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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
SVC
76
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$12.6M 0.38%
77,059
-2,831
-4% -$452K
OMC icon
77
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$12.6M 0.38%
161,741
+14,595
+10% +$1.11M
NVS icon
78
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$12M 0.36%
135,345
-5,614
-4% -$498K
TDC icon
79
Teradata
TDC
$2.88B
$11.9M 0.36%
268,895
-93,476
-26% -$4.09M
LLY icon
80
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.03T
$11.7M 0.35%
161,398
-2,413
-1% -$172K
TSCO icon
81
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$11.5M 0.35%
678,035
-5,840
-0.9% -$97.6K
BDX icon
82
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$11.3M 0.34%
80,655
-2,378
-3% -$333K
TRMB icon
83
Trimble
TRMB
$13.3B
$11.1M 0.33%
441,550
-393,413
-47% -$10.1M
CMCSA icon
84
Comcast
CMCSA
$84B
$11.1M 0.33%
393,286
+109,858
+39% +$3.16M
BIV icon
85
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$11M 0.33%
127,876
-4,455
-3% -$382K
WMT icon
86
Walmart Inc
WMT
$884B
$10.9M 0.33%
398,661
+10,680
+3% +$303K
ORCL icon
87
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$10.8M 0.32%
250,039
-2,136
-0.8% -$92.6K
MZTI
88
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.95B
$10.7M 0.32%
112,007
-7,208
-6% -$661K
BAC icon
89
Bank of America
BAC
$433B
$10.6M 0.32%
690,635
+95,706
+16% +$1.54M
UPS icon
90
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$10.5M 0.32%
108,472
-11,679
-10% -$1.2M
OTEX icon
91
Open Text
OTEX
$6.15B
$10.2M 0.31%
386,078
-13,956
-3% -$399K
COP icon
92
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$10.2M 0.31%
163,200
-6,125
-4% -$396K
CTCT
93
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$9.94M 0.3%
260,075
-7,834
-3% -$308K
CHD icon
94
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$9.89M 0.3%
231,602
-4,540
-2% -$189K
TWC
95
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$9.43M 0.28%
62,931
-1,429
-2% -$213K
VWO icon
96
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$9M 0.27%
220,101
-475
-0.2% -$19.3K
EW icon
97
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$8.87M 0.27%
373,404
-14,244
-4% -$320K
CSCO icon
98
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$8.79M 0.26%
319,459
+121,532
+61% +$3.42M
DIS icon
99
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$8.25M 0.25%
78,620
-4,287
-5% -$433K
SYY icon
100
Sysco
SYY
$40.6B
$8.11M 0.24%
214,832
-4,100
-2% -$162K
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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.