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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
+5.96%
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
$2.97B
AUM Growth
+$174M
Cap. Flow
+$25.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.49%
Holding
341
New
21
Increased
129
Reduced
124
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.26M
2
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.07M
3
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.72M
4
MTD icon
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
+$2.34M
5
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
+$2.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$2.78M
2
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$2.53M
3
EWY icon
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$2.27M
4
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$1.8M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$1.02M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.25%
2 Technology 14.9%
3 Industrials 14.15%
4 Financials 9.71%
5 Energy 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CI icon
151
Cigna
CI
$73.7B
$2.13M 0.07%
27,770
– –
MUI
152
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$2.13M 0.07%
149,000
-5,800
-4% -$80.8K
MDT icon
153
Medtronic
MDT
$109B
$2.05M 0.07%
38,564
+152
+0.4% +$8.18K
PGR icon
154
Progressive
PGR
$123B
$2.05M 0.07%
75,302
-300
-0.4% -$7.78K
MAS icon
155
Masco
MAS
$14.1B
$2.04M 0.07%
108,938
-9,613
-8% -$171K
RDS.A
156
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.97M 0.07%
29,915
– –
FXI icon
157
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$1.95M 0.07%
52,449
-4,500
-8% -$160K
RNET
158
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$1.91M 0.06%
+52,929
New +$1.64M
NWN icon
159
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.06B
$1.87M 0.06%
44,581
+3,900
+10% +$166K
DD icon
160
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$1.86M 0.06%
19,118
+511
+3% +$47.6K
VAR
161
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.84M 0.06%
28,165
+1,162
+4% +$73.6K
MOO icon
162
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$972M
$1.81M 0.06%
35,374
+344
+1% +$17.6K
MCO icon
163
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$1.78M 0.06%
25,377
-1,578
-6% -$104K
CPB icon
164
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.55B
$1.78M 0.06%
43,766
-247
-0.6% -$11.1K
LOW icon
165
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$1.77M 0.06%
37,278
+897
+2% +$40.7K
BA icon
166
Boeing
BA
$171B
$1.76M 0.06%
14,972
+1,382
+10% +$149K
GLD icon
167
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$1.76M 0.06%
13,723
-320
-2% -$41.1K
CELG
168
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$1.73M 0.06%
22,408
+17,128
+324% +$1.2M
PHO icon
169
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.01B
$1.65M 0.06%
68,955
+4,375
+7% +$101K
ITW icon
170
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$1.63M 0.05%
21,318
– –
LNT icon
171
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$1.62M 0.05%
65,500
– –
RIG icon
172
Transocean
RIG
$5.89B
$1.59M 0.05%
35,630
+29,397
+472% +$1.39M
IYR icon
173
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.66B
$1.53M 0.05%
24,000
-573
-2% -$37.4K
NOC icon
174
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.1B
$1.53M 0.05%
16,046
– –
SIAL
175
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$1.53M 0.05%
17,931
-146
-0.8% -$12.3K
5 6
7
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Welch & Forbes held 341 positions worth $2.97B, up 6.2% from $2.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 filing shows 21 new, 129 increased, 124 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $2.78M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2013 buy was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Invesco Senior Loan ETF in Q3 2013, an estimated $5.07M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $2.78M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Aberdeen India Fund in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $339K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $2.97B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 21 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $2.97B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 31 Oct 2013.