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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
MCD icon
26
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
$37.9M 1.11%
404,169
-9,433
-2% -$883K
GOOG icon
27
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.36T
$37.7M 1.11%
1,432,382
+40,010
+3% +$1.07M
ECL icon
28
Ecolab
ECL
$78.1B
$37.5M 1.1%
358,713
+1,271
+0.4% +$139K
PAYX icon
29
Paychex
PAYX
$41.6B
$37.4M 1.1%
810,675
-41,444
-5% -$1.91M
IBM icon
30
IBM
IBM
$211B
$37.4M 1.1%
243,923
-11,284
-4% -$1.8M
ABBV icon
31
AbbVie
ABBV
$443B
$36.5M 1.07%
558,265
-7,650
-1% -$482K
STT icon
32
State Street
STT
$50.6B
$36.2M 1.06%
461,571
-9,952
-2% -$747K
AFL icon
33
Aflac
AFL
$64.9B
$35.1M 1.03%
1,147,872
-43,012
-4% -$1.27M
CVX icon
34
Chevron
CVX
$392B
$34.7M 1.02%
309,177
+12,789
+4% +$1.45M
PFE icon
35
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
$34.2M 1%
1,156,919
-15,313
-1% -$439K
JPM icon
36
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$31.7M 0.93%
506,377
+2,341
+0.5% +$141K
MRK icon
37
Merck
MRK
$322B
$31.3M 0.92%
578,311
-66,140
-10% -$3.68M
INTC icon
38
Intel
INTC
$455B
$31.2M 0.92%
860,006
-8,381
-1% -$292K
EMLP icon
39
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.11B
$30.2M 0.89%
1,072,612
+69,298
+7% +$1.9M
GILD icon
40
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$29.8M 0.88%
316,037
-4,668
-1% -$483K
ABT icon
41
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$28.3M 0.83%
627,932
+1,030
+0.2% +$44.9K
EMR icon
42
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.9B
$27.1M 0.8%
438,542
-2,471
-0.6% -$155K
VRTX icon
43
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$24.6M 0.72%
206,778
-5,045
-2% -$568K
TD icon
44
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$24.4M 0.72%
509,923
-3,295
-0.6% -$159K
FISV
45
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$24.2M 0.71%
682,642
-5,386
-0.8% -$184K
ADP icon
46
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$106B
$24M 0.7%
287,726
-41,714
-13% -$3.38M
LLTC
47
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$23.9M 0.7%
524,684
-29,344
-5% -$1.28M
EXPD icon
48
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22B
$23.7M 0.7%
532,269
-68,632
-11% -$2.95M
MET icon
49
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$23.5M 0.69%
487,929
+11,190
+2% +$532K
BUD icon
50
AB InBev
BUD
$170B
$22.9M 0.67%
204,083
+1,333
+0.7% +$148K
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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.