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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
+1.31%
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
$3.33B
AUM Growth
-$76.4M
Cap. Flow
-$97.4M
Cap. Flow %
-2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.35%
Holding
352
New
9
Increased
52
Reduced
208
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$5.51M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$4.36M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$3.58M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$3.42M
5
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$3.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$11.7M
2
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$11.5M
3
TRMB icon
Trimble
TRMB
+$10.1M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$7.71M
5
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$4.09M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.24%
2 Technology 14.54%
3 Industrials 12.62%
4 Financials 10.32%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
AGN
126
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$5.28M 0.16%
17,746
+15,299
+625% +$4.36M
SBUX icon
127
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$5.13M 0.15%
108,326
-5,182
-5% -$233K
VEU icon
128
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$4.96M 0.15%
101,727
+900
+0.9% +$43.3K
NWL icon
129
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$4.91M 0.15%
125,686
-5,108
-4% -$197K
ABB
130
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$4.78M 0.14%
225,584
-39,400
-15% -$811K
XRAY icon
131
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.75B
$4.73M 0.14%
93,003
-49,011
-35% -$2.53M
DD
132
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$4.3M 0.13%
63,431
-631
-1% -$45K
DVY icon
133
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$4.26M 0.13%
54,720
-4,527
-8% -$358K
BP icon
134
BP
BP
$114B
$4.25M 0.13%
131,020
-6,586
-5% -$216K
META icon
135
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.37T
$4.2M 0.13%
51,091
+39,253
+332% +$3.08M
CMCSK
136
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$4.19M 0.13%
74,740
-175
-0.2% -$9.81K
BNS icon
137
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$3.98M 0.12%
83,790
-32,745
-28% -$1.6M
SPLS
138
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$3.83M 0.12%
235,065
-48,000
-17% -$806K
SWK icon
139
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
$3.71M 0.11%
38,857
-1,050
-3% -$101K
CI icon
140
Cigna
CI
$76.1B
$3.58M 0.11%
27,636
CTAS icon
141
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$3.54M 0.11%
173,224
-4,124
-2% -$83.7K
AXP icon
142
American Express
AXP
$228B
$3.52M 0.11%
45,094
-2,394
-5% -$199K
IWM icon
143
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.2B
$3.48M 0.1%
27,952
-790
-3% -$95.2K
UNP icon
144
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$3.42M 0.1%
31,546
-50
-0.2% -$5.87K
MJN
145
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$3.4M 0.1%
33,859
+395
+1% +$39.8K
EMC
146
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$3.08M 0.09%
120,584
-17,199
-12% -$474K
VEA icon
147
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$230B
$3.08M 0.09%
77,285
+5,743
+8% +$225K
HEDJ icon
148
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.84B
$3.01M 0.09%
+91,154
New +$2.83M
ENOV icon
149
Enovis
ENOV
$1.69B
$2.92M 0.09%
35,502
-337
-0.9% -$28.2K
NOV icon
150
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$2.91M 0.09%
58,309
+50,710
+667% +$2.75M

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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Welch & Forbes held 352 positions worth $3.33B, down 2.2% from $3.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2015 filing shows 9 new, 52 increased, 208 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund: 91,154 shares worth $3.01M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $11.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2015 buy was WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund: 91,154 shares worth $3.01M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Time Warner Inc in Q1 2015, an estimated $5.51M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Trimble, cutting an estimated $10.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Perrigo in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $11.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.33B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 9 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.33B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 30 Apr 2015.