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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
+3.55%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$70.4M
Cap. Flow
-$20.4M
Cap. Flow %
-0.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.93%
Holding
360
New
17
Increased
105
Reduced
134
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$5.24M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$2.36M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$2.23M
4
EMLP icon
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
+$2.15M
5
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$1.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$14.2M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$12M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.87M
4
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.85M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.72M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.56%
2 Technology 14.01%
3 Industrials 11.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.54%
5 Consumer Staples 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BR icon
251
Broadridge
BR
$17.9B
$443K 0.01%
6,802
– –
XYL icon
252
Xylem
XYL
$27.3B
$442K 0.01%
9,892
+692
+8% +$30.1K
INGR icon
253
Ingredion
INGR
$6.33B
$437K 0.01%
3,375
– –
JKHY icon
254
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11B
$428K 0.01%
4,900
– –
SM icon
255
SM Energy
SM
$7.58B
$428K 0.01%
15,850
– –
D icon
256
Dominion Energy
D
$61.3B
$427K 0.01%
5,482
-358
-6% -$26K
JWN
257
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$424K 0.01%
11,139
-110
-1% -$4.88K
TRV icon
258
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.4B
$419K 0.01%
3,517
– –
PPG icon
259
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.9B
$417K 0.01%
4,000
– –
BABA icon
260
Alibaba
BABA
$279B
$412K 0.01%
5,180
+1,660
+47% +$130K
STJ
261
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$411K 0.01%
5,265
– –
ES icon
262
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.8B
$405K 0.01%
6,756
– –
MRO
263
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$402K 0.01%
26,775
– –
GXC icon
264
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$460M
$395K 0.01%
5,645
-3,815
-40% -$261K
OIH icon
265
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2.01B
$389K 0.01%
665
+67
+11% +$37.7K
PNRA
266
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$382K 0.01%
1,805
– –
RNET
267
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$373K 0.01%
27,877
– –
IWD icon
268
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$81.8B
$367K 0.01%
3,555
– –
PYPL icon
269
PayPal
PYPL
$49.3B
$362K 0.01%
9,923
+600
+6% +$22.9K
ROST icon
270
Ross Stores
ROST
$81B
$354K 0.01%
6,243
– –
GD icon
271
General Dynamics
GD
$103B
$353K 0.01%
2,535
-40
-2% -$5.58K
WM icon
272
Waste Management
WM
$90.5B
$346K 0.01%
5,215
– –
BLK icon
273
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$340K 0.01%
992
– –
CEF icon
274
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.56B
$330K 0.01%
23,734
-634
-3% -$8.16K
FLOT icon
275
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.2B
$316K 0.01%
6,250
– –
9 10
11
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.28B, up 2.2% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 filing shows 17 new, 105 increased, 134 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M. The largest sale was Chubb, an estimated $14.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2016 buy was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2016, an estimated $2.36M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $3.72M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 17 new positions and closed 23 in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 2 Aug 2016.