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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
+6.28%
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
$3.4B
AUM Growth
+$129M
Cap. Flow
-$25.5M
Cap. Flow %
-0.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.18%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
84
Reduced
181
Closed
18

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$6.79M
2
ROP icon
Roper Technologies
ROP
+$6.25M
3
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$5.17M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.49M
5
COP icon
ConocoPhillips
COP
+$3.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$8.46M
2
RIG icon
Transocean
RIG
+$4.2M
3
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$4.02M
4
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$3.68M
5
ADP icon
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
+$3.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.94%
2 Technology 14.76%
3 Industrials 12.64%
4 Financials 10.68%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BIIB icon
176
Biogen
BIIB
$30B
$1.74M 0.05%
5,114
-29
-0.6% -$9.38K
NOC icon
177
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.1B
$1.73M 0.05%
11,704
-428
-4% -$58.7K
PHO icon
178
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.01B
$1.69M 0.05%
65,650
-895
-1% -$22.7K
VB icon
179
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$1.65M 0.05%
14,110
+410
+3% +$46.7K
MUI
180
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$1.64M 0.05%
114,000
-30,000
-21% -$433K
MO icon
181
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$1.64M 0.05%
33,318
– –
FXI icon
182
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$1.63M 0.05%
39,074
-4,400
-10% -$174K
RNET
183
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$1.55M 0.05%
37,888
– –
BA icon
184
Boeing
BA
$171B
$1.53M 0.04%
11,762
– –
TEVA icon
185
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$40.8B
$1.52M 0.04%
26,505
+200
+0.8% +$11.1K
CDK
186
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$1.51M 0.04%
+37,136
New +$1.32M
SEE
187
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$1.51M 0.04%
35,520
– –
DNB
188
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.49M 0.04%
12,321
-700
-5% -$84.6K
TWX
189
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$1.49M 0.04%
17,440
-1,648
-9% -$131K
ADI icon
190
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$1.46M 0.04%
26,371
– –
FAST icon
191
Fastenal
FAST
$54.7B
$1.43M 0.04%
119,892
+20,204
+20% +$226K
IJH icon
192
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$1.37M 0.04%
47,225
– –
AKAM icon
193
Akamai
AKAM
$16.7B
$1.36M 0.04%
21,634
+18,090
+510% +$1.09M
STI
194
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.35M 0.04%
32,176
-225
-0.7% -$8.82K
ESRX
195
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$1.34M 0.04%
15,821
-23,895
-60% -$1.87M
GLD icon
196
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$1.34M 0.04%
11,785
-1,025
-8% -$118K
IAU icon
197
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
$1.34M 0.04%
58,363
-2,550
-4% -$59.3K
OVV icon
198
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.3B
$1.33M 0.04%
19,152
-24,520
-56% -$2.09M
MPC icon
199
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$92.4B
$1.28M 0.04%
28,374
-40
-0.1% -$1.76K
KMI icon
200
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$71.7B
$1.24M 0.04%
29,253
+23,928
+449% +$942K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.4B, up 3.9% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2014 filing shows 13 new, 84 increased, 181 reduced and 18 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Boston Scientific: 404,450 shares worth $5.36M. The largest sale was APA Corp, an estimated $8.46M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2014 buy was Boston Scientific: 404,450 shares worth $5.36M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Omnicom Group in Q4 2014, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was APA Corp, cutting an estimated $8.46M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Transocean in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $4.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 18 in Q4 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.9% quarter-over-quarter to $3.4B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 27 Jan 2015.