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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
+5.79%
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
$3.49B
AUM Growth
+$152M
Cap. Flow
-$14M
Cap. Flow %
-0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.41%
Holding
361
New
18
Increased
147
Reduced
147
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BEN icon
Franklin Resources
BEN
+$7.71M
2
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$6.82M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$5.09M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$4.33M
5
IAU icon
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
+$1.74M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
+$8.75M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$7.3M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$5.62M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$5.44M
5
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$4.24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.72%
2 Technology 15.24%
3 Industrials 10.94%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
JNJ icon
1
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$635B
$88.6M 2.54%
711,601
-608
-0.1% -$72.6K
AAPL icon
2
Apple
AAPL
$4.89T
$85.7M 2.45%
2,387,096
-7,668
-0.3% -$253K
RTX icon
3
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
$85.6M 2.45%
1,212,479
-3,881
-0.3% -$272K
PG icon
4
Procter & Gamble
PG
$343B
$84.4M 2.42%
939,338
-3,283
-0.3% -$291K
ORLY icon
5
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$83.2M 2.38%
4,625,325
-180,795
-4% -$3.27M
SYK icon
6
Stryker
SYK
$127B
$75.2M 2.15%
570,906
+2,053
+0.4% +$259K
V icon
7
Visa
V
$677B
$73.5M 2.1%
826,642
+59,154
+8% +$5.09M
XOM icon
8
ExxonMobil
XOM
$651B
$72.8M 2.08%
887,505
-24,146
-3% -$2.02M
PEP icon
9
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$68.5M 1.96%
611,963
+1,026
+0.2% +$110K
HD icon
10
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$65.4M 1.87%
445,497
+1,279
+0.3% +$181K
KMX icon
11
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$64.8M 1.85%
1,094,155
-2,639
-0.2% -$171K
DHR icon
12
Danaher
DHR
$135B
$62.4M 1.79%
822,893
+5,782
+0.7% +$430K
MSFT icon
13
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.84T
$62.2M 1.78%
944,629
-3,800
-0.4% -$244K
GE icon
14
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
$57M 1.63%
399,410
-1,211
-0.3% -$175K
ANSS
15
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$52.6M 1.51%
492,445
-7,459
-1% -$747K
WFC icon
16
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$52M 1.49%
934,460
-9,893
-1% -$561K
FISV
17
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$49.8M 1.42%
863,006
-4,764
-0.5% -$267K
SLB icon
18
SLB Ltd
SLB
$77.8B
$48.7M 1.39%
623,762
+7,599
+1% +$621K
ECL icon
19
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
$48.5M 1.39%
387,343
+7,316
+2% +$894K
MMM icon
20
3M
MMM
$89B
$47M 1.34%
293,567
-8,342
-3% -$1.28M
JPM icon
21
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$939B
$46.9M 1.34%
534,016
-576
-0.1% -$50.8K
GOOG icon
22
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.9T
$46.9M 1.34%
1,130,580
+37,720
+3% +$1.55M
MCD icon
23
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
$44.4M 1.27%
342,750
+4,447
+1% +$558K
PAYX icon
24
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
$42.4M 1.21%
719,776
-11,509
-2% -$699K
EMLP icon
25
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.18B
$40.6M 1.16%
1,604,842
+56,996
+4% +$1.44M
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.49B, up 4.5% from $3.34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2017 filing shows 18 new, 147 increased, 147 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF: 11,269 shares worth $1.3M. The largest sale was Linear Technology Corp, an estimated $8.75M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2017 buy was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF: 11,269 shares worth $1.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Franklin Resources in Q1 2017, an estimated $7.71M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $5.62M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Linear Technology Corp in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $8.75M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.49B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 14 in Q1 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $3.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 27 Apr 2017.