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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
+8.28%
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
$3.16B
AUM Growth
+$188M
Cap. Flow
-$37.7M
Cap. Flow %
-1.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.5%
Holding
343
New
8
Increased
95
Reduced
153
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$7.44M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$7.31M
3
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.53M
4
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$2.57M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$2.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.1M
2
CVE icon
Cenovus Energy
CVE
+$7.29M
3
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$7.28M
4
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$5.34M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.22M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.3%
2 Technology 14.82%
3 Industrials 14.49%
4 Financials 10.13%
5 Energy 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EW icon
326
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
– –
-450,012
Closed -$5.22M
ICLR icon
327
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
– –
-35,586
Closed -$1.46M
MUB icon
328
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.2B
– –
-4,815
Closed -$503K
NEM icon
329
Newmont
NEM
$101B
– –
-9,013
Closed -$253K
RIG icon
330
Transocean
RIG
$5.62B
– –
-35,630
Closed -$1.59M
TGT icon
331
Target
TGT
$65.6B
– –
-12,468
Closed -$798K
TIP icon
332
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
– –
-2,300
Closed -$259K
TRV icon
333
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.4B
– –
-6,489
Closed -$550K
WTM icon
334
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.25B
– –
-841
Closed -$477K
SLCA
335
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
– –
-46,400
Closed -$1.16M
ANDX
336
DELISTED
Andeavor Logistics LP
ANDX
– –
-3,720
Closed -$215K
DNB
337
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
– –
-22,100
Closed -$2.29M
SE
338
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
– –
-5,922
Closed -$203K
GTU
339
DELISTED
CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA)
GTU
– –
-5,000
Closed -$231K
BLC
340
DELISTED
BELO CORP SER A
BLC
– –
-29,804
Closed -$408K
MOLX
341
DELISTED
MOLEX INC
MOLX
– –
-11,000
Closed -$424K
TLAB
342
DELISTED
TELLABS INC
TLAB
– –
-26,432
Closed -$60K
COV
343
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
– –
-3,402
Closed -$207K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, up 6.3% from $2.97B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 filing shows 8 new, 95 increased, 153 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $9.1M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2013 buy was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q4 2013, an estimated $7.44M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $9.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Edwards Lifesciences in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 8 new positions and closed 23 in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 17 Jan 2014.