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#1 Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA)

Shares held (as of September 30): 449,147
Total Value (as of September 30): $37.32 million
Percent of Portfolio (as of September 30): 11.06%

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) is DSAM Partner’s largest equity holding, as the fund more than doubled its position in the pharmacy chain in the third quarter to 449,147 shares. Walgreens Boots Alliance benefits from an aging U.S. population, in which almost 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day, as older Americans consume more medicine. WBA also benefits from biotech breakthroughs made by other companies, as new discoveries for cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, etc. lead to more sales for Walgreens. Shares currently trade at a reasonable 16.89 times forward earnings, lower than the S&P 500’s forward multiple of 17.44.

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