13F-HR 1 file13f123112.txt 13F FOR 12/31/12 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/12 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: The Colony Group, LLC Address: Two Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02110 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 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: Vincent Gratch, Esq. Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 617-723-8200 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Vincent Gratch Boston, MA 02/20/13 [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [ ] 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).) [X] 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). List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Copeland Capital Management, LLC Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: None Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 142 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $470,463,000 (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. [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] No. Form 13F File Number Name 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 314 4799.74 SH SOLE 4799.74 ACCENTURE PLC COM g1151c101 7415 111510.92SH SOLE 111510.92 ACTUANT CORP CL A NEW COM 00508x203 1259 45125.00 SH SOLE 45125.00 AFFILIATED MNGRS GRP COM COM 008252108 1777 13661.00 SH SOLE 13661.00 AIRGAS INC COM 009363102 1549 16968.00 SH SOLE 16968.00 ALEXANDRIA REAL EST EQ COM COM 015271109 1355 19550.00 SH SOLE 19550.00 ALLERGAN INC COM 018490102 12059 131467.44SH SOLE 131467.44 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP I COM 026874784 5399 152950.00SH SOLE 152950.00 AMETEK INC NEW COM COM 031100100 14282 380165.01SH SOLE 380165.01 AMPHENOL CORP NEW-CL A COM 032095101 10737 165963.40SH SOLE 165963.40 ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV ADS COM 03524A108 8225 94103.22 SH SOLE 94103.22 ANSYS INC COM COM 03662Q105 1452 21565.00 SH SOLE 21565.00 APPLE COMPUTER INC COM 037833100 10130 19035.36 SH SOLE 19035.36 APTARGROUP INC COM 038336103 1237 25935.00 SH SOLE 25935.00 ARCH CAP GROUP LTD ORD COM g0450a105 1536 34909.00 SH SOLE 34909.00 BHP BILLITON PLC SPONSORED ADR COM 05545E209 432 6141.71 SH SOLE 6141.71 BORGWARNER INC COM COM 099724106 9581 133780.00SH SOLE 133780.00 CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 391 9495.04 SH SOLE 9495.04 CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 6115 68246.97 SH SOLE 68246.97 CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 544 5036.85 SH SOLE 5036.85 CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HO COM 12572q105 4955 97796.53 SH SOLE 97796.53 CHINA PETE & CHEM CORP SPON AD COM 16941R108 429 3740.57 SH SOLE 3740.57 CHURCH DWIGHT CO. 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COM 46625h100 12527 284915.14SH SOLE 284915.14 KENNAMETAL INC COM COM 489170100 1167 29189.00 SH SOLE 29189.00 KINDER MORGAN INC COM 49456b101 7884 223165.24SH SOLE 223165.24 LAB CP OF AMER HLDG NEW COM 50540R409 1353 15627.00 SH SOLE 15627.00 LINCOLN ELEC HLDGS COM COM 533900106 1624 33369.00 SH SOLE 33369.00 LKQ CORP COM COM 501889208 1535 72759.00 SH SOLE 72759.00 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 417 4524.75 SH SOLE 4524.75 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MIN COM 57060U100 2685 57895.00 SH SOLE 57895.00 MARKET VECTORS OIL SERVICES COM 57060u191 4681 121198.00SH SOLE 121198.00 MASTERCARD INC CL A COM 57636q104 7851 15982.53 SH SOLE 15982.53 MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 386 4379.13 SH SOLE 4379.13 MCGRAW HILL COMPANIES COM 580645109 405 7417.56 SH SOLE 7417.56 MEAD JOHNSON NUTRI CO COM COM 582839106 6938 105302.00SH SOLE 105302.00 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COM 595017104 1326 40689.00 SH SOLE 40689.00 MICROS SYS INC COM COM 594901100 1788 42147.00 SH SOLE 42147.00 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 7485 280237.47SH SOLE 280237.47 MSC INDL DIRECT INC CL A COM 553530106 441 5859.59 SH SOLE 5859.59 NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO COM COM 637071101 3480 50928.94 SH SOLE 50928.94 NEUSTAR INC CL A COM 64126X201 2531 60383.00 SH SOLE 60383.00 