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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
+6.28%
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
$3.4B
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
POM
251
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$533K 0.02%
19,800
– –
EPP icon
252
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$2.22B
$531K 0.02%
12,085
– –
MDVN
253
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$528K 0.02%
10,600
-19,400
-65% -$1.01M
D icon
254
Dominion Energy
D
$60.8B
$526K 0.02%
6,843
-700
-9% -$50.7K
JNK icon
255
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.07B
$525K 0.02%
4,536
– –
WTM icon
256
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.2B
$522K 0.02%
829
– –
MTB icon
257
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.7B
$519K 0.02%
4,135
– –
K
258
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$511K 0.02%
8,318
-213
-2% -$12.8K
MTSC
259
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$510K 0.02%
6,800
-500
-7% -$34.2K
DMLP icon
260
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.33B
$498K 0.01%
19,520
-1,300
-6% -$34.4K
NOV icon
261
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$497K 0.01%
+7,599
New +$529K
HBI
262
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$494K 0.01%
17,700
-400
-2% -$11K
WTRG icon
263
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.3B
$488K 0.01%
18,264
-2,000
-10% -$51.4K
SO icon
264
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$485K 0.01%
9,874
– –
OIH icon
265
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2.06B
$483K 0.01%
673
– –
CAH icon
266
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.9B
$480K 0.01%
5,950
-75
-1% -$5.92K
WTS icon
267
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$479K 0.01%
7,550
+1,525
+25% +$92.8K
EWY icon
268
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$21.9B
$458K 0.01%
8,275
-100
-1% -$5.69K
FDX icon
269
FedEx
FDX
$72.7B
$453K 0.01%
2,608
+50
+2% +$8.46K
SM icon
270
SM Energy
SM
$7.8B
$448K 0.01%
11,600
+8,000
+222% +$401K
KRFT
271
DELISTED
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA)
KRFT
$441K 0.01%
7,042
-1,406
-17% -$82.3K
HAL icon
272
Halliburton
HAL
$26.9B
$435K 0.01%
11,068
-200
-2% -$9.73K
HES
273
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$422K 0.01%
5,720
– –
CTRA
274
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$409K 0.01%
13,820
– –
HPQ icon
275
HP
HPQ
$24.9B
$405K 0.01%
22,227
+1,508
+7% +$25.3K
9 10
11
12 13

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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.