[ by Howard Haykin ]

The SEC published on Monday the Official List of Section 13F Securities for Q3 of 2012(<-- click to access).  This list is current as of 9/15/12, and may be relied on by institutional investment managers filing Form 13F reports for the calendar quarter ending 9/30/12. 

Institutional investment managers should report holdings - i.e., # of shares and FMV (fair market value) - as of the last day of the calendar quarter as required by [Section 13(f)(1) and Rule 13f-1] of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Official List of Section 13(f) Securities User Information Sheet. The list is made available for use in the preparation of reports filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 13f-1 [17CFR 240.13f-1] under Section 13(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. An updated list is published on a quarterly basis.

This list is current as of September 15, 2012, and may be relied on by institutional investment managers filing Form 13F reports for the calendar quarter ending 9/30/12.  Institutional investment managers should report holdings--number of shares and fair market value--as of the last day of the calendar quarter as required by [ Section 13(f)(1) and Rule 13f-1] thereunder. 

Feature: Additions and Deletions. Revisions made to the list of Section 13(f) securities are indicated in a column titled "STATUS." The word “ADDED” in the status column opposite the name of a security indicates that the security has become a Section 13(f) security. 

The word "DELETED" in the status column opposite the name of a security indicates that the security ceases to be a 13(f) security since the date of the last list. 

Feature: List of options. An asterisk is placed next to the name of any security having a listed option and each option is individually listed with its own CUSIP number immediately below the name of the security having the option. A manager reporting holdings of options on its Form13F should use the CUSIP number of the underlying securities to which the option relates.