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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
+8.31%
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
$4.2B
AUM Growth
+$328M
Cap. Flow
+$33.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.33%
Holding
372
New
13
Increased
69
Reduced
176
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$43.3M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$11.3M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$11.1M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.37M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.85M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$6.48M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.1M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$2.81M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$2.19M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$2.07M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.65%
2 Technology 18.71%
3 Financials 12.26%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.7%
5 Industrials 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CW icon
276
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$26.5B
$412K 0.01%
3,000
UN
277
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$411K 0.01%
7,400
LNC icon
278
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.8B
$406K 0.01%
6,000
AGG icon
279
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$395K 0.01%
3,735
SFST icon
280
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$579M
$393K 0.01%
+10,000
New +$431K
SLY
281
DELISTED
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Index--symbol SML)
SLY
$392K 0.01%
5,200
FRC
282
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$387K 0.01%
4,031
KHC icon
283
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.3B
$385K 0.01%
7,001
-15
-0.2% -$896
NTAP icon
284
NetApp
NTAP
$34.1B
$373K 0.01%
4,344
DMLP icon
285
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.3B
$367K 0.01%
18,000
NFLX icon
286
Netflix
NFLX
$305B
$359K 0.01%
9,600
INGR icon
287
Ingredion
INGR
$6.33B
$354K 0.01%
3,375
-18
-0.5% -$1.84K
HAL icon
288
Halliburton
HAL
$26.4B
$349K 0.01%
8,610
-144
-2% -$5.96K
VSM
289
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$347K 0.01%
9,632
-125
-1% -$4.71K
ATO icon
290
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.1B
$338K 0.01%
3,600
-274
-7% -$25.3K
FDX icon
291
FedEx
FDX
$73B
$337K 0.01%
1,401
VO icon
292
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$106B
$337K 0.01%
8,212
-1,400
-15% -$57.1K
DXC icon
293
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.82B
$333K 0.01%
3,566
-6
-0.2% -$531
PHO icon
294
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2B
$332K 0.01%
10,460
HIFS icon
295
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$622M
$330K 0.01%
1,500
MTB icon
296
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.8B
$327K 0.01%
1,990
ENB icon
297
Enbridge
ENB
$121B
$326K 0.01%
10,092
-1,115
-10% -$38.9K
IVE icon
298
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49.1B
$326K 0.01%
2,810
SLF icon
299
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.9B
$325K 0.01%
8,177
TRV icon
300
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.4B
$323K 0.01%
2,489

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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Welch & Forbes held 372 positions worth $4.2B, up 8.5% from $3.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 filing shows 13 new, 69 increased, 176 reduced and 12 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M. The largest sale was AB InBev, an estimated $6.48M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2018 buy was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to AT&T in Q3 2018, an estimated $3.37M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was AB InBev, cutting an estimated $6.48M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Johnson Controls International in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $981K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $4.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 12 in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.2B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 17 Oct 2018.