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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
+3.82%
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
$3.87B
AUM Growth
-$13.1M
Cap. Flow
-$131M
Cap. Flow %
-3.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.72%
Holding
372
New
16
Increased
96
Reduced
171
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TMO icon
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
+$7.62M
2
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$4.4M
3
CHX
ChampionX
CHX
+$3.45M
4
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$3.4M
5
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$2.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$41.6M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$11.3M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$9.78M
4
BEN icon
Franklin Resources
BEN
+$8.22M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$7.52M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.99%
2 Technology 17.92%
3 Financials 11.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.63%
5 Industrials 9.17%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VB icon
251
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$492K 0.01%
3,160
-85
-3% -$13K
MOO icon
252
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$994M
$491K 0.01%
7,900
– –
BLK icon
253
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$486K 0.01%
974
+5
+0.5% +$2.64K
WEX icon
254
WEX
WEX
$6.35B
$481K 0.01%
2,525
– –
ESRX
255
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$478K 0.01%
6,186
-26
-0.4% -$1.95K
CDK
256
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$472K 0.01%
7,250
-66
-0.9% -$4.27K
PTC icon
257
PTC
PTC
$15.7B
$469K 0.01%
5,000
– –
NBL
258
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$459K 0.01%
13,000
-1,200
-8% -$40.8K
IJR icon
259
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$110B
$446K 0.01%
5,352
+1,893
+55% +$154K
VIG icon
260
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$112B
$446K 0.01%
4,391
– –
WM icon
261
Waste Management
WM
$90.9B
$442K 0.01%
5,433
+368
+7% +$30.5K
KHC icon
262
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.3B
$441K 0.01%
7,016
-23
-0.3% -$1.36K
PANW icon
263
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$265B
$437K 0.01%
12,768
+600
+5% +$20K
NVO
264
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$228B
$430K 0.01%
18,630
-320
-2% -$7.61K
ILMN icon
265
Illumina
ILMN
$31B
$428K 0.01%
1,576
+591
+60% +$150K
WDAY icon
266
Workday
WDAY
$39B
$426K 0.01%
3,517
– –
APA icon
267
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
$417K 0.01%
8,941
-2,044
-19% -$84.8K
UN
268
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$412K 0.01%
7,400
-1,033
-12% -$57.8K
WCN
269
Waste Connections
WCN
$41.9B
$411K 0.01%
5,460
+210
+4% +$15.7K
ENB icon
270
Enbridge
ENB
$121B
$400K 0.01%
11,207
+393
+4% +$12.4K
ES icon
271
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.8B
$400K 0.01%
6,831
– –
AGG icon
272
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$397K 0.01%
3,735
-1,116
-23% -$118K
HAL icon
273
Halliburton
HAL
$26.4B
$395K 0.01%
8,754
+210
+2% +$10.5K
A icon
274
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.2B
$394K 0.01%
6,371
– –
CSX icon
275
CSX Corp
CSX
$93B
$393K 0.01%
18,453
– –
9 10
11
12 13

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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Welch & Forbes held 372 positions worth $3.87B, down 0.34% from $3.88B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $131M in Q2 2018, closing 13 positions and reducing 171 holdings. Its most notable exit was Chubb, an estimated $41.6M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in ChampionX worth $3.52M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2018 buy was ChampionX: 84,371 shares worth $3.52M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Thermo Fisher Scientific in Q2 2018, an estimated $7.62M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $8.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $41.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $3.87B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 16 new positions and closed 13 in Q2 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $3.87B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 16 Jul 2018.