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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NVO
251
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$208B
$422K 0.01%
14,534
-666
-4% -$18.4K
EWC icon
252
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.13B
$419K 0.01%
19,500
-7,740
-28% -$180K
PYPL icon
253
PayPal
PYPL
$48.9B
$402K 0.01%
11,088
+490
+5% +$17.3K
D icon
254
Dominion Energy
D
$60.8B
$395K 0.01%
5,840
– –
OXY icon
255
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$56.8B
$392K 0.01%
5,806
+455
+9% +$32.7K
WM icon
256
Waste Management
WM
$90.6B
$385K 0.01%
7,215
– –
FDX icon
257
FedEx
FDX
$72.7B
$364K 0.01%
2,450
+580
+31% +$89.7K
VLO icon
258
Valero Energy
VLO
$90.1B
$360K 0.01%
5,090
+1,150
+29% +$78.4K
MDVN
259
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$358K 0.01%
7,400
– –
GD icon
260
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$353K 0.01%
+2,575
New +$368K
PNRA
261
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$351K 0.01%
1,805
+100
+6% +$18.6K
MRO
262
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$349K 0.01%
27,700
-175
-0.6% -$2.94K
IWD icon
263
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$82.2B
$348K 0.01%
+3,555
New +$353K
ES icon
264
Eversource Energy
ES
$26.9B
$347K 0.01%
6,793
+37
+0.5% +$1.88K
LNKD
265
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$345K 0.01%
1,534
-374
-20% -$84.9K
HAL icon
266
Halliburton
HAL
$26.9B
$338K 0.01%
9,925
+225
+2% +$8.48K
JKHY icon
267
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$10.9B
$332K 0.01%
+4,200
New +$323K
STJ
268
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$325K 0.01%
5,265
– –
OIH icon
269
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2.06B
$316K 0.01%
598
-75
-11% -$44.6K
FLOT icon
270
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.2B
$315K 0.01%
6,250
– –
IWY icon
271
iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF
IWY
$15.9B
$304K 0.01%
+5,686
New +$304K
BNY
272
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$106B
$299K 0.01%
7,254
-806
-10% -$33.9K
CPRT icon
273
Copart
CPRT
$27B
$298K 0.01%
+62,400
New +$288K
EBAY icon
274
eBay
EBAY
$50.6B
$298K 0.01%
10,838
+490
+5% +$13.5K
PANW icon
275
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$270B
$294K 0.01%
10,032
+342
+4% +$9.87K
9 10
11
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.