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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
-1.2%
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
$3.88B
AUM Growth
+$134M
Cap. Flow
+$219M
Cap. Flow %
5.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.53%
Holding
368
New
30
Increased
108
Reduced
154
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$51M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$44M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$37.6M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$31M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$10M
2
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$6.32M
3
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$4.84M
4
HEDJ icon
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
+$4.74M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$4.59M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.2%
2 Technology 17.48%
3 Financials 12.88%
4 Industrials 9.97%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WEX icon
276
WEX
WEX
$6.35B
$395K 0.01%
+2,525
New +$380K
PTC icon
277
PTC
PTC
$15.7B
$390K 0.01%
5,000
-27
-0.5% -$1.97K
WCN
278
Waste Connections
WCN
$41.9B
$377K 0.01%
5,250
-54
-1% -$3.84K
VO icon
279
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$106B
$371K 0.01%
9,612
-4,280
-31% -$169K
PANW icon
280
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$265B
$368K 0.01%
12,168
+222
+2% +$6.17K
MTB icon
281
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.8B
$367K 0.01%
1,990
-90
-4% -$16.8K
NXPI icon
282
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$61.8B
$361K 0.01%
+3,085
New +$372K
AMAT icon
283
Applied Materials
AMAT
$398B
$356K 0.01%
6,400
-3,043
-32% -$169K
TAN icon
284
Invesco Solar ETF
TAN
$1.43B
$356K 0.01%
14,500
– –
MTSC
285
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$356K 0.01%
6,900
– –
TRV icon
286
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.4B
$346K 0.01%
2,489
-11
-0.4% -$1.54K
SLY
287
DELISTED
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Index--symbol SML)
SLY
$346K 0.01%
5,200
– –
CSX icon
288
CSX Corp
CSX
$93B
$343K 0.01%
18,453
-11,985
-39% -$224K
ENB icon
289
Enbridge
ENB
$121B
$340K 0.01%
+10,814
New +$379K
PAYC icon
290
Paycom
PAYC
$7.53B
$339K 0.01%
+3,160
New +$303K
FDX icon
291
FedEx
FDX
$73B
$336K 0.01%
1,401
+543
+63% +$137K
SLF icon
292
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.9B
$336K 0.01%
8,177
– –
CEF icon
293
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.56B
$332K 0.01%
25,100
– –
DXC icon
294
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.82B
$332K 0.01%
3,825
+1
+0% +$88
XLK icon
295
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$115B
$329K 0.01%
10,058
– –
ATO icon
296
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.1B
$326K 0.01%
3,874
– –
FLOT icon
297
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.2B
$318K 0.01%
6,250
– –
TFC icon
298
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.5B
$315K 0.01%
6,041
+121
+2% +$6.52K
FUN icon
299
Cedar Fair
FUN
$1.81B
$313K 0.01%
4,890
– –
MAN icon
300
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.41B
$313K 0.01%
2,720
– –
10 11
12
13 14

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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Welch & Forbes held 368 positions worth $3.88B, up 3.6% from $3.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $219M of net new capital in Q1 2018, opening 30 new positions and adding to 108 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $6.32M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2018 buy was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q1 2018, an estimated $8.9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $6.32M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Easterly Acquisition Corp in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.88B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 30 new positions and closed 12 in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $3.88B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 12 Apr 2018.