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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
SLF icon
301
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$46B
$292K 0.01%
8,060
– –
IVV icon
302
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$878B
$291K 0.01%
1,470
-50
-3% -$9.95K
ROK icon
303
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$53.4B
$291K 0.01%
2,650
– –
ANDX
304
DELISTED
Andeavor Logistics LP
ANDX
$289K 0.01%
4,084
+484
+13% +$34K
RGP
305
DELISTED
REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON UTS REP LIMITED PART INTS
RGP
$286K 0.01%
8,760
– –
DBC icon
306
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
DBC
$1.69B
$285K 0.01%
12,310
-2,050
-14% -$51.2K
GPC icon
307
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.1B
$284K 0.01%
3,240
– –
SE
308
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$282K 0.01%
7,186
+1,956
+37% +$80.5K
AMT icon
309
American Tower
AMT
$80.8B
$281K 0.01%
+3,002
New +$286K
SM icon
310
SM Energy
SM
$7.8B
$281K 0.01%
3,600
– –
IBN icon
311
ICICI Bank
IBN
$108B
$280K 0.01%
31,350
-1,650
-5% -$15.4K
UNFI icon
312
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$3.08B
$279K 0.01%
+4,542
New +$285K
DEO icon
313
Diageo
DEO
$49B
$278K 0.01%
2,406
+585
+32% +$70.8K
EPB
314
DELISTED
EL PASO PIPELINE PARTNERS, L.P. COM UNITS REPSTG LTD PART
EPB
$277K 0.01%
6,907
– –
DFS
315
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$274K 0.01%
4,261
– –
EOG icon
316
EOG Resources
EOG
$79.2B
$263K 0.01%
2,659
+573
+27% +$62.3K
RDS.B
317
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$262K 0.01%
3,309
– –
IGIB icon
318
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$257K 0.01%
4,700
– –
AMZN icon
319
Amazon
AMZN
$2.92T
$245K 0.01%
+15,180
New +$252K
PPO
320
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
$242K 0.01%
6,234
-900
-13% -$39.3K
NPV icon
321
Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund
NPV
$211M
$237K 0.01%
18,007
– –
EWZ icon
322
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$9.28B
$235K 0.01%
5,400
-250
-4% -$12.4K
OXY icon
323
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$56.8B
$235K 0.01%
2,552
-1,213
-32% -$116K
AEP icon
324
American Electric Power
AEP
$69.6B
$221K 0.01%
+4,237
New +$224K
IBB icon
325
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.34B
$219K 0.01%
2,400
– –
11 12
13
14 15

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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.