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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $7.73B
1-Year Est. Return 14.94%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2.61%
1 Year Est. Return
+14.94%
3 Year Est. Return
+71.58%
5 Year Est. Return
+102.98%
10 Year Est. Return
+355.22%
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
ORLY icon
1
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$92.9M 2.89%
5,090,715
-52,350
-1% -$894K
PG icon
2
Procter & Gamble
PG
$343B
$79.6M 2.48%
967,543
-29,144
-3% -$2.35M
JNJ icon
3
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$635B
$78.7M 2.45%
727,499
-1,337
-0.2% -$138K
XOM icon
4
ExxonMobil
XOM
$651B
$78.3M 2.44%
936,410
-6,227
-0.7% -$499K
RTX icon
5
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
$76.5M 2.38%
1,214,959
-11,171
-0.9% -$648K
DHR icon
6
Danaher
DHR
$135B
$68M 2.12%
1,066,423
+2,318
+0.2% +$138K
AAPL icon
7
Apple
AAPL
$4.89T
$66M 2.05%
2,420,908
-10,152
-0.4% -$253K
PEP icon
8
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$63M 1.96%
614,948
-5,089
-0.8% -$503K
SYK icon
9
Stryker
SYK
$127B
$62.2M 1.94%
579,947
-4,271
-0.7% -$421K
GE icon
10
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
$61M 1.9%
400,243
+2,909
+0.7% +$411K
HD icon
11
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$58.4M 1.82%
437,461
+15,379
+4% +$1.92M
V icon
12
Visa
V
$677B
$56.9M 1.77%
743,888
+12,577
+2% +$914K
SRCL
13
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$55.2M 1.72%
437,682
-2,512
-0.6% -$293K
KMX icon
14
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$54.8M 1.71%
1,072,615
+3,119
+0.3% +$147K
CVS icon
15
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$54.7M 1.7%
527,123
+6,504
+1% +$632K
MSFT icon
16
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.84T
$53.1M 1.65%
960,906
-11,961
-1% -$627K
ANSS
17
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$50.9M 1.58%
568,535
-530
-0.1% -$45.7K
WFC icon
18
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$45.1M 1.4%
932,829
+1,332
+0.1% +$65.2K
FISV
19
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$44M 1.37%
858,066
+80,336
+10% +$3.81M
SLB icon
20
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
$44M 1.37%
596,112
+4,853
+0.8% +$341K
MMM icon
21
3M
MMM
$89B
$43.5M 1.36%
312,475
-4,965
-2% -$638K
MCD icon
22
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
$43.4M 1.35%
345,514
-1,176
-0.3% -$141K
ECL icon
23
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
$42.6M 1.33%
381,592
+19,648
+5% +$2.09M
IRM icon
24
Iron Mountain
IRM
$38.2B
$41.9M 1.3%
1,234,367
-41,459
-3% -$1.19M
PAYX icon
25
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
$41.2M 1.28%
762,299
-6,569
-0.9% -$331K
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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.