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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
-0.47%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$108M
Cap. Flow
+$146M
Cap. Flow %
4.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.28%
Holding
363
New
34
Increased
107
Reduced
144
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$45.4M
2
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$25.9M
3
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$22.6M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$17.9M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$10.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NE
Noble Corporation
NE
+$14.9M
2
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5.2M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.81M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.08M
5
ICLR icon
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ICLR
+$1.63M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.29%
2 Technology 15.08%
3 Industrials 12.43%
4 Financials 10.46%
5 Energy 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SEE
201
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$1.24M 0.04%
35,520
– –
STI
202
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.23M 0.04%
32,401
-200
-0.6% -$7.72K
EPD icon
203
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.3B
$1.23M 0.04%
30,372
– –
TMO icon
204
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$1.23M 0.04%
10,066
-1,440
-13% -$175K
MPC icon
205
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$92.4B
$1.2M 0.04%
28,414
– –
HUB.B
206
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$1.14M 0.03%
9,475
-400
-4% -$48.4K
FAST icon
207
Fastenal
FAST
$54.7B
$1.12M 0.03%
99,688
+7,408
+8% +$84.7K
IWR icon
208
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56B
$1.09M 0.03%
27,664
-14,924
-35% -$601K
KMP
209
DELISTED
KINDER MORGAN ENER PNTRS L.P.
KMP
$1.09M 0.03%
11,709
-100
-0.8% -$8.9K
MRO
210
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$1.08M 0.03%
28,684
-169
-0.6% -$6.7K
MRSH
211
Marsh
MRSH
$90.5B
$1.06M 0.03%
20,287
-145
-0.7% -$7.56K
BEN icon
212
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$1.02M 0.03%
18,725
– –
BCS.PRC
213
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$912K 0.03%
35,248
– –
WEC icon
214
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.7B
$901K 0.03%
20,950
– –
META icon
215
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.42T
$880K 0.03%
11,138
+2,217
+25% +$163K
OEF icon
216
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.1B
$869K 0.03%
9,851
-126
-1% -$11.1K
IEV icon
217
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.67B
$868K 0.03%
19,250
– –
MDLZ icon
218
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$859K 0.03%
25,067
-374
-1% -$13.6K
BMS
219
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$816K 0.02%
21,454
– –
WLY icon
220
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.65B
$815K 0.02%
14,532
– –
JWN
221
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$795K 0.02%
11,621
+61
+0.5% +$4.2K
LNC icon
222
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.73B
$782K 0.02%
14,585
+4,025
+38% +$214K
IWO icon
223
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.3B
$760K 0.02%
5,862
-1,079
-16% -$145K
AMG icon
224
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.69B
$747K 0.02%
3,730
-20
-0.5% -$4.08K
AGG icon
225
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$137B
$738K 0.02%
6,760
– –
7 8
9
10 11

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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Welch & Forbes held 363 positions worth $3.28B, up 3.4% from $3.17B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $146M of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 34 new positions and adding to 107 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Expeditors International, an estimated $5.2M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2014 buy was Ansys: 578,585 shares worth $43.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Comcast in Q3 2014, an estimated $6.55M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Expeditors International, cutting an estimated $5.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Noble Corporation in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $14.9M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 34 new positions and closed 15 in Q3 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 27 Oct 2014.