13F-HR 1 main.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2012 ----------------- Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ----------- This Amendment (check only one): [ ] is a restatement [ ] add new holdings entries Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Bedell Investment Counselling ---------------------------------------------------------------- Address: 200 Pringle Avenue Suite 555 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Walnut Creek, CA 94596 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: ------------ 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 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: Mike Harris ---------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Portfolio Manager ---------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: 925 932 0344 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Mike Harris Walnut Creek, CA February 1, 2013 -------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- [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) [ ] 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).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 51 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $183,215 -------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: 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. None. 2 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Bedell Investment Counselling 12.31.12 Value SH Invt Other Voting Voting Voting Name of Issuer Class CUSIP ($1,000)Shares PRN Disc Mgrs Sole Shared None APPLE INC. COM 37833100 26332 49480 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 49480 GOOGLE INC COM 38259P508 11155 15769 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 15769 CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 10726 99187 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 99187 IBM COM 459200101 9263 48358 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 48358 TARGET CORP COM 8.76E+110 6338 107115 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 107115 WALT DISNEY CO. COM 254687106 6266 125841 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 125841 EXXON MOBIL COM 30231G102 6023 69594 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 69594 CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 5679 63378 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 63378 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 5416 77262 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 77262 GLD: GOLD INDEX COM 863307104 5387 33246 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 33246 COCA COLA COM 191216100 5356 147745 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 147745 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY COM 165167107 5279 317638 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 317638 McDONALD'S COM 580135101 5148 58360 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 58360 WELLS FARGO BANK COM 949746101 4370 127858 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 127858 FXI: CHINA INDEX COM 464287184 4343 107360 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 107360 NESTLE COM 641069406 4324 66355 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 66355 VALE COM 9.19E+108 4265 203485 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 203485 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS COM 53329578 3957 150335 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 150335 RANGE RESOURCES COM 75281A109 3834 61015 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 61015 HASBRO INC COM 418056107 3619 100810 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 100810 NATIONAL-OILWELL VARCO COM 637071101 3589 52510 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 52510 EWZ: BRAZIL INDEX COM 464286400 3571 63840 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 63840 PNC FINL CORP 6.125% PRF 693475857 3552 128050 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 128050 A T & T COM 00206R102 3519 104391 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 104391 FAX: ABERDEEN- ASIA COM 3009107 3510 453475 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 453475 CLEAN ENERGY FUELS COM 184499101 2873 230795 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 230795 US BANCORP 6.50% PRF 902973833 2830 98800 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 98800 FREEPORT MCMORAN COM 35671D782 2661 77795 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 77795 MERRILL LYNCH 6.45% C11 PRF 590199204 2444 98050 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 98050 TBT: US T-BOND Short COM 74347R297 2004 31583 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 31583 PALO ALTO NETWORKS COM 697435105 1852 34601 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 34601 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 1574 36378 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 36378 CAPITAL ONE FINL 6.00% PRF 14040H402 1342 54000 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 54000 KKR FIN'L 8.375% C16 PRF 48248A405 1084 38750 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 38750 CARRIZO OIL & GAS COM 144577103 1071 51180 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 51180 MORGAN STANLEY 6.6% C11 PRF 61750K208 1065 42538 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 42538 FACEBOOK INC COM 30303M102 1034 38850 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 38850 CAPITAL ONE FINL 6.00% PRF 14040H402 992 39900 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 39900 BIOTECHNOLOGY INDEX COM 3.37E+207 803 17477 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 17477 CITIGROUP 6.10% C08 PRF 173064205 772 31050 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 31050 AEGON 3mo+87.50 bps C10 PRF 7924509 516 22150 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 22150 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 455 6700 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 6700 METLIFE 3mo+100bps C10 PRF 59156R504 447 17800 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 17800 ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT COM 42315101 428 66100 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 66100 ALLIANZ SE DEBT 8.375% PRF 18805200 397 15500 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 15500 NASDAQ 100 COM 73935A104 368 5650 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 5650 VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK COM 922908769 366 5000 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 5000 GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 295 14050 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 14050 WELLS FARGO 7.875% C13 PRF 94985V202 268 10600 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 10600 XLF: FINANCIAL INDEX COM 81369y605 251 15315 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 15315 CYS INVESTMENTS, INC. COM 12673A108 202 17080 SH SOLE NONE 0 0 17080