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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
+8.28%
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
$3.16B
AUM Growth
+$188M
Cap. Flow
-$37.7M
Cap. Flow %
-1.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.5%
Holding
343
New
8
Increased
95
Reduced
153
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$7.44M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$7.31M
3
BKLN icon
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
+$5.53M
4
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$2.57M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$2.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.1M
2
CVE icon
Cenovus Energy
CVE
+$7.29M
3
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$7.28M
4
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$5.34M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$5.22M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 16.3%
2 Technology 14.82%
3 Industrials 14.49%
4 Financials 10.13%
5 Energy 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TMO icon
201
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$970K 0.03%
8,716
+150
+2% +$14.9K
HYG icon
202
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$15.9B
$929K 0.03%
10,000
– –
KMP
203
DELISTED
KINDER MORGAN ENER PNTRS L.P.
KMP
$928K 0.03%
11,505
– –
BCS.PRC
204
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$893K 0.03%
35,248
– –
WEC icon
205
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.8B
$891K 0.03%
21,550
– –
BMS
206
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$879K 0.03%
21,454
– –
EBAY icon
207
eBay
EBAY
$50.4B
$855K 0.03%
37,028
-522
-1% -$11.6K
IT icon
208
Gartner
IT
$10.2B
$853K 0.03%
12,000
– –
JWN
209
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$850K 0.03%
13,759
-500
-4% -$30.1K
PGF icon
210
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
PGF
$676M
$847K 0.03%
50,000
– –
WLY icon
211
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.66B
$829K 0.03%
15,019
– –
OEF icon
212
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$19.9B
$821K 0.03%
9,967
+5
+0.1% +$395
EPD icon
213
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.5B
$768K 0.02%
23,172
-1,010
-4% -$31.5K
CMCSA icon
214
Comcast
CMCSA
$84B
$734K 0.02%
28,232
+1,476
+6% +$35.5K
UN
215
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$731K 0.02%
18,175
– –
MHFI
216
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$728K 0.02%
9,311
-1,848
-17% -$133K
EPP icon
217
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$2.25B
$726K 0.02%
15,535
– –
HON icon
218
Honeywell
HON
$76.7B
$709K 0.02%
8,627
+668
+8% +$52.2K
EWY icon
219
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$22.5B
$676K 0.02%
10,465
-250
-2% -$15.9K
DBC icon
220
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
DBC
$1.69B
$670K 0.02%
26,110
– –
AMG icon
221
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.65B
$662K 0.02%
3,050
– –
ALL icon
222
Allstate
ALL
$68.3B
$648K 0.02%
11,884
-552
-4% -$29.4K
IWO icon
223
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$635K 0.02%
4,686
+901
+24% +$117K
PPG icon
224
PPG Industries
PPG
$25B
$629K 0.02%
6,628
– –
SBR
225
Sabine Royalty Trust
SBR
$1.06B
$629K 0.02%
12,425
– –
7 8
9
10 11

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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, up 6.3% from $2.97B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2013 filing shows 8 new, 95 increased, 153 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M. The largest sale was Perrigo, an estimated $9.1M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2013 buy was Capital One: 102,634 shares worth $7.86M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK in Q4 2013, an estimated $7.44M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $9.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Edwards Lifesciences in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $5.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 8 new positions and closed 23 in Q4 2013.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 17 Jan 2014.