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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
PAYX icon
26
Paychex
PAYX
$41.4B
$38.8M 1.17%
782,260
-28,415
-4% -$1.38M
JCI icon
27
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.8B
$38.4M 1.15%
726,622
-26,041
-3% -$1.32M
PFE icon
28
Pfizer
PFE
$142B
$38M 1.14%
1,149,897
-7,022
-0.6% -$223K
PX
29
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$37.4M 1.12%
309,523
-2,050
-0.7% -$256K
MCD icon
30
McDonald's
MCD
$191B
$36.5M 1.1%
374,111
-30,058
-7% -$2.85M
IBM icon
31
IBM
IBM
$209B
$36M 1.08%
234,478
-9,445
-4% -$1.43M
AFL icon
32
Aflac
AFL
$64.8B
$35.3M 1.06%
1,101,482
-46,390
-4% -$1.42M
STT icon
33
State Street
STT
$50.2B
$32.5M 0.98%
441,532
-20,039
-4% -$1.5M
CVX icon
34
Chevron
CVX
$383B
$32.1M 0.97%
306,225
-2,952
-1% -$315K
ABBV icon
35
AbbVie
ABBV
$455B
$31.6M 0.95%
540,646
-17,619
-3% -$1.06M
MRK icon
36
Merck
MRK
$321B
$31.5M 0.95%
573,998
-4,313
-0.7% -$244K
JPM icon
37
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$933B
$30.6M 0.92%
505,671
-706
-0.1% -$41.8K
GILD icon
38
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$29.9M 0.9%
304,631
-11,406
-4% -$1.16M
EMLP icon
39
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.09B
$29.6M 0.89%
1,102,479
+29,867
+3% +$819K
ABT icon
40
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$29.4M 0.88%
633,947
+6,015
+1% +$276K
FISV
41
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$27.2M 0.82%
686,132
+3,490
+0.5% +$133K
INTC icon
42
Intel
INTC
$460B
$27M 0.81%
864,891
+4,885
+0.6% +$165K
BUD icon
43
AB InBev
BUD
$166B
$25.3M 0.76%
207,635
+3,552
+2% +$429K
LLTC
44
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$24.7M 0.74%
527,883
+3,199
+0.6% +$150K
ADP icon
45
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$105B
$24.4M 0.73%
284,708
-3,018
-1% -$260K
EXPD icon
46
Expeditors International
EXPD
$21.8B
$24.2M 0.73%
501,835
-30,434
-6% -$1.4M
VRTX icon
47
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
$24.1M 0.72%
203,964
-2,814
-1% -$337K
RMD icon
48
ResMed
RMD
$30.3B
$23.1M 0.69%
321,649
-11,276
-3% -$732K
GSK icon
49
GSK
GSK
$104B
$23M 0.69%
398,806
-240
-0.1% -$13.8K
EMR icon
50
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.3B
$23M 0.69%
406,157
-32,385
-7% -$1.88M
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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.