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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
+0.64%
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
$3.16B
AUM Growth
-$1.43M
Cap. Flow
-$6.74M
Cap. Flow %
-0.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.75%
Holding
343
New
23
Increased
73
Reduced
156
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.4M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$7.25M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$6.13M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$5.72M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$4.95M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$21.7M
2
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$10.5M
3
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$7M
4
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5M
5
DOV icon
Dover
DOV
+$4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.64%
2 Technology 14.86%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Financials 10.35%
5 Energy 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
XOM icon
1
ExxonMobil
XOM
$642B
$96.5M 3.06%
988,098
-8,132
-0.8% -$775K
RTX icon
2
RTX Corp
RTX
$294B
$94M 2.98%
1,277,947
-10,664
-0.8% -$766K
PG icon
3
Procter & Gamble
PG
$346B
$90.7M 2.87%
1,125,042
-21,913
-2% -$1.73M
JNJ icon
4
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$641B
$73.1M 2.32%
744,312
-5,986
-0.8% -$555K
ORLY icon
5
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$75.1B
$60.9M 1.93%
6,157,245
-150,195
-2% -$1.43M
SLB icon
6
SLB Ltd
SLB
$76.5B
$58.3M 1.85%
598,187
+54,703
+10% +$4.95M
PEP icon
7
PepsiCo
PEP
$191B
$54.4M 1.72%
650,957
-3,124
-0.5% -$254K
DHR icon
8
Danaher
DHR
$138B
$53.1M 1.68%
1,054,166
+37,468
+4% +$1.91M
KMX icon
9
CarMax
KMX
$8.29B
$53M 1.68%
1,133,200
+23,855
+2% +$1.11M
SRCL
10
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$52.5M 1.66%
462,143
-4,900
-1% -$566K
GE icon
11
GE Aerospace
GE
$375B
$51.3M 1.62%
413,230
-6,930
-2% -$856K
SYK icon
12
Stryker
SYK
$129B
$48.4M 1.53%
593,901
-3,005
-0.5% -$239K
IBM icon
13
IBM
IBM
$204B
$47.6M 1.51%
258,885
-7,336
-3% -$1.29M
QCOM icon
14
Qualcomm
QCOM
$179B
$46.9M 1.49%
594,888
+337
+0.1% +$25.4K
ANSS
15
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$45.1M 1.43%
585,331
+16,673
+3% +$1.35M
KYN icon
16
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.44B
$44.7M 1.42%
1,218,428
+57,443
+5% +$2.14M
AAPL icon
17
Apple
AAPL
$4.95T
$44.5M 1.41%
2,321,984
-10,108
-0.4% -$192K
WFC icon
18
Wells Fargo
WFC
$264B
$42.5M 1.35%
854,431
+5,975
+0.7% +$278K
AFL icon
19
Aflac
AFL
$64.4B
$42.1M 1.33%
1,334,348
+988
+0.1% +$31.4K
PX
20
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$42M 1.33%
320,388
-1,641
-0.5% -$213K
MCD icon
21
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
$41.3M 1.31%
421,548
+1,176
+0.3% +$112K
MSFT icon
22
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.89T
$41.2M 1.3%
1,004,802
-4,718
-0.5% -$177K
MMM icon
23
3M
MMM
$91.9B
$40.1M 1.27%
353,170
-11,797
-3% -$1.31M
JCI icon
24
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.5B
$40M 1.27%
808,087
-20,569
-2% -$1.04M
ECL icon
25
Ecolab
ECL
$76.4B
$38.9M 1.23%
360,647
-5,126
-1% -$537K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, down 0.05% from $3.16B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 filing shows 23 new, 73 increased, 156 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M. The largest sale was Noble Corporation, an estimated $21.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2014 buy was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Perrigo in Q1 2014, an estimated $10.4M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $10.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $21.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 23 new positions and closed 8 in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 0.05% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 1 May 2014.