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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
+1.31%
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
$3.33B
AUM Growth
-$76.4M
Cap. Flow
-$97.4M
Cap. Flow %
-2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.35%
Holding
352
New
9
Increased
52
Reduced
208
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$5.51M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$4.36M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$3.58M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$3.42M
5
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$3.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$11.7M
2
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$11.5M
3
TRMB icon
Trimble
TRMB
+$10.1M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$7.71M
5
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$4.09M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.24%
2 Technology 14.54%
3 Industrials 12.62%
4 Financials 10.32%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ENTG icon
326
Entegris
ENTG
$17.8B
$143K ﹤0.01%
10,426
– –
NBN icon
327
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.05B
$129K ﹤0.01%
14,000
– –
BDBD
328
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$111K ﹤0.01%
11,660
– –
BAC.WS.B
329
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws B
BAC.WS.B
$9K ﹤0.01%
17,500
– –
BGMD
330
DELISTED
BG MEDICINE INC COM STK NEW
BGMD
$9K ﹤0.01%
2,625
-241
-8% -$733
AMT icon
331
American Tower
AMT
$81.3B
– –
-3,002
Closed -$297K
AVNS
332
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
– –
-5,737
Closed -$261K
CHKP icon
333
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
– –
-98,104
Closed -$7.71M
DEO icon
334
Diageo
DEO
$49.5B
– –
-1,769
Closed -$202K
DFS
335
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
– –
-4,031
Closed -$264K
EOG icon
336
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
– –
-2,659
Closed -$245K
EXC icon
337
Exelon
EXC
$46.6B
– –
-13,706
Closed -$363K
GS icon
338
Goldman Sachs
GS
$302B
– –
-1,154
Closed -$224K
IEV icon
339
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.68B
– –
-7,500
Closed -$319K
IJH icon
340
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
– –
-47,225
Closed -$1.37M
IYR icon
341
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.69B
– –
-23,200
Closed -$1.78M
JNK icon
342
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.07B
– –
-4,536
Closed -$525K
NXPI icon
343
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$61.8B
– –
-2,780
Closed -$212K
PRGO icon
344
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.43B
– –
-69,721
Closed -$11.7M
ROK icon
345
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$52.4B
– –
-2,650
Closed -$295K
SPXC icon
346
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.98B
– –
-15,844
Closed -$342K
VIG icon
347
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$112B
– –
-2,500
Closed -$203K
WTM icon
348
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.25B
– –
-829
Closed -$522K
ANDX
349
DELISTED
Andeavor Logistics LP
ANDX
– –
-4,084
Closed -$240K
SE
350
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
– –
-7,386
Closed -$268K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Welch & Forbes held 352 positions worth $3.33B, down 2.2% from $3.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2015 filing shows 9 new, 52 increased, 208 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund: 91,154 shares worth $3.01M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $11.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2015 buy was WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund: 91,154 shares worth $3.01M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Time Warner Inc in Q1 2015, an estimated $5.51M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Trimble, cutting an estimated $10.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Perrigo in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $11.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.33B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 9 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.33B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 30 Apr 2015.