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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
-0.47%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$108M
Cap. Flow
+$146M
Cap. Flow %
4.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.28%
Holding
363
New
34
Increased
107
Reduced
144
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$45.4M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$25.9M
3
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$22.6M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$17.9M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$14.9M
2
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5.2M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.81M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.08M
5
ICLR icon
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ICLR
+$1.63M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.29%
2 Technology 15.08%
3 Industrials 12.43%
4 Financials 10.46%
5 Energy 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CGNX icon
76
Cognex
CGNX
$10.9B
$12.6M 0.38%
624,552
-16,328
-3% -$337K
IDXX icon
77
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$12.5M 0.38%
212,024
-2,102
-1% -$133K
UPS icon
78
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.6B
$11.9M 0.36%
121,324
+1,746
+1% +$173K
NVS icon
79
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$11.7M 0.36%
139,206
+956
+0.7% +$77.3K
BIV icon
80
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
$11.4M 0.35%
135,564
-2,921
-2% -$247K
CAT icon
81
Caterpillar
CAT
$375B
$10.7M 0.33%
108,226
+285
+0.3% +$30.2K
LLY icon
82
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.02T
$10.6M 0.32%
163,466
-790
-0.5% -$50K
PRGO icon
83
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$10.6M 0.32%
+70,348
New +$10.5M
BMY icon
84
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$133B
$10.6M 0.32%
206,268
-550
-0.3% -$27.5K
SVC
85
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$10.5M 0.32%
78,890
+1,450
+2% +$210K
MZTI
86
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.93B
$10.4M 0.32%
121,542
-8,135
-6% -$731K
OTEX icon
87
Open Text
OTEX
$6.15B
$10.2M 0.31%
368,808
+182,706
+98% +$4.88M
AGN
88
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
$9.77M 0.3%
54,807
+502
+0.9% +$83.4K
BAC icon
89
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$9.75M 0.3%
572,052
+38,370
+7% +$611K
WMT icon
90
Walmart Inc
WMT
$885B
$9.73M 0.3%
381,669
+4,689
+1% +$118K
ORCL icon
91
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$9.66M 0.29%
252,240
+15,060
+6% +$610K
VWO icon
92
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$9.63M 0.29%
230,981
-3,501
-1% -$155K
COP icon
93
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$9.48M 0.29%
123,944
-2,081
-2% -$170K
TSCO icon
94
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.1B
$9.3M 0.28%
755,685
-72,610
-9% -$907K
TWC
95
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$9.24M 0.28%
64,399
+41
+0.1% +$6.09K
BDX icon
96
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$9.19M 0.28%
82,726
-773
-0.9% -$88.1K
SYY icon
97
Sysco
SYY
$40.8B
$8.33M 0.25%
219,550
-860
-0.4% -$32.1K
BNS icon
98
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$7.89M 0.24%
136,188
-1,575
-1% -$98.2K
CHD icon
99
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$7.72M 0.24%
220,222
+7,270
+3% +$248K
SZYM
100
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$7.41M 0.23%
993,653
+40,872
+4% +$382K
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4
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Welch & Forbes held 363 positions worth $3.28B, up 3.4% from $3.17B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $146M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 34 new positions and adding to 107 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Expeditors International, an estimated $5.2M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2014 buy was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Comcast in Q3 2014, an estimated $6.55M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Expeditors International, cutting an estimated $5.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $14.9M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 34 new positions and closed 15 in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 27 Oct 2014.