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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
+5.96%
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
$2.97B
AUM Growth
+$174M
Cap. Flow
+$25.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.49%
Holding
341
New
21
Increased
129
Reduced
124
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.26M
2
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.07M
3
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.72M
4
MTD icon
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
+$2.34M
5
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
+$2.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$2.78M
2
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$2.53M
3
EWY icon
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$2.27M
4
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$1.8M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$1.02M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.25%
2 Technology 14.9%
3 Industrials 14.15%
4 Financials 9.71%
5 Energy 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WIN
326
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$182K 0.01%
2,904
– –
DBB icon
327
Invesco DB Base Metals Fund
DBB
$312M
$176K 0.01%
10,510
+300
+3% +$4.99K
NBN icon
328
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.06B
$140K ﹤0.01%
14,000
– –
HGT
329
DELISTED
Hugoton Royalty Trust
HGT
$129K ﹤0.01%
17,250
+400
+2% +$3.33K
ENTG icon
330
Entegris
ENTG
$18.1B
$117K ﹤0.01%
11,538
– –
SAN icon
331
Banco Santander
SAN
$201B
$98K ﹤0.01%
13,212
– –
EXG icon
332
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$2.99B
$96K ﹤0.01%
10,227
– –
VICR icon
333
Vicor
VICR
$9.56B
$91K ﹤0.01%
11,120
– –
TLAB
334
DELISTED
TELLABS INC
TLAB
$60K ﹤0.01%
26,432
– –
BAC.WS.B
335
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
$14K ﹤0.01%
17,500
– –
BPT
336
DELISTED
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
BPT
– –
-2,275
Closed -$219K
HPQ icon
337
HP
HPQ
$24.9B
– –
-20,058
Closed -$226K
IBN icon
338
ICICI Bank
IBN
$108B
– –
-35,563
Closed -$247K
IFN
339
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
$499M
– –
-17,671
Closed -$339K
STSI
340
DELISTED
STAR SCIENTIFIC INC
STSI
– –
-14,000
Closed -$19K
APA.PRD
341
DELISTED
APACHE CORP DEP SHS REPSTG 1/20TH PFD CONV (DE)
APA.PRD
– –
-5,970
Closed -$285K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Welch & Forbes held 341 positions worth $2.97B, up 6.2% from $2.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 filing shows 21 new, 129 increased, 124 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $2.78M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2013 buy was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Invesco Senior Loan ETF in Q3 2013, an estimated $5.07M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $2.78M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Aberdeen India Fund in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $339K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $2.97B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 21 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $2.97B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 31 Oct 2013.