Chief Compliance Officer

0001398344-18-007297.txt : 20180511 0001398344-18-007297.hdr.sgml : 20180511 20180511120447 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001398344-18-007297 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180511 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180511 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20180511 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CORNERSTONE ADVISORS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166880 IRS NUMBER: 562233730 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-10085 FILM NUMBER: 18825844 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1075 HENDERSONVILLE ROAD, SUITE 250 CITY: ASHEVILLE STATE: NC ZIP: 28803 BUSINESS PHONE: 8282108184 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1075 HENDERSONVILLE ROAD, SUITE 250 CITY: ASHEVILLE STATE: NC ZIP: 28803 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false false false 0001166880 XXXXXXXX 03-31-2018 03-31-2018 false CORNERSTONE ADVISORS INC

1075 Hendersonville Road, Suite 250 Asheville NC 28803

13F HOLDINGS REPORT 028-10085 N Rachel L. Dinkins Chief Compliance Officer 828-210-8184 /s/ Rachel L. Dinkins Asheville NC 05-11-2018 0 203 840755 INFORMATION TABLE 2 fp0033409_13fhr-table.xml 13F INFORMATION TABLE 3M COMPANY Common 88579Y101 5708 26000 SH SOLE 26000 0 0 ABBOTT LABORATORIES Common 002824100 4674 78000 SH SOLE 78000 0 0 ABBVIE, INC. Common 00287Y109 11074 117000 SH SOLE 117000 0 0 ABERDEEN CHILE FUND, INC. Common 00301W105 312 34587 SH SOLE 34587 0 0 ABERDEEN GREATER CHINA FD Common 003031101 200 15121 SH SOLE 15121 0 0 ABERDEEN SINGAPORE FUND Common 003244100 423 31867 SH SOLE 31867 0 0 ACCENTURE PLC - CLASS A Common G1151C101 3531 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0 ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY Common 006212104 14552 984570 SH SOLE 984570 0 0 ADAMS NATURALS RESOURCES Common 00548F105 10268 562961 SH SOLE 562961 0 0 ADOBE SYSTEMS INC Common 00724F101 5834 27000 SH SOLE 27000 0 0 ADVENT/CLAY EN GR & INC Sh Ben Int 00765E104 507 63978 SH SOLE 63978 0 0 AETNA, INC. 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