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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
-0.47%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$108M
Cap. Flow
+$146M
Cap. Flow %
4.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.28%
Holding
363
New
34
Increased
107
Reduced
144
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$45.4M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$25.9M
3
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$22.6M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$17.9M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$14.9M
2
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5.2M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.81M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.08M
5
ICLR icon
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ICLR
+$1.63M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.29%
2 Technology 15.08%
3 Industrials 12.43%
4 Financials 10.46%
5 Energy 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ITW icon
176
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$1.79M 0.05%
21,151
-200
-0.9% -$17.3K
PGR icon
177
Progressive
PGR
$123B
$1.74M 0.05%
68,684
+464
+0.7% +$11.4K
NEE icon
178
NextEra Energy
NEE
$181B
$1.72M 0.05%
73,352
+15,164
+26% +$366K
VAR
179
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.72M 0.05%
24,494
-3,038
-11% -$224K
BIIB icon
180
Biogen
BIIB
$30B
$1.7M 0.05%
5,143
+147
+3% +$48.5K
FXI icon
181
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$1.66M 0.05%
43,474
-2,250
-5% -$90.1K
TXN icon
182
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$1.65M 0.05%
34,656
-600
-2% -$28.8K
PHO icon
183
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.01B
$1.64M 0.05%
66,545
+725
+1% +$18.6K
IYR icon
184
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.66B
$1.6M 0.05%
23,200
– –
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185
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.1B
$1.6M 0.05%
12,132
-2,238
-16% -$282K
RNET
186
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$1.53M 0.05%
37,888
– –
MO icon
187
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$1.53M 0.05%
+33,318
New +$1.43M
DNB
188
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.53M 0.05%
13,021
-300
-2% -$34.4K
VB icon
189
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$1.52M 0.05%
13,700
-75
-0.5% -$8.59K
BA icon
190
Boeing
BA
$171B
$1.5M 0.05%
11,762
-2,061
-15% -$260K
GLD icon
191
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$1.49M 0.05%
12,810
-200
-2% -$24.7K
MDVN
192
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$1.48M 0.05%
+30,000
New +$1.27M
TWX
193
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$1.44M 0.04%
19,088
– –
IAU icon
194
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
$1.43M 0.04%
60,913
+738
+1% +$18.3K
NBL
195
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$1.42M 0.04%
20,700
-600
-3% -$42.7K
TEVA icon
196
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$40.8B
$1.41M 0.04%
26,305
-4,550
-15% -$241K
BAX icon
197
Baxter International
BAX
$13.5B
$1.39M 0.04%
35,679
+1,989
+6% +$80.8K
PSX icon
198
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.9B
$1.31M 0.04%
16,118
– –
ADI icon
199
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$1.3M 0.04%
+26,371
New +$1.35M
IJH icon
200
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$1.29M 0.04%
47,225
-125
-0.3% -$3.52K
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8
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Welch & Forbes held 363 positions worth $3.28B, up 3.4% from $3.17B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $146M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 34 new positions and adding to 107 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Expeditors International, an estimated $5.2M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2014 buy was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Comcast in Q3 2014, an estimated $6.55M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Expeditors International, cutting an estimated $5.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $14.9M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 34 new positions and closed 15 in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 27 Oct 2014.