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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
+4.95%
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
$3.17B
AUM Growth
+$11.1M
Cap. Flow
-$121M
Cap. Flow %
-3.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
353
New
18
Increased
114
Reduced
136
Closed
24

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$14M
2
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$4.45M
3
OTEX icon
Open Text
OTEX
+$4.03M
4
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$3.63M
5
V icon
Visa
V
+$2.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$45.1M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$22.8M
3
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$20.6M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$16.1M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.17%
2 Industrials 13.79%
3 Technology 13.42%
4 Financials 9.99%
5 Energy 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CHD icon
101
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$7.45M 0.24%
212,952
+53,620
+34% +$1.84M
XRAY icon
102
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.75B
$6.89M 0.22%
145,504
-6,195
-4% -$288K
DUK icon
103
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$6.83M 0.22%
92,041
+173
+0.2% +$12.4K
DIS icon
104
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$6.71M 0.21%
78,263
+2,302
+3% +$188K
CL icon
105
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$6.68M 0.21%
98,040
+2,543
+3% +$170K
APD icon
106
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.8B
$6.68M 0.21%
56,107
-230
-0.4% -$25.7K
GIS icon
107
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$6.57M 0.21%
125,048
-970
-0.8% -$51.7K
ABB
108
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$6.53M 0.21%
283,672
-13,953
-5% -$338K
KMB icon
109
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$6.49M 0.2%
60,869
-2,225
-4% -$236K
LECO icon
110
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$6.44M 0.2%
92,136
-1,150
-1% -$78K
OVV icon
111
Ovintiv
OVV
$17B
$6.34M 0.2%
53,453
-1,645
-3% -$190K
EW icon
112
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$5.61M 0.18%
392,208
-9,834
-2% -$133K
ZBH icon
113
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$5.48M 0.17%
54,398
-61
-0.1% -$5.95K
SPY icon
114
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$5.47M 0.17%
27,939
-622
-2% -$118K
BP icon
115
BP
BP
$114B
$5.32M 0.17%
123,266
– –
CSCO icon
116
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$5.17M 0.16%
208,183
+8,525
+4% +$203K
NWL icon
117
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$4.85M 0.15%
156,380
-1,809
-1% -$54.1K
OTEX icon
118
Open Text
OTEX
$6.15B
$4.46M 0.14%
186,102
+169,952
+1,052% +$4.03M
ENOV icon
119
Enovis
ENOV
$1.69B
$4.33M 0.14%
33,782
+9,092
+37% +$1.14M
SBUX icon
120
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$4.25M 0.13%
109,942
+3,206
+3% +$116K
DD
121
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$4.24M 0.13%
68,286
-316
-0.5% -$20.3K
SHW icon
122
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$4.15M 0.13%
60,219
-777
-1% -$51.9K
DVY icon
123
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$4.13M 0.13%
53,649
+1,178
+2% +$88K
BSV icon
124
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$3.83M 0.12%
47,630
-5,995
-11% -$481K
SWK icon
125
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
$3.65M 0.12%
41,538
-14
-0% -$1.19K
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5
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Welch & Forbes held 353 positions worth $3.17B, up 0.35% from $3.16B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $121M in Q2 2014, closing 24 positions and reducing 136 holdings. Its most notable exit was Ansys, an estimated $45.1M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Noble Corporation worth $14.9M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2014 buy was Noble Corporation: 509,476 shares worth $14.9M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Walmart Inc in Q2 2014, an estimated $4.45M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Expeditors International, cutting an estimated $4.83M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Ansys in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $45.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.17B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 24 in Q2 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 0.35% quarter-over-quarter to $3.17B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 31 Jul 2014.