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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
+5.66%
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
$3.75B
AUM Growth
-$52.5M
Cap. Flow
-$224M
Cap. Flow %
-5.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.33%
Holding
360
New
28
Increased
96
Reduced
143
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$9.98M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$4.37M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$3.81M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$2.93M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$2.65M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$43M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$38.8M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$33.4M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$29.1M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$18.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.17%
2 Technology 16.95%
3 Financials 11.91%
4 Industrials 10.71%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SLY
276
DELISTED
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Index--symbol SML)
SLY
$346K 0.01%
5,200
– –
MAN icon
277
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.44B
$343K 0.01%
2,720
-305
-10% -$38.1K
TRV icon
278
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.1B
$339K 0.01%
2,500
+11
+0.4% +$1.45K
SLF icon
279
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$46B
$338K 0.01%
8,177
– –
XLP icon
280
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.2B
$337K 0.01%
5,927
– –
CEF icon
281
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.4B
$336K 0.01%
25,100
– –
ATO icon
282
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.8B
$333K 0.01%
3,874
– –
BNY
283
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$106B
$326K 0.01%
6,048
– –
NBN icon
284
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.06B
$324K 0.01%
14,000
– –
XLK icon
285
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$115B
$322K 0.01%
+10,058
New +$315K
FLOT icon
286
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.2B
$318K 0.01%
6,250
– –
FUN icon
287
Cedar Fair
FUN
$1.77B
$318K 0.01%
+4,890
New +$320K
AEP icon
288
American Electric Power
AEP
$69.6B
$313K 0.01%
+4,253
New +$318K
DXC icon
289
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.82B
$313K 0.01%
3,824
+9
+0.2% +$727
HIFS icon
290
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$627M
$311K 0.01%
1,500
– –
MAR icon
291
Marriott International
MAR
$98.3B
$310K 0.01%
2,290
– –
PHO icon
292
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.01B
$309K 0.01%
10,200
– –
VIG icon
293
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$111B
$308K 0.01%
+3,016
New +$297K
PTC icon
294
PTC
PTC
$15.8B
$306K 0.01%
5,027
+27
+0.5% +$1.68K
COL
295
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$305K 0.01%
2,250
– –
HIG icon
296
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.9B
$301K 0.01%
5,346
– –
TFC icon
297
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.3B
$294K 0.01%
5,920
– –
PANW icon
298
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$270B
$289K 0.01%
11,946
– –
IVW icon
299
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$73.8B
$279K 0.01%
+7,320
New +$274K
CRM icon
300
Salesforce
CRM
$151B
$275K 0.01%
2,690
+48
+2% +$4.89K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.75B, down 1.4% from $3.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $224M in Q4 2017, closing 22 positions and reducing 143 holdings. Its most notable exit was AbbVie, an estimated $43M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Easterly Acquisition Corp worth $10M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2017 buy was Easterly Acquisition Corp: 994,036 shares worth $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Praxair Inc in Q4 2017, an estimated $3.81M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was GE Aerospace, cutting an estimated $8.07M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited AbbVie in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $43M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.75B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 28 new positions and closed 22 in Q4 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.75B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 26 Jan 2018.