UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2012
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: RICHARD BERNSTEIN ADVISORS LLC
Address: 120 W 45th Street, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Form 13F File Number: 28-
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: Michael H. Meyer
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 212-692-4030
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/Michael H. Meyer New York, NY 05-13-12
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[x] 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).)
[ ] 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:
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Form 13F File Number Name
28-______________ _______________________________
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 236
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $281,598
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(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
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institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
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and list entries.]
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
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SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI CONS DISCR 81369Y407 21855 412672 SH Sole 412672
VANGUARD INDEX FDS EXTEND MKT ETF 922908652 7259 106354 SH Sole 106354
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 3921 169572 SH Sole 169572
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 3834 17977 SH Sole 17977
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 3667 47586 SH Sole 47586
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 3298 101986 SH Sole 101986
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 3152 85901 SH Sole 85901
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 3112 76956 SH Sole 76956
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 2923 35849 SH Sole 35849
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 2773 32284 SH Sole 32284
3M CO COM 88579Y101 2533 23822 SH Sole 23822
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 2461 31108 SH Sole 31108
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 2454 17230 SH Sole 17230
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 2360 39276 SH Sole 39276
VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 2351 13845 SH Sole 13845
WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 2329 31129 SH Sole 31129
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 2273 22173 SH Sole 22173
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 2257 61030 SH Sole 61030
SPDR SERIES TRUST BRC HGH YLD BD 78464A417 2251 54763 SH Sole 54763
ISHARES TR HIGH YLD CORP 464288513 2247 23816 SH Sole 23816
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM 718172109 2149 23176 SH Sole 23176
ISHARES TR IBOXX INV CPBD 464287242 2091 17438 SH Sole 17438
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN COM 053015103 2074 31900 SH Sole 31900
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 1997 44027 SH Sole 44027
HERSHEY CO COM 427866108 1953 22317 SH Sole 22317
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 1894 40322 SH Sole 40322
NEXTERA ENERGY INC COM 65339F101 1885 24262 SH Sole 24262
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 1879 39598 SH Sole 39598
INTUIT COM 461202103 1865 28410 SH Sole 28410
DTE ENERGY CO COM 233331107 1834 26834 SH Sole 26834
NORTHEAST UTILS COM 664397106 1833 42176 SH Sole 42176
GLACIER BANCORP INC NEW COM 37637Q105 1833 96570 SH Sole 96570
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 1828 87406 SH Sole 87406
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 1816 36947 SH Sole 36947
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 1816 19441 SH Sole 19441
FISERV INC COM 337738108 1809 20593 SH Sole 20593
CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 1775 32285 SH Sole 32285
ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 1768 51402 SH Sole 51402
ALLERGAN INC COM 018490102 1746 15639 SH Sole 15639
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 1718 48977 SH Sole 48977
MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 1717 16251 SH Sole 16251
