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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
+3.55%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$70.4M
Cap. Flow
-$20.4M
Cap. Flow %
-0.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.93%
Holding
360
New
17
Increased
105
Reduced
134
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$5.24M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$2.36M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$2.23M
4
EMLP icon
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
+$2.15M
5
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$1.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$14.2M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$12M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.87M
4
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.85M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.72M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.56%
2 Technology 14.01%
3 Industrials 11.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.54%
5 Consumer Staples 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ORLY icon
1
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$91.4M 2.78%
5,055,855
-34,860
-0.7% -$616K
JNJ icon
2
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$635B
$87.9M 2.68%
724,328
-3,171
-0.4% -$360K
XOM icon
3
ExxonMobil
XOM
$651B
$86.6M 2.64%
924,119
-12,291
-1% -$1.09M
PG icon
4
Procter & Gamble
PG
$343B
$81M 2.47%
957,054
-10,489
-1% -$861K
RTX icon
5
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
$78.8M 2.4%
1,221,170
+6,211
+0.5% +$397K
DHR icon
6
Danaher
DHR
$135B
$73.3M 2.23%
1,080,087
+13,664
+1% +$894K
SYK icon
7
Stryker
SYK
$127B
$69.4M 2.12%
579,357
-590
-0.1% -$66K
PEP icon
8
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$65.4M 1.99%
617,491
+2,543
+0.4% +$262K
GE icon
9
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
$61M 1.86%
404,571
+4,328
+1% +$631K
AAPL icon
10
Apple
AAPL
$4.89T
$57.4M 1.75%
2,401,280
-19,628
-0.8% -$488K
V icon
11
Visa
V
$677B
$56.5M 1.72%
762,211
+18,323
+2% +$1.43M
HD icon
12
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$56.4M 1.72%
441,481
+4,020
+0.9% +$532K
KMX icon
13
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$53.3M 1.62%
1,086,494
+13,879
+1% +$713K
ANSS
14
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$51.4M 1.57%
566,244
-2,291
-0.4% -$203K
CVS icon
15
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$51.3M 1.56%
536,284
+9,161
+2% +$913K
MSFT icon
16
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.84T
$49.4M 1.51%
966,203
+5,297
+0.6% +$275K
FISV
17
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$48.5M 1.48%
893,010
+34,944
+4% +$1.8M
IRM icon
18
Iron Mountain
IRM
$38.2B
$48.1M 1.47%
1,207,100
-27,267
-2% -$992K
SLB icon
19
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
$48M 1.46%
606,600
+10,488
+2% +$804K
ECL icon
20
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
$45.7M 1.39%
385,064
+3,472
+0.9% +$405K
SRCL
21
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$45.3M 1.38%
435,128
-2,554
-0.6% -$273K
PAYX icon
22
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
$45.3M 1.38%
760,991
-1,308
-0.2% -$70.1K
MMM icon
23
3M
MMM
$89B
$45M 1.37%
307,519
-4,956
-2% -$699K
WFC icon
24
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$44.8M 1.37%
947,204
+14,375
+2% +$701K
MCD icon
25
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
$41.9M 1.28%
347,825
+2,311
+0.7% +$289K
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.28B, up 2.2% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 filing shows 17 new, 105 increased, 134 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M. The largest sale was Chubb, an estimated $14.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2016 buy was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2016, an estimated $2.36M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $3.72M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 17 new positions and closed 23 in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 2 Aug 2016.