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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
-1.2%
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
$3.88B
AUM Growth
+$134M
Cap. Flow
+$219M
Cap. Flow %
5.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.53%
Holding
368
New
30
Increased
108
Reduced
154
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$51M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$44M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$37.6M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$31M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$10M
2
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$6.32M
3
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$4.84M
4
HEDJ icon
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
+$4.74M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$4.59M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.2%
2 Technology 17.48%
3 Financials 12.88%
4 Industrials 9.97%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMG icon
226
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.65B
$715K 0.02%
3,771
-21
-0.6% -$4.09K
MDLZ icon
227
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.5B
$697K 0.02%
16,706
-5,753
-26% -$250K
UL icon
228
Unilever
UL
$141B
$691K 0.02%
+11,058
New +$673K
UNH icon
229
UnitedHealth
UNH
$383B
$677K 0.02%
3,161
+235
+8% +$53.7K
DEO icon
230
Diageo
DEO
$49.5B
$654K 0.02%
4,833
+3,161
+189% +$440K
WLY icon
231
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.66B
$650K 0.02%
10,207
– –
CPB icon
232
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.58B
$646K 0.02%
14,909
-300
-2% -$13.5K
B
233
Barrick Mining
B
$63.2B
$634K 0.02%
50,973
-5,150
-9% -$68.5K
IWF icon
234
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$120B
$634K 0.02%
18,636
-200
-1% -$7.01K
HUBB icon
235
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
$633K 0.02%
5,198
-52
-1% -$6.84K
LNC icon
236
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.8B
$597K 0.02%
8,159
+99
+1% +$7.77K
EPD icon
237
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.5B
$594K 0.02%
24,254
-1,100
-4% -$29.3K
GD icon
238
General Dynamics
GD
$103B
$590K 0.02%
2,668
– –
FXI icon
239
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$573K 0.01%
12,140
– –
MTUM icon
240
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
MTUM
$24.9B
$572K 0.01%
5,400
– –
ACN icon
241
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$570K 0.01%
+3,713
New +$588K
DEEP icon
242
Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF
DEEP
$27.5M
$535K 0.01%
15,809
– –
ISRG icon
243
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$126B
$529K 0.01%
3,843
+18
+0.5% +$2.51K
BLK icon
244
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$525K 0.01%
969
-16
-2% -$8.78K
AGG icon
245
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$521K 0.01%
4,851
-974
-17% -$105K
TGT icon
246
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$518K 0.01%
7,466
-264
-3% -$19.2K
JWN
247
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$513K 0.01%
10,600
– –
SCHD icon
248
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SCHD
$103B
$495K 0.01%
30,300
– –
PAGP icon
249
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.26B
$492K 0.01%
22,619
+175
+0.8% +$3.87K
ROST icon
250
Ross Stores
ROST
$81B
$490K 0.01%
6,292
+49
+0.8% +$3.89K
8 9
10
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Welch & Forbes held 368 positions worth $3.88B, up 3.6% from $3.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $219M of net new capital in Q1 2018, opening 30 new positions and adding to 108 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $6.32M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2018 buy was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q1 2018, an estimated $8.9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $6.32M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Easterly Acquisition Corp in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.88B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 30 new positions and closed 12 in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $3.88B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 12 Apr 2018.