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 1663 16975 SH Sole 16975
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL COM 49456B101 1662 42971 SH Sole 42971
ROPER INDS INC NEW COM 776696106 1611 12651 SH Sole 12651
SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES INC P COM 869099101 1598 128570 SH Sole 128570
FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP DEL COM 320867104 1579 118873 SH Sole 118873
XCEL ENERGY INC COM 98389B100 1564 52674 SH Sole 52674
DOMINION RES INC VA NEW COM 25746U109 1557 26768 SH Sole 26768
FNB CORP PA COM 302520101 1549 128044 SH Sole 128044
MASTERCARD INC CL A 57636Q104 1519 2808 SH Sole 2808
MCKESSON CORP COM 58155Q103 1502 13914 SH Sole 13914
NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES INC COM 637138108 1500 140356 SH Sole 140356
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 1490 33684 SH Sole 33684
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1487 26183 SH Sole 26183
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC COM 761713106 1487 33434 SH Sole 33434
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 620076307 1474 23016 SH Sole 23016
BIOGEN IDEC INC COM 09062X103 1457 7555 SH Sole 7555
NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC MD COM 667340103 1451 114305 SH Sole 114305
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 1443 12224 SH Sole 12224
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 1437 21468 SH Sole 21468
OLD NATL BANCORP IND COM 680033107 1427 103765 SH Sole 103765
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP COM 97650W108 1406 37965 SH Sole 37965
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 1397 24414 SH Sole 24414
ORITANI FINL CORP DEL COM 68633D103 1395 90068 SH Sole 90068
BANK OF THE OZARKS INC COM 063904106 1361 30696 SH Sole 30696
OMNICOM GROUP INC COM 681919106 1360 23096 SH Sole 23096
ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND SHS CLASS A G1151C101 1358 17876 SH Sole 17876
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP COM 03073E105 1355 26334 SH Sole 26334
ACTAVIS INC COM ADDED 00507K103 1330 14441 SH Sole 14441
BUNGE LIMITED COM G16962105 1324 17935 SH Sole 17935
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 1308 20305 SH Sole 20305
CONAGRA FOODS INC COM 205887102 1303 36390 SH Sole 36390
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW 084670702 1303 12508 SH Sole 12508
BROOKLINE BANCORP INC DEL COM 11373M107 1286 140726 SH Sole 140726
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 1283 16004 SH Sole 16004
GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 1281 25978 SH Sole 25978
UMPQUA HLDGS CORP COM 904214103 1252 94382 SH Sole 94382
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 1251 17220 SH Sole 17220
GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM 375558103 1245 25450 SH Sole 25450
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC SHS G47791101 1211 22015 SH Sole 22015
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM 22160K105 1207 11371 SH Sole 11371
MYLAN INC COM 628530107 1207 41698 SH Sole 41698
FIRST FINL BANKSHARES COM 32020R109 1195 24597 SH Sole 24597
PACWEST BANCORP DEL COM 695263103 1191 40907 SH Sole 40907
AMERICAN ELEC PWR INC COM 025537101 1179 24245 SH Sole 24245
KROGER CO COM 501044101 1164 35112 SH Sole 35112
TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC COM 88224Q107 1157 28613 SH Sole 28613
SOUTHERN CO COM 842587107 1151 24528 SH Sole 24528
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 1139 48417 SH Sole 48417
SEMPRA ENERGY COM 816851109 1128 14111 SH Sole 14111
MATTEL INC COM 577081102 1128 25762 SH Sole 25762
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC COM 209115104 1127 18474 SH Sole 18474
DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS I COM 23918K108 1121 9454 SH Sole 9454
NORDSTROM INC COM 655664100 1116 20201 SH Sole 20201
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 1093 14510 SH Sole 14510
ZIMMER HLDGS INC COM 98956P102 1091 14509 SH Sole 14509
EBAY INC COM 278642103 1090 20112 SH Sole 20112
CIGNA CORPORATION COM 125509109 1073 17196 SH Sole 17196
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 1071 22465 SH Sole 22465
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 1067 44644 SH Sole 44644
