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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
+0.64%
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
-$1.43M
Cap. Flow
-$6.74M
Cap. Flow %
-0.21%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.75%
Holding
343
New
23
Increased
73
Reduced
156
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.4M
2
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$7.25M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$6.13M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$5.72M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$4.95M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$21.7M
2
BIV icon
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
+$10.5M
3
TDC icon
Teradata
TDC
+$7M
4
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5M
5
DOV icon
Dover
DOV
+$4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.64%
2 Technology 14.86%
3 Industrials 13.59%
4 Financials 10.35%
5 Energy 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SO icon
201
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$1.11M 0.04%
25,286
-900
-3% -$37.7K
IWR icon
202
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56B
$1.09M 0.03%
28,236
– –
MRSH
203
Marsh
MRSH
$90.5B
$993K 0.03%
20,142
– –
MRO
204
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$992K 0.03%
27,915
– –
WEC icon
205
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.7B
$990K 0.03%
21,250
-300
-1% -$12.9K
HYG icon
206
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$15.9B
$944K 0.03%
10,000
– –
BEN icon
207
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$921K 0.03%
17,000
– –
BCS.PRC
208
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$915K 0.03%
35,248
– –
PGF icon
209
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
PGF
$677M
$890K 0.03%
50,000
– –
PCL
210
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$883K 0.03%
21,006
-1,425
-6% -$61.3K
MDLZ icon
211
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$882K 0.03%
25,528
-3,598
-12% -$123K
AGG icon
212
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$137B
$857K 0.03%
7,935
-2,140
-21% -$230K
KMP
213
DELISTED
KINDER MORGAN ENER PNTRS L.P.
KMP
$851K 0.03%
11,505
– –
BMS
214
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$842K 0.03%
21,454
– –
WLY icon
215
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.65B
$838K 0.03%
14,532
-487
-3% -$27.1K
OEF icon
216
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.1B
$826K 0.03%
9,972
+5
+0.1% +$407
EPD icon
217
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.3B
$803K 0.03%
23,172
– –
VOD icon
218
Vodafone
VOD
$36.3B
$799K 0.03%
21,715
-19,611
-47% -$756K
EPP icon
219
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$2.22B
$747K 0.02%
15,535
– –
UN
220
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$744K 0.02%
18,100
-75
-0.4% -$2.92K
IWO icon
221
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.3B
$728K 0.02%
5,351
+665
+14% +$90.9K
EBAY icon
222
eBay
EBAY
$50.6B
$726K 0.02%
31,195
-5,833
-16% -$135K
JWN
223
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$722K 0.02%
11,560
-2,199
-16% -$132K
HON icon
224
Honeywell
HON
$77B
$719K 0.02%
8,627
– –
CMCSA icon
225
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
$707K 0.02%
28,232
– –
7 8
9
10 11

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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Welch & Forbes held 343 positions worth $3.16B, down 0.05% from $3.16B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2014 filing shows 23 new, 73 increased, 156 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M. The largest sale was Noble Corporation, an estimated $21.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2014 buy was Check Point Software Technologies: 86,536 shares worth $5.85M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Perrigo in Q1 2014, an estimated $10.4M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $10.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $21.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.16B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 23 new positions and closed 8 in Q1 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 0.05% quarter-over-quarter to $3.16B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 1 May 2014.