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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
+8.28%
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
$3.16B
AUM Growth
+$188M
Cap. Flow
-$37.7M
Cap. Flow %
-1.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.5%
Holding
343
New
8
Increased
95
Reduced
153
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$7.44M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$7.31M
3
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.53M
4
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$2.57M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$2.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.1M
2
CVE icon
Cenovus Energy
CVE
+$7.29M
3
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$7.28M
4
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$5.34M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.22M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.3%
2 Technology 14.82%
3 Industrials 14.49%
4 Financials 10.13%
5 Energy 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RNET
151
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$2.15M 0.07%
44,784
-8,145
-15% -$333K
DD icon
152
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$2.09M 0.07%
18,626
-492
-3% -$50.4K
BA icon
153
Boeing
BA
$175B
$2.06M 0.07%
15,062
+90
+0.6% +$11.7K
PGR icon
154
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$2.05M 0.07%
75,302
– –
PRAA icon
155
PRA Group
PRAA
$662M
$2.02M 0.06%
38,323
+25,393
+196% +$1.44M
MUI
156
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$2M 0.06%
144,000
-5,000
-3% -$68.2K
FXI icon
157
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$1.98M 0.06%
51,649
-800
-2% -$30.5K
MOO icon
158
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$994M
$1.95M 0.06%
35,839
+465
+1% +$24.7K
MCO icon
159
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$1.95M 0.06%
24,847
-530
-2% -$38.8K
VAR
160
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.9M 0.06%
27,937
-228
-0.8% -$15.2K
CPB icon
161
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.58B
$1.89M 0.06%
43,766
– –
NWN icon
162
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.11B
$1.86M 0.06%
43,556
-1,025
-2% -$43.6K
RDS.A
163
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.84M 0.06%
25,860
-4,055
-14% -$273K
NOC icon
164
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76B
$1.84M 0.06%
16,046
– –
PHO icon
165
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2B
$1.84M 0.06%
70,020
+1,065
+2% +$26.4K
LOW icon
166
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$1.83M 0.06%
36,978
-300
-0.8% -$14.6K
EWC icon
167
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.17B
$1.8M 0.06%
61,758
-32,640
-35% -$944K
MJN
168
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$1.77M 0.06%
21,115
+1,450
+7% +$118K
ITW icon
169
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$1.71M 0.05%
20,376
-942
-4% -$74.3K
LNT icon
170
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$1.69M 0.05%
65,500
– –
VOD icon
171
Vodafone
VOD
$37.2B
$1.66M 0.05%
41,326
+705
+2% +$26.5K
SIAL
172
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$1.65M 0.05%
17,581
-350
-2% -$30.4K
MO icon
173
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$1.6M 0.05%
41,750
-875
-2% -$32.3K
TXN icon
174
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$1.59M 0.05%
36,256
-54
-0.1% -$2.26K
GLD icon
175
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$133B
$1.59M 0.05%
13,673
-50
-0.4% -$6.14K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, up 6.3% from $2.97B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 filing shows 8 new, 95 increased, 153 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $9.1M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2013 buy was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q4 2013, an estimated $7.44M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $9.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Edwards Lifesciences in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 8 new positions and closed 23 in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 17 Jan 2014.