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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
+6.28%
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
$3.4B
AUM Growth
+$129M
Cap. Flow
-$25.5M
Cap. Flow %
-0.75%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.18%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
84
Reduced
181
Closed
18

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$6.79M
2
ROP icon
Roper Technologies
ROP
+$6.25M
3
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$5.17M
4
IRM icon
Iron Mountain
IRM
+$3.49M
5
COP icon
ConocoPhillips
COP
+$3.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
APA icon
APA Corp
APA
+$8.46M
2
RIG icon
Transocean
RIG
+$4.2M
3
SZYM
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
+$4.02M
4
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$3.68M
5
ADP icon
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
+$3.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.94%
2 Technology 14.76%
3 Industrials 12.64%
4 Financials 10.68%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TMO icon
201
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$1.23M 0.04%
9,837
-229
-2% -$27.8K
MRSH
202
Marsh
MRSH
$90.5B
$1.15M 0.03%
20,142
-145
-0.7% -$7.95K
EWC icon
203
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.13B
$1.15M 0.03%
39,860
-18,748
-32% -$552K
IWO icon
204
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.3B
$1.12M 0.03%
7,862
+2,000
+34% +$271K
WEC icon
205
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.7B
$1.1M 0.03%
20,950
– –
PSX icon
206
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.9B
$1.1M 0.03%
15,379
-739
-5% -$54.5K
IWR icon
207
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56B
$1.1M 0.03%
26,320
-1,344
-5% -$54.6K
HUB.B
208
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$1.09M 0.03%
10,175
+700
+7% +$76.5K
EPD icon
209
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.3B
$1.07M 0.03%
29,772
-600
-2% -$22.2K
BEN icon
210
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$1.04M 0.03%
18,725
– –
OEF icon
211
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.1B
$1.03M 0.03%
11,356
+1,505
+15% +$135K
NBL
212
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$982K 0.03%
20,700
– –
BMS
213
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$970K 0.03%
21,454
– –
SLCA
214
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$955K 0.03%
37,169
-812
-2% -$32.1K
WFM
215
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$947K 0.03%
18,782
-200
-1% -$8.81K
META icon
216
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.42T
$924K 0.03%
11,838
+700
+6% +$53.5K
JWN
217
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$907K 0.03%
11,421
-200
-2% -$14.7K
LNC icon
218
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.73B
$873K 0.03%
15,135
+550
+4% +$29.9K
WLY icon
219
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.65B
$855K 0.03%
14,432
-100
-0.7% -$5.75K
BCS.PRC
220
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$849K 0.02%
32,748
-2,500
-7% -$64.6K
BAX icon
221
Baxter International
BAX
$13.5B
$847K 0.02%
21,264
-14,415
-40% -$561K
MDLZ icon
222
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$835K 0.02%
22,981
-2,086
-8% -$75.9K
ALL icon
223
Allstate
ALL
$68B
$832K 0.02%
11,848
– –
PCL
224
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$797K 0.02%
18,640
– –
AMG icon
225
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.69B
$792K 0.02%
3,730
– –
7 8
9
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.4B, up 3.9% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2014 filing shows 13 new, 84 increased, 181 reduced and 18 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Boston Scientific: 404,450 shares worth $5.36M. The largest sale was APA Corp, an estimated $8.46M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2014 buy was Boston Scientific: 404,450 shares worth $5.36M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Omnicom Group in Q4 2014, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was APA Corp, cutting an estimated $8.46M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Transocean in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $4.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.4B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 18 in Q4 2014.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.9% quarter-over-quarter to $3.4B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 27 Jan 2015.