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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
+2.61%
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
$3.21B
AUM Growth
+$94.5M
Cap. Flow
+$32.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
365
New
35
Increased
98
Reduced
165
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$13.7M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.07M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$8.39M
4
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$6.88M
5
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$6.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.8%
2 Technology 14.57%
3 Industrials 12.06%
4 Financials 10.04%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
VOO icon
276
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$979B
$320K 0.01%
+1,700
New +$304K
OIH icon
277
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2.06B
$318K 0.01%
598
FLOT icon
278
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.2B
$315K 0.01%
6,250
VLO icon
279
Valero Energy
VLO
$90.1B
$315K 0.01%
4,915
-175
-3% -$11.1K
WM icon
280
Waste Management
WM
$90.6B
$308K 0.01%
5,215
-2,000
-28% -$110K
CMI icon
281
Cummins
CMI
$87.5B
$299K 0.01%
+2,715
New +$262K
MRO
282
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$298K 0.01%
26,775
-925
-3% -$8.64K
SM icon
283
SM Energy
SM
$7.8B
$297K 0.01%
15,850
+3,900
+33% +$53.8K
CEF icon
284
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.4B
$292K 0.01%
24,368
-598
-2% -$6.83K
STJ
285
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$290K 0.01%
5,265
ATO icon
286
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.8B
$288K 0.01%
+3,874
New +$266K
BABA icon
287
Alibaba
BABA
$293B
$279K 0.01%
3,520
+155
+5% +$10.9K
UNH icon
288
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$279K 0.01%
2,167
-31
-1% -$3.67K
STON
289
DELISTED
StoneMor Inc.
STON
$279K 0.01%
11,430
+2,540
+29% +$67K
IVV icon
290
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$878B
$278K 0.01%
1,345
+25
+2% +$4.9K
EWC icon
291
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.13B
$275K 0.01%
11,600
-7,900
-41% -$169K
WDAY icon
292
Workday
WDAY
$39.6B
$271K 0.01%
3,517
PEG icon
293
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$38.2B
$266K 0.01%
5,636
NXPI icon
294
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$57.8B
$264K 0.01%
+3,255
New +$243K
C icon
295
Citigroup
C
$222B
$263K 0.01%
+6,298
New +$263K
IGIB icon
296
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$263K 0.01%
4,800
-110
-2% -$5.94K
SLF icon
297
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$46B
$260K 0.01%
8,060
GWW icon
298
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$256K 0.01%
1,096
-26
-2% -$5.45K
ISRG icon
299
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$127B
$255K 0.01%
3,825
A icon
300
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
$254K 0.01%
+6,371
New +$243K

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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Welch & Forbes held 365 positions worth $3.21B, up 3% from $3.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 filing shows 35 new, 98 increased, 165 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M. The largest sale was CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM, an estimated $5.6M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2016 buy was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to GSK in Q1 2016, an estimated $6.88M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was State Street, cutting an estimated $5.19M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $5.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.21B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 35 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.21B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 5 May 2016.