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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
+0.64%
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
-$1.43M
Cap. Flow
-$6.74M
Cap. Flow %
-0.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.75%
Holding
343
New
23
Increased
73
Reduced
156
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.4M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$7.25M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$6.13M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$5.72M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$4.95M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$21.7M
2
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$10.5M
3
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$7M
4
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5M
5
DOV icon
Dover
DOV
+$4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.64%
2 Technology 14.86%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Financials 10.35%
5 Energy 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GILD icon
51
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$21.7M 0.69%
306,427
+24,451
+9% +$1.92M
MET icon
52
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$21.6M 0.68%
458,888
+90,401
+25% +$4.15M
IGSB icon
53
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$21.3M 0.67%
403,996
-8,780
-2% -$463K
BUD icon
54
AB InBev
BUD
$170B
$20.6M 0.65%
195,599
+3,025
+2% +$307K
KO icon
55
Coca-Cola
KO
$377B
$20.6M 0.65%
532,118
-8,663
-2% -$335K
MDY icon
56
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$20M 0.63%
79,695
+2,185
+3% +$536K
DOV icon
57
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
$19.7M 0.62%
297,694
-64,353
-18% -$4M
FISV
58
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$19.6M 0.62%
690,536
-724
-0.1% -$20.7K
SU icon
59
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.4B
$19.3M 0.61%
552,820
-12,659
-2% -$422K
VZ icon
60
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$19.2M 0.61%
403,671
+11,072
+3% +$524K
CVE icon
61
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$55.7B
$19.2M 0.61%
661,778
-67,513
-9% -$1.8M
RTN
62
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$18.9M 0.6%
190,876
-9,112
-5% -$865K
T icon
63
AT&T
T
$159B
$18.4M 0.58%
695,669
-6,706
-1% -$168K
MZTI
64
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.93B
$17.5M 0.55%
175,596
-990
-0.6% -$88.9K
BKLN icon
65
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$17.2M 0.54%
692,180
+140,175
+25% +$3.49M
LTM
66
DELISTED
LIFE TIME FITNESS INC
LTM
$16.5M 0.52%
344,025
-2,993
-0.9% -$137K
RMD icon
67
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
$16.4M 0.52%
366,025
+2,815
+0.8% +$126K
TSCO icon
68
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.1B
$16.1M 0.51%
1,139,870
-123,205
-10% -$1.74M
AMP icon
69
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$16.1M 0.51%
145,838
-22,658
-13% -$2.48M
MTD icon
70
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$15.9M 0.5%
67,259
+365
+0.5% +$89.4K
VRTX icon
71
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$15.8M 0.5%
222,860
-2,032
-0.9% -$161K
BRK.B icon
72
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$14.3M 0.45%
114,343
-4,790
-4% -$560K
USB icon
73
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$14.1M 0.45%
329,199
+4,086
+1% +$168K
IDXX icon
74
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$13.6M 0.43%
224,860
-10,148
-4% -$605K
TJX icon
75
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
$13.6M 0.43%
447,692
-25,388
-5% -$769K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, down 0.05% from $3.16B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 filing shows 23 new, 73 increased, 156 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M. The largest sale was Noble Corporation, an estimated $21.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2014 buy was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Perrigo in Q1 2014, an estimated $10.4M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $10.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $21.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 23 new positions and closed 8 in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 0.05% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 1 May 2014.