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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
+2.54%
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
$2.89B
AUM Growth
-$389M
Cap. Flow
-$443M
Cap. Flow %
-15.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.08%
Holding
354
New
18
Increased
53
Reduced
151
Closed
52

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$24.3M
2
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$14.2M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.59M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$5.58M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$4.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$57.4M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$51.4M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$36M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$32.5M
5
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$31.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.22%
2 Industrials 12.88%
3 Technology 12.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.77%
5 Financials 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TVIA
301
DELISTED
TerraVia Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
TVIA
$34K ﹤0.01%
12,500
– –
PLUG icon
302
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.92B
$18K ﹤0.01%
10,250
– –
A icon
303
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.2B
– –
-6,760
Closed -$300K
AAPL icon
304
Apple
AAPL
$4.9T
– –
-2,401,280
Closed -$57.4M
ABBV icon
305
AbbVie
ABBV
$455B
– –
-505,801
Closed -$31.3M
ABT icon
306
Abbott
ABT
$183B
– –
-652,227
Closed -$25.6M
ADBE icon
307
Adobe
ADBE
$98.5B
– –
-10,274
Closed -$984K
ADI icon
308
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
– –
-24,995
Closed -$1.42M
ADP icon
309
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$105B
– –
-279,629
Closed -$25.7M
AEP icon
310
American Electric Power
AEP
$69.5B
– –
-3,672
Closed -$257K
AFL icon
311
Aflac
AFL
$64.8B
– –
-900,032
Closed -$32.5M
AKAM icon
312
Akamai
AKAM
$16.5B
– –
-32,110
Closed -$1.8M
ALL icon
313
Allstate
ALL
$68.3B
– –
-9,940
Closed -$695K
AMGN icon
314
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
– –
-39,935
Closed -$6.08M
AMG icon
315
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.65B
– –
-4,074
Closed -$574K
AMP icon
316
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.1B
– –
-146,436
Closed -$13.2M
AMT icon
317
American Tower
AMT
$81.3B
– –
-2,331
Closed -$265K
AMZN icon
318
Amazon
AMZN
$2.53T
– –
-33,720
Closed -$1.21M
ANSS
319
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
– –
-566,244
Closed -$51.4M
APA icon
320
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
– –
-36,392
Closed -$2.03M
APD icon
321
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.8B
– –
-57,606
Closed -$7.57M
ATO icon
322
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.1B
– –
-3,874
Closed -$315K
AWK icon
323
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
– –
-6,301
Closed -$533K
AXP icon
324
American Express
AXP
$228B
– –
-41,840
Closed -$2.54M
BABA icon
325
Alibaba
BABA
$279B
– –
-5,180
Closed -$412K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $2.89B, down 12% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $443M in Q3 2016, closing 52 positions and reducing 151 holdings. Its most notable exit was Apple, an estimated $57.4M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Chubb worth $24.1M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2016 buy was Chubb: 191,500 shares worth $24.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2016, an estimated $5.58M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Linear Technology Corp, cutting an estimated $19.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Apple in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $57.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $2.89B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 52 in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $2.89B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 2 Nov 2016.