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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
NWL icon
126
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.38B
$4.98M 0.15%
130,794
-1,906
-1% -$67.2K
MORN icon
127
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$4.84M 0.14%
74,852
-675
-0.9% -$44.7K
PAGP icon
128
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.21B
$4.73M 0.14%
69,193
+8,572
+14% +$609K
VEU icon
129
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$4.72M 0.14%
100,827
-18,127
-15% -$871K
DVY icon
130
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$4.7M 0.14%
59,247
+5,075
+9% +$392K
SBUX icon
131
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$4.66M 0.14%
113,508
+2,710
+2% +$106K
DD
132
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$4.5M 0.13%
64,062
-2,653
-4% -$177K
AXP icon
133
American Express
AXP
$227B
$4.42M 0.13%
47,488
-1,291
-3% -$116K
BP icon
134
BP
BP
$116B
$4.35M 0.13%
137,606
+13,973
+11% +$470K
CMCSK
135
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$4.31M 0.13%
74,915
+1,150
+2% +$66.2K
EMC
136
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$4.1M 0.12%
137,783
-55
-0% -$1.6K
SWK icon
137
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$3.83M 0.11%
39,907
-828
-2% -$76.4K
TIF
138
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$3.82M 0.11%
35,715
– –
UNP icon
139
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$3.76M 0.11%
31,596
-90
-0.3% -$10.3K
TFCFA
140
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$3.63M 0.11%
94,503
+3,169
+3% +$112K
CTAS icon
141
Cintas
CTAS
$81.9B
$3.48M 0.1%
177,348
-6,300
-3% -$114K
IWM icon
142
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$3.44M 0.1%
28,742
+1,132
+4% +$129K
MJN
143
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$3.37M 0.1%
33,464
-33
-0.1% -$3.29K
ENOV icon
144
Enovis
ENOV
$1.68B
$3.18M 0.09%
35,839
-2,768
-7% -$251K
B
145
Barrick Mining
B
$61.5B
$3.14M 0.09%
292,508
-114,462
-28% -$1.41M
BKNG icon
146
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
$3.02M 0.09%
66,150
+16,725
+34% +$755K
CI icon
147
Cigna
CI
$73.7B
$2.84M 0.08%
27,636
– –
PRAA icon
148
PRA Group
PRAA
$663M
$2.82M 0.08%
48,635
+64
+0.1% +$3.78K
BSV icon
149
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$2.8M 0.08%
34,980
-7,825
-18% -$628K
VEA icon
150
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
$2.71M 0.08%
71,542
+195
+0.3% +$7.55K
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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.