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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
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APA Corp
APA
+$25.9M
3
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AB InBev
BUD
+$22.6M
4
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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
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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
ICLR icon
351
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ICLR
$12.6B
– –
-34,555
Closed -$1.63M
ITT icon
352
ITT
ITT
$17.5B
– –
-4,300
Closed -$207K
J icon
353
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
– –
-4,836
Closed -$213K
MS icon
354
Morgan Stanley
MS
$331B
– –
-6,626
Closed -$214K
NKE icon
355
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
– –
-8,216
Closed -$319K
NOV icon
356
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
– –
-3,505
Closed -$289K
PEG icon
357
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$38.2B
– –
-7,136
Closed -$291K
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358
Unum
UNM
$13.6B
– –
-6,360
Closed -$221K
NE
359
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
– –
-509,476
Closed -$14.9M
GTU
360
DELISTED
CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA)
GTU
– –
-4,494
Closed -$213K
FRX
361
DELISTED
FOREST LABORATORIES INC
FRX
– –
-7,360
Closed -$729K
COV
362
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
– –
-2,677
Closed -$241K
SHPG
363
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
– –
-1,100
Closed -$259K
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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.