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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
+4.95%
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
$3.17B
AUM Growth
+$11.1M
Cap. Flow
-$121M
Cap. Flow %
-3.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
353
New
18
Increased
114
Reduced
136
Closed
24

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$14M
2
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$4.45M
3
OTEX icon
Open Text
OTEX
+$4.03M
4
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$3.63M
5
V icon
Visa
V
+$2.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$45.1M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$22.8M
3
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$20.6M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$16.1M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.17%
2 Industrials 13.79%
3 Technology 13.42%
4 Financials 9.99%
5 Energy 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TEVA icon
176
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$41.2B
$1.62M 0.05%
30,855
-2,450
-7% -$125K
VB icon
177
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$1.61M 0.05%
13,775
+1,125
+9% +$126K
BIIB icon
178
Biogen
BIIB
$30.7B
$1.58M 0.05%
4,996
+78
+2% +$23.5K
IAU icon
179
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$1.55M 0.05%
60,175
-2,383
-4% -$59.6K
NEE icon
180
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$1.49M 0.05%
58,188
+8,364
+17% +$203K
DNB
181
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.47M 0.05%
13,321
-179
-1% -$18.8K
TMO icon
182
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$1.36M 0.04%
11,506
+840
+8% +$98.9K
IJH icon
183
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$1.35M 0.04%
47,350
-200
-0.4% -$5.5K
TWX
184
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$1.34M 0.04%
19,088
-835
-4% -$54.9K
BAX icon
185
Baxter International
BAX
$13.8B
$1.32M 0.04%
33,690
-148
-0.4% -$5.92K
STI
186
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.31M 0.04%
32,601
– –
PSX icon
187
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.4B
$1.3M 0.04%
16,118
+80
+0.5% +$6.59K
HUB.B
188
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$1.22M 0.04%
9,875
-400
-4% -$47.3K
SEE
189
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$1.21M 0.04%
35,520
– –
ROP icon
190
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.5B
$1.21M 0.04%
8,281
+6,038
+269% +$843K
EPD icon
191
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.5B
$1.19M 0.04%
30,372
+7,200
+31% +$266K
MRO
192
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$1.15M 0.04%
28,853
+938
+3% +$34.6K
FAST icon
193
Fastenal
FAST
$53.5B
$1.14M 0.04%
92,280
+75,620
+454% +$935K
MPC icon
194
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$91.7B
$1.11M 0.04%
28,414
+600
+2% +$26.5K
BEN icon
195
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.2B
$1.08M 0.03%
18,725
+1,725
+10% +$94.4K
MRSH
196
Marsh
MRSH
$91.4B
$1.06M 0.03%
20,432
+290
+1% +$14.4K
WEC icon
197
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.9B
$983K 0.03%
20,950
-300
-1% -$13.9K
KMP
198
DELISTED
KINDER MORGAN ENER PNTRS L.P.
KMP
$971K 0.03%
11,809
+304
+3% +$23.5K
IWO icon
199
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$961K 0.03%
6,941
+1,590
+30% +$209K
MDLZ icon
200
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.5B
$957K 0.03%
25,441
-87
-0.3% -$3.18K
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Welch & Forbes held 353 positions worth $3.17B, up 0.35% from $3.16B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $121M in Q2 2014, closing 24 positions and reducing 136 holdings. Its most notable exit was Ansys, an estimated $45.1M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Noble Corporation worth $14.9M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2014 buy was Noble Corporation: 509,476 shares worth $14.9M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Walmart Inc in Q2 2014, an estimated $4.45M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Expeditors International, cutting an estimated $4.83M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Ansys in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $45.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.17B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 24 in Q2 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 0.35% quarter-over-quarter to $3.17B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 31 Jul 2014.