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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
+1.31%
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
$3.33B
AUM Growth
-$76.4M
Cap. Flow
-$97.4M
Cap. Flow %
-2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.35%
Holding
352
New
9
Increased
52
Reduced
208
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$5.51M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$4.36M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$3.58M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$3.42M
5
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$3.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$11.7M
2
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$11.5M
3
TRMB icon
Trimble
TRMB
+$10.1M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$7.71M
5
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$4.09M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.24%
2 Technology 14.54%
3 Industrials 12.62%
4 Financials 10.32%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SEE
226
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$702K 0.02%
15,400
-20,120
-57% -$892K
IWB icon
227
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$47.9B
$695K 0.02%
6,000
– –
PPG icon
228
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.9B
$691K 0.02%
6,128
– –
MDVN
229
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$684K 0.02%
10,600
– –
IT icon
230
Gartner
IT
$10.2B
$679K 0.02%
8,100
– –
MOO icon
231
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$994M
$670K 0.02%
12,521
-21,632
-63% -$1.17M
MDLZ icon
232
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.5B
$656K 0.02%
18,194
-4,787
-21% -$173K
VOD icon
233
Vodafone
VOD
$37.2B
$654K 0.02%
20,026
-124
-0.6% -$4.26K
EBAY icon
234
eBay
EBAY
$50.4B
$646K 0.02%
26,606
-3,089
-10% -$73.7K
PNC icon
235
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.2B
$642K 0.02%
6,887
– –
NTRS icon
236
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.4B
$623K 0.02%
8,946
-200
-2% -$13.7K
PCL
237
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$619K 0.02%
14,240
-4,400
-24% -$192K
KRFT
238
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
$613K 0.02%
7,041
-1
-0% -$66
KN icon
239
Knowles
KN
$3.08B
$610K 0.02%
31,627
-49,181
-61% -$1.03M
RBS.PRH.CL
240
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRH.CL
$607K 0.02%
23,666
– –
WAT icon
241
Waters Corp
WAT
$37.3B
$603K 0.02%
4,850
– –
HON icon
242
Honeywell
HON
$76.7B
$599K 0.02%
6,388
+56
+0.9% +$5.13K
AGG icon
243
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$595K 0.02%
5,340
-770
-13% -$85.5K
SM icon
244
SM Energy
SM
$7.58B
$595K 0.02%
11,500
-100
-0.9% -$4.34K
HBI
245
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$593K 0.02%
17,700
– –
WM icon
246
Waste Management
WM
$90.5B
$584K 0.02%
10,765
-832
-7% -$44.3K
DE icon
247
Deere & Co
DE
$162B
$572K 0.02%
6,528
-700
-10% -$62.1K
BBBY
248
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$550K 0.02%
7,170
– –
CAH icon
249
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.2B
$537K 0.02%
5,950
– –
POM
250
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$531K 0.02%
19,800
– –
8 9
10
11 12

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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Welch & Forbes held 352 positions worth $3.33B, down 2.2% from $3.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2015 filing shows 9 new, 52 increased, 208 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund: 91,154 shares worth $3.01M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $11.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2015 buy was WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund: 91,154 shares worth $3.01M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Time Warner Inc in Q1 2015, an estimated $5.51M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Trimble, cutting an estimated $10.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Perrigo in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $11.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.33B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 9 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.33B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 30 Apr 2015.