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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
+1.31%
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
$3.33B
AUM Growth
-$76.4M
Cap. Flow
-$97.4M
Cap. Flow %
-2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.35%
Holding
352
New
9
Increased
52
Reduced
208
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
+$5.51M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$4.36M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$3.58M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$3.42M
5
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$3.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$11.7M
2
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$11.5M
3
TRMB icon
Trimble
TRMB
+$10.1M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$7.71M
5
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$4.09M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.24%
2 Technology 14.54%
3 Industrials 12.62%
4 Financials 10.32%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PGR icon
176
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$1.72M 0.05%
63,120
-3,582
-5% -$95.6K
FXI icon
177
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$1.7M 0.05%
38,224
-850
-2% -$36.2K
NEE icon
178
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$1.67M 0.05%
64,296
-8,400
-12% -$222K
MUI
179
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$1.63M 0.05%
111,000
-3,000
-3% -$43.9K
IAU icon
180
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$1.61M 0.05%
70,470
+12,107
+21% +$285K
VB icon
181
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$1.59M 0.05%
12,960
-1,150
-8% -$136K
DNB
182
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.58M 0.05%
12,321
– –
MO icon
183
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$1.56M 0.05%
31,168
-2,150
-6% -$114K
CPB icon
184
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.58B
$1.53M 0.05%
32,953
-10,873
-25% -$502K
IWO icon
185
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$1.53M 0.05%
10,112
+2,250
+29% +$328K
GXC icon
186
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$460M
$1.52M 0.05%
17,915
-6,670
-27% -$541K
TEVA icon
187
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$41.2B
$1.49M 0.04%
23,887
-2,618
-10% -$152K
MPC icon
188
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$91.7B
$1.45M 0.04%
28,374
– –
CDK
189
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$1.44M 0.04%
30,834
-6,302
-17% -$287K
ADI icon
190
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$1.41M 0.04%
22,371
-4,000
-15% -$227K
ESRX
191
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$1.39M 0.04%
16,015
+194
+1% +$16.3K
GLD icon
192
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$133B
$1.36M 0.04%
11,955
+170
+1% +$19.9K
RDS.A
193
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.36M 0.04%
22,726
-4,130
-15% -$262K
STI
194
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.31M 0.04%
31,976
-200
-0.6% -$8.1K
TMO icon
195
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$1.29M 0.04%
9,635
-202
-2% -$26K
PSX icon
196
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.4B
$1.17M 0.04%
14,866
-513
-3% -$37.7K
FAST icon
197
Fastenal
FAST
$53.5B
$1.15M 0.03%
111,352
-8,540
-7% -$92.3K
IWR icon
198
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56.1B
$1.14M 0.03%
26,320
– –
VGK icon
199
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.8B
$1.07M 0.03%
+19,792
New +$1.07M
HUB.B
200
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$1.04M 0.03%
9,475
-700
-7% -$76.8K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Welch & Forbes held 352 positions worth $3.33B, down 2.2% from $3.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2015 filing shows 9 new, 52 increased, 208 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund: 91,154 shares worth $3.01M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $11.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2015 buy was WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund: 91,154 shares worth $3.01M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Time Warner Inc in Q1 2015, an estimated $5.51M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Trimble, cutting an estimated $10.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Perrigo in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $11.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.33B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 9 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.33B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 30 Apr 2015.