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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
+3.82%
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
$3.87B
AUM Growth
-$13.1M
Cap. Flow
-$131M
Cap. Flow %
-3.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.72%
Holding
372
New
16
Increased
96
Reduced
171
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TMO icon
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
+$7.62M
2
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$4.4M
3
CHX
ChampionX
CHX
+$3.45M
4
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$3.4M
5
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$2.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$41.6M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$11.3M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$9.78M
4
BEN icon
Franklin Resources
BEN
+$8.22M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$7.52M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.99%
2 Technology 17.92%
3 Financials 11.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.63%
5 Industrials 9.17%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CTSH icon
226
Cognizant
CTSH
$24.3B
$673K 0.02%
8,516
-589
-6% -$46.3K
AWK icon
227
American Water Works
AWK
$27.2B
$654K 0.02%
7,656
-1,930
-20% -$160K
XYL icon
228
Xylem
XYL
$27.3B
$653K 0.02%
9,692
– –
B
229
Barrick Mining
B
$63.2B
$647K 0.02%
49,273
-1,700
-3% -$22.3K
IWF icon
230
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$120B
$642K 0.02%
17,860
-776
-4% -$27.4K
WLY icon
231
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.66B
$637K 0.02%
10,207
– –
MTUM icon
232
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
MTUM
$24.9B
$634K 0.02%
5,780
+380
+7% +$41.6K
SCHD icon
233
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SCHD
$103B
$630K 0.02%
38,355
+8,055
+27% +$133K
ACN icon
234
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$615K 0.02%
3,759
+46
+1% +$7.16K
ISRG icon
235
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$126B
$613K 0.02%
3,843
– –
CPB icon
236
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.58B
$604K 0.02%
14,909
– –
AMG icon
237
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.65B
$598K 0.02%
4,021
+250
+7% +$41.2K
TGT icon
238
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$569K 0.01%
7,466
– –
CRM icon
239
Salesforce
CRM
$148B
$558K 0.01%
4,094
+1,600
+64% +$204K
DEEP icon
240
Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF
DEEP
$27.5M
$551K 0.01%
15,809
– –
HUBB icon
241
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
$550K 0.01%
5,198
– –
JWN
242
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$544K 0.01%
10,500
-100
-0.9% -$4.96K
BAX icon
243
Baxter International
BAX
$13.8B
$540K 0.01%
7,321
– –
PAGP icon
244
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.26B
$535K 0.01%
22,386
-233
-1% -$5.71K
ROST icon
245
Ross Stores
ROST
$81B
$534K 0.01%
6,292
– –
FXI icon
246
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$522K 0.01%
12,140
– –
WY icon
247
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$16.9B
$510K 0.01%
13,957
+400
+3% +$14.6K
GD icon
248
General Dynamics
GD
$103B
$508K 0.01%
2,723
+55
+2% +$11.3K
K
249
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$507K 0.01%
7,720
-142
-2% -$8.45K
WTRG icon
250
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.4B
$499K 0.01%
14,187
– –
8 9
10
11 12

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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Welch & Forbes held 372 positions worth $3.87B, down 0.34% from $3.88B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $131M in Q2 2018, closing 13 positions and reducing 171 holdings. Its most notable exit was Chubb, an estimated $41.6M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in ChampionX worth $3.52M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2018 buy was ChampionX: 84,371 shares worth $3.52M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Thermo Fisher Scientific in Q2 2018, an estimated $7.62M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $8.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $41.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $3.87B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 16 new positions and closed 13 in Q2 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $3.87B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 16 Jul 2018.