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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
-0.47%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$108M
Cap. Flow
+$146M
Cap. Flow %
4.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.28%
Holding
363
New
34
Increased
107
Reduced
144
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$45.4M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$25.9M
3
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$22.6M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$17.9M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$14.9M
2
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5.2M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.81M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.08M
5
ICLR icon
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ICLR
+$1.63M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.29%
2 Technology 15.08%
3 Industrials 12.43%
4 Financials 10.46%
5 Energy 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VEA icon
151
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
$2.84M 0.09%
71,347
+630
+0.9% +$26.2K
ESRX
152
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$2.81M 0.09%
39,716
-161
-0.4% -$11.5K
SIAL
153
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$2.55M 0.08%
18,768
+1,209
+7% +$129K
MDT icon
154
Medtronic
MDT
$109B
$2.55M 0.08%
41,169
+4,548
+12% +$289K
PRAA icon
155
PRA Group
PRAA
$663M
$2.54M 0.08%
48,571
+3,787
+8% +$218K
RBS.PRL.CL
156
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.51M 0.08%
108,202
-2
-0% -$46
CI icon
157
Cigna
CI
$73.7B
$2.51M 0.08%
27,636
– –
PM icon
158
Philip Morris
PM
$297B
$2.43M 0.07%
29,127
+1,065
+4% +$90.1K
DD icon
159
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$2.41M 0.07%
18,180
-560
-3% -$74.7K
SLCA
160
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$2.37M 0.07%
37,981
-25,991
-41% -$1.62M
CB
161
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$2.34M 0.07%
25,701
+1,582
+7% +$144K
BKNG icon
162
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
$2.29M 0.07%
49,425
+44,300
+864% +$2.18M
GXC icon
163
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$462M
$2.27M 0.07%
29,620
-3,200
-10% -$257K
VNO icon
164
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.41B
$2.22M 0.07%
30,404
– –
EV
165
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$2.12M 0.06%
56,206
-600
-1% -$22.5K
MUI
166
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$2.08M 0.06%
144,000
– –
MAS icon
167
Masco
MAS
$14.1B
$2.08M 0.06%
99,050
-6,792
-6% -$134K
RDS.A
168
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$2.01M 0.06%
26,456
+1,900
+8% +$153K
MCO icon
169
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$1.98M 0.06%
20,905
– –
LOW icon
170
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$1.91M 0.06%
36,105
-4,631
-11% -$234K
CPB icon
171
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.55B
$1.87M 0.06%
43,826
– –
MOO icon
172
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$972M
$1.82M 0.06%
34,453
+710
+2% +$38.3K
LNT icon
173
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$1.81M 0.06%
+65,500
New +$1.89M
EWC icon
174
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.13B
$1.8M 0.05%
58,608
-1,350
-2% -$43.5K
NWN icon
175
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.06B
$1.8M 0.05%
42,556
-2,500
-6% -$112K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Welch & Forbes held 363 positions worth $3.28B, up 3.4% from $3.17B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $146M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 34 new positions and adding to 107 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Expeditors International, an estimated $5.2M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2014 buy was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Comcast in Q3 2014, an estimated $6.55M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Expeditors International, cutting an estimated $5.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $14.9M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 34 new positions and closed 15 in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 27 Oct 2014.