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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
IYR icon
176
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.69B
$1.51M 0.05%
24,000
– –
IAU icon
177
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$1.48M 0.05%
63,145
-35,225
-36% -$870K
NBL
178
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$1.48M 0.05%
21,650
-450
-2% -$31.9K
TEVA icon
179
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$41.2B
$1.46M 0.05%
36,465
-46,751
-56% -$1.84M
VB icon
180
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$1.4M 0.04%
12,750
-62
-0.5% -$6.6K
BIIB icon
181
Biogen
BIIB
$30.7B
$1.38M 0.04%
4,918
-297
-6% -$76.8K
ADI icon
182
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$1.34M 0.04%
26,289
– –
TWX
183
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$1.33M 0.04%
19,923
– –
PSX icon
184
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.4B
$1.3M 0.04%
16,881
+591
+4% +$39.4K
WFM
185
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$1.29M 0.04%
22,333
+5,787
+35% +$343K
MPC icon
186
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$91.7B
$1.28M 0.04%
27,814
– –
IJH icon
187
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$1.27M 0.04%
47,550
– –
STI
188
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.21M 0.04%
32,949
-200
-0.6% -$6.97K
SEE
189
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$1.21M 0.04%
35,520
– –
HUB.B
190
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$1.14M 0.04%
10,505
– –
BAX icon
191
Baxter International
BAX
$13.8B
$1.09M 0.03%
28,931
-74
-0.3% -$2.68K
SO icon
192
Southern Company
SO
$106B
$1.08M 0.03%
26,186
– –
NEE icon
193
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$1.08M 0.03%
50,264
+240
+0.5% +$5.06K
AGG icon
194
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$1.07M 0.03%
10,075
-700
-6% -$75K
IWR icon
195
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56.1B
$1.06M 0.03%
28,236
– –
PCL
196
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$1.04M 0.03%
22,431
-1,250
-5% -$57.2K
MDLZ icon
197
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.5B
$1.03M 0.03%
29,126
-2,118
-7% -$70.4K
MRO
198
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$985K 0.03%
27,915
-122
-0.4% -$4.35K
BEN icon
199
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.2B
$981K 0.03%
17,000
-100
-0.6% -$5.39K
MRSH
200
Marsh
MRSH
$91.4B
$974K 0.03%
20,142
– –
6 7
8
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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.