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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
TRV icon
251
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.1B
$577K 0.02%
6,137
-1,190
-16% -$111K
BBBY
252
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$567K 0.02%
8,610
+930
+12% +$58.5K
EPP icon
253
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$2.22B
$556K 0.02%
12,085
-3,000
-20% -$150K
JNK icon
254
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.07B
$547K 0.02%
4,536
– –
TGT icon
255
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$545K 0.02%
8,694
-1,245
-13% -$75.4K
PNRA
256
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$544K 0.02%
3,343
-25
-0.7% -$3.77K
HES
257
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$540K 0.02%
5,720
-1,000
-15% -$98.9K
DE icon
258
Deere & Co
DE
$160B
$537K 0.02%
6,553
-1,133
-15% -$96.9K
POM
259
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$530K 0.02%
19,800
– –
WTM icon
260
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.2B
$522K 0.02%
+829
New +$517K
D icon
261
Dominion Energy
D
$60.8B
$521K 0.02%
7,543
-1,450
-16% -$100K
MTB icon
262
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.7B
$510K 0.02%
4,135
– –
EWY icon
263
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$21.9B
$506K 0.02%
8,375
+410
+5% +$26.6K
MTSC
264
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$498K 0.02%
7,300
-200
-3% -$13.7K
K
265
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$493K 0.02%
8,531
+320
+4% +$19.3K
HBI
266
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$486K 0.01%
+18,100
New +$460K
WAT icon
267
Waters Corp
WAT
$37B
$481K 0.01%
4,850
– –
SJT
268
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
SJT
$117M
$477K 0.01%
25,096
– –
WTRG icon
269
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.3B
$477K 0.01%
20,264
– –
KRFT
270
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
$477K 0.01%
8,448
+102
+1% +$5.9K
PAA icon
271
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.3B
$453K 0.01%
7,682
+582
+8% +$34.1K
CTRA
272
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$452K 0.01%
13,820
– –
CAH icon
273
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.9B
$451K 0.01%
6,025
-260
-4% -$18.9K
SO icon
274
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$431K 0.01%
9,874
-2,204
-18% -$96.8K
NVO
275
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$208B
$429K 0.01%
18,000
-600
-3% -$13.8K
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11
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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.