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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
+5.66%
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
$3.75B
AUM Growth
-$52.5M
Cap. Flow
-$224M
Cap. Flow %
-5.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.33%
Holding
360
New
28
Increased
96
Reduced
143
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$9.98M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$4.37M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$3.81M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$2.93M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$2.65M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$43M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$38.8M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$33.4M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$29.1M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$18.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.17%
2 Technology 16.95%
3 Financials 11.91%
4 Industrials 10.71%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DMLP icon
301
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.33B
$274K 0.01%
18,000
– –
GL icon
302
Globe Life
GL
$14.2B
$274K 0.01%
3,025
– –
BX icon
303
Blackstone
BX
$102B
$273K 0.01%
+8,540
New +$278K
HP icon
304
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.45B
$271K 0.01%
4,200
– –
SEE
305
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$271K 0.01%
5,500
-1,000
-15% -$45.9K
GLW icon
306
Corning
GLW
$119B
$270K 0.01%
+8,431
New +$265K
AIG icon
307
American International
AIG
$41.7B
$266K 0.01%
4,460
– –
EBAY icon
308
eBay
EBAY
$50.6B
$262K 0.01%
6,948
– –
CTRA
309
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$257K 0.01%
9,000
– –
ENTG icon
310
Entegris
ENTG
$18.1B
$250K 0.01%
8,230
+42
+0.5% +$1.29K
GXC icon
311
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$462M
$249K 0.01%
+2,320
New +$248K
IJK icon
312
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.7B
$247K 0.01%
4,560
– –
ED icon
313
Consolidated Edison
ED
$40.1B
$246K 0.01%
2,900
– –
DEO icon
314
Diageo
DEO
$49B
$244K 0.01%
+1,672
New +$230K
IGIB icon
315
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$240K 0.01%
4,400
– –
NTAP icon
316
NetApp
NTAP
$35B
$240K 0.01%
+4,344
New +$218K
IBB icon
317
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.34B
$237K 0.01%
2,220
– –
PPG icon
318
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$236K 0.01%
2,020
-1,980
-50% -$228K
MOAT icon
319
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MOAT
$11.9B
$232K 0.01%
5,475
– –
URI icon
320
United Rentals
URI
$67.2B
$226K 0.01%
+1,312
New +$200K
SIVB
321
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$222K 0.01%
+950
New +$202K
FDX icon
322
FedEx
FDX
$72.7B
$214K 0.01%
+858
New +$196K
CBRL icon
323
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.26B
$210K 0.01%
+1,320
New +$207K
OIH icon
324
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2.06B
$207K 0.01%
398
– –
VREX icon
325
Varex Imaging
VREX
$472M
$205K 0.01%
+5,096
New +$183K
11 12
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.75B, down 1.4% from $3.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $224M in Q4 2017, closing 22 positions and reducing 143 holdings. Its most notable exit was AbbVie, an estimated $43M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Easterly Acquisition Corp worth $10M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2017 buy was Easterly Acquisition Corp: 994,036 shares worth $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Praxair Inc in Q4 2017, an estimated $3.81M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was GE Aerospace, cutting an estimated $8.07M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited AbbVie in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $43M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.75B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 28 new positions and closed 22 in Q4 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.75B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 26 Jan 2018.