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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
+4.95%
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
$3.17B
AUM Growth
+$11.1M
Cap. Flow
-$121M
Cap. Flow %
-3.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
353
New
18
Increased
114
Reduced
136
Closed
24

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$14M
2
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$4.45M
3
OTEX icon
Open Text
OTEX
+$4.03M
4
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$3.63M
5
V icon
Visa
V
+$2.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$45.1M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$22.8M
3
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$20.6M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$16.1M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.17%
2 Industrials 13.79%
3 Technology 13.42%
4 Financials 9.99%
5 Energy 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EOG icon
301
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$243K 0.01%
+2,086
New +$219K
TTE icon
302
TotalEnergies
TTE
$193B
$241K 0.01%
3,334
– –
COV
303
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
$241K 0.01%
2,677
-70
-3% -$5.24K
NPV icon
304
Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund
NPV
$212M
$240K 0.01%
18,007
– –
BHI
305
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$238K 0.01%
3,192
– –
F icon
306
Ford
F
$59.3B
$237K 0.01%
13,750
-3,400
-20% -$55.3K
MON
307
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$236K 0.01%
+1,888
New +$221K
DEO icon
308
Diageo
DEO
$49.5B
$231K 0.01%
1,821
– –
SE
309
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$222K 0.01%
5,230
-232
-4% -$9.29K
GL icon
310
Globe Life
GL
$14.2B
$221K 0.01%
4,050
– –
UNM icon
311
Unum
UNM
$13.7B
$221K 0.01%
+6,360
New +$217K
WELL icon
312
Welltower
WELL
$170B
$219K 0.01%
3,500
-1,100
-24% -$69.2K
WY icon
313
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$16.9B
$219K 0.01%
+6,625
New +$200K
DEM icon
314
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
DEM
$3.9B
$218K 0.01%
4,200
– –
WLYB icon
315
John Wiley & Sons Class B
WLYB
$2.69B
$218K 0.01%
3,600
– –
GM icon
316
General Motors
GM
$80B
$215K 0.01%
+5,919
New +$206K
MS icon
317
Morgan Stanley
MS
$330B
$214K 0.01%
+6,626
New +$204K
J icon
318
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.7B
$213K 0.01%
+4,836
New +$230K
GTU
319
DELISTED
CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA)
GTU
$213K 0.01%
4,494
– –
WIN
320
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$212K 0.01%
2,713
– –
ITT icon
321
ITT
ITT
$17.3B
$207K 0.01%
+4,300
New +$191K
IBB icon
322
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.52B
$206K 0.01%
+2,400
New +$189K
BDBD
323
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$165K 0.01%
11,660
– –
ENTG icon
324
Entegris
ENTG
$17.8B
$159K 0.01%
11,538
– –
NBN icon
325
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.05B
$134K ﹤0.01%
14,000
– –
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Welch & Forbes held 353 positions worth $3.17B, up 0.35% from $3.16B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $121M in Q2 2014, closing 24 positions and reducing 136 holdings. Its most notable exit was Ansys, an estimated $45.1M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Noble Corporation worth $14.9M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2014 buy was Noble Corporation: 509,476 shares worth $14.9M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Walmart Inc in Q2 2014, an estimated $4.45M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Expeditors International, cutting an estimated $4.83M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Ansys in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $45.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.17B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 24 in Q2 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 0.35% quarter-over-quarter to $3.17B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 31 Jul 2014.