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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
OVV icon
126
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.3B
$4.63M 0.14%
43,672
-9,781
-18% -$1.08M
NWL icon
127
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.38B
$4.57M 0.14%
132,700
-23,680
-15% -$783K
DD
128
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$4.55M 0.14%
66,715
-1,571
-2% -$98.9K
BP icon
129
BP
BP
$116B
$4.44M 0.14%
123,633
+367
+0.3% +$14.5K
SHW icon
130
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$4.39M 0.13%
60,219
– –
AXP icon
131
American Express
AXP
$227B
$4.27M 0.13%
+48,779
New +$4.39M
RIG icon
132
Transocean
RIG
$5.89B
$4.2M 0.13%
+131,348
New +$5.14M
SBUX icon
133
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$4.18M 0.13%
110,798
+856
+0.8% +$33.1K
EMC
134
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$4.03M 0.12%
137,838
+3,088
+2% +$89.1K
DVY icon
135
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$4M 0.12%
54,172
+523
+1% +$39.4K
ROP icon
136
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.8B
$3.96M 0.12%
27,081
+18,800
+227% +$2.76M
CMCSK
137
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$3.95M 0.12%
73,765
+10,952
+17% +$586K
ENOV icon
138
Enovis
ENOV
$1.68B
$3.79M 0.12%
38,607
+4,825
+14% +$542K
OMC icon
139
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.6B
$3.73M 0.11%
54,122
+49,272
+1,016% +$3.52M
SPLS
140
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$3.68M 0.11%
304,480
-28,792
-9% -$338K
SWK icon
141
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$3.62M 0.11%
40,735
-803
-2% -$71.8K
TIF
142
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$3.44M 0.11%
35,715
-50
-0.1% -$4.99K
UNP icon
143
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$3.44M 0.1%
31,686
-704
-2% -$72.9K
BSV icon
144
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$3.43M 0.1%
42,805
-4,825
-10% -$387K
CTAS icon
145
Cintas
CTAS
$81.9B
$3.24M 0.1%
183,648
– –
MJN
146
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$3.22M 0.1%
33,497
+900
+3% +$85.3K
TFCFA
147
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$3.13M 0.1%
91,334
+1,869
+2% +$64.6K
IWM icon
148
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$3.02M 0.09%
27,610
-918
-3% -$105K
KN icon
149
Knowles
KN
$3.13B
$2.94M 0.09%
110,790
+478
+0.4% +$14.6K
EFA icon
150
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$2.93M 0.09%
45,658
-2,035
-4% -$136K
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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.