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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
PFF icon
276
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$405K 0.01%
10,276
+5,100
+99% +$202K
HP icon
277
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.45B
$404K 0.01%
5,987
– –
PAA icon
278
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.3B
$395K 0.01%
7,682
– –
TIP icon
279
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$394K 0.01%
+3,520
New +$397K
SBR
280
Sabine Royalty Trust
SBR
$1.06B
$391K 0.01%
10,925
– –
AET
281
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$373K 0.01%
4,200
– –
NVO
282
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$208B
$368K 0.01%
17,400
-600
-3% -$13.4K
ADBE icon
283
Adobe
ADBE
$99.5B
$365K 0.01%
5,016
-116
-2% -$8.13K
EXC icon
284
Exelon
EXC
$47.2B
$363K 0.01%
13,706
+280
+2% +$7.18K
ES icon
285
Eversource Energy
ES
$26.9B
$362K 0.01%
6,756
– –
SJT
286
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
SJT
$117M
$358K 0.01%
25,097
+1
+0% +$17
LNKD
287
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$346K 0.01%
1,508
– –
GPC icon
288
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.1B
$345K 0.01%
3,240
– –
SPXC icon
289
SPX Corp
SPXC
$11B
$342K 0.01%
15,844
+198
+1% +$4.43K
STJ
290
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$342K 0.01%
5,265
-235
-4% -$15.1K
NLY icon
291
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.1B
$339K 0.01%
7,840
-838
-10% -$37.9K
WAB icon
292
Wabtec
WAB
$49.1B
$339K 0.01%
3,900
– –
UNFI icon
293
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$3.08B
$336K 0.01%
4,342
-200
-4% -$14.1K
CSX icon
294
CSX Corp
CSX
$93.4B
$328K 0.01%
27,144
-876
-3% -$10.3K
IEV icon
295
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.67B
$319K 0.01%
7,500
-11,750
-61% -$512K
TFC icon
296
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.3B
$318K 0.01%
8,163
– –
FLOT icon
297
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.2B
$316K 0.01%
6,250
– –
PNRA
298
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$315K 0.01%
1,805
-1,538
-46% -$256K
BOOM icon
299
DMC Global
BOOM
$138M
$312K 0.01%
19,456
-620
-3% -$10.5K
IBN icon
300
ICICI Bank
IBN
$108B
$312K 0.01%
29,700
-1,650
-5% -$16.8K
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12
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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.