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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
-5.91%
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
$3B
AUM Growth
-$218M
Cap. Flow
+$9.24M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
351
New
19
Increased
96
Reduced
154
Closed
24

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.24M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.26M
3
SVC
Service Properties Trust
SVC
+$7.01M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.06M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$3.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.7M
2
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$8.06M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.51M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$3.79M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.26M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.43%
2 Technology 14.22%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.84%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TRMB icon
226
Trimble
TRMB
$13.2B
$612K 0.02%
37,250
-60,725
-62% -$1.23M
NTRS icon
227
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.3B
$610K 0.02%
8,946
– –
AVGO icon
228
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.85T
$595K 0.02%
+47,620
New +$602K
ALL icon
229
Allstate
ALL
$68B
$588K 0.02%
10,098
– –
GLD icon
230
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$588K 0.02%
5,500
-6,045
-52% -$651K
AMZN icon
231
Amazon
AMZN
$2.92T
$586K 0.02%
22,920
+3,900
+21% +$98.6K
WTS icon
232
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$580K 0.02%
10,975
+1,400
+15% +$74.4K
AGG icon
233
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$137B
$574K 0.02%
5,240
– –
AMG icon
234
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.69B
$570K 0.02%
3,330
-400
-11% -$78.7K
WLY icon
235
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.65B
$547K 0.02%
10,932
-3,500
-24% -$182K
K
236
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$543K 0.02%
8,690
+1,065
+14% +$66.4K
PPG icon
237
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$537K 0.02%
6,128
– –
DE icon
238
Deere & Co
DE
$160B
$535K 0.02%
7,227
+699
+11% +$61.5K
NKE icon
239
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$534K 0.02%
8,684
-196
-2% -$11.1K
WFM
240
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$527K 0.02%
16,632
-1,000
-6% -$35.4K
HAIN icon
241
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$45M
$526K 0.02%
10,200
-3,000
-23% -$190K
LNC icon
242
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.73B
$526K 0.02%
11,075
-2,560
-19% -$137K
EOG icon
243
EOG Resources
EOG
$79.2B
$521K 0.02%
+7,159
New +$556K
MOO icon
244
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$972M
$509K 0.02%
11,105
-1,416
-11% -$73K
MTB icon
245
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.7B
$500K 0.02%
4,100
– –
POM
246
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$480K 0.02%
19,800
– –
KMI icon
247
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$71.7B
$479K 0.02%
17,307
-2,420
-12% -$80.1K
WTRG icon
248
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.3B
$477K 0.02%
18,014
– –
KHC icon
249
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.7B
$464K 0.02%
+6,571
New +$496K
VOD icon
250
Vodafone
VOD
$36.3B
$460K 0.02%
14,487
-5,539
-28% -$197K
8 9
10
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Welch & Forbes held 351 positions worth $3B, down 6.8% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 filing shows 19 new, 96 increased, 154 reduced and 24 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $10.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Service Properties Trust in Q3 2015, an estimated $7.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $540K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 24 in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.