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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
+3.18%
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
$3.34B
AUM Growth
+$450M
Cap. Flow
+$378M
Cap. Flow %
11.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.43%
Holding
361
New
58
Increased
102
Reduced
107
Closed
18

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$67.9M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$46M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$42.6M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$31M
5
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$30.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$24.1M
2
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$18.5M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.59M
4
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$8.41M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.74M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.26%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 10.96%
4 Financials 10.64%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CPRT icon
226
Copart
CPRT
$27B
$579K 0.02%
83,600
-7,200
-8% -$48.9K
RNET
227
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$557K 0.02%
24,054
-3,823
-14% -$67.8K
VSM
228
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$540K 0.02%
+19,238
New +$479K
LNC icon
229
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.73B
$535K 0.02%
8,060
– –
SM icon
230
SM Energy
SM
$7.8B
$532K 0.02%
15,450
-380
-2% -$13.7K
HUBB icon
231
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
$529K 0.02%
4,530
– –
HBI
232
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$527K 0.02%
24,450
– –
K
233
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$520K 0.02%
7,519
-426
-5% -$29.6K
CNI icon
234
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$517K 0.02%
7,664
-525
-6% -$34.7K
SO icon
235
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$516K 0.02%
10,482
-83
-0.8% -$4.08K
CDK
236
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$514K 0.02%
8,617
-1,132
-12% -$64.7K
JWN
237
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$508K 0.02%
10,600
– –
NKE icon
238
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$505K 0.02%
9,950
– –
WTRG icon
239
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.3B
$504K 0.02%
+16,789
New +$501K
CVE icon
240
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$55.7B
$501K 0.02%
33,097
-36,733
-53% -$553K
SEE
241
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$499K 0.01%
11,000
– –
RBS.PRH.CL
242
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRH.CL
$497K 0.01%
19,666
– –
PYPL icon
243
PayPal
PYPL
$48.9B
$493K 0.01%
12,493
+2,570
+26% +$103K
TEVA icon
244
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$40.8B
$487K 0.01%
13,450
-2,225
-14% -$88.8K
FAST icon
245
Fastenal
FAST
$54.7B
$484K 0.01%
41,180
+620
+2% +$6.8K
XYL icon
246
Xylem
XYL
$27.3B
$480K 0.01%
9,692
-200
-2% -$10.1K
IWF icon
247
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$121B
$477K 0.01%
18,200
-1,800
-9% -$46.7K
TRV icon
248
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.1B
$471K 0.01%
3,850
+300
+8% +$34.3K
MOO icon
249
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$972M
$470K 0.01%
9,150
-150
-2% -$7.58K
VB icon
250
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$459K 0.01%
3,555
-150
-4% -$18.6K
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10
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.34B, up 16% from $2.89B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $378M of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 58 new positions and adding to 102 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 2,394,764 shares worth $69.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Stericycle Inc, an estimated $8.41M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2016 buy was Apple: 2,394,764 shares worth $69.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Hain Celestial in Q4 2016, an estimated $8.53M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Stericycle Inc, cutting an estimated $8.41M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $24.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.34B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 58 new positions and closed 18 in Q4 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $3.34B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 7 Feb 2017.