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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
+0.64%
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
-$1.43M
Cap. Flow
-$6.74M
Cap. Flow %
-0.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.75%
Holding
343
New
23
Increased
73
Reduced
156
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.4M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$7.25M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$6.13M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$5.72M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$4.95M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$21.7M
2
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$10.5M
3
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$7M
4
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5M
5
DOV icon
Dover
DOV
+$4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.64%
2 Technology 14.86%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Financials 10.35%
5 Energy 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SE
326
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$201K 0.01%
+5,462
New +$198K
WIN
327
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$175K 0.01%
2,713
– –
ENTG icon
328
Entegris
ENTG
$18.1B
$140K ﹤0.01%
11,538
– –
NBN icon
329
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.06B
$131K ﹤0.01%
14,000
– –
SAN icon
330
Banco Santander
SAN
$201B
$116K ﹤0.01%
13,328
+116
+0.9% +$948
VICR icon
331
Vicor
VICR
$9.56B
$113K ﹤0.01%
11,120
– –
EXG icon
332
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$2.99B
$103K ﹤0.01%
10,227
– –
HGT
333
DELISTED
Hugoton Royalty Trust
HGT
$88K ﹤0.01%
10,916
-784
-7% -$6.53K
ADGE
334
DELISTED
American Dg Energy Inc
ADGE
$30K ﹤0.01%
+15,000
New +$31.2K
BAC.WS.B
335
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
$16K ﹤0.01%
17,500
– –
C icon
336
Citigroup
C
$222B
– –
-5,175
Closed -$269K
EWJ icon
337
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$21.9B
– –
-12,333
Closed -$599K
MFC icon
338
Manulife Financial
MFC
$73.9B
– –
-11,268
Closed -$222K
TPR icon
339
Tapestry
TPR
$30.8B
– –
-3,611
Closed -$203K
VIG icon
340
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$111B
– –
-3,605
Closed -$271K
WY icon
341
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18B
– –
-6,625
Closed -$209K
YUM icon
342
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.8B
– –
-5,058
Closed -$275K
NE
343
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
– –
-662,818
Closed -$21.7M
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, down 0.05% from $3.16B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 filing shows 23 new, 73 increased, 156 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M. The largest sale was Noble Corporation, an estimated $21.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2014 buy was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Perrigo in Q1 2014, an estimated $10.4M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $10.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $21.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 23 new positions and closed 8 in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 0.05% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 1 May 2014.