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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
-0.87%
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
$3.21B
AUM Growth
-$114M
Cap. Flow
-$72.1M
Cap. Flow %
-2.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.3%
Holding
340
New
10
Increased
93
Reduced
152
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NVIV
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp
NVIV
+$10.8M
2
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.27M
3
MIDD icon
Middleby
MIDD
+$3.43M
4
ROP icon
Roper Technologies
ROP
+$2.52M
5
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$2.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LTM
LIFE TIME FITNESS INC
LTM
+$20.7M
2
OTEX icon
Open Text
OTEX
+$8.51M
3
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$8.44M
4
TRMB icon
Trimble
TRMB
+$8.4M
5
BRLI
BIO-REFERENCE LABS INC-NEW-
BRLI
+$7.81M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.32%
2 Technology 14.05%
3 Industrials 12.52%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NWL icon
126
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$5.09M 0.16%
123,835
-1,851
-1% -$74.2K
LECO icon
127
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$5.03M 0.16%
82,646
-3,850
-4% -$255K
CVE icon
128
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$56.5B
$4.7M 0.15%
293,484
-143,562
-33% -$2.5M
CMCSK
129
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$4.57M 0.14%
76,240
+1,500
+2% +$89.9K
CI icon
130
Cigna
CI
$76.1B
$4.48M 0.14%
27,636
– –
ABB
131
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$4.2M 0.13%
201,034
-24,550
-11% -$539K
DVY icon
132
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$4.17M 0.13%
55,450
+730
+1% +$57K
BP icon
133
BP
BP
$114B
$4.14M 0.13%
123,274
-7,746
-6% -$271K
SWK icon
134
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
$4.12M 0.13%
39,107
+250
+0.6% +$25.5K
BNS icon
135
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$4.08M 0.13%
82,650
-1,140
-1% -$58.1K
DD
136
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$3.87M 0.12%
63,646
+215
+0.3% +$14.5K
XRAY icon
137
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.75B
$3.78M 0.12%
73,320
-19,683
-21% -$1.02M
CTAS icon
138
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$3.62M 0.11%
170,992
-2,232
-1% -$46.9K
IWM icon
139
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.2B
$3.51M 0.11%
28,080
+128
+0.5% +$16K
AXP icon
140
American Express
AXP
$228B
$3.4M 0.11%
43,742
-1,352
-3% -$107K
SPLS
141
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$3.22M 0.1%
210,230
-24,835
-11% -$404K
VEA icon
142
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$230B
$3.2M 0.1%
80,605
+3,320
+4% +$137K
EMC
143
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$3.03M 0.09%
114,781
-5,803
-5% -$155K
UNP icon
144
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$3.03M 0.09%
31,724
+178
+0.6% +$18.6K
MJN
145
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$3M 0.09%
33,309
-550
-2% -$53K
EFA icon
146
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$2.98M 0.09%
46,862
+6,362
+16% +$424K
PRAA icon
147
PRA Group
PRAA
$662M
$2.94M 0.09%
47,132
+3,400
+8% +$196K
HEDJ icon
148
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.84B
$2.94M 0.09%
95,364
+4,210
+5% +$138K
TIF
149
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.73M 0.09%
29,780
+400
+1% +$35.8K
SIAL
150
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$2.64M 0.08%
18,968
+450
+2% +$62.5K
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Welch & Forbes held 340 positions worth $3.21B, down 3.4% from $3.33B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2015 filing shows 10 new, 93 increased, 152 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp: 41 shares worth $12.5M. The largest sale was LIFE TIME FITNESS INC, an estimated $20.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2015 buy was InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp: 41 shares worth $12.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NOV in Q2 2015, an estimated $4.27M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Open Text, cutting an estimated $8.51M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited LIFE TIME FITNESS INC in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $20.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.21B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 10 new positions and closed 8 in Q2 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.21B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 11 Aug 2015.