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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
+3.55%
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
$3.28B
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
HAL icon
226
Halliburton
HAL
$26.4B
$608K 0.02%
13,425
-250
-2% -$10.3K
WTRG icon
227
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.4B
$598K 0.02%
16,789
-1,225
-7% -$39.9K
CDK
228
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$598K 0.02%
10,788
+18
+0.2% +$930
FXI icon
229
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$594K 0.02%
17,356
-1,650
-9% -$54.8K
SO icon
230
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$584K 0.02%
10,892
– –
ENOV icon
231
Enovis
ENOV
$1.69B
$577K 0.02%
12,666
+204
+2% +$9.97K
AMG icon
232
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.65B
$574K 0.02%
4,074
– –
CPRT icon
233
Copart
CPRT
$27.4B
$556K 0.02%
90,800
-640
-0.7% -$3.59K
MOO icon
234
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$994M
$552K 0.02%
11,510
+445
+4% +$21.4K
NKE icon
235
Nike
NKE
$62.7B
$549K 0.02%
9,950
-184
-2% -$10.5K
WFM
236
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$542K 0.02%
16,932
– –
AWK icon
237
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$533K 0.02%
6,301
+311
+5% +$23.1K
BAX icon
238
Baxter International
BAX
$13.8B
$522K 0.02%
11,550
– –
SEE
239
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$506K 0.02%
11,000
+600
+6% +$28.7K
UN
240
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$502K 0.02%
10,700
– –
BEN icon
241
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.2B
$501K 0.02%
15,000
– –
RBS.PRH.CL
242
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRH.CL
$501K 0.02%
19,666
– –
SHPG
243
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$492K 0.02%
+2,673
New +$483K
CNI icon
244
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$490K 0.01%
8,289
-1,300
-14% -$78.4K
MTB icon
245
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.8B
$485K 0.01%
4,100
– –
VONE icon
246
Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF
VONE
$8.22B
$482K 0.01%
+5,020
New +$477K
HUBB icon
247
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
$478K 0.01%
4,530
– –
NTRS icon
248
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.4B
$477K 0.01%
7,196
– –
HSY icon
249
Hershey
HSY
$35.9B
$465K 0.01%
4,100
– –
VOD icon
250
Vodafone
VOD
$37.2B
$462K 0.01%
14,963
-1,603
-10% -$52K
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10
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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.