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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
+6.28%
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
$3.4B
AUM Growth
+$129M
Cap. Flow
-$25.5M
Cap. Flow %
-0.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.18%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
84
Reduced
181
Closed
18

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$6.79M
2
ROP icon
Roper Technologies
ROP
+$6.25M
3
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$5.17M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.49M
5
COP icon
ConocoPhillips
COP
+$3.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$8.46M
2
RIG icon
Transocean
RIG
+$4.2M
3
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$4.02M
4
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$3.68M
5
ADP icon
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
+$3.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.94%
2 Technology 14.76%
3 Industrials 12.64%
4 Financials 10.68%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SYY icon
101
Sysco
SYY
$40.8B
$8.69M 0.26%
218,932
-618
-0.3% -$24K
EW icon
102
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.6B
$8.23M 0.24%
387,648
-4,290
-1% -$86.2K
CMCSA icon
103
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
$8.22M 0.24%
283,428
+15,852
+6% +$434K
DIS icon
104
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$7.81M 0.23%
82,907
+426
+0.5% +$38.4K
APD icon
105
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.7B
$7.78M 0.23%
58,339
-952
-2% -$120K
DUK icon
106
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.8B
$7.77M 0.23%
92,978
+1,022
+1% +$82.4K
CHKP icon
107
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
$7.71M 0.23%
98,104
+1,840
+2% +$137K
XRAY icon
108
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$7.57M 0.22%
142,014
-2,610
-2% -$133K
BRLI
109
DELISTED
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
$7.56M 0.22%
235,388
-8,140
-3% -$235K
WBA
110
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$7.53M 0.22%
98,831
-1,096
-1% -$73.3K
AMGN icon
111
Amgen
AMGN
$208B
$7.17M 0.21%
45,002
-1,558
-3% -$243K
KMB icon
112
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$6.96M 0.2%
60,253
-2,904
-5% -$322K
CL icon
113
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$6.86M 0.2%
99,140
+2,321
+2% +$157K
EEM icon
114
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.8B
$6.55M 0.19%
166,817
-9,926
-6% -$403K
BNS icon
115
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$6.3M 0.18%
116,535
-19,653
-14% -$1.11M
LECO icon
116
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.2B
$6.26M 0.18%
90,546
-1,500
-2% -$105K
GIS icon
117
General Mills
GIS
$19.1B
$6.24M 0.18%
117,010
-3,811
-3% -$197K
ZBH icon
118
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$5.9M 0.17%
53,552
+1,075
+2% +$113K
APC
119
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$5.62M 0.17%
68,158
-1,525
-2% -$133K
ABB
120
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$5.61M 0.16%
264,984
-8,154
-3% -$176K
CSCO icon
121
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
$5.51M 0.16%
197,927
-1,032
-0.5% -$26.6K
SPY icon
122
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$790B
$5.49M 0.16%
26,700
-300
-1% -$60.3K
BSX icon
123
Boston Scientific
BSX
$69.5B
$5.36M 0.16%
+404,450
New +$5.17M
SHW icon
124
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$5.17M 0.15%
58,926
-1,293
-2% -$102K
SPLS
125
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$5.13M 0.15%
283,065
-21,415
-7% -$299K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.4B, up 3.9% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2014 filing shows 13 new, 84 increased, 181 reduced and 18 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Boston Scientific: 404,450 shares worth $5.36M. The largest sale was APA Corp, an estimated $8.46M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2014 buy was Boston Scientific: 404,450 shares worth $5.36M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Omnicom Group in Q4 2014, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was APA Corp, cutting an estimated $8.46M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Transocean in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $4.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 18 in Q4 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.9% quarter-over-quarter to $3.4B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 27 Jan 2015.