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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
+5.96%
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
$2.97B
AUM Growth
+$174M
Cap. Flow
+$25.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.49%
Holding
341
New
21
Increased
129
Reduced
124
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.26M
2
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.07M
3
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.72M
4
MTD icon
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
+$2.34M
5
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
+$2.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$2.78M
2
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$2.53M
3
EWY icon
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$2.27M
4
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$1.8M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$1.02M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.25%
2 Technology 14.9%
3 Industrials 14.15%
4 Financials 9.71%
5 Energy 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SBUX icon
126
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$4.14M 0.14%
107,662
+3,636
+3% +$131K
SHW icon
127
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$4.09M 0.14%
67,419
-1,500
-2% -$88.1K
DD
128
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$3.98M 0.13%
71,526
+102
+0.1% +$5.57K
MORN icon
129
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$3.93M 0.13%
49,591
+250
+0.5% +$19.3K
SWK icon
130
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$3.91M 0.13%
43,202
-600
-1% -$51.4K
AXP icon
131
American Express
AXP
$227B
$3.58M 0.12%
47,380
+2,443
+5% +$184K
GXC icon
132
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$462M
$3.45M 0.12%
46,625
-430
-0.9% -$30.1K
DVY icon
133
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$3.42M 0.12%
51,615
+85
+0.2% +$5.65K
TEVA icon
134
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$40.8B
$3.14M 0.11%
83,216
-64,773
-44% -$2.53M
CMCSK
135
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$2.97M 0.1%
68,498
-100
-0.1% -$4.33K
TIF
136
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.94M 0.1%
38,330
-1,096
-3% -$86.3K
UNP icon
137
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$2.88M 0.1%
37,108
+400
+1% +$31.6K
PM icon
138
Philip Morris
PM
$297B
$2.85M 0.1%
32,940
-269
-0.8% -$23.5K
IWM icon
139
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$2.84M 0.1%
26,649
+1,849
+7% +$191K
EFA icon
140
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$2.79M 0.09%
43,664
+1,353
+3% +$82.9K
EWC icon
141
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.13B
$2.67M 0.09%
94,398
-4,080
-4% -$113K
IAU icon
142
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
$2.54M 0.09%
98,370
+2,580
+3% +$66.6K
ESRX
143
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$2.53M 0.09%
40,919
– –
CTAS icon
144
Cintas
CTAS
$81.9B
$2.4M 0.08%
187,552
+12,000
+7% +$146K
VNO icon
145
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.41B
$2.39M 0.08%
38,892
-4,511
-10% -$279K
EV
146
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$2.33M 0.08%
59,931
+978
+2% +$38.9K
DNB
147
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$2.29M 0.08%
+22,100
New +$2.3M
RBS.PRL.CL
148
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.22M 0.07%
111,906
-1,500
-1% -$29.2K
ENOV icon
149
Enovis
ENOV
$1.68B
$2.2M 0.07%
22,669
-61
-0.3% -$5.62K
CB
150
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$2.19M 0.07%
24,523
+501
+2% +$43.3K
4 5
6
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Welch & Forbes held 341 positions worth $2.97B, up 6.2% from $2.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 filing shows 21 new, 129 increased, 124 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $2.78M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2013 buy was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Invesco Senior Loan ETF in Q3 2013, an estimated $5.07M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $2.78M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Aberdeen India Fund in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $339K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $2.97B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 21 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $2.97B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 31 Oct 2013.