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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
-5.91%
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
$3B
AUM Growth
-$218M
Cap. Flow
+$9.24M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
351
New
19
Increased
96
Reduced
154
Closed
24

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.24M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.26M
3
SVC
Service Properties Trust
SVC
+$7.01M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.06M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$3.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.7M
2
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$8.06M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.51M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$3.79M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.26M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.43%
2 Technology 14.22%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.84%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AET
251
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$460K 0.02%
4,200
– –
RBS.PRH.CL
252
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRH.CL
$458K 0.02%
18,066
-3,600
-17% -$91.9K
CAH icon
253
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.9B
$457K 0.02%
5,950
– –
UN
254
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$454K 0.02%
11,300
– –
IWF icon
255
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$121B
$447K 0.01%
19,200
– –
SO icon
256
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$433K 0.01%
9,678
-1,014
-9% -$44.5K
MRO
257
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$429K 0.01%
27,875
– –
FAST icon
258
Fastenal
FAST
$54.7B
$427K 0.01%
46,684
-1,500
-3% -$14.9K
MTSC
259
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$415K 0.01%
6,900
+100
+1% +$6.18K
NVO
260
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$208B
$412K 0.01%
15,200
– –
D icon
261
Dominion Energy
D
$60.8B
$411K 0.01%
5,840
-1,003
-15% -$70.5K
VO icon
262
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$106B
$411K 0.01%
14,100
– –
PCL
263
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$410K 0.01%
10,365
-2,500
-19% -$100K
HUB.B
264
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
$402K 0.01%
4,730
-4,744
-50% -$474K
OIH icon
265
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2.06B
$370K 0.01%
673
-6
-0.9% -$3.68K
TFCFA
266
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$370K 0.01%
13,721
-8,343
-38% -$249K
BAX icon
267
Baxter International
BAX
$13.5B
$365K 0.01%
11,090
-10,247
-48% -$388K
OVV icon
268
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.3B
$363K 0.01%
11,267
-3,118
-22% -$119K
LNKD
269
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$363K 0.01%
1,908
– –
EWY icon
270
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$21.9B
$359K 0.01%
7,375
-300
-4% -$15K
WM icon
271
Waste Management
WM
$90.6B
$359K 0.01%
7,215
-2,550
-26% -$127K
OXY icon
272
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$56.8B
$354K 0.01%
5,351
+100
+2% +$6.98K
TRV icon
273
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.1B
$350K 0.01%
3,517
– –
BXLT
274
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
$349K 0.01%
+11,090
New +$383K
HAL icon
275
Halliburton
HAL
$26.9B
$343K 0.01%
9,700
+1,385
+17% +$54.5K
9 10
11
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Welch & Forbes held 351 positions worth $3B, down 6.8% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 filing shows 19 new, 96 increased, 154 reduced and 24 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $10.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Service Properties Trust in Q3 2015, an estimated $7.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $540K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 24 in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.