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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
FDX icon
276
FedEx
FDX
$72.7B
$413K 0.01%
2,558
+600
+31% +$91.1K
GWW icon
277
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$387K 0.01%
1,540
+232
+18% +$56.9K
BOOM icon
278
DMC Global
BOOM
$138M
$382K 0.01%
20,076
+1,425
+8% +$29.2K
WMB icon
279
Williams Companies
WMB
$87.5B
$373K 0.01%
6,734
-694
-9% -$39.9K
SPXC icon
280
SPX Corp
SPXC
$11B
$371K 0.01%
+15,646
New +$406K
NLY icon
281
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.1B
$370K 0.01%
+8,678
New +$397K
ROSE
282
DELISTED
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC
ROSE
$356K 0.01%
+8,000
New +$398K
ADBE icon
283
Adobe
ADBE
$99.5B
$355K 0.01%
5,132
-268
-5% -$19K
WTS icon
284
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$351K 0.01%
6,025
+100
+2% +$6.12K
PGN
285
DELISTED
PARAGON OFFSHORE PLC (GBR)
PGN
$341K 0.01%
+55,350
New +$462K
AET
286
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$340K 0.01%
4,200
– –
HPQ icon
287
HP
HPQ
$24.9B
$334K 0.01%
20,719
-4,294
-17% -$69.6K
STJ
288
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$331K 0.01%
5,500
– –
EXC icon
289
Exelon
EXC
$47.2B
$326K 0.01%
13,426
-981
-7% -$23K
FLOT icon
290
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.2B
$318K 0.01%
6,250
-573
-8% -$29.1K
WAB icon
291
Wabtec
WAB
$49.1B
$316K 0.01%
3,900
-400
-9% -$33K
LNKD
292
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$313K 0.01%
1,508
-80
-5% -$16K
HIG icon
293
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.9B
$312K 0.01%
8,367
-687
-8% -$24.9K
CEF icon
294
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.4B
$307K 0.01%
24,966
– –
TFC icon
295
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.3B
$304K 0.01%
8,163
-1,500
-16% -$56.6K
CSX icon
296
CSX Corp
CSX
$93.4B
$299K 0.01%
28,020
-2,502
-8% -$25.8K
ES icon
297
Eversource Energy
ES
$26.9B
$299K 0.01%
6,756
-100
-1% -$4.5K
WDAY icon
298
Workday
WDAY
$39.6B
$298K 0.01%
+3,617
New +$309K
VER
299
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$293K 0.01%
+4,858
New +$312K
CNI icon
300
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$292K 0.01%
4,114
– –
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.