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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
-0.47%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$108M
Cap. Flow
+$146M
Cap. Flow %
4.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.28%
Holding
363
New
34
Increased
107
Reduced
144
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$45.4M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$25.9M
3
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$22.6M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$17.9M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$14.9M
2
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5.2M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.81M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.08M
5
ICLR icon
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ICLR
+$1.63M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.29%
2 Technology 15.08%
3 Industrials 12.43%
4 Financials 10.46%
5 Energy 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EEM icon
101
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.8B
$7.34M 0.22%
176,743
-7,430
-4% -$329K
DIS icon
102
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$7.34M 0.22%
82,481
+4,218
+5% +$372K
CTCT
103
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$7.26M 0.22%
267,509
+765
+0.3% +$23.9K
CMCSA icon
104
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
$7.2M 0.22%
267,576
+238,998
+836% +$6.55M
APD icon
105
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.7B
$7.14M 0.22%
59,291
+3,184
+6% +$389K
APC
106
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$7.07M 0.22%
+69,683
New +$7.52M
DUK icon
107
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.8B
$6.88M 0.21%
91,956
-85
-0.1% -$6.2K
BRLI
108
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
$6.83M 0.21%
243,528
-8,640
-3% -$263K
EW icon
109
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.6B
$6.67M 0.2%
391,938
-270
-0.1% -$4.26K
CHKP icon
110
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
$6.67M 0.2%
+96,264
New +$6.55M
XRAY icon
111
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$6.59M 0.2%
144,624
-880
-0.6% -$41.4K
AMGN icon
112
Amgen
AMGN
$208B
$6.54M 0.2%
+46,560
New +$6.08M
KMB icon
113
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$6.51M 0.2%
63,157
+2,288
+4% +$238K
LECO icon
114
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.2B
$6.36M 0.19%
92,046
-90
-0.1% -$6.26K
CL icon
115
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$6.32M 0.19%
96,819
-1,221
-1% -$80.5K
ABB
116
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$6.12M 0.19%
273,138
-10,534
-4% -$241K
GIS icon
117
General Mills
GIS
$19.1B
$6.1M 0.19%
120,821
-4,227
-3% -$222K
B
118
Barrick Mining
B
$61.5B
$5.97M 0.18%
406,970
-43,014
-10% -$767K
WBA
119
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$5.92M 0.18%
99,927
-1,851
-2% -$121K
VEU icon
120
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$5.86M 0.18%
118,954
-25,150
-17% -$1.3M
SPY icon
121
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$790B
$5.32M 0.16%
27,000
-939
-3% -$186K
MORN icon
122
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$5.13M 0.16%
75,527
+29,483
+64% +$2.02M
ZBH icon
123
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$5.12M 0.16%
52,477
-1,921
-4% -$189K
CSCO icon
124
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
$5.01M 0.15%
198,959
-9,224
-4% -$232K
PAGP icon
125
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.21B
$4.95M 0.15%
60,621
+29,115
+92% +$2.37M
3 4
5
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Welch & Forbes held 363 positions worth $3.28B, up 3.4% from $3.17B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $146M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 34 new positions and adding to 107 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Expeditors International, an estimated $5.2M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2014 buy was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Comcast in Q3 2014, an estimated $6.55M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Expeditors International, cutting an estimated $5.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $14.9M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 34 new positions and closed 15 in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 27 Oct 2014.