NEWMONT MINING CORP COM 651639106 3381 72815.06 SH SOLE 72815.06 NOBLE ENRGY INC COM COM 655044105 8901 87495.19 SH SOLE 87495.19 NOVO NORDISK A/S- ADR COM 670100205 386 2370.00 SH SOLE 2370.00 NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS COM COM 67020Y100 2335 104626.00SH SOLE 104626.00 OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP COM 674599105 6307 82329.35 SH SOLE 82329.35 OCH ZIFF CAP MGMT GRP CL A COM 67551u105 843 88785.00 SH SOLE 88785.00 OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVS COM COM 681936100 428 17981.00 SH SOLE 17981.00 PARTNERRE LTD COM COM G6852T105 416 5178.73 SH SOLE 5178.73 PEOPLES BANK CT COM 712704105 303 25065.81 SH SOLE 25065.81 PLAINS ALL AM PIPELINE UNIT LT COM 726503105 465 10284.52 SH SOLE 10284.52 PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP I COM 693475105 6507 111605.28SH SOLE 111605.28 POWERSHARES DBG10 CURC COM UT COM 73935y102 1203 46015.00 SH SOLE 46015.00 POWERSHARES ETF TRUST FTSE US1 COM 73935X567 243 3495.00 SH SOLE 3495.00 PRAXAIR INC COM 74005P104 12210 111559.35SH SOLE 111559.35 PRICESMART INC COM COM 741511109 2528 32842.60 SH SOLE 32842.60 PROGRESSIVE CORP COM 743315103 7015 332508.61SH SOLE 332508.61 PROSPERITY BANCSHARES COM COM 743606105 277 6602.96 SH SOLE 6602.96 QEP RES INC COM COM 74733v100 1269 41937.00 SH SOLE 41937.00 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 8932 144398.38SH SOLE 144398.38 QUANTSHARES US MARKET NEUTRAL COM 351680707 426 19609.00 SH SOLE 19609.00 RALCORP HLDGS INC NEW COM COM 751028101 2766 30857.00 SH SOLE 30857.00 RALPH LAUREN CORP CL A COM 751212101 8191 54641.98 SH SOLE 54641.98 REINSURANCE GP AMER COM 759351604 2186 40849.17 SH SOLE 40849.17 REPLIGEN CORPORATION COM 759916109 851 135610.00SH SOLE 135610.00 ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC COM 770323103 1568 49280.00 SH SOLE 49280.00 ROSETTA RESOURCES INC COM 777779307 1570 34658.00 SH SOLE 34658.00 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 5056 72959.67 SH SOLE 72959.67 SCRIPPS NETWORKS INTER CL A CO COM 811065101 8316 143581.43SH SOLE 143581.43 SECTOR SPDR FINCL SELECT SHARE COM 81369Y605 8118 495338.00SH SOLE 495338.00 SECTOR SPDR TECH SELECT SHARES COM 81369Y803 205 7125.00 SH SOLE 7125.00 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI HEAL COM 81369y209 244 6135.00 SH SOLE 6135.00 SIRONA DENTAL SYS INC COM COM 82966c103 1631 25303.00 SH SOLE 25303.00 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS COM 78463v107 11607 71645.00 SH SOLE 71645.00 SPDR S&P BANK ETF COM 78464A797 212 8900.00 SH SOLE 8900.00 SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P DIVID ET COM 78464a763 613 10550.00 SH SOLE 10550.00 SSGA ACTIVE ETF TR MULT ASS RL COM 78467v103 454 14843.23 SH SOLE 14843.23 T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC COM 74144t108 8841 135785.82SH SOLE 135785.82 TERADATA CORP DEL COM COM 88076w103 2104 34004.00 SH SOLE 34004.00 THE ADT CORPORATION COM COM 00101j106 9967 214392.82SH SOLE 214392.82 TJX COMPANIES COM 872540109 372 8777.67 SH SOLE 8777.67 TOLL BROTHERS INC COM 889478103 11765 363934.00SH SOLE 363934.00 TYCO INTERNATIONAL COM h89128104 8296 283634.80SH SOLE 283634.80 UNILEVER ADR COM 904767704 309 7997.68 SH SOLE 7997.68 UNILEVER NV COM 904784709 8624 225179.81SH SOLE 225179.81 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 12149 223987.87SH SOLE 223987.87 VANGUARD SPECIALIZED DIV APP E COM 921908844 509 8550.00 SH SOLE 8550.00 VERISK ANALYTICS INC CL A COM 92345y106 1661 32593.00 SH SOLE 32593.00 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 515 11919.29 SH SOLE 11919.29 VF CORP COM 918204108 1845 12224.00 SH SOLE 12224.00 WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 388 10501.63 SH SOLE 10501.63 WEST PHARMACEUTCL SVCS COM COM 955306105 367 6710.00 SH SOLE 6710.00 WISDOMTREE TRUST DRYFS CURR ET COM 97717w133 204 9700.00 SH SOLE 9700.00 WISDOMTREE TRUST LARGECAP DIVI COM 97717w307 1281 23889.30 SH SOLE 23889.30 WISDOMTREE TRUST SMALLCAP DIVI COM 97717w604 281 5530.00 SH SOLE 5530.00 WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP COM 98310w108 1577 29648.00 SH SOLE 29648.00 YUM! 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