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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B
1-Year Est. Return 17.62%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.28%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.93%
AUM
$3.4B
AUM Growth
+$129M
Cap. Flow
-$25.5M
Cap. Flow %
-0.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.18%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
84
Reduced
181
Closed
18

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$6.79M
2
ROP icon
Roper Technologies
ROP
+$6.25M
3
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$5.17M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.49M
5
COP icon
ConocoPhillips
COP
+$3.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$8.46M
2
RIG icon
Transocean
RIG
+$4.2M
3
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$4.02M
4
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$3.68M
5
ADP icon
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
+$3.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.94%
2 Technology 14.76%
3 Industrials 12.64%
4 Financials 10.68%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MRO
226
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$789K 0.02%
27,875
-809
-3% -$25.7K
GLW icon
227
Corning
GLW
$143B
$783K 0.02%
34,146
– –
MIDD icon
228
Middleby
MIDD
$6.08B
$721K 0.02%
+7,272
New +$665K
QQQ icon
229
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$481B
$719K 0.02%
6,957
-85
-1% -$8.6K
PPG icon
230
PPG Industries
PPG
$26.6B
$708K 0.02%
6,128
– –
EBAY icon
231
eBay
EBAY
$49.8B
$702K 0.02%
29,695
+637
+2% +$14.5K
IWB icon
232
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$50.2B
$688K 0.02%
6,000
– –
VOD icon
233
Vodafone
VOD
$37.4B
$688K 0.02%
20,150
-545
-3% -$18.4K
TGT icon
234
Target
TGT
$68B
$687K 0.02%
9,055
+361
+4% +$24.4K
IT icon
235
Gartner
IT
$11.7B
$682K 0.02%
8,100
– –
AGG icon
236
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$673K 0.02%
6,110
-650
-10% -$71.5K
HAIN icon
237
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$53.7M
$665K 0.02%
11,400
– –
TRV icon
238
Travelers Companies
TRV
$80.2B
$650K 0.02%
6,137
– –
MHFI
239
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$650K 0.02%
7,300
-1,116
-13% -$98K
DE icon
240
Deere & Co
DE
$168B
$639K 0.02%
7,228
+675
+10% +$58.3K
IWF icon
241
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$128B
$636K 0.02%
26,600
-1,000
-4% -$23.4K
AGN
242
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$630K 0.02%
2,447
– –
PNC icon
243
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$101B
$628K 0.02%
6,887
+100
+1% +$8.67K
NTRS icon
244
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.9B
$616K 0.02%
9,146
– –
RBS.PRH.CL
245
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRH.CL
$604K 0.02%
23,666
– –
WM icon
246
Waste Management
WM
$91B
$595K 0.02%
11,597
-832
-7% -$40.5K
HON icon
247
Honeywell
HON
$78B
$569K 0.02%
6,332
-705
-10% -$60.6K
UN
248
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$554K 0.02%
14,200
-1,000
-7% -$39.1K
WAT icon
249
Waters Corp
WAT
$39.9B
$547K 0.02%
4,850
– –
BBBY
250
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$546K 0.02%
7,170
-1,440
-17% -$101K
8 9
10
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.4B, up 3.9% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2014 filing shows 13 new, 84 increased, 181 reduced and 18 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Boston Scientific: 404,450 shares worth $5.36M. The largest sale was APA Corp, an estimated $8.46M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2014 buy was Boston Scientific: 404,450 shares worth $5.36M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Omnicom Group in Q4 2014, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was APA Corp, cutting an estimated $8.46M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Transocean in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $4.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 18 in Q4 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.9% quarter-over-quarter to $3.4B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 27 Jan 2015.