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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
+8.31%
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
$4.2B
AUM Growth
+$328M
Cap. Flow
+$33.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.33%
Holding
372
New
13
Increased
69
Reduced
176
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$43.3M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$11.3M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$11.1M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.37M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.85M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$6.48M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.1M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$2.81M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$2.19M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$2.07M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.65%
2 Technology 18.71%
3 Financials 12.26%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.7%
5 Industrials 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VIG icon
251
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$112B
$523K 0.01%
4,718
+327
+7% +$35.2K
PAYC icon
252
Paycom
PAYC
$7.53B
$522K 0.01%
3,360
– –
AMG icon
253
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.65B
$515K 0.01%
3,764
-257
-6% -$38K
WDAY icon
254
Workday
WDAY
$39B
$513K 0.01%
3,517
– –
WTM icon
255
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.25B
$511K 0.01%
+546
New +$506K
VB icon
256
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$510K 0.01%
3,135
-25
-0.8% -$4.04K
WEX icon
257
WEX
WEX
$6.35B
$507K 0.01%
2,525
– –
FTSM icon
258
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
$6.51B
$503K 0.01%
8,381
+3,166
+61% +$190K
CPB icon
259
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.58B
$502K 0.01%
13,709
-1,200
-8% -$48.9K
TFC icon
260
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.5B
$500K 0.01%
10,292
+4,449
+76% +$228K
K
261
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$496K 0.01%
7,538
-182
-2% -$12.3K
WM icon
262
Waste Management
WM
$90.9B
$481K 0.01%
5,325
-108
-2% -$9.58K
PANW icon
263
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$265B
$479K 0.01%
12,768
– –
IJR icon
264
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$110B
$467K 0.01%
5,352
– –
BLK icon
265
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$457K 0.01%
969
-5
-0.5% -$2.43K
MOO icon
266
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$994M
$456K 0.01%
6,950
-950
-12% -$60.6K
CSX icon
267
CSX Corp
CSX
$93B
$455K 0.01%
18,453
– –
CDK
268
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$454K 0.01%
7,250
– –
WY icon
269
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$16.9B
$450K 0.01%
13,957
– –
A icon
270
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.2B
$449K 0.01%
6,371
– –
NVO
271
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$228B
$437K 0.01%
18,550
-80
-0.4% -$1.95K
WCN
272
Waste Connections
WCN
$41.9B
$436K 0.01%
5,460
– –
APA icon
273
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
$423K 0.01%
8,867
-74
-0.8% -$3.33K
ES icon
274
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.8B
$420K 0.01%
6,831
– –
HSY icon
275
Hershey
HSY
$35.9B
$418K 0.01%
4,100
– –
9 10
11
12 13

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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Welch & Forbes held 372 positions worth $4.2B, up 8.5% from $3.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 filing shows 13 new, 69 increased, 176 reduced and 12 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M. The largest sale was AB InBev, an estimated $6.48M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2018 buy was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to AT&T in Q3 2018, an estimated $3.37M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was AB InBev, cutting an estimated $6.48M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Johnson Controls International in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $981K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $4.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 12 in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.2B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 17 Oct 2018.