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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
-0.47%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$108M
Cap. Flow
+$146M
Cap. Flow %
4.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.28%
Holding
363
New
34
Increased
107
Reduced
144
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$45.4M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$25.9M
3
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$22.6M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$17.9M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$14.9M
2
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5.2M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.81M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.08M
5
ICLR icon
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ICLR
+$1.63M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.29%
2 Technology 15.08%
3 Industrials 12.43%
4 Financials 10.46%
5 Energy 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PG icon
1
Procter & Gamble
PG
$343B
$93.1M 2.84%
1,111,569
-7,090
-0.6% -$581K
XOM icon
2
ExxonMobil
XOM
$651B
$92M 2.81%
977,801
-13,902
-1% -$1.38M
RTX icon
3
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
$84.3M 2.57%
1,268,227
-2,577
-0.2% -$177K
JNJ icon
4
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$635B
$79.4M 2.42%
744,581
+499
+0.1% +$51.8K
SLB icon
5
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
$61.9M 1.89%
608,492
+10,893
+2% +$1.19M
PEP icon
6
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$60.6M 1.85%
651,146
+5,184
+0.8% +$473K
ORLY icon
7
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$60M 1.83%
5,988,300
-74,505
-1% -$761K
AAPL icon
8
Apple
AAPL
$4.89T
$59.2M 1.81%
2,350,212
+6,804
+0.3% +$167K
SRCL
9
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$53.7M 1.64%
460,288
-650
-0.1% -$76.8K
DHR icon
10
Danaher
DHR
$135B
$53.1M 1.62%
1,039,413
-21,573
-2% -$1.11M
KMX icon
11
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$52.5M 1.6%
1,129,183
-1,389
-0.1% -$71.1K
KYN icon
12
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.52B
$52.4M 1.6%
1,283,618
+29,758
+2% +$1.18M
GE icon
13
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
$50.6M 1.54%
411,809
-4,301
-1% -$536K
SYK icon
14
Stryker
SYK
$127B
$47.7M 1.46%
590,801
+955
+0.2% +$78.6K
MSFT icon
15
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.84T
$47.6M 1.45%
1,026,420
+6,399
+0.6% +$285K
IBM icon
16
IBM
IBM
$202B
$46.3M 1.41%
255,207
-3,260
-1% -$594K
WFC icon
17
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$46M 1.4%
886,533
+15,563
+2% +$801K
QCOM icon
18
Qualcomm
QCOM
$176B
$45.2M 1.38%
604,691
+7,920
+1% +$606K
HD icon
19
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$44.2M 1.35%
481,998
+552
+0.1% +$47.3K
ANSS
20
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$43.8M 1.34%
+578,585
New +$45.4M
ECL icon
21
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
$41M 1.25%
357,442
+832
+0.2% +$93.7K
IRM icon
22
Iron Mountain
IRM
$38.2B
$40.8M 1.24%
1,248,582
-95,080
-7% -$3.08M
MMM icon
23
3M
MMM
$89B
$40.6M 1.24%
342,588
-6,298
-2% -$757K
GOOG icon
24
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.9T
$40.5M 1.23%
1,392,372
+7,360
+0.5% +$213K
PX
25
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$40.1M 1.22%
310,613
-1,989
-0.6% -$261K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Welch & Forbes held 363 positions worth $3.28B, up 3.4% from $3.17B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $146M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 34 new positions and adding to 107 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Expeditors International, an estimated $5.2M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2014 buy was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Comcast in Q3 2014, an estimated $6.55M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Expeditors International, cutting an estimated $5.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $14.9M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 34 new positions and closed 15 in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 27 Oct 2014.