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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
IVV icon
301
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$878B
$299K 0.01%
1,444
-26
-2% -$5.26K
AMT icon
302
American Tower
AMT
$80.8B
$297K 0.01%
3,002
– –
WMB icon
303
Williams Companies
WMB
$87.5B
$297K 0.01%
6,600
-134
-2% -$6.85K
ROK icon
304
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$53.4B
$295K 0.01%
2,650
– –
WDAY icon
305
Workday
WDAY
$39.6B
$295K 0.01%
3,617
– –
PPO
306
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
$293K 0.01%
6,234
– –
SLF icon
307
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$46B
$291K 0.01%
8,060
– –
CEF icon
308
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.4B
$289K 0.01%
24,966
– –
GWW icon
309
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$286K 0.01%
1,122
-418
-27% -$103K
CNI icon
310
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$284K 0.01%
4,114
– –
AMZN icon
311
Amazon
AMZN
$2.92T
$273K 0.01%
17,620
+2,440
+16% +$38K
HIG icon
312
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.9B
$269K 0.01%
6,446
-1,921
-23% -$76K
SE
313
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$268K 0.01%
7,386
+200
+3% +$7.53K
WELL icon
314
Welltower
WELL
$169B
$265K 0.01%
3,500
– –
DFS
315
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$264K 0.01%
4,031
-230
-5% -$14.8K
AVNS
316
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$261K 0.01%
+5,737
New +$225K
IGIB icon
317
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$257K 0.01%
4,700
– –
WY icon
318
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18B
$257K 0.01%
7,160
+400
+6% +$13.7K
EOG icon
319
EOG Resources
EOG
$79.2B
$245K 0.01%
2,659
– –
ANDX
320
DELISTED
Andeavor Logistics LP
ANDX
$240K 0.01%
4,084
– –
ISRG icon
321
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$127B
$233K 0.01%
+3,960
New +$221K
GS icon
322
Goldman Sachs
GS
$300B
$224K 0.01%
+1,154
New +$217K
BX icon
323
Blackstone
BX
$102B
$222K 0.01%
+6,671
New +$209K
PEG icon
324
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$38.2B
$221K 0.01%
+5,336
New +$215K
GL icon
325
Globe Life
GL
$14.2B
$219K 0.01%
4,050
– –
11 12
13
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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.