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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
+0.64%
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
-$1.43M
Cap. Flow
-$6.74M
Cap. Flow %
-0.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.75%
Holding
343
New
23
Increased
73
Reduced
156
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.4M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$7.25M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$6.13M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$5.72M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$4.95M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$21.7M
2
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$10.5M
3
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$7M
4
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5M
5
DOV icon
Dover
DOV
+$4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.64%
2 Technology 14.86%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Financials 10.35%
5 Energy 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AGN
101
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
$7.27M 0.23%
58,595
-190
-0.3% -$23.1K
BRLI
102
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
$7M 0.22%
252,968
+358
+0.1% +$9.37K
XRAY icon
103
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$6.99M 0.22%
151,699
-3,525
-2% -$163K
WBA
104
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$6.84M 0.22%
103,640
-802
-0.8% -$50.4K
LECO icon
105
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.2B
$6.72M 0.21%
93,286
-468
-0.5% -$33.6K
KMB icon
106
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$6.67M 0.21%
63,094
-93
-0.1% -$9.63K
CTCT
107
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$6.59M 0.21%
269,464
-16,740
-6% -$471K
DUK icon
108
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.8B
$6.54M 0.21%
91,868
+351
+0.4% +$24.5K
GIS icon
109
General Mills
GIS
$19.1B
$6.53M 0.21%
126,018
-210
-0.2% -$10.4K
APD icon
110
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.7B
$6.2M 0.2%
56,337
+1,189
+2% +$126K
CL icon
111
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$6.2M 0.2%
95,497
-7,836
-8% -$494K
DIS icon
112
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$6.08M 0.19%
75,961
+188
+0.2% +$14.6K
OVV icon
113
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.3B
$5.89M 0.19%
55,098
-16,414
-23% -$1.55M
CHKP icon
114
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
$5.85M 0.19%
+86,536
New +$5.72M
EMC
115
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$5.78M 0.18%
210,907
+484
+0.2% +$12.6K
AMGN icon
116
Amgen
AMGN
$208B
$5.71M 0.18%
46,262
-1,148
-2% -$139K
CHD icon
117
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$5.5M 0.17%
159,332
+6,120
+4% +$203K
APC
118
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$5.4M 0.17%
63,700
+41
+0.1% +$3.36K
SPY icon
119
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$790B
$5.34M 0.17%
28,561
-946
-3% -$174K
WMT icon
120
Walmart Inc
WMT
$885B
$5.19M 0.16%
203,721
-6,714
-3% -$169K
ZBH icon
121
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$5M 0.16%
54,459
-141
-0.3% -$13K
EW icon
122
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.6B
$4.97M 0.16%
+402,042
New +$4.64M
BP icon
123
BP
BP
$116B
$4.85M 0.15%
123,266
-1,134
-0.9% -$44.7K
NWL icon
124
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.38B
$4.73M 0.15%
158,189
-7,346
-4% -$228K
CSCO icon
125
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
$4.48M 0.14%
199,658
-6,502
-3% -$144K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, down 0.05% from $3.16B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 filing shows 23 new, 73 increased, 156 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M. The largest sale was Noble Corporation, an estimated $21.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2014 buy was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Perrigo in Q1 2014, an estimated $10.4M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $10.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $21.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 23 new positions and closed 8 in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 0.05% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 1 May 2014.