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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
WELL icon
326
Welltower
WELL
$169B
$219K 0.01%
3,500
– –
MAN icon
327
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.44B
$215K 0.01%
3,070
– –
TTE icon
328
TotalEnergies
TTE
$195B
$215K 0.01%
3,334
– –
WY icon
329
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18B
$215K 0.01%
6,760
+135
+2% +$4.43K
EXG icon
330
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$2.99B
$214K 0.01%
21,322
+11,095
+108% +$114K
MON
331
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$214K 0.01%
1,900
+12
+0.6% +$1.4K
WIN
332
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$214K 0.01%
2,528
-185
-7% -$15.8K
AKAM icon
333
Akamai
AKAM
$16.7B
$212K 0.01%
+3,544
New +$213K
GL icon
334
Globe Life
GL
$14.2B
$212K 0.01%
4,050
– –
BHI
335
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$208K 0.01%
3,192
– –
NXPI icon
336
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$57.8B
$205K 0.01%
+3,000
New +$200K
PFF icon
337
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$205K 0.01%
+5,176
New +$205K
KMI icon
338
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$71.7B
$204K 0.01%
+5,325
New +$202K
WLYB icon
339
John Wiley & Sons Class B
WLYB
$2.71B
$202K 0.01%
3,600
– –
DEM icon
340
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
DEM
$3.9B
$201K 0.01%
4,200
– –
BDBD
341
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$159K ﹤0.01%
11,660
– –
F icon
342
Ford
F
$58.5B
$157K ﹤0.01%
10,650
-3,100
-23% -$53K
ENTG icon
343
Entegris
ENTG
$18.1B
$133K ﹤0.01%
11,538
– –
NBN icon
344
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.06B
$130K ﹤0.01%
14,000
– –
SAN icon
345
Banco Santander
SAN
$201B
$116K ﹤0.01%
13,493
-116
-0.9% -$1.05K
VICR icon
346
Vicor
VICR
$9.56B
$105K ﹤0.01%
11,120
– –
BAC.WS.B
347
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
$17K ﹤0.01%
17,500
– –
BGMD
348
DELISTED
BG MEDICINE INC COM STK NEW
BGMD
$8K ﹤0.01%
+3,705
New +$12.4K
CAKE icon
349
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.04B
– –
-8,300
Closed -$385K
GM icon
350
General Motors
GM
$80.4B
– –
-5,919
Closed -$215K
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.