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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
COST icon
76
Costco
COST
$422B
$12.7M 0.4%
113,915
-1,637
-1% -$187K
BIV icon
77
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
$11.7M 0.37%
140,744
-126,338
-47% -$10.5M
COF icon
78
Capital One
COF
$128B
$11.5M 0.37%
149,669
+47,035
+46% +$3.45M
UPS icon
79
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.6B
$11.5M 0.36%
117,764
-194
-0.2% -$18.9K
CGNX icon
80
Cognex
CGNX
$10.9B
$11M 0.35%
651,818
-26,314
-4% -$491K
SVC
81
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$11M 0.35%
76,901
+655
+0.9% +$87.2K
CAT icon
82
Caterpillar
CAT
$375B
$10.9M 0.34%
109,474
+744
+0.7% +$70.2K
BMY icon
83
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$133B
$10.9M 0.34%
209,220
-6,698
-3% -$356K
PRGO icon
84
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$10.4M 0.33%
67,321
+65,931
+4,743% +$10.4M
SZYM
85
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$10.3M 0.33%
888,096
+181,311
+26% +$2.13M
NVS icon
86
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$10.3M 0.33%
135,186
-2,228
-2% -$162K
CELG
87
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$10.2M 0.32%
145,562
+91,498
+169% +$7.25M
VWO icon
88
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$10.1M 0.32%
249,505
-5,917
-2% -$230K
ORCL icon
89
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$10M 0.32%
245,272
-9,873
-4% -$376K
LLY icon
90
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.02T
$9.64M 0.31%
163,837
-798
-0.5% -$44.5K
BDX icon
91
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$9.53M 0.3%
83,411
-4,305
-5% -$473K
TWC
92
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$8.85M 0.28%
64,480
-300
-0.5% -$41K
COP icon
93
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$8.75M 0.28%
124,383
-3,040
-2% -$203K
B
94
Barrick Mining
B
$61.5B
$8.52M 0.27%
477,913
-4,565
-0.9% -$88.3K
BAC icon
95
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$8.34M 0.26%
484,974
+18,849
+4% +$317K
SYY icon
96
Sysco
SYY
$40.8B
$7.96M 0.25%
220,410
-1,198
-0.5% -$43K
VEU icon
97
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$7.76M 0.25%
154,349
-45,957
-23% -$2.27M
EEM icon
98
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.8B
$7.74M 0.25%
188,663
-3,635
-2% -$143K
ABB
99
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$7.68M 0.24%
297,625
-123,132
-29% -$3.13M
BNS icon
100
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$7.46M 0.24%
138,445
+2,898
+2% +$155K
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4
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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.