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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VOD icon
226
Vodafone
VOD
$36.3B
$605K 0.02%
18,750
+4,263
+29% +$139K
PPG icon
227
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$593K 0.02%
6,000
-128
-2% -$12.9K
RNET
228
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$582K 0.02%
28,125
– –
K
229
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$576K 0.02%
8,477
-213
-2% -$13.9K
MOO icon
230
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$972M
$571K 0.02%
12,265
+1,160
+10% +$55.8K
KHC icon
231
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.7B
$557K 0.02%
7,662
+1,091
+17% +$80.5K
AET
232
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$541K 0.02%
5,000
+800
+19% +$86.5K
JWN
233
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$537K 0.02%
10,771
– –
WTRG icon
234
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.3B
$537K 0.02%
18,014
– –
HAIN icon
235
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$45M
$525K 0.02%
13,000
+2,800
+27% +$127K
SO icon
236
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$519K 0.02%
11,092
+1,414
+15% +$64.1K
POM
237
DELISTED
PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
POM
$515K 0.02%
19,800
– –
RBS.PRH.CL
238
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRH.CL
$508K 0.02%
19,666
+1,600
+9% +$41.1K
PCL
239
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$500K 0.02%
10,475
+110
+1% +$4.99K
MTB icon
240
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.7B
$497K 0.02%
4,100
– –
CNI icon
241
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$485K 0.02%
8,689
+4,150
+91% +$243K
UN
242
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$481K 0.02%
11,100
-200
-2% -$8.76K
HUBB icon
243
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
$478K 0.02%
+4,730
New +$483K
VO icon
244
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$106B
$464K 0.01%
15,448
+1,348
+10% +$41.1K
B
245
Barrick Mining
B
$61.5B
$463K 0.01%
62,775
-38,200
-38% -$285K
PRAA icon
246
PRA Group
PRAA
$663M
$459K 0.01%
13,240
-34,027
-72% -$1.52M
BXLT
247
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
$450K 0.01%
11,550
+460
+4% +$16K
BAX icon
248
Baxter International
BAX
$13.5B
$445K 0.01%
11,650
+560
+5% +$20.5K
ENOV icon
249
Enovis
ENOV
$1.68B
$444K 0.01%
11,068
-18,351
-62% -$842K
MTSC
250
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$438K 0.01%
6,900
– –
8 9
10
11 12

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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.