0001085146-12-000109.txt : 20120202 0001085146-12-000109.hdr.sgml : 20120202 20120202072528 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001085146-12-000109 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120202 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120202 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SFE Investment Counsel CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001317784 IRS NUMBER: 953176708 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-11318 FILM NUMBER: 12564309 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 1950 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90017 BUSINESS PHONE: 213-612-0220 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 1950 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90017 13F-HR 1 sfe4q2011.txt SFE INVESTMENT COUNSEL 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, 2011 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: SFE Investment Counsel Address: 801 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 13F File Number: 028-11318 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: Jon Michael Kmett Title: President Phone: 213-612-0220 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Jon Michael Kmett Los Angeles, CA February 01, 2012 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 75 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $165,999 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3M CO COM 88579Y101 2570 31445 SH Sole 31445 0 0 ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 5797 103100 SH Sole 103100 0 0 AMERICAN WTR WKS CO INC NEW COM 030420103 711 22305 SH Sole 22305 0 0 ANTARES PHARMA INC COM 036642106 99 45000 SH Sole 45000 0 0 APPLE INC COM 037833100 5535 13666 SH Sole 13666 0 0 APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 151 14100 SH Sole 14100 0 0 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 326 10783 SH Sole 10783 0 0 AZZ INC COM 002474104 1459 32115 SH Sole 32115 0 0 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 75 13453 SH Sole 13453 0 0 BE AEROSPACE INC COM 073302101 1886 48710 SH Sole 48710 0 0 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 5044 67511 SH Sole 67511 0 0 BED BATH & BEYOND INC COM 075896100 577 9955 SH Sole 9955 0 0 BOEING CO COM 097023105 3369 45930 SH Sole 45930 0 0 BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP COM UT LTD PTN 106776107 7207 377937 SH Sole 377937 0 0 BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P UNIT LTD PARTN 118230101 1464 22879 SH Sole 22879 0 0 CAPSTEAD MTG CORP COM NO PAR 14067E506 300 24090 SH Sole 24090 0 0 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 1032 46285 SH Sole 46285 0 0 CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 326 3065 SH Sole 3065 0 0 CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 2614 144560 SH Sole 144560 0 0 CLEAN HARBORS INC COM 184496107 465 7292 SH Sole 7292 0 0 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 509 5512 SH Sole 5512 0 0 CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC COM 209115104 754 12152 SH Sole 12152 0 0 CORNING INC COM 219350105 2045 157531 SH Sole 157531 0 0 COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM 22160K105 1465 17580 SH Sole 17580 0 0 DELUXE CORP COM 248019101 1252 55005 SH Sole 55005 0 0 DOMINION RES INC VA NEW COM 25746u109 1887 35550 SH Sole 35550 0 0 DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 5324 78205 SH Sole 78205 0 0 DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM 26441c105 233 10577 SH Sole 10577 0 0 E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 3494 162190 SH Sole 162190 0 0 EATON CORP COM 278058102 402 9242 SH Sole 9242 0 0 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 738 8706 SH Sole 8706 0 0 FLY LEASING LTD SPONSORED ADR 34407D109 7680 613387 SH Sole 613387 0 0 GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD SHS Y2685T107 1222 180775 SH Sole 180775 0 0 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 592 33050 SH Sole 33050 0 0 GOOGLE INC CL A 38259p508 989 1531 SH Sole 1531 0 0 HCP INC COM 40414l109 670 16180 SH Sole 16180 0 0 HEALTHCARE SVCS GRP INC COM 421906108 1621 91610 SH Sole 91610 0 0 HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 2537 46945 SH Sole 46945 0 0 HELMERICH & PAYNE INC COM 423452101 936 16040 SH Sole 16040 0 0 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 3821 157576 SH Sole 157576 0 0 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 1150 6255 SH Sole 6255 0 0 ITC HLDGS CORP COM 465685105 623 8210 SH Sole 8210 0 0 JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC DEL COM 469814107 5349 131818 SH Sole 131818 0 0 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 884 13480 SH Sole 13480 0 0 KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVSMNT C COM 486606106 5776 190195 SH Sole 190195 0 0 KEYCORP NEW COM 493267108 97 12596 SH Sole 12596 0 0 KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNER UT LTD PARTNER 494550106 4282 50409 SH Sole 50409 0 0 LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 3629 142967 SH Sole 142967 0 0 MESABI TR CTF BEN INT 590672101 2735 108955 SH Sole 108955 0 0 MORGAN STANLEY INDIA INVS FD COM 61745C105 176 12589 SH Sole 12589 0 0 NEXTERA ENERGY INC COM 65339F101 3645 59880 SH Sole 59880 0 0 NOKIA CORP SPONSORED ADR 654902204 1238 256825 SH Sole 256825 0 0 NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LIMI COM G65773106 2502 208715 SH Sole 208715 0 0 OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 1323 14122 SH Sole 14122 0 0 ONEOK PARTNERS LP UNIT LTD PARTN 68268n103 5503 95310 SH Sole 95310 0 0 PENN VA RESOURCES PARTNERS L COM 707884102 3256 127545 SH Sole 127545 0 0 PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO INC COM 729251108 5048 138083 SH Sole 138083 0 0 PROVIDENT ENERGY LTD NEW COM 74386V100 4024 415245 SH Sole 415245 0 0 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 4320 78980 SH Sole 78980 0 0 RLI CORP COM 749607107 446 6125 SH Sole 6125 0 0 RPM INTL INC COM 749685103 1037 42223 SH Sole 42223 0 0 SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 4186 67025 SH Sole 67025 0 0 STERIS CORP COM 859152100 1094 36685 SH Sole 36685 0 0 SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS L UNIT LTD PARTN 864482104 2511 52742 SH Sole 52742 0 0 TENNANT CO COM 880345103 758 19510 SH Sole 19510 0 0 TOWERSTREAM CORP COM 892000100 26 12500 SH Sole 12500 0 0 UNITED NAT FOODS INC COM 911163103 2026 50636 SH Sole 50636 0 0 US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 2456 90787 SH Sole 90787 0 0 VARIAN MED SYS INC COM 92220p105 971 14463 SH Sole 14463 0 0 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 5693 141891 SH Sole 141891 0 0 VOLCANO CORPORATION COM 928645100 2086 87673 SH Sole 87673 0 0 WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 2983 90215 SH Sole 90215 0 0 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 4031 146280 SH Sole 146280 0 0 WHOLE FOODS MKT INC COM 966837106 383 5500 SH Sole 5500 0 0 XCEL ENERGY INC COM 98389b100 574 20770 SH Sole 20770 0 0