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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
+8.28%
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
$3.16B
AUM Growth
+$188M
Cap. Flow
-$37.7M
Cap. Flow %
-1.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.5%
Holding
343
New
8
Increased
95
Reduced
153
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$7.44M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$7.31M
3
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.53M
4
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$2.57M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$2.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.1M
2
CVE icon
Cenovus Energy
CVE
+$7.29M
3
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$7.28M
4
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$5.34M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.22M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.3%
2 Technology 14.82%
3 Industrials 14.49%
4 Financials 10.13%
5 Energy 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AXP icon
126
American Express
AXP
$228B
$4.3M 0.14%
47,359
-21
-0% -$1.73K
SBUX icon
127
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$4.17M 0.13%
106,344
-1,318
-1% -$52.1K
SHW icon
128
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$4.01M 0.13%
65,619
-1,800
-3% -$110K
MORN icon
129
Morningstar
MORN
$7.34B
$3.84M 0.12%
49,191
-400
-0.8% -$31.8K
DVY icon
130
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$3.8M 0.12%
53,211
+1,596
+3% +$111K
TIF
131
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$3.68M 0.12%
39,618
+1,288
+3% +$107K
GXC icon
132
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$460M
$3.58M 0.11%
45,925
-700
-2% -$53.7K
SWK icon
133
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
$3.45M 0.11%
42,702
-500
-1% -$40.9K
CMCSK
134
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$3.4M 0.11%
68,128
-370
-0.5% -$18.5K
IWM icon
135
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.2B
$3.25M 0.1%
28,161
+1,512
+6% +$167K
UNP icon
136
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$2.98M 0.09%
35,448
-1,660
-4% -$131K
EFA icon
137
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$2.96M 0.09%
44,114
+450
+1% +$29.4K
ESRX
138
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$2.87M 0.09%
40,910
-9
-0% -$588
PPO
139
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
$2.84M 0.09%
73,000
-107,542
-60% -$4.24M
PM icon
140
Philip Morris
PM
$299B
$2.81M 0.09%
32,232
-708
-2% -$61.8K
CTAS icon
141
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$2.81M 0.09%
188,352
+800
+0.4% +$10.9K
TFCFA
142
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$2.73M 0.09%
77,731
+43,581
+128% +$1.47M
EV
143
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$2.56M 0.08%
59,931
– –
ENOV icon
144
Enovis
ENOV
$1.69B
$2.51M 0.08%
22,914
+245
+1% +$24.5K
VNO icon
145
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.55B
$2.5M 0.08%
38,516
-376
-1% -$24.3K
CI icon
146
Cigna
CI
$76.1B
$2.45M 0.08%
28,040
+270
+1% +$22.1K
CB
147
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$2.34M 0.07%
24,255
-268
-1% -$25K
MDT icon
148
Medtronic
MDT
$110B
$2.17M 0.07%
37,821
-743
-2% -$42.1K
MAS icon
149
Masco
MAS
$14.2B
$2.16M 0.07%
107,972
-966
-0.9% -$18K
RBS.PRL.CL
150
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.15M 0.07%
110,206
-1,700
-2% -$33.5K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, up 6.3% from $2.97B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 filing shows 8 new, 95 increased, 153 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $9.1M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2013 buy was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q4 2013, an estimated $7.44M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $9.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Edwards Lifesciences in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 8 new positions and closed 23 in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 17 Jan 2014.