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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
+5.96%
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
$2.97B
AUM Growth
+$174M
Cap. Flow
+$25.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.86%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.49%
Holding
341
New
21
Increased
129
Reduced
124
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.26M
2
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.07M
3
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.72M
4
MTD icon
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
+$2.34M
5
DNB
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
+$2.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$2.78M
2
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$2.53M
3
EWY icon
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
+$2.27M
4
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$1.8M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$1.02M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.25%
2 Technology 14.9%
3 Industrials 14.15%
4 Financials 9.71%
5 Energy 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PSX icon
201
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.9B
$942K 0.03%
16,290
+176
+1% +$10.2K
KMP
202
DELISTED
KINDER MORGAN ENER PNTRS L.P.
KMP
$919K 0.03%
11,505
+400
+4% +$33.1K
HYG icon
203
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$15.9B
$916K 0.03%
10,000
– –
NLY icon
204
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.1B
$899K 0.03%
19,413
+288
+2% +$13.6K
MPC icon
205
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$92.4B
$894K 0.03%
27,814
– –
BCS.PRC
206
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$890K 0.03%
35,248
– –
EBAY icon
207
eBay
EBAY
$50.6B
$882K 0.03%
37,550
+4,968
+15% +$111K
MRSH
208
Marsh
MRSH
$90.5B
$877K 0.03%
20,142
– –
IGIB icon
209
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$874K 0.03%
16,188
+11,488
+244% +$617K
WEC icon
210
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.7B
$870K 0.03%
21,550
-1,356
-6% -$56.5K
BEN icon
211
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$864K 0.03%
17,100
– –
PGF icon
212
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
PGF
$677M
$857K 0.03%
50,000
– –
BMS
213
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$837K 0.03%
21,454
– –
JWN
214
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$801K 0.03%
14,259
-358
-2% -$21.1K
TGT icon
215
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$798K 0.03%
+12,468
New +$849K
TMO icon
216
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$790K 0.03%
8,566
+1,176
+16% +$106K
PRAA icon
217
PRA Group
PRAA
$663M
$776K 0.03%
+12,930
New +$693K
DBA icon
218
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
DBA
$1.23B
$763K 0.03%
30,167
-18,593
-38% -$465K
OEF icon
219
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.1B
$746K 0.03%
9,962
+6
+0.1% +$451
EPP icon
220
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$2.22B
$740K 0.02%
15,535
– –
EPD icon
221
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.3B
$738K 0.02%
24,182
+2,610
+12% +$79.8K
MHFI
222
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$732K 0.02%
11,159
-507
-4% -$30.7K
IT icon
223
Gartner
IT
$10.1B
$720K 0.02%
12,000
– –
WLY icon
224
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.65B
$716K 0.02%
15,019
-570
-4% -$25.5K
EWZ icon
225
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$9.28B
$701K 0.02%
14,640
-3,750
-20% -$167K
7 8
9
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Welch & Forbes held 341 positions worth $2.97B, up 6.2% from $2.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2013 filing shows 21 new, 129 increased, 124 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $2.78M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 16% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2013 buy was Edwards Lifesciences: 450,012 shares worth $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Invesco Senior Loan ETF in Q3 2013, an estimated $5.07M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $2.78M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Aberdeen India Fund in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $339K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $2.97B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 21 new positions and closed 6 in Q3 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $2.97B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 31 Oct 2013.