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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
+7.91%
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
$4.49B
AUM Growth
+$304M
Cap. Flow
+$3.28M
Cap. Flow %
0.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.84%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
108
Reduced
132
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$12.3M
2
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$8.32M
3
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$4.06M
4
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$3.06M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$3.04M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KYN icon
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
+$3.74M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.04M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.64M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.46M
5
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$2.45M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.32%
2 Healthcare 19.93%
3 Financials 12.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.9%
5 Industrials 8.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AGG icon
276
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$410K 0.01%
3,645
-170
-4% -$19.2K
AMAT icon
277
Applied Materials
AMAT
$398B
$391K 0.01%
6,400
– –
BEN icon
278
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.2B
$390K 0.01%
15,000
– –
MIDD icon
279
Middleby
MIDD
$6.03B
$384K 0.01%
3,515
-400
-10% -$45.9K
FRC
280
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$382K 0.01%
3,250
-781
-19% -$84.4K
MSI icon
281
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$71.5B
$375K 0.01%
2,329
– –
PTC icon
282
PTC
PTC
$15.7B
$374K 0.01%
5,000
– –
GS icon
283
Goldman Sachs
GS
$302B
$372K 0.01%
+1,619
New +$351K
SLF icon
284
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.9B
$372K 0.01%
8,177
– –
WLY icon
285
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.66B
$372K 0.01%
7,670
-481
-6% -$22.4K
FAST icon
286
Fastenal
FAST
$53.5B
$371K 0.01%
20,060
-300
-1% -$5.36K
CEF icon
287
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.56B
$368K 0.01%
25,100
– –
IVE icon
288
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49.1B
$366K 0.01%
2,810
– –
AMG icon
289
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.65B
$360K 0.01%
4,250
-111
-3% -$9.1K
LNC icon
290
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.8B
$354K 0.01%
6,000
– –
HUM icon
291
Humana
HUM
$44B
$350K 0.01%
+955
New +$303K
PH icon
292
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$121B
$344K 0.01%
1,674
– –
BAH icon
293
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.22B
$341K 0.01%
4,800
– –
MMP
294
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$337K 0.01%
5,360
-300
-5% -$18.7K
MTB icon
295
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.8B
$336K 0.01%
1,979
-50
-2% -$8.12K
BNS icon
296
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$332K 0.01%
5,875
-2,800
-32% -$159K
IGIB icon
297
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$332K 0.01%
5,730
– –
K
298
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$331K 0.01%
5,100
– –
VBR icon
299
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$37.2B
$323K 0.01%
+2,358
New +$312K
GPN icon
300
Global Payments
GPN
$23.8B
$322K 0.01%
1,765
– –
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12
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $4.49B, up 7.3% from $4.19B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 filing shows 13 new, 108 increased, 132 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K. The largest sale was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, an estimated $3.74M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2019 buy was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Ball Corp in Q4 2019, an estimated $12.3M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, cutting an estimated $3.74M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited SunTrust Banks, Inc. in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $1.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $4.49B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $4.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 17 Jan 2020.