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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
+1.31%
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
$3.33B
AUM Growth
-$76.4M
Cap. Flow
-$97.4M
Cap. Flow %
-2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.35%
Holding
352
New
9
Increased
52
Reduced
208
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$5.51M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$4.36M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$3.58M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$3.42M
5
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$3.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$11.7M
2
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$11.5M
3
TRMB icon
Trimble
TRMB
+$10.1M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$7.71M
5
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$4.09M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.24%
2 Technology 14.54%
3 Industrials 12.62%
4 Financials 10.32%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LOW icon
151
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$2.65M 0.08%
35,686
-125
-0.3% -$8.96K
RBS.PRL.CL
152
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.61M 0.08%
107,202
– –
EFA icon
153
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$2.6M 0.08%
40,500
-3,840
-9% -$242K
MIDD icon
154
Middleby
MIDD
$6.03B
$2.59M 0.08%
25,216
+17,944
+247% +$1.82M
TIF
155
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.59M 0.08%
29,380
-6,335
-18% -$567K
SLCA
156
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$2.57M 0.08%
72,150
+34,981
+94% +$1.02M
SIAL
157
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$2.56M 0.08%
18,518
-425
-2% -$58.6K
VNO icon
158
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.55B
$2.48M 0.07%
27,327
-2,868
-9% -$257K
CB
159
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$2.43M 0.07%
23,997
-450
-2% -$45.6K
BSV icon
160
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$2.41M 0.07%
29,970
-5,010
-14% -$402K
PRAA icon
161
PRA Group
PRAA
$662M
$2.38M 0.07%
43,732
-4,903
-10% -$262K
EV
162
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$2.32M 0.07%
55,706
– –
MAS icon
163
Masco
MAS
$14.2B
$2.17M 0.07%
92,414
-5,002
-5% -$114K
DD icon
164
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$2.07M 0.06%
17,062
-652
-4% -$77.4K
MCO icon
165
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$2.06M 0.06%
19,817
-88
-0.4% -$8.5K
ITW icon
166
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$2.03M 0.06%
20,851
– –
PM icon
167
Philip Morris
PM
$299B
$2.02M 0.06%
26,746
-1,800
-6% -$146K
NWN icon
168
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.11B
$2M 0.06%
41,781
-675
-2% -$32.7K
B
169
Barrick Mining
B
$63.2B
$1.99M 0.06%
181,908
-110,600
-38% -$1.31M
LNT icon
170
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$1.98M 0.06%
62,900
-1,000
-2% -$32.6K
VAR
171
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.96M 0.06%
23,795
-684
-3% -$54.9K
TXN icon
172
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$1.91M 0.06%
33,406
-1,000
-3% -$56.2K
PFF icon
173
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$1.84M 0.06%
45,776
+35,500
+345% +$1.41M
NOC icon
174
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76B
$1.83M 0.06%
11,398
-306
-3% -$48.9K
BA icon
175
Boeing
BA
$175B
$1.79M 0.05%
11,921
+159
+1% +$23.1K
5 6
7
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Welch & Forbes held 352 positions worth $3.33B, down 2.2% from $3.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2015 filing shows 9 new, 52 increased, 208 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund: 91,154 shares worth $3.01M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $11.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2015 buy was WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund: 91,154 shares worth $3.01M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Time Warner Inc in Q1 2015, an estimated $5.51M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Trimble, cutting an estimated $10.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Perrigo in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $11.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.33B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 9 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.33B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 30 Apr 2015.