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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
+14.79%
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
$3.99B
AUM Growth
+$439M
Cap. Flow
-$55.3M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.31%
Holding
354
New
15
Increased
69
Reduced
174
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$13.5M
2
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$9.23M
3
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$4.23M
4
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$3.68M
5
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$8.28M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.9M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.42M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$3.05M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$2.91M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.55%
2 Technology 18.81%
3 Financials 11.93%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.46%
5 Industrials 8.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
A icon
251
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.2B
$513K 0.01%
6,376
+5
+0.1% +$380
BEN icon
252
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.2B
$497K 0.01%
15,000
– –
PPG icon
253
PPG Industries
PPG
$25B
$495K 0.01%
4,386
-357
-8% -$38.3K
WEX icon
254
WEX
WEX
$6.35B
$485K 0.01%
2,526
+1
+0% +$169
WCN
255
Waste Connections
WCN
$41.9B
$484K 0.01%
5,465
+5
+0.1% +$412
VIG icon
256
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$112B
$480K 0.01%
4,383
-335
-7% -$35.3K
WTM icon
257
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.25B
$480K 0.01%
519
-6
-1% -$5.44K
BMS
258
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$479K 0.01%
8,625
-5,500
-39% -$280K
VSM
259
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$478K 0.01%
9,507
-125
-1% -$4.98K
NVO
260
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$228B
$477K 0.01%
18,250
– –
VB icon
261
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$475K 0.01%
3,110
-25
-0.8% -$3.72K
HSY icon
262
Hershey
HSY
$35.9B
$471K 0.01%
4,100
– –
JWN
263
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$466K 0.01%
10,500
– –
PTC icon
264
PTC
PTC
$15.7B
$461K 0.01%
5,000
– –
GD icon
265
General Dynamics
GD
$103B
$452K 0.01%
2,668
– –
ILMN icon
266
Illumina
ILMN
$31B
$445K 0.01%
1,473
-103
-7% -$30K
MOO icon
267
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$994M
$434K 0.01%
6,950
– –
TRV icon
268
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.4B
$431K 0.01%
3,139
-11
-0.3% -$1.41K
UN
269
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$431K 0.01%
7,400
– –
WLY icon
270
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.66B
$429K 0.01%
9,707
– –
CDK
271
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$429K 0.01%
7,299
-25
-0.3% -$1.36K
CSX icon
272
CSX Corp
CSX
$93B
$426K 0.01%
17,100
-1,353
-7% -$31.3K
ENB icon
273
Enbridge
ENB
$121B
$418K 0.01%
11,529
-1
-0% -$36
IJR icon
274
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$110B
$415K 0.01%
5,377
-6,079
-53% -$467K
AGG icon
275
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$414K 0.01%
3,800
– –
9 10
11
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.99B, up 12% from $3.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 filing shows 15 new, 69 increased, 174 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M. The largest sale was Celgene Corp, an estimated $8.28M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2019 buy was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Watsco Inc in Q1 2019, an estimated $4.23M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Celgene Corp, cutting an estimated $8.28M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Dun & Bradstreet in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $1.42M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $3.99B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 15 new positions and closed 7 in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $3.99B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 29 Apr 2019.