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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
TRMB icon
51
Trimble
TRMB
$13.2B
$22.2M 0.65%
834,963
-35,517
-4% -$1M
LQD icon
52
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$22.1M 0.65%
184,668
-2,095
-1% -$250K
KO icon
53
Coca-Cola
KO
$377B
$21.9M 0.64%
517,896
-9,236
-2% -$394K
MTD icon
54
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$21.6M 0.63%
71,327
+894
+1% +$246K
GSK icon
55
GSK
GSK
$104B
$21.3M 0.63%
399,046
-600
-0.2% -$33.6K
MDY icon
56
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$21.3M 0.63%
80,684
+267
+0.3% +$68.4K
IGSB icon
57
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$20.8M 0.61%
394,624
-6,162
-2% -$324K
VZ icon
58
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$20.6M 0.61%
440,494
+16,463
+4% +$805K
TJX icon
59
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
$20.6M 0.6%
600,468
+4,992
+0.8% +$159K
RTN
60
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$20.3M 0.6%
187,824
-2,348
-1% -$242K
CELG
61
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$20M 0.59%
178,648
+7,191
+4% +$758K
LTM
62
DELISTED
LIFE TIME FITNESS INC
LTM
$19.5M 0.57%
343,926
-4,320
-1% -$231K
AMP icon
63
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$19M 0.56%
143,696
-2,377
-2% -$301K
BKLN icon
64
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$18.8M 0.55%
780,673
-7,225
-0.9% -$175K
RMD icon
65
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
$18.7M 0.55%
332,925
-170
-0.1% -$8.88K
SU icon
66
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.4B
$17.7M 0.52%
557,730
-651
-0.1% -$21.5K
COF icon
67
Capital One
COF
$128B
$17.4M 0.51%
210,428
+23,428
+13% +$1.91M
BRK.B icon
68
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$17.3M 0.51%
115,310
-899
-0.8% -$130K
T icon
69
AT&T
T
$159B
$17.2M 0.51%
677,744
-6,669
-1% -$173K
DOV icon
70
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
$17.1M 0.5%
295,667
-1,966
-0.7% -$122K
COST icon
71
Costco
COST
$422B
$16.4M 0.48%
115,578
+274
+0.2% +$37.2K
TDC icon
72
Teradata
TDC
$2.92B
$15.8M 0.46%
362,371
-42,401
-10% -$1.82M
IDXX icon
73
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$15.5M 0.45%
208,554
-3,470
-2% -$243K
USB icon
74
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$14.8M 0.43%
328,799
+701
+0.2% +$30.2K
UPS icon
75
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.6B
$13.4M 0.39%
120,151
-1,173
-1% -$124K
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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.