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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
+5.96%
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
$2.97B
AUM Growth
+$174M
Cap. Flow
+$25.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.49%
Holding
341
New
21
Increased
129
Reduced
124
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.26M
2
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.07M
3
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.72M
4
MTD icon
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
+$2.34M
5
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
+$2.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$2.78M
2
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$2.53M
3
EWY icon
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$2.27M
4
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$1.8M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$1.02M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.25%
2 Technology 14.9%
3 Industrials 14.15%
4 Financials 9.71%
5 Energy 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
XRAY icon
101
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$6.95M 0.23%
160,029
-4,220
-3% -$180K
BAC icon
102
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$6.34M 0.21%
459,281
+11,382
+3% +$162K
CL icon
103
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$6.25M 0.21%
105,448
+2,196
+2% +$130K
DUK icon
104
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.8B
$6.15M 0.21%
92,095
-666
-0.7% -$45.4K
GIS icon
105
General Mills
GIS
$19.1B
$6.08M 0.2%
126,778
-1,812
-1% -$90.9K
APC
106
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$5.99M 0.2%
64,404
-1,047
-2% -$95.2K
LECO icon
107
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.2B
$5.9M 0.2%
88,598
+3,617
+4% +$227K
KMB icon
108
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$5.79M 0.19%
64,079
+872
+1% +$80.8K
SPLS
109
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$5.67M 0.19%
387,118
+253
+0.1% +$3.97K
EMC
110
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$5.5M 0.19%
215,131
+8,336
+4% +$216K
APD icon
111
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.7B
$5.48M 0.18%
55,581
-378
-0.7% -$35.9K
WBA
112
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$5.44M 0.18%
101,029
+2,179
+2% +$109K
AMGN icon
113
Amgen
AMGN
$208B
$5.36M 0.18%
47,905
+1,429
+3% +$155K
AGN
114
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
$5.36M 0.18%
59,211
+291
+0.5% +$26.1K
WMT icon
115
Walmart Inc
WMT
$885B
$5.28M 0.18%
214,116
-183
-0.1% -$4.61K
EW icon
116
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.6B
$5.22M 0.18%
+450,012
New +$5.26M
CSCO icon
117
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
$5.05M 0.17%
215,444
+5,098
+2% +$127K
DIS icon
118
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$4.88M 0.16%
75,734
+5,823
+8% +$373K
SZYM
119
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$4.81M 0.16%
445,570
+16,700
+4% +$190K
NWL icon
120
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.38B
$4.68M 0.16%
170,233
-2,162
-1% -$57.6K
CHKP icon
121
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
$4.52M 0.15%
79,950
+2,850
+4% +$160K
SPY icon
122
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$790B
$4.38M 0.15%
26,094
+2,180
+9% +$365K
ZBH icon
123
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$4.36M 0.15%
54,698
-1,533
-3% -$121K
CHD icon
124
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$4.35M 0.15%
144,956
+9,350
+7% +$288K
BP icon
125
BP
BP
$116B
$4.3M 0.14%
125,040
+2,207
+2% +$75.7K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Welch & Forbes held 341 positions worth $2.97B, up 6.2% from $2.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 filing shows 21 new, 129 increased, 124 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $2.78M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2013 buy was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Invesco Senior Loan ETF in Q3 2013, an estimated $5.07M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $2.78M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Aberdeen India Fund in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $339K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $2.97B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 21 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $2.97B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 31 Oct 2013.