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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
+2.54%
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
$2.89B
AUM Growth
-$389M
Cap. Flow
-$443M
Cap. Flow %
-15.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.08%
Holding
354
New
18
Increased
53
Reduced
151
Closed
52

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$24.3M
2
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$14.2M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.59M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$5.58M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$4.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$57.4M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$51.4M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$36M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$32.5M
5
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$31.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.22%
2 Industrials 12.88%
3 Technology 12.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.77%
5 Financials 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ACN icon
251
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$305K 0.01%
2,495
– –
VOO icon
252
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$972B
$298K 0.01%
1,500
– –
DMLP icon
253
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.3B
$294K 0.01%
19,100
-420
-2% -$6.32K
IVV icon
254
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$872B
$284K 0.01%
1,303
-25
-2% -$5.44K
HP icon
255
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.37B
$283K 0.01%
4,200
– –
IJR icon
256
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$110B
$283K 0.01%
4,562
-100
-2% -$6.11K
LNKD
257
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$283K 0.01%
1,483
-25
-2% -$4.79K
CSX icon
258
CSX Corp
CSX
$93B
$276K 0.01%
27,144
– –
CW icon
259
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$26.5B
$273K 0.01%
3,000
– –
OVV icon
260
Ovintiv
OVV
$17B
$273K 0.01%
5,224
-1,250
-19% -$56.1K
SLY
261
DELISTED
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Index--symbol SML)
SLY
$273K 0.01%
4,900
– –
UNH icon
262
UnitedHealth
UNH
$383B
$272K 0.01%
1,940
– –
SHPG
263
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$271K 0.01%
1,397
-1,276
-48% -$249K
SLF icon
264
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.9B
$262K 0.01%
8,060
– –
ILMN icon
265
Illumina
ILMN
$31B
$261K 0.01%
1,477
– –
WCN
266
Waste Connections
WCN
$41.9B
$261K 0.01%
5,250
– –
VLO icon
267
Valero Energy
VLO
$92.6B
$253K 0.01%
4,765
-150
-3% -$8K
EBAY icon
268
eBay
EBAY
$50.4B
$252K 0.01%
+7,663
New +$231K
EWC icon
269
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.17B
$247K 0.01%
9,600
-2,000
-17% -$50.7K
ED icon
270
Consolidated Edison
ED
$40.4B
$245K 0.01%
3,254
– –
IGIB icon
271
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$245K 0.01%
4,400
-400
-8% -$22.3K
IJH icon
272
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$242K 0.01%
7,840
– –
HES
273
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$241K 0.01%
4,500
– –
CTRA
274
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$232K 0.01%
9,000
-1,000
-10% -$25K
HIG icon
275
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$39.2B
$229K 0.01%
5,346
– –
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $2.89B, down 12% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $443M in Q3 2016, closing 52 positions and reducing 151 holdings. Its most notable exit was Apple, an estimated $57.4M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Chubb worth $24.1M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2016 buy was Chubb: 191,500 shares worth $24.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2016, an estimated $5.58M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Linear Technology Corp, cutting an estimated $19.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Apple in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $57.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $2.89B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 52 in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $2.89B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 2 Nov 2016.