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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
+6.28%
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
$3.4B
AUM Growth
+$129M
Cap. Flow
-$25.5M
Cap. Flow %
-0.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.18%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
84
Reduced
181
Closed
18

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$6.79M
2
ROP icon
Roper Technologies
ROP
+$6.25M
3
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$5.17M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.49M
5
COP icon
ConocoPhillips
COP
+$3.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$8.46M
2
RIG icon
Transocean
RIG
+$4.2M
3
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$4.02M
4
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$3.68M
5
ADP icon
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
+$3.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.94%
2 Technology 14.76%
3 Industrials 12.64%
4 Financials 10.68%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EFA icon
151
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$2.7M 0.08%
44,340
-1,318
-3% -$82.3K
VNO icon
152
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.41B
$2.6M 0.08%
30,195
-209
-0.7% -$16.7K
SIAL
153
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$2.6M 0.08%
18,943
+175
+0.9% +$23.8K
MDT icon
154
Medtronic
MDT
$109B
$2.56M 0.08%
35,437
-5,732
-14% -$398K
CB
155
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$2.53M 0.07%
24,447
-1,254
-5% -$125K
RBS.PRL.CL
156
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.52M 0.07%
107,202
-1,000
-0.9% -$23.5K
LOW icon
157
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$2.46M 0.07%
35,811
-294
-0.8% -$17.6K
PM icon
158
Philip Morris
PM
$297B
$2.33M 0.07%
28,546
-581
-2% -$49.9K
EV
159
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$2.28M 0.07%
55,706
-500
-0.9% -$19.7K
MAS icon
160
Masco
MAS
$14.1B
$2.16M 0.06%
97,416
-1,634
-2% -$33.7K
LNT icon
161
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.12M 0.06%
63,900
-1,600
-2% -$49.5K
NWN icon
162
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.06B
$2.12M 0.06%
42,456
-100
-0.2% -$4.66K
DD icon
163
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$2.05M 0.06%
17,714
-466
-3% -$56.8K
ITW icon
164
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$1.98M 0.06%
20,851
-300
-1% -$27.3K
GXC icon
165
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$462M
$1.96M 0.06%
24,585
-5,035
-17% -$394K
NEE icon
166
NextEra Energy
NEE
$181B
$1.93M 0.06%
72,696
-656
-0.9% -$16.6K
CPB icon
167
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.55B
$1.93M 0.06%
43,826
– –
MCO icon
168
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$1.91M 0.06%
19,905
-1,000
-5% -$97K
KN icon
169
Knowles
KN
$3.13B
$1.9M 0.06%
80,808
-29,982
-27% -$620K
VAR
170
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.86M 0.05%
24,479
-15
-0.1% -$1.12K
TXN icon
171
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$1.84M 0.05%
34,406
-250
-0.7% -$12.6K
PGR icon
172
Progressive
PGR
$123B
$1.8M 0.05%
66,702
-1,982
-3% -$52.3K
RDS.A
173
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.8M 0.05%
26,856
+400
+2% +$27.7K
MOO icon
174
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$972M
$1.79M 0.05%
34,153
-300
-0.9% -$16K
IYR icon
175
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.66B
$1.78M 0.05%
23,200
– –
5 6
7
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.4B, up 3.9% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2014 filing shows 13 new, 84 increased, 181 reduced and 18 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Boston Scientific: 404,450 shares worth $5.36M. The largest sale was APA Corp, an estimated $8.46M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2014 buy was Boston Scientific: 404,450 shares worth $5.36M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Omnicom Group in Q4 2014, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was APA Corp, cutting an estimated $8.46M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Transocean in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $4.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 18 in Q4 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.9% quarter-over-quarter to $3.4B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 27 Jan 2015.