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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
BKLN icon
76
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$13.7M 0.43%
552,005
+223,165
+68% +$5.53M
USB icon
77
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$13.1M 0.42%
325,113
-15,043
-4% -$577K
CGNX icon
78
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$12.9M 0.41%
678,132
-5,480
-0.8% -$89K
IDXX icon
79
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$12.5M 0.4%
235,008
-13,142
-5% -$692K
UPS icon
80
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$12.4M 0.39%
117,958
-147
-0.1% -$14.5K
BMY icon
81
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$11.5M 0.36%
215,918
-248
-0.1% -$12.6K
ABB
82
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$11.2M 0.35%
420,757
-8,200
-2% -$204K
VWO icon
83
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$10.5M 0.33%
255,422
+1,466
+0.6% +$60.4K
SVC
84
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$10.2M 0.32%
76,246
+4,359
+6% +$606K
VEU icon
85
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$10.2M 0.32%
200,306
-2,071
-1% -$103K
NVS icon
86
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$9.9M 0.31%
137,414
-1,512
-1% -$105K
CAT icon
87
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$9.87M 0.31%
108,730
-1,438
-1% -$123K
ORCL icon
88
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$9.76M 0.31%
255,145
-28,661
-10% -$985K
BDX icon
89
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$9.46M 0.3%
87,716
+1,068
+1% +$111K
COP icon
90
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$9M 0.29%
127,423
+333
+0.3% +$23.9K
CTCT
91
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$8.89M 0.28%
286,204
-55,172
-16% -$1.45M
TWC
92
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$8.78M 0.28%
64,780
+59,869
+1,219% +$7.44M
B
93
Barrick Mining
B
$63.2B
$8.51M 0.27%
482,478
+5,491
+1% +$96.8K
LLY icon
94
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.03T
$8.4M 0.27%
164,635
+4,972
+3% +$249K
EEM icon
95
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.6B
$8.04M 0.25%
192,298
+1,825
+1% +$76.4K
SYY icon
96
Sysco
SYY
$40.6B
$8M 0.25%
221,608
-6,864
-3% -$232K
BNS icon
97
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$7.88M 0.25%
135,547
+2,191
+2% +$123K
COF icon
98
Capital One
COF
$129B
$7.86M 0.25%
+102,634
New +$7.31M
SZYM
99
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$7.7M 0.24%
706,785
+261,215
+59% +$2.57M
XRAY icon
100
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.75B
$7.53M 0.24%
155,224
-4,805
-3% -$225K
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4
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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.