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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
+8.28%
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
$3.16B
AUM Growth
+$188M
Cap. Flow
-$37.7M
Cap. Flow %
-1.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.5%
Holding
343
New
8
Increased
95
Reduced
153
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$7.44M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$7.31M
3
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.53M
4
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$2.57M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$2.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.1M
2
CVE icon
Cenovus Energy
CVE
+$7.29M
3
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$7.28M
4
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$5.34M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.22M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.3%
2 Technology 14.82%
3 Industrials 14.49%
4 Financials 10.13%
5 Energy 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KO icon
51
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$22.3M 0.71%
540,781
+3,967
+0.7% +$156K
EMLP icon
52
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.09B
$22.1M 0.7%
941,173
+56,388
+6% +$1.3M
BIV icon
53
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$21.8M 0.69%
267,082
-87,253
-25% -$7.28M
IGSB icon
54
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$21.8M 0.69%
412,776
+5,076
+1% +$267K
NE
55
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$21.7M 0.69%
662,818
+9,758
+1% +$324K
GILD icon
56
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$21.2M 0.67%
281,976
+22,871
+9% +$1.59M
CVE icon
57
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$56.5B
$20.9M 0.66%
729,291
-250,278
-26% -$7.29M
BUD icon
58
AB InBev
BUD
$166B
$20.5M 0.65%
192,574
+1,550
+0.8% +$158K
FISV
59
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$20.4M 0.65%
691,260
-11,616
-2% -$313K
SU icon
60
Suncor Energy
SU
$78.8B
$19.8M 0.63%
565,479
+36,306
+7% +$1.28M
TSCO icon
61
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$19.6M 0.62%
1,263,075
-31,510
-2% -$450K
AMP icon
62
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.1B
$19.4M 0.61%
168,496
-6,503
-4% -$672K
VZ icon
63
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$19.3M 0.61%
392,599
+4,497
+1% +$221K
MDY icon
64
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$18.9M 0.6%
77,510
+2,905
+4% +$683K
T icon
65
AT&T
T
$159B
$18.7M 0.59%
702,375
+8,333
+1% +$219K
RTN
66
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$18.1M 0.57%
199,988
-1,125
-0.6% -$93.9K
MET icon
67
MetLife
MET
$62.5B
$17.7M 0.56%
368,487
+3,047
+0.8% +$137K
RMD icon
68
ResMed
RMD
$30.3B
$17.1M 0.54%
363,210
+41,405
+13% +$2.1M
VRTX icon
69
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
$16.7M 0.53%
224,892
-13,841
-6% -$964K
LTM
70
DELISTED
LIFE TIME FITNESS INC
LTM
$16.3M 0.52%
347,018
+20,783
+6% +$995K
MTD icon
71
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$27.9B
$16.2M 0.51%
66,894
+8,069
+14% +$1.97M
MZTI
72
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.95B
$15.6M 0.49%
176,586
-1,150
-0.6% -$96.9K
TJX icon
73
TJX Companies
TJX
$176B
$15.1M 0.48%
473,080
+13,294
+3% +$403K
BRK.B icon
74
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$14.1M 0.45%
119,133
+155
+0.1% +$17.9K
COST icon
75
Costco
COST
$423B
$13.8M 0.44%
115,552
-9
-0% -$1.08K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, up 6.3% from $2.97B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 filing shows 8 new, 95 increased, 153 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $9.1M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2013 buy was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q4 2013, an estimated $7.44M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $9.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Edwards Lifesciences in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 8 new positions and closed 23 in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 17 Jan 2014.