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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
CGNX icon
76
Cognex
CGNX
$10.9B
$13M 0.38%
629,828
+5,276
+0.8% +$105K
SVC
77
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$12.3M 0.36%
79,890
+1,000
+1% +$147K
BMY icon
78
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$133B
$12.3M 0.36%
207,712
+1,444
+0.7% +$81.4K
NVS icon
79
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$11.7M 0.34%
140,959
+1,753
+1% +$145K
COP icon
80
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$11.7M 0.34%
169,325
+45,381
+37% +$3.17M
PRGO icon
81
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$11.7M 0.34%
69,721
-627
-0.9% -$98.1K
OTEX icon
82
Open Text
OTEX
$6.15B
$11.7M 0.34%
400,034
+31,226
+8% +$886K
AGN
83
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
$11.5M 0.34%
54,252
-555
-1% -$110K
OMC icon
84
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.6B
$11.4M 0.33%
147,146
+93,024
+172% +$6.79M
ORCL icon
85
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$11.3M 0.33%
252,175
-65
-0% -$2.65K
LLY icon
86
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.02T
$11.3M 0.33%
163,811
+345
+0.2% +$23.3K
BDX icon
87
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$11.3M 0.33%
83,033
+307
+0.4% +$39.3K
BIV icon
88
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
$11.2M 0.33%
132,331
-3,233
-2% -$275K
MZTI
89
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.93B
$11.2M 0.33%
119,215
-2,327
-2% -$211K
WMT icon
90
Walmart Inc
WMT
$885B
$11.1M 0.33%
387,981
+6,312
+2% +$171K
TSCO icon
91
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.1B
$10.8M 0.32%
683,875
-71,810
-10% -$1.03M
BAC icon
92
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$10.6M 0.31%
594,929
+22,877
+4% +$391K
ROP icon
93
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.8B
$10.6M 0.31%
67,840
+40,759
+151% +$6.25M
CVE icon
94
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$55.7B
$10.3M 0.3%
498,236
-121,931
-20% -$2.81M
CTCT
95
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$9.83M 0.29%
267,909
+400
+0.1% +$13.1K
TWC
96
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$9.79M 0.29%
64,360
-39
-0.1% -$5.63K
CAT icon
97
Caterpillar
CAT
$375B
$9.6M 0.28%
104,836
-3,390
-3% -$330K
CHD icon
98
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$9.3M 0.27%
236,142
+15,920
+7% +$588K
APA icon
99
APA Corp
APA
$13.2B
$8.96M 0.26%
143,059
-118,964
-45% -$8.46M
VWO icon
100
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$8.83M 0.26%
220,576
-10,405
-5% -$428K
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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.