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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
-0.47%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.92%
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
ALL icon
226
Allstate
ALL
$68B
$727K 0.02%
+11,848
New +$711K
HAL icon
227
Halliburton
HAL
$26.9B
$727K 0.02%
11,268
+200
+2% +$13.7K
PCL
228
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$727K 0.02%
18,640
-1,370
-7% -$57.1K
WFM
229
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$723K 0.02%
18,982
+300
+2% +$11.5K
MHFI
230
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$710K 0.02%
8,416
– –
QQQ icon
231
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$453B
$695K 0.02%
7,042
+85
+1% +$8.28K
EBAY icon
232
eBay
EBAY
$50.6B
$692K 0.02%
29,058
-9,226
-24% -$205K
VOD icon
233
Vodafone
VOD
$36.3B
$681K 0.02%
20,695
-214
-1% -$7.14K
OIH icon
234
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2.06B
$667K 0.02%
673
– –
GLW icon
235
Corning
GLW
$119B
$660K 0.02%
34,146
– –
IWB icon
236
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$48.2B
$659K 0.02%
6,000
– –
IWF icon
237
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$121B
$632K 0.02%
27,600
-2,340
-8% -$53.6K
NTRS icon
238
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.3B
$622K 0.02%
9,146
-104
-1% -$6.99K
DMLP icon
239
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.33B
$616K 0.02%
20,820
– –
PPG icon
240
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$603K 0.02%
6,128
– –
UN
241
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$603K 0.02%
15,200
+500
+3% +$20.8K
RBS.PRH.CL
242
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRH.CL
$601K 0.02%
23,666
– –
IT icon
243
Gartner
IT
$10.1B
$595K 0.02%
8,100
-1,000
-11% -$72.7K
SBR
244
Sabine Royalty Trust
SBR
$1.06B
$593K 0.02%
10,925
-250
-2% -$14.2K
WM icon
245
Waste Management
WM
$90.6B
$591K 0.02%
12,429
+1,664
+15% +$76.2K
AGN
246
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$590K 0.02%
+2,447
New +$548K
HON icon
247
Honeywell
HON
$77B
$589K 0.02%
7,037
-1,764
-20% -$150K
HP icon
248
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.45B
$586K 0.02%
5,987
– –
HAIN icon
249
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$45M
$583K 0.02%
+11,400
New +$530K
PNC icon
250
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.7B
$581K 0.02%
6,787
+780
+13% +$66.3K
8 9
10
11 12

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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.