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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
+5.79%
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
$3.49B
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
NBL
226
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$568K 0.02%
16,556
-4,324
-21% -$160K
PYPL icon
227
PayPal
PYPL
$48.9B
$562K 0.02%
13,060
+567
+5% +$23.7K
NKE icon
228
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$557K 0.02%
9,998
+48
+0.5% +$2.65K
ADNT icon
229
Adient
ADNT
$1.65B
$554K 0.02%
7,634
-4,619
-38% -$303K
HUBB icon
230
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
$544K 0.02%
4,534
+4
+0.1% +$480
WTRG icon
231
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.3B
$540K 0.02%
16,803
+14
+0.1% +$430
CDK
232
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$539K 0.02%
8,295
-322
-4% -$20.6K
LNC icon
233
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.73B
$528K 0.02%
8,069
+9
+0.1% +$615
VSM
234
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$521K 0.01%
17,030
-2,208
-11% -$64.5K
IWF icon
235
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$121B
$512K 0.01%
18,000
-200
-1% -$5.55K
HBI
236
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$508K 0.01%
24,471
+21
+0.1% +$445
UN
237
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$502K 0.01%
10,113
-467
-4% -$20.9K
SO icon
238
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$500K 0.01%
10,050
-432
-4% -$21.3K
RBS.PRH.CL
239
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRH.CL
$497K 0.01%
19,333
-333
-2% -$8.57K
MOO icon
240
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$972M
$495K 0.01%
9,250
+100
+1% +$5.35K
JWN
241
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$494K 0.01%
10,609
+9
+0.1% +$402
XYL icon
242
Xylem
XYL
$27.3B
$487K 0.01%
9,701
+9
+0.1% +$439
PNRA
243
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$472K 0.01%
1,805
– –
FXI icon
244
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$469K 0.01%
12,190
– –
GD icon
245
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$468K 0.01%
2,495
-89
-3% -$16.5K
VB icon
246
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$467K 0.01%
3,505
-50
-1% -$6.62K
BR icon
247
Broadridge
BR
$17.8B
$466K 0.01%
6,863
-49
-0.7% -$3.32K
FRC
248
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$464K 0.01%
4,951
– –
BAX icon
249
Baxter International
BAX
$13.5B
$455K 0.01%
8,769
-579
-6% -$28.5K
TGT icon
250
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$453K 0.01%
8,200
+74
+0.9% +$4.61K
8 9
10
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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.