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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EWY icon
276
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$21.9B
$292K 0.01%
5,875
-1,500
-20% -$78.8K
VV icon
277
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
VV
$52.4B
$281K 0.01%
3,000
– –
WDAY icon
278
Workday
WDAY
$39.6B
$280K 0.01%
+3,517
New +$281K
IWX icon
279
iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF
IWX
$3.98B
$278K 0.01%
+6,661
New +$280K
TFCFA
280
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$277K 0.01%
10,210
-3,511
-26% -$102K
BABA icon
281
Alibaba
BABA
$293B
$274K 0.01%
3,365
-1,730
-34% -$136K
XLK icon
282
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$115B
$272K 0.01%
+12,700
New +$273K
IVV icon
283
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$878B
$270K 0.01%
+1,320
New +$273K
WAB icon
284
Wabtec
WAB
$49.1B
$267K 0.01%
3,750
– –
IGIB icon
285
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$263K 0.01%
4,910
+210
+4% +$11.4K
DEO icon
286
Diageo
DEO
$49B
$259K 0.01%
+2,374
New +$268K
MAN icon
287
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.44B
$259K 0.01%
3,070
– –
UNH icon
288
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$259K 0.01%
2,198
+31
+1% +$3.62K
SLF icon
289
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$46B
$251K 0.01%
8,060
– –
CEF icon
290
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.4B
$249K 0.01%
24,966
– –
CSX icon
291
CSX Corp
CSX
$93.4B
$248K 0.01%
28,644
+1,500
+6% +$13.6K
FAST icon
292
Fastenal
FAST
$54.7B
$240K 0.01%
23,564
-23,120
-50% -$228K
STON
293
DELISTED
StoneMor Inc.
STON
$240K 0.01%
+8,890
New +$254K
LMT icon
294
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
$236K 0.01%
+1,085
New +$235K
SM icon
295
SM Energy
SM
$7.8B
$235K 0.01%
11,950
+2,050
+21% +$62.5K
TIP icon
296
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$235K 0.01%
+2,148
New +$237K
AMT icon
297
American Tower
AMT
$80.8B
$233K 0.01%
+2,399
New +$234K
HIG icon
298
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.9B
$232K 0.01%
5,346
-500
-9% -$22.9K
ISRG icon
299
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$127B
$232K 0.01%
+3,825
New +$215K
GWW icon
300
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$227K 0.01%
1,122
– –
10 11
12
13 14

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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.