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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
MTD icon
51
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$27.9B
$22.3M 0.67%
67,954
-3,373
-5% -$1.04M
LQD icon
52
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$22.1M 0.67%
181,833
-2,835
-2% -$344K
MDY icon
53
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$21.9M 0.66%
79,036
-1,648
-2% -$444K
VZ icon
54
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$21.7M 0.65%
446,707
+6,213
+1% +$300K
CELG
55
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$21.3M 0.64%
184,666
+6,018
+3% +$719K
IGSB icon
56
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$20.8M 0.62%
393,908
-716
-0.2% -$37.7K
LTM
57
DELISTED
LIFE TIME FITNESS INC
LTM
$20.7M 0.62%
291,669
-52,257
-15% -$3.14M
RTN
58
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$20.4M 0.61%
186,384
-1,440
-0.8% -$155K
TJX icon
59
TJX Companies
TJX
$176B
$20.2M 0.61%
577,726
-22,742
-4% -$774K
KO icon
60
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$20M 0.6%
492,044
-25,852
-5% -$1.08M
MET icon
61
MetLife
MET
$62.5B
$19.6M 0.59%
435,446
-52,483
-11% -$2.36M
TD icon
62
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$18.7M 0.56%
437,220
-72,703
-14% -$3.12M
AMP icon
63
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.1B
$18.4M 0.55%
140,639
-3,057
-2% -$403K
BKLN icon
64
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$18.2M 0.55%
755,793
-24,880
-3% -$598K
COF icon
65
Capital One
COF
$129B
$17.4M 0.52%
220,921
+10,493
+5% +$825K
COST icon
66
Costco
COST
$423B
$16.7M 0.5%
110,258
-5,320
-5% -$781K
BRK.B icon
67
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$16.5M 0.49%
114,023
-1,287
-1% -$189K
T icon
68
AT&T
T
$159B
$16.4M 0.49%
666,543
-11,201
-2% -$285K
SU icon
69
Suncor Energy
SU
$78.8B
$16.3M 0.49%
555,709
-2,021
-0.4% -$60.1K
DOV icon
70
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$15.7M 0.47%
280,583
-15,084
-5% -$869K
IDXX icon
71
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$15.5M 0.47%
201,268
-7,286
-3% -$567K
CGNX icon
72
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$15M 0.45%
606,188
-23,640
-4% -$503K
USB icon
73
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$14.4M 0.43%
330,019
+1,220
+0.4% +$53.4K
ROP icon
74
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.5B
$13.2M 0.4%
76,549
+8,709
+13% +$1.41M
BMY icon
75
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$13.1M 0.39%
203,302
-4,410
-2% -$276K
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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.