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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
+2.61%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.93%
AUM
$3.21B
AUM Growth
+$94.5M
Cap. Flow
+$32.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
365
New
35
Increased
98
Reduced
165
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$13.7M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.07M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$8.39M
4
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$6.88M
5
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$6.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTCT
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
+$5.6M
2
STT icon
State Street
STT
+$5.19M
3
NVS icon
Novartis
NVS
+$3.76M
4
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$3.58M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.15M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.8%
2 Technology 14.57%
3 Industrials 12.06%
4 Financials 10.04%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BX icon
326
Blackstone
BX
$110B
$209K 0.01%
+7,447
New +$197K
WELL icon
327
Welltower
WELL
$171B
$208K 0.01%
3,000
– –
VIG icon
328
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$114B
$204K 0.01%
2,503
-250
-9% -$19.2K
KN icon
329
Knowles
KN
$3.34B
$202K 0.01%
15,295
-250
-2% -$3.08K
SNA icon
330
Snap-on
SNA
$21.5B
$201K 0.01%
+1,278
New +$196K
PHO icon
331
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.09B
$200K 0.01%
+9,110
New +$186K
PHYS icon
332
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$15.7B
$199K 0.01%
+19,696
New +$192K
ENTG icon
333
Entegris
ENTG
$23.2B
$172K 0.01%
12,665
+2,239
+21% +$27.1K
NLY icon
334
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.4B
$159K 0.01%
3,874
-575
-13% -$22.6K
NBN icon
335
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.14B
$149K ﹤0.01%
14,000
– –
SZYM
336
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$105K ﹤0.01%
51,600
-34,150
-40% -$60.9K
EXG icon
337
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$3.06B
$89K ﹤0.01%
10,227
– –
IBN icon
338
ICICI Bank
IBN
$108B
$86K ﹤0.01%
13,200
-14,850
-53% -$87K
CSR
339
Centerspace
CSR
$952M
$73K ﹤0.01%
+1,000
New +$65.6K
FORM icon
340
FormFactor
FORM
$9.17B
$73K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
ADYX
341
DELISTED
Adynxx Inc
ADYX
$10K ﹤0.01%
205
-362
-64% -$29K
LINE
342
DELISTED
LINN ENERGY LLC COM UTS REP LTD LIABILITY CO INTS
LINE
$5K ﹤0.01%
+15,000
New +$12.4K
BMRN icon
343
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12.4B
– –
-2,040
Closed -$214K
EIX icon
344
Edison International
EIX
$26.4B
– –
-3,400
Closed -$201K
EWJ icon
345
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$22.8B
– –
-2,800
Closed -$135K
EWY icon
346
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$25.7B
– –
-5,875
Closed -$292K
FAST icon
347
Fastenal
FAST
$59.5B
– –
-23,564
Closed -$240K
FDX icon
348
FedEx
FDX
$75.4B
– –
-2,450
Closed -$364K
GL icon
349
Globe Life
GL
$14.3B
– –
-3,525
Closed -$201K
HPE icon
350
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$70.5B
– –
-19,078
Closed -$168K
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14
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Welch & Forbes held 365 positions worth $3.21B, up 3% from $3.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 filing shows 35 new, 98 increased, 165 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M. The largest sale was CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM, an estimated $5.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2016 buy was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to GSK in Q1 2016, an estimated $6.88M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was State Street, cutting an estimated $5.19M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $5.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.21B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 35 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.21B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 5 May 2016.