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 1058 12308 SH Sole 12308
UNITED BANKSHARES INC WEST V COM 909907107 1037 38972 SH Sole 38972
UMB FINL CORP COM 902788108 1024 20872 SH Sole 20872
CARNIVAL CORP PAIRED CTF 143658300 986 28737 SH Sole 28737
CITY HLDG CO COM 177835105 959 24099 SH Sole 24099
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC SHS G27823106 946 21305 SH Sole 21305
EDISON INTL COM 281020107 939 18656 SH Sole 18656
FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 927 23398 SH Sole 23398
MARRIOTT INTL INC NEW CL A 571903202 924 21883 SH Sole 21883
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 920 26153 SH Sole 26153
COLUMBIA BKG SYS INC COM 197236102 910 41421 SH Sole 41421
PROVIDENT FINL SVCS INC COM 74386T105 909 59551 SH Sole 59551
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC COM NEW 46120E602 882 1795 SH Sole 1795
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 871 12917 SH Sole 12917
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COM 883556102 870 11371 SH Sole 11371
CENTURYLINK INC COM 156700106 862 24548 SH Sole 24548
COMMUNITY BK SYS INC COM 203607106 861 29051 SH Sole 29051
COVIDIEN PLC SHS G2554F113 860 12672 SH Sole 12672
PPL CORP COM 69351T106 856 27355 SH Sole 27355
TIME WARNER CABLE INC COM 88732J207 833 8670 SH Sole 8670
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 833 24547 SH Sole 24547
BLACKROCK INC COM 09247X101 820 3193 SH Sole 3193
INTL PAPER CO COM 460146103 817 17542 SH Sole 17542
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 816 17681 SH Sole 17681
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 811 19484 SH Sole 19484
VENTAS INC COM 92276F100 796 10868 SH Sole 10868
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARE CL A 531229102 793 7105 SH Sole 7105
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO CL A 192446102 785 10245 SH Sole 10245
EOG RES INC COM 26875P101 779 6081 SH Sole 6081
LAUDER ESTEE COS INC CL A 518439104 777 12142 SH Sole 12142
HCP INC COM 40414L109 774 15524 SH Sole 15524
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 773 8839 SH Sole 8839
DISCOVER FINL SVCS COM 254709108 772 17207 SH Sole 17207
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 771 15710 SH Sole 15710
WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 771 11636 SH Sole 11636
URS CORP NEW COM 903236107 766 16156 SH Sole 16156
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 766 14912 SH Sole 14912
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N SHS - A - N53745100 765 12088 SH Sole 12088
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 764 4030 SH Sole 4030
AMPHENOL CORP NEW CL A 032095101 764 10239 SH Sole 10239
FRANKLIN RES INC COM 354613101 762 5054 SH Sole 5054
PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC COM 693475105 755 11347 SH Sole 11347
S & T BANCORP INC COM 783859101 751 40524 SH Sole 40524
PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC COM 74144T108 749 10007 SH Sole 10007
PUBLIC STORAGE COM 74460D109 748 4913 SH Sole 4913
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC COM 773903109 747 8654 SH Sole 8654
VORNADO RLTY TR SH BEN INT 929042109 747 8932 SH Sole 8932
TETRA TECH INC NEW COM 88162G103 744 24392 SH Sole 24392
SALESFORCE COM INC COM 79466L302 742 4147 SH Sole 4147
AON PLC SHS CL A G0408V102 739 12010 SH Sole 12010
FIRST FINL BANCORP OH COM 320209109 739 46068 SH Sole 46068
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC COM 89417E109 737 8753 SH Sole 8753
NORTHERN TR CORP COM 665859104 736 13490 SH Sole 13490
INVESCO LTD SHS G491BT108 735 25374 SH Sole 25374
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 735 4351 SH Sole 4351
PRUDENTIAL FINL INC COM 744320102 731 12399 SH Sole 12399
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 730 8338 SH Sole 8338
BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 725 25903 SH Sole 25903
ACE LTD SHS H0023R105 715 8040 SH Sole 8040
NOBLE ENERGY INC COM 655044105 715 6182 SH Sole 6182
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 707 18622 SH Sole 18622
PARK NATL CORP COM 700658107 703 10073 SH Sole 10073
MARATHON OIL CORP COM 565849106 691 20504 SH Sole 20504
LOEWS CORP COM 540424108 690 15648 SH Sole 15648
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 682 14997 SH Sole 14997
