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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
+0.64%
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
-$1.43M
Cap. Flow
-$6.74M
Cap. Flow %
-0.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.75%
Holding
343
New
23
Increased
73
Reduced
156
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.4M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$7.25M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$6.13M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$5.72M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$4.95M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$21.7M
2
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$10.5M
3
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$7M
4
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5M
5
DOV icon
Dover
DOV
+$4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.64%
2 Technology 14.86%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Financials 10.35%
5 Energy 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AXP icon
126
American Express
AXP
$227B
$4.38M 0.14%
48,678
+1,319
+3% +$118K
DD
127
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$4.37M 0.14%
68,602
-1,113
-2% -$68.1K
BSV icon
128
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$4.29M 0.14%
+53,625
New +$4.3M
SHW icon
129
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$4.01M 0.13%
60,996
-4,623
-7% -$298K
SBUX icon
130
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$3.92M 0.12%
106,736
+392
+0.4% +$14.5K
MORN icon
131
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$3.89M 0.12%
49,191
– –
DVY icon
132
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$3.85M 0.12%
52,471
-740
-1% -$52.5K
SPLS
133
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$3.79M 0.12%
333,772
-41,756
-11% -$545K
KN icon
134
Knowles
KN
$3.13B
$3.74M 0.12%
+118,403
New +$3.67M
SWK icon
135
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$3.38M 0.11%
41,552
-1,150
-3% -$92.2K
IWM icon
136
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$3.31M 0.11%
28,480
+319
+1% +$36.8K
TIF
137
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$3.25M 0.1%
37,765
-1,853
-5% -$165K
RIG icon
138
Transocean
RIG
$5.89B
$3.19M 0.1%
+77,248
New +$3.36M
CMCSK
139
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$3.06M 0.1%
62,813
-5,315
-8% -$259K
ENOV icon
140
Enovis
ENOV
$1.68B
$3.03M 0.1%
24,690
+1,776
+8% +$204K
ESRX
141
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$3.02M 0.1%
40,184
-726
-2% -$54.4K
EFA icon
142
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$2.99M 0.09%
44,449
+335
+0.8% +$22.1K
UNP icon
143
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$2.97M 0.09%
31,624
-3,824
-11% -$340K
GXC icon
144
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$462M
$2.95M 0.09%
40,540
-5,385
-12% -$393K
VEA icon
145
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
$2.94M 0.09%
71,157
+59,495
+510% +$2.44M
CTAS icon
146
Cintas
CTAS
$81.9B
$2.72M 0.09%
182,552
-5,800
-3% -$85.7K
TFCFA
147
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$2.71M 0.09%
84,792
+7,061
+9% +$231K
VNO icon
148
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.41B
$2.7M 0.09%
37,423
-1,093
-3% -$75.5K
SLCA
149
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$2.6M 0.08%
+68,194
New +$2.2M
RNET
150
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$2.38M 0.08%
44,152
-632
-1% -$30.5K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, down 0.05% from $3.16B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 filing shows 23 new, 73 increased, 156 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M. The largest sale was Noble Corporation, an estimated $21.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2014 buy was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Perrigo in Q1 2014, an estimated $10.4M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $10.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $21.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 23 new positions and closed 8 in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 0.05% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 1 May 2014.