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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
+8.28%
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
$3.16B
AUM Growth
+$188M
Cap. Flow
-$37.7M
Cap. Flow %
-1.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.5%
Holding
343
New
8
Increased
95
Reduced
153
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$7.44M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$7.31M
3
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.53M
4
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$2.57M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$2.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.1M
2
CVE icon
Cenovus Energy
CVE
+$7.29M
3
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$7.28M
4
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$5.34M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.22M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.3%
2 Technology 14.82%
3 Industrials 14.49%
4 Financials 10.13%
5 Energy 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ROK icon
276
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$52.4B
$313K 0.01%
2,650
– –
FDX icon
277
FedEx
FDX
$73B
$303K 0.01%
2,108
-20
-0.9% -$2.65K
ES icon
278
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.8B
$290K 0.01%
6,856
– –
AET
279
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$288K 0.01%
4,200
-2,045
-33% -$133K
GPC icon
280
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.2B
$285K 0.01%
3,421
-735
-18% -$59.4K
SLF icon
281
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.9B
$285K 0.01%
8,060
– –
IVV icon
282
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$872B
$282K 0.01%
1,520
-5
-0.3% -$890
EXC icon
283
Exelon
EXC
$46.6B
$280K 0.01%
14,345
-3,645
-20% -$73.3K
RDS.B
284
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$279K 0.01%
3,709
– –
STJ
285
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$279K 0.01%
4,500
-40
-0.9% -$2.32K
CSX icon
286
CSX Corp
CSX
$93B
$276K 0.01%
28,770
-22,701
-44% -$203K
WMB icon
287
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.7B
$276K 0.01%
7,160
– –
SM icon
288
SM Energy
SM
$7.58B
$275K 0.01%
3,310
+210
+7% +$17.9K
YUM icon
289
Yum! Brands
YUM
$43.3B
$275K 0.01%
5,058
-1,069
-17% -$55K
VIG icon
290
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$112B
$271K 0.01%
3,605
– –
C icon
291
Citigroup
C
$222B
$269K 0.01%
5,175
-1,016
-16% -$51.4K
MAN icon
292
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.41B
$264K 0.01%
3,070
– –
WTS icon
293
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$264K 0.01%
4,277
+512
+14% +$29.7K
HPQ icon
294
HP
HPQ
$24.6B
$255K 0.01%
+20,058
New +$230K
IGIB icon
295
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$254K 0.01%
4,700
-11,488
-71% -$622K
DFS
296
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$253K 0.01%
+4,521
New +$237K
EPB
297
DELISTED
EL PASO PIPELINE PARTNERS, L.P. COM UNITS REPSTG LTD PART
EPB
$249K 0.01%
6,907
+860
+14% +$33.8K
IBN icon
298
ICICI Bank
IBN
$109B
$240K 0.01%
+35,563
New +$227K
DEO icon
299
Diageo
DEO
$49.5B
$234K 0.01%
1,769
– –
MFC icon
300
Manulife Financial
MFC
$74B
$222K 0.01%
11,268
– –
10 11
12
13 14

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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, up 6.3% from $2.97B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 filing shows 8 new, 95 increased, 153 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $9.1M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2013 buy was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q4 2013, an estimated $7.44M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $9.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Edwards Lifesciences in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 8 new positions and closed 23 in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 17 Jan 2014.