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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
NBL
176
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$1.48M 0.05%
22,100
-400
-2% -$25.6K
MO icon
177
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$1.46M 0.05%
42,625
-2,620
-6% -$92.3K
TXN icon
178
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$1.46M 0.05%
36,310
-500
-1% -$19.4K
MJN
179
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$1.46M 0.05%
19,665
-2,975
-13% -$223K
VOD icon
180
Vodafone
VOD
$36.3B
$1.46M 0.05%
40,621
-3,052
-7% -$96.5K
ICLR icon
181
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ICLR
$12.6B
$1.46M 0.05%
35,586
-758
-2% -$29.2K
VB icon
182
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$1.31M 0.04%
12,812
+62
+0.5% +$6.18K
TWX
183
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$1.26M 0.04%
19,923
+4,230
+27% +$253K
BIIB icon
184
Biogen
BIIB
$30B
$1.25M 0.04%
5,215
+1,315
+34% +$294K
ADI icon
185
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$1.24M 0.04%
26,289
-1,200
-4% -$57.4K
IJH icon
186
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$1.18M 0.04%
+47,550
New +$1.16M
AGG icon
187
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$137B
$1.16M 0.04%
10,775
-877
-8% -$93.5K
SLCA
188
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.16M 0.04%
+46,400
New +$1.08M
TFCFA
189
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$1.15M 0.04%
+34,150
New +$1.08M
PCL
190
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$1.11M 0.04%
23,681
-2,175
-8% -$102K
HUB.B
191
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$1.1M 0.04%
10,505
-400
-4% -$42.1K
SO icon
192
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$1.08M 0.04%
26,186
+13,088
+100% +$564K
STI
193
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.07M 0.04%
33,149
-200
-0.6% -$6.76K
BAX icon
194
Baxter International
BAX
$13.5B
$1.03M 0.03%
29,005
+101
+0.3% +$3.92K
NEE icon
195
NextEra Energy
NEE
$181B
$1M 0.03%
50,024
-2,536
-5% -$52.3K
IWR icon
196
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56B
$982K 0.03%
+28,236
New +$965K
MDLZ icon
197
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$982K 0.03%
31,244
+3,422
+12% +$106K
MRO
198
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$978K 0.03%
28,037
– –
WFM
199
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$968K 0.03%
16,546
– –
SEE
200
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$966K 0.03%
35,520
– –
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8
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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.