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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
+6.28%
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
$3.4B
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
PG icon
1
Procter & Gamble
PG
$343B
$100M 2.95%
1,101,061
-10,508
-0.9% -$925K
RTX icon
2
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
$91.8M 2.7%
1,269,095
+868
+0.1% +$59.2K
XOM icon
3
ExxonMobil
XOM
$651B
$90.2M 2.65%
975,976
-1,825
-0.2% -$170K
JNJ icon
4
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$635B
$77.2M 2.27%
738,225
-6,356
-0.9% -$670K
KMX icon
5
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$74.9M 2.2%
1,125,009
-4,174
-0.4% -$231K
ORLY icon
6
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$74.8M 2.2%
5,826,435
-161,865
-3% -$1.9M
AAPL icon
7
Apple
AAPL
$4.89T
$65.1M 1.91%
2,360,020
+9,808
+0.4% +$267K
PEP icon
8
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$61.1M 1.79%
645,815
-5,331
-0.8% -$511K
SRCL
9
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$59.9M 1.76%
457,037
-3,251
-0.7% -$409K
DHR icon
10
Danaher
DHR
$135B
$59.7M 1.75%
1,035,550
-3,863
-0.4% -$210K
SYK icon
11
Stryker
SYK
$127B
$55.6M 1.63%
589,888
-913
-0.2% -$81K
SLB icon
12
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
$54M 1.58%
631,720
+23,228
+4% +$2.14M
KYN icon
13
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.52B
$52.1M 1.53%
1,364,014
+80,396
+6% +$3.11M
IRM icon
14
Iron Mountain
IRM
$38.2B
$52M 1.53%
1,344,631
+96,049
+8% +$3.49M
GE icon
15
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
$49.4M 1.45%
408,282
-3,527
-0.9% -$434K
HD icon
16
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$49M 1.44%
466,527
-15,471
-3% -$1.5M
WFC icon
17
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$49M 1.44%
893,086
+6,553
+0.7% +$347K
ANSS
18
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$47.5M 1.4%
579,229
+644
+0.1% +$51K
MSFT icon
19
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.84T
$47.3M 1.39%
1,017,596
-8,824
-0.9% -$414K
MMM icon
20
3M
MMM
$89B
$46.4M 1.36%
337,433
-5,155
-2% -$662K
V icon
21
Visa
V
$677B
$46.3M 1.36%
706,296
+9,552
+1% +$575K
QCOM icon
22
Qualcomm
QCOM
$176B
$44.7M 1.31%
601,787
-2,904
-0.5% -$213K
CVS icon
23
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$41.1M 1.21%
426,237
+980
+0.2% +$86.3K
PX
24
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$40.4M 1.19%
311,573
+960
+0.3% +$122K
JCI icon
25
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.5B
$38.1M 1.12%
752,663
-8,297
-1% -$405K
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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.