE 11,600
Mercury General Corp. New COM 589400100 8,451 379,800 SH SOLE 379,800
Microsoft Corp. COM 594918104 771 6,600 SH SOLE 6,600
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. COM 617446448 485 3,400 SH SOLE 3,400
NEW
Motorola Inc. COM 620076109 928 6,300 SH SOLE 6,300
Nucor Corp. COM 670346105 455 8,300 SH SOLE 8,300
Old Republic International Corp. COM 680223104 6,991 513,082 SH SOLE 513,082
Omnicom Group Inc. COM 681919106 550 5,500 SH SOLE 5,500
Paine Webber Group Inc. COM 695629105 675 17,400 SH SOLE 17,400
Patterson Dental Co. COM 703412106 430 10,100 SH SOLE 10,100
Pepsico Inc. COM 713448108 141 4,000 SH SOLE 4,000
Pfizer Inc. COM 717081103 665 20,500 SH SOLE 20,500
Renaissance Re Holdings Ltd. COM G7496G103 4,864 119,000 SH SOLE 119,000
SBC Communications Inc. COM 78387G103 790 16,200 SH SOLE 16,200
Sherwin Williams Co. COM 824348106 9,332 444,400 SH SOLE 444,400
Schlumberger Ltd. COM 806857108 505 10,800 SH SOLE 10,800
Sun Microsystems Inc. COM 866810104 635 8,200 SH SOLE 8,200
Synovus Financial Corp. COM 87161C105 636 32,000 SH SOLE 32,000
Texaco Inc. COM 881694103 428 8,100 SH SOLE 8,100
Timberland Co. CL A 887100105 672 12,700 SH SOLE 12,700
Toys R Us Inc. COM 892335100 2,273 158,800 SH SOLE 158,800
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Voting Authority
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Title of Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other
Name of Issuer class CUSIP (x$1000) Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn Managers Sole Shared None
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
UST Corp. COM 902900109 818 10,200 SH SOLE 10,200
Unum Corp. COM 903192102 18,242 568,943 SH SOLE 568,943
Valspar Corp. COM 920355104 503 12,000 SH SOLE 12,000
Wells Fargo & Co. Del. COM 949740104 797 19,700 SH SOLE 19,700
Wrigley William Jr. Co. COM 982526105 398 4,800 SH SOLE 4,800
Exxon Corp. COM 302290101 499 6,200 SH SOLE 6,200
Aegon N.V. ORD 007924103 10,543 110,402 SH SOLE 110,402
Amer.
REG
British Pete PLC. American 110889409 10,982 185,160 SH SOLE 185,160
Shares
Elan PLC ADR 284131208 9,411 319,000 SH SOLE 319,000
Nokia Corp. SPONS. 654902204 34,219 179,100 SH SOLE 179,100
ADR
Embotelladora Andina SA SPONS 29081P105 764 42,900 SH SOLE 42,900
ADR
India Fund, Inc. COM 454089103 4,694 280,218 SH SOLE 280,218
Coca-Cola Femsa S.A. DE C.V. SPON 191241108 515 29,300 SH SOLE 29,300
ADR
REP L
Telecommunicacoes Brasileiras SPON 879287308 3,033 23,555 SH SOLE 23,555
SA ADR
PFD BLK
Gilat Satellite Networks LTD. ORD M51474100 2,339 19,700 SH SOLE 19,700
Matav-Cable Sys Media LTD. SPONS 576561104 1,398 24,100 SH SOLE 24,100
ADR
SK Telecom LTD SPONS 78440P108 4,434 115,540 SH SOLE 115,540
ADR
Telefonos De Mexico SA SP ADR 879403780 6,098 54,200 SH SOLE 54,200
REP
ORD
De Beers Cons Mines LTD ADR 240253302 1,282 44,300 SH SOLE 44,300
DEFD
Telefonica DE Argentina SA SPNSR 879378206 865 28,000 SH SOLE 28,000
ADR CL
B
Morgan Stanley India Invt. FD. COM 61745C105 427 25,900 SH SOLE 25,900
Orbotech Ltd. ORD M75253100 2,232 28,800 SH SOLE 28,800
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Ltd SPONS 874039100 3,933 87,400 SH SOLE 87,400
ADR
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: None
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 85
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $284,978
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(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: None
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
