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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
+5.96%
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
$2.97B
AUM Growth
+$174M
Cap. Flow
+$25.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.49%
Holding
341
New
21
Increased
129
Reduced
124
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.26M
2
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.07M
3
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.72M
4
MTD icon
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
+$2.34M
5
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
+$2.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$2.78M
2
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$2.53M
3
EWY icon
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$2.27M
4
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$1.8M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$1.02M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.25%
2 Technology 14.9%
3 Industrials 14.15%
4 Financials 9.71%
5 Energy 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ADP icon
51
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$106B
$21.2M 0.71%
333,462
-650
-0.2% -$41.3K
INTC icon
52
Intel
INTC
$455B
$20.7M 0.7%
904,238
+1,115
+0.1% +$25.7K
KO icon
53
Coca-Cola
KO
$377B
$20.3M 0.68%
536,814
-13,593
-2% -$537K
EMLP icon
54
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.11B
$20.2M 0.68%
884,785
+7,250
+0.8% +$169K
ABT icon
55
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$20.1M 0.68%
605,301
-1,524
-0.3% -$53.5K
LLTC
56
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$19.2M 0.65%
483,140
+7,709
+2% +$304K
BUD icon
57
AB InBev
BUD
$170B
$18.9M 0.64%
191,024
+487
+0.3% +$46.4K
SU icon
58
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.4B
$18.9M 0.64%
529,173
+6,923
+1% +$230K
VZ icon
59
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$18.1M 0.61%
388,102
+9,023
+2% +$440K
VRTX icon
60
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$18.1M 0.61%
238,733
-11,865
-5% -$944K
FISV
61
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$17.8M 0.6%
702,876
-1,708
-0.2% -$41.3K
T icon
62
AT&T
T
$159B
$17.7M 0.6%
694,042
+12,002
+2% +$315K
TSCO icon
63
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.1B
$17.4M 0.59%
1,294,585
+91,735
+8% +$1.13M
RMD icon
64
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
$17M 0.57%
321,805
+963
+0.3% +$46.7K
MDY icon
65
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$16.9M 0.57%
74,605
+230
+0.3% +$51.1K
LTM
66
DELISTED
LIFE TIME FITNESS INC
LTM
$16.8M 0.57%
326,235
+10,415
+3% +$539K
GILD icon
67
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$16.3M 0.55%
259,105
+7,708
+3% +$461K
AMP icon
68
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$15.9M 0.54%
174,999
+125
+0.1% +$11K
RTN
69
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$15.5M 0.52%
201,113
-6,539
-3% -$485K
MET icon
70
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$15.3M 0.51%
365,440
+8,760
+2% +$377K
MTD icon
71
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$14.1M 0.48%
58,825
+10,396
+21% +$2.34M
MZTI
72
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.93B
$13.9M 0.47%
177,736
+495
+0.3% +$39.5K
BRK.B icon
73
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$13.5M 0.45%
118,978
-1,550
-1% -$179K
COST icon
74
Costco
COST
$422B
$13.3M 0.45%
115,561
-85
-0.1% -$9.81K
TJX icon
75
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
$13M 0.44%
459,786
+26,828
+6% +$714K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Welch & Forbes held 341 positions worth $2.97B, up 6.2% from $2.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 filing shows 21 new, 129 increased, 124 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $2.78M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2013 buy was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Invesco Senior Loan ETF in Q3 2013, an estimated $5.07M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $2.78M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Aberdeen India Fund in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $339K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $2.97B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 21 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $2.97B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 31 Oct 2013.