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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $7.73B
1-Year Est. Return 14.94%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.96%
1 Year Est. Return
+14.94%
3 Year Est. Return
+71.58%
5 Year Est. Return
+102.98%
10 Year Est. Return
+355.22%
AUM
$2.97B
AUM Growth
+$174M
Cap. Flow
+$25.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.49%
Holding
341
New
21
Increased
129
Reduced
124
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.26M
2
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.07M
3
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.72M
4
MTD icon
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
+$2.34M
5
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
+$2.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$2.78M
2
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$2.53M
3
EWY icon
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$2.27M
4
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$1.8M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$1.02M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.25%
2 Technology 14.9%
3 Industrials 14.15%
4 Financials 9.71%
5 Energy 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RTX icon
1
RTX Corp
RTX
$294B
$87.4M 2.94%
1,287,757
-6,493
-0.5% -$425K
XOM icon
2
ExxonMobil
XOM
$640B
$87.1M 2.93%
1,012,555
-30,822
-3% -$2.78M
PG icon
3
Procter & Gamble
PG
$348B
$86.9M 2.92%
1,149,283
-10,133
-0.9% -$806K
JNJ icon
4
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$645B
$64.8M 2.18%
747,695
-254
-0% -$22.8K
ORLY icon
5
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$75B
$55M 1.85%
6,468,420
-88,935
-1% -$727K
SRCL
6
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$54.6M 1.84%
472,949
-3,910
-0.8% -$451K
KMX icon
7
CarMax
KMX
$8.34B
$53.7M 1.81%
1,108,137
+1,845
+0.2% +$90.3K
PEP icon
8
PepsiCo
PEP
$191B
$52M 1.75%
653,806
-2,177
-0.3% -$179K
ANSS
9
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$49M 1.65%
566,749
-6,792
-1% -$567K
GE icon
10
GE Aerospace
GE
$372B
$48M 1.62%
419,286
+228
+0.1% +$26.1K
SLB icon
11
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.7B
$47.9M 1.61%
542,415
+124
+0% +$10.2K
IBM icon
12
IBM
IBM
$205B
$47.6M 1.6%
268,978
-839
-0.3% -$152K
DHR icon
13
Danaher
DHR
$136B
$46.3M 1.56%
993,271
-558
-0.1% -$25.3K
EXPD icon
14
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22.5B
$42.3M 1.43%
961,084
-9,195
-0.9% -$381K
AFL icon
15
Aflac
AFL
$64.5B
$41.5M 1.4%
1,340,316
-1,518
-0.1% -$45.7K
SYK icon
16
Stryker
SYK
$129B
$40.6M 1.37%
600,007
+3,517
+0.6% +$243K
TDC icon
17
Teradata
TDC
$2.8B
$40.2M 1.35%
725,241
-4,218
-0.6% -$248K
MCD icon
18
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
$39.7M 1.34%
412,604
+2,764
+0.7% +$270K
QCOM icon
19
Qualcomm
QCOM
$177B
$39.7M 1.34%
589,624
+4,216
+0.7% +$276K
KYN icon
20
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.45B
$39.2M 1.32%
1,092,776
+17,087
+2% +$615K
AAPL icon
21
Apple
AAPL
$4.98T
$38.9M 1.31%
2,283,708
+41,664
+2% +$691K
PX
22
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$38.6M 1.3%
320,775
+895
+0.3% +$106K
JCI icon
23
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$86.3B
$38.2M 1.28%
878,025
-21,801
-2% -$924K
ECL icon
24
Ecolab
ECL
$76.3B
$37.8M 1.27%
383,099
-7,563
-2% -$704K
MMM icon
25
3M
MMM
$91.5B
$36.6M 1.23%
366,258
-7,529
-2% -$732K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Welch & Forbes held 341 positions worth $2.97B, up 6.2% from $2.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 filing shows 21 new, 129 increased, 124 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $2.78M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2013 buy was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Invesco Senior Loan ETF in Q3 2013, an estimated $5.07M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $2.78M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Aberdeen India Fund in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $339K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $2.97B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 21 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $2.97B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 31 Oct 2013.