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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
NXPI icon
326
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$57.8B
$212K 0.01%
2,780
-220
-7% -$15.6K
RGP
327
DELISTED
REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON UTS REP LIMITED PART INTS
RGP
$210K 0.01%
8,760
– –
MAN icon
328
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.44B
$209K 0.01%
3,070
– –
WLYB icon
329
John Wiley & Sons Class B
WLYB
$2.71B
$207K 0.01%
3,500
-100
-3% -$5.71K
VIG icon
330
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$111B
$203K 0.01%
+2,500
New +$198K
DEO icon
331
Diageo
DEO
$49B
$202K 0.01%
1,769
-637
-26% -$74K
EXG icon
332
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$2.99B
$202K 0.01%
21,322
– –
VLO icon
333
Valero Energy
VLO
$90.1B
$200K 0.01%
+4,040
New +$196K
NPV icon
334
Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund
NPV
$211M
$197K 0.01%
15,007
-3,000
-17% -$39.8K
SZYM
335
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$195K 0.01%
75,650
-918,003
-92% -$4.02M
ADYX
336
DELISTED
Adynxx Inc
ADYX
$180K 0.01%
+567
New +$156K
WIN
337
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$171K 0.01%
2,655
+127
+5% +$9.71K
ENTG icon
338
Entegris
ENTG
$18.1B
$138K ﹤0.01%
10,426
-1,112
-10% -$14.3K
NBN icon
339
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.06B
$135K ﹤0.01%
14,000
– –
VICR icon
340
Vicor
VICR
$9.56B
$135K ﹤0.01%
11,120
– –
BDBD
341
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$129K ﹤0.01%
11,660
– –
BAC.WS.B
342
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
$12K ﹤0.01%
17,500
– –
BGMD
343
DELISTED
BG MEDICINE INC COM STK NEW
BGMD
$5K ﹤0.01%
2,866
-839
-23% -$1.4K
AEP icon
344
American Electric Power
AEP
$69.6B
– –
-4,237
Closed -$221K
DBC icon
345
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
DBC
$1.69B
– –
-12,310
Closed -$285K
DEM icon
346
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
DEM
$3.9B
– –
-4,200
Closed -$201K
EWZ icon
347
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$9.28B
– –
-5,400
Closed -$235K
F icon
348
Ford
F
$58.5B
– –
-10,650
Closed -$157K
IBB icon
349
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.34B
– –
-2,400
Closed -$219K
OXY icon
350
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$56.8B
– –
-2,552
Closed -$235K
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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.