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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
+8.28%
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
$3.16B
AUM Growth
+$188M
Cap. Flow
-$37.7M
Cap. Flow %
-1.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.5%
Holding
343
New
8
Increased
95
Reduced
153
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$7.44M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$7.31M
3
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.53M
4
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$2.57M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$2.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.1M
2
CVE icon
Cenovus Energy
CVE
+$7.29M
3
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$7.28M
4
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$5.34M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.22M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.3%
2 Technology 14.82%
3 Industrials 14.49%
4 Financials 10.13%
5 Energy 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BAC icon
101
Bank of America
BAC
$433B
$7.26M 0.23%
466,125
+6,844
+1% +$102K
CL icon
102
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$6.74M 0.21%
103,333
-2,115
-2% -$135K
LECO icon
103
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$6.69M 0.21%
93,754
+5,156
+6% +$362K
AGN
104
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
$6.53M 0.21%
58,785
-426
-0.7% -$40.7K
OVV icon
105
Ovintiv
OVV
$17B
$6.45M 0.2%
71,512
-39,219
-35% -$3.57M
BRLI
106
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
$6.45M 0.2%
252,610
-87,590
-26% -$2.7M
KMB icon
107
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$6.33M 0.2%
63,187
-892
-1% -$89K
DUK icon
108
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$6.32M 0.2%
91,517
-578
-0.6% -$40.5K
GIS icon
109
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$6.3M 0.2%
126,228
-550
-0.4% -$27.4K
WBA
110
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$6M 0.19%
104,442
+3,413
+3% +$199K
SPLS
111
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$5.97M 0.19%
375,528
-11,590
-3% -$181K
DIS icon
112
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$5.79M 0.18%
75,773
+39
+0.1% +$2.7K
APD icon
113
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.8B
$5.7M 0.18%
55,148
-433
-0.8% -$43.6K
WMT icon
114
Walmart Inc
WMT
$884B
$5.52M 0.17%
210,435
-3,681
-2% -$95.1K
SPY icon
115
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$5.45M 0.17%
29,507
+3,413
+13% +$604K
AMGN icon
116
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$5.41M 0.17%
47,410
-495
-1% -$56.3K
NWL icon
117
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$5.37M 0.17%
165,535
-4,698
-3% -$140K
EMC
118
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$5.29M 0.17%
210,423
-4,708
-2% -$114K
CHD icon
119
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$5.08M 0.16%
153,212
+8,256
+6% +$266K
APC
120
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$5.05M 0.16%
63,659
-745
-1% -$66.8K
BP icon
121
BP
BP
$114B
$4.95M 0.16%
124,400
-640
-0.5% -$23.8K
ZBH icon
122
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$4.94M 0.16%
54,600
-98
-0.2% -$8.48K
CSCO icon
123
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$4.62M 0.15%
206,160
-9,284
-4% -$205K
CELG
124
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$4.57M 0.14%
54,064
+31,656
+141% +$2.5M
DD
125
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$4.3M 0.14%
69,715
-1,811
-3% -$105K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, up 6.3% from $2.97B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 filing shows 8 new, 95 increased, 153 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $9.1M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2013 buy was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q4 2013, an estimated $7.44M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $9.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Edwards Lifesciences in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 8 new positions and closed 23 in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 17 Jan 2014.