MASTEC INC COM 576323109 675 23170 SH Sole 23170
BOSTON PROPERTIES INC COM 101121101 675 6682 SH Sole 6682
AFLAC INC COM 001055102 674 12966 SH Sole 12966
AVALONBAY CMNTYS INC COM 053484101 666 5258 SH Sole 5258
AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM 03027X100 665 8641 SH Sole 8641
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 015351109 664 7206 SH Sole 7206
NEWMONT MINING CORP COM 651639106 661 15786 SH Sole 15786
CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP COM 14040H105 658 11971 SH Sole 11971
TITAN INTL INC ILL COM 88830M102 657 31182 SH Sole 31182
FREIGHTCAR AMER INC COM 357023100 630 28886 SH Sole 28886
CF INDS HLDGS INC COM 125269100 620 3255 SH Sole 3255
STATE STR CORP COM 857477103 613 10371 SH Sole 10371
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM 38141G104 597 4057 SH Sole 4057
TRINITY INDS INC COM 896522109 594 13104 SH Sole 13104
TUTOR PERINI CORP COM 901109108 593 30735 SH Sole 30735
PRIMORIS SVCS CORP COM 74164F103 588 26595 SH Sole 26595
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDS INC COM 02916P103 580 12411 SH Sole 12411
AZZ INC COM 002474104 576 11952 SH Sole 11952
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP COM 13342B105 559 8567 SH Sole 8567
TRIMAS CORP COM NEW 896215209 539 16587 SH Sole 16587
HUBBELL INC CL B 443510201 539 5554 SH Sole 5554
CELGENE CORP COM 151020104 526 4535 SH Sole 4535
WABASH NATL CORP COM 929566107 518 50973 SH Sole 50973
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM 50076Q106 515 9999 SH Sole 9999
EMCOR GROUP INC COM 29084Q100 508 11982 SH Sole 11982
MUELLER INDS INC COM 624756102 488 9165 SH Sole 9165
FIRSTMERIT CORP COM 337915102 484 29276 SH Sole 29276
GREENBRIER COS INC COM 393657101 470 20710 SH Sole 20710
PIKE ELEC CORP COM 721283109 457 32096 SH Sole 32096
GENERAC HLDGS INC COM 368736104 445 12585 SH Sole 12585
RBC BEARINGS INC COM 75524B104 443 8764 SH Sole 8764
ENCORE WIRE CORP COM 292562105 441 12592 SH Sole 12592
MB FINANCIAL INC NEW COM 55264U108 433 17900 SH Sole 17900
GRANITE CONSTR INC COM 387328107 432 13569 SH Sole 13569
NORTHWEST PIPE CO COM 667746101 428 15289 SH Sole 15289
ORION MARINE GROUP INC COM 68628V308 422 42450 SH Sole 42450
ACUITY BRANDS INC COM 00508Y102 419 6037 SH Sole 6037
PRIVATEBANCORP INC COM 742962103 415 21955 SH Sole 21955
THE ADT CORPORATION COM 00101J106 414 8461 SH Sole 8461
OSHKOSH CORP COM 688239201 409 9635 SH Sole 9635
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GRP I COM PAR $0.01 37941P306 407 23110 SH Sole 23110
US ECOLOGY INC COM 91732J102 405 15270 SH Sole 15270
DYCOM INDS INC COM 267475101 403 20448 SH Sole 20448
COMFORT SYS USA INC COM 199908104 402 28523 SH Sole 28523
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 398 5685 SH Sole 5685
FULTON FINL CORP PA COM 360271100 396 33836 SH Sole 33836
QUANTA SVCS INC COM 74762E102 395 13835 SH Sole 13835
BABCOCK & WILCOX CO NEW COM 05615F102 392 13815 SH Sole 13815
WASTE CONNECTIONS INC COM 941053100 391 10866 SH Sole 10866
COVANTA HLDG CORP COM 22282E102 384 19045 SH Sole 19045
ASSOCIATED BANC CORP COM 045487105 378 24900 SH Sole 24900
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC COM 446150104 374 50584 SH Sole 50584
MYR GROUP INC DEL COM 55405W104 373 15193 SH Sole 15193
HESS CORP COM 42809H107 373 5204 SH Sole 5204
FIRST COMWLTH FINL CORP PA COM 319829107 370 49563 SH Sole 49563
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP COM 320817109 361 23326 SH Sole 23326
LAKELAND FINL CORP COM 511656100 358 13404 SH Sole 13404
PEOPLES BANCORP INC COM 709789101 351 15676 SH Sole 15676
FIRST FINL CORP IND COM 320218100 351 11162 SH Sole 11162
GERMAN AMERN BANCORP INC COM 373865104 350 15191 SH Sole 15191
MORGAN STANLEY COM NEW 617446448 350 15929 SH Sole 15929
BRYN MAWR BK CORP COM 117665109 346 14862 SH Sole 14862
TAYLOR CAP GROUP INC COM 876851106 344 21518 SH Sole 21518
S Y BANCORP INC COM 785060104 334 14836 SH Sole 14836
HERITAGE CRYSTAL CLEAN INC COM 42726M106 328 21693 SH Sole 21693
LAYNE CHRISTENSEN CO COM 521050104 313 14656 SH Sole 14656
FOSTER L B CO COM 350060109 302 6820 SH Sole 6820
ARGAN INC COM 04010E109 258 17275 SH Sole 17275
PENTAIR LTD SHS H6169Q108 214 4060 SH Sole 4060
CHEMICAL FINL CORP COM 163731102 207 7852 SH Sole 7852
STARZ LIBRTY CAP COM A 85571Q102 147 6646 SH Sole 6646