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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
+5.27%
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
$5.42B
AUM Growth
+$303M
Cap. Flow
+$82.5M
Cap. Flow %
1.52%
Top 10 Hldgs %
28.76%
Holding
400
New
14
Increased
130
Reduced
145
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AWK icon
American Water Works
AWK
+$16.6M
2
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$13.7M
3
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$5.83M
4
APTV icon
Aptiv
APTV
+$5.19M
5
VRTX icon
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
+$4.02M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.23%
2 Healthcare 19.98%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.46%
4 Financials 11.25%
5 Industrials 8.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
FAST icon
251
Fastenal
FAST
$53.5B
$664K 0.01%
26,448
+760
+3% +$18.2K
HSY icon
252
Hershey
HSY
$35.9B
$650K 0.01%
4,114
TYL icon
253
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$13.3B
$646K 0.01%
1,521
KYN icon
254
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.45B
$641K 0.01%
89,488
-12,735
-12% -$88K
WTRG icon
255
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.4B
$635K 0.01%
14,187
B
256
Barrick Mining
B
$63.2B
$626K 0.01%
31,623
+250
+0.8% +$5.39K
NTRS icon
257
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.4B
$616K 0.01%
5,861
PHO icon
258
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2B
$606K 0.01%
12,260
+1,000
+9% +$48.4K
MET icon
259
MetLife
MET
$62.5B
$599K 0.01%
9,858
-282
-3% -$15.6K
MPC icon
260
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$91.7B
$594K 0.01%
11,100
MOO icon
261
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$994M
$592K 0.01%
6,750
+1,300
+24% +$110K
WCN
262
Waste Connections
WCN
$41.9B
$590K 0.01%
5,460
SLY
263
DELISTED
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Index--symbol SML)
SLY
$587K 0.01%
6,240
+165
+3% +$15K
AMG icon
264
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.65B
$581K 0.01%
3,900
JWN
265
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$574K 0.01%
15,162
-500
-3% -$18.5K
XRAY icon
266
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.75B
$560K 0.01%
8,778
-325
-4% -$18.9K
NVO
267
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$228B
$555K 0.01%
16,450
BSM icon
268
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.14B
$550K 0.01%
63,106
CSX icon
269
CSX Corp
CSX
$93B
$550K 0.01%
17,100
EPD icon
270
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.5B
$545K 0.01%
24,754
PSX icon
271
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.4B
$545K 0.01%
6,693
-722
-10% -$56.7K
FRC
272
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$544K 0.01%
3,265
+15
+0.5% +$2.43K
BUD icon
273
AB InBev
BUD
$166B
$540K 0.01%
8,598
-2,274
-21% -$147K
WEX icon
274
WEX
WEX
$6.35B
$528K 0.01%
2,525
DEA
275
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.15B
$514K 0.01%
9,910

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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, Welch & Forbes held 400 positions worth $5.42B, up 5.9% from $5.11B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2021 filing shows 14 new, 130 increased, 145 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Aptiv: 35,705 shares worth $4.92M. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $2.86M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2021 buy was Aptiv: 35,705 shares worth $4.92M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to American Water Works in Q1 2021, an estimated $16.6M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $2.86M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Service Corp International in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $997K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $5.42B portfolio in Q1 2021.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 14 new positions and closed 14 in Q1 2021.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 5.9% quarter-over-quarter to $5.42B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 14 Apr 2021.