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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
+3.18%
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
$3.34B
AUM Growth
+$450M
Cap. Flow
+$378M
Cap. Flow %
11.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.43%
Holding
361
New
58
Increased
102
Reduced
107
Closed
18

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$67.9M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$46M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$42.6M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$31M
5
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$30.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$24.1M
2
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$18.5M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.59M
4
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$8.41M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.74M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.26%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 10.96%
4 Financials 10.64%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TFC icon
301
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.3B
$266K 0.01%
+5,670
New +$241K
GL icon
302
Globe Life
GL
$14.2B
$260K 0.01%
3,525
– –
IJH icon
303
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$259K 0.01%
7,840
– –
KN icon
304
Knowles
KN
$3.13B
$256K 0.01%
15,295
– –
HIG icon
305
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.9B
$255K 0.01%
5,346
– –
EWC icon
306
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.13B
$251K 0.01%
9,600
– –
CAG icon
307
Conagra Brands
CAG
$6.94B
$250K 0.01%
+6,311
New +$236K
NFLX icon
308
Netflix
NFLX
$299B
$250K 0.01%
+20,150
New +$239K
PANW icon
309
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$270B
$249K 0.01%
11,946
– –
GXC icon
310
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$462M
$244K 0.01%
3,385
-1,160
-26% -$88.5K
ED icon
311
Consolidated Edison
ED
$40.1B
$240K 0.01%
3,254
– –
SHM icon
312
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.46B
$240K 0.01%
+5,015
New +$242K
PEG icon
313
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$38.2B
$239K 0.01%
5,436
– –
IGIB icon
314
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$238K 0.01%
4,400
– –
WDAY icon
315
Workday
WDAY
$39.6B
$232K 0.01%
3,517
– –
AEP icon
316
American Electric Power
AEP
$69.6B
$231K 0.01%
+3,670
New +$226K
PTC icon
317
PTC
PTC
$15.8B
$231K 0.01%
5,000
– –
PAA icon
318
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.3B
$229K 0.01%
7,091
-9
-0.1% -$284
EBAY icon
319
eBay
EBAY
$50.6B
$228K 0.01%
7,663
– –
HPE icon
320
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.4B
$227K 0.01%
16,903
+26
+0.2% +$347
XLK icon
321
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$115B
$222K 0.01%
9,150
– –
MMP
322
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$216K 0.01%
2,850
– –
BAH icon
323
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.39B
$213K 0.01%
+5,900
New +$200K
PRAA icon
324
PRA Group
PRAA
$663M
$213K 0.01%
5,450
-4,750
-47% -$162K
SE
325
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$212K 0.01%
5,159
-73
-1% -$3.02K
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13
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.34B, up 16% from $2.89B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $378M of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 58 new positions and adding to 102 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 2,394,764 shares worth $69.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Stericycle Inc, an estimated $8.41M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2016 buy was Apple: 2,394,764 shares worth $69.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Hain Celestial in Q4 2016, an estimated $8.53M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Stericycle Inc, cutting an estimated $8.41M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $24.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.34B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 58 new positions and closed 18 in Q4 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $3.34B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 7 Feb 2017.