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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
-1.2%
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
$3.88B
AUM Growth
+$134M
Cap. Flow
+$219M
Cap. Flow %
5.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.53%
Holding
368
New
30
Increased
108
Reduced
154
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$51M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$44M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$37.6M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$31M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$10M
2
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$6.32M
3
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$4.84M
4
HEDJ icon
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
+$4.74M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$4.59M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.2%
2 Technology 17.48%
3 Financials 12.88%
4 Industrials 9.97%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VSM
251
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$489K 0.01%
12,989
-334
-3% -$12.7K
MOO icon
252
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$994M
$488K 0.01%
7,900
– –
WTRG icon
253
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.4B
$483K 0.01%
14,187
-119
-0.8% -$4.14K
K
254
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$481K 0.01%
7,862
-395
-5% -$24.9K
VB icon
255
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$477K 0.01%
3,245
-610
-16% -$91.1K
WTM icon
256
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.25B
$477K 0.01%
+580
New +$479K
BAX icon
257
Baxter International
BAX
$13.8B
$476K 0.01%
7,321
– –
UN
258
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$476K 0.01%
8,433
-67
-0.8% -$3.68K
WY icon
259
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$16.9B
$475K 0.01%
13,557
-4,095
-23% -$145K
NVO
260
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$228B
$467K 0.01%
+18,950
New +$498K
CDK
261
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$463K 0.01%
7,316
-47
-0.6% -$3.29K
FRC
262
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$458K 0.01%
4,951
– –
WDAY icon
263
Workday
WDAY
$39B
$447K 0.01%
3,517
– –
VIG icon
264
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$112B
$444K 0.01%
4,391
+1,375
+46% +$143K
KHC icon
265
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.3B
$438K 0.01%
7,039
+235
+3% +$16.8K
INGR icon
266
Ingredion
INGR
$6.33B
$435K 0.01%
3,375
– –
NBL
267
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$430K 0.01%
14,200
– –
ESRX
268
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$430K 0.01%
6,212
-526
-8% -$40.1K
A icon
269
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.2B
$426K 0.01%
6,371
– –
WM icon
270
Waste Management
WM
$90.9B
$426K 0.01%
5,065
-270
-5% -$23.2K
APA icon
271
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
$423K 0.01%
10,985
-7,037
-39% -$283K
HSY icon
272
Hershey
HSY
$35.9B
$406K 0.01%
4,100
-150
-4% -$15.5K
CW icon
273
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$26.5B
$405K 0.01%
3,000
– –
ES icon
274
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.8B
$402K 0.01%
6,831
– –
HAL icon
275
Halliburton
HAL
$26.4B
$401K 0.01%
8,544
+144
+2% +$7.11K
9 10
11
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Welch & Forbes held 368 positions worth $3.88B, up 3.6% from $3.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $219M of net new capital in Q1 2018, opening 30 new positions and adding to 108 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $6.32M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2018 buy was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q1 2018, an estimated $8.9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $6.32M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Easterly Acquisition Corp in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.88B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 30 new positions and closed 12 in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $3.88B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 12 Apr 2018.