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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
-1.2%
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
$3.88B
AUM Growth
+$134M
Cap. Flow
+$219M
Cap. Flow %
5.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.53%
Holding
368
New
30
Increased
108
Reduced
154
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$51M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$44M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$37.6M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$31M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$10M
2
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$6.32M
3
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$4.84M
4
HEDJ icon
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
+$4.74M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$4.59M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.2%
2 Technology 17.48%
3 Financials 12.88%
4 Industrials 9.97%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BNY
301
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$106B
$312K 0.01%
6,047
-1
-0% -$56
XLP icon
302
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.3B
$312K 0.01%
5,927
– –
PHO icon
303
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2B
$311K 0.01%
10,200
– –
HIFS icon
304
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$622M
$309K 0.01%
1,500
– –
IVE icon
305
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49.1B
$307K 0.01%
2,810
-2,090
-43% -$239K
COL
306
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$303K 0.01%
2,250
– –
PEG icon
307
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$38.6B
$302K 0.01%
6,008
-704
-10% -$34.6K
VOD icon
308
Vodafone
VOD
$37.2B
$301K 0.01%
10,831
-135
-1% -$4.02K
D icon
309
Dominion Energy
D
$61.3B
$296K 0.01%
4,385
-531
-11% -$39.2K
MAR icon
310
Marriott International
MAR
$99B
$291K 0.01%
2,140
-150
-7% -$21K
CRM icon
311
Salesforce
CRM
$148B
$290K 0.01%
2,494
-196
-7% -$22.5K
DMLP icon
312
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.3B
$290K 0.01%
18,000
– –
HP icon
313
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.37B
$287K 0.01%
4,300
+100
+2% +$6.75K
NBN icon
314
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.05B
$287K 0.01%
14,000
– –
EBAY icon
315
eBay
EBAY
$50.4B
$286K 0.01%
7,111
+163
+2% +$6.75K
ENTG icon
316
Entegris
ENTG
$17.8B
$285K 0.01%
8,188
-42
-0.5% -$1.42K
BX icon
317
Blackstone
BX
$102B
$273K 0.01%
8,540
– –
HIG icon
318
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$39.2B
$271K 0.01%
5,258
-88
-2% -$4.81K
NTAP icon
319
NetApp
NTAP
$34.1B
$268K 0.01%
4,344
– –
IJR icon
320
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$110B
$267K 0.01%
3,459
-1,816
-34% -$141K
BSM icon
321
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.14B
$260K 0.01%
+15,706
New +$280K
GXC icon
322
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$460M
$257K 0.01%
2,320
– –
GL icon
323
Globe Life
GL
$14.2B
$255K 0.01%
3,025
– –
NWN icon
324
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.11B
$251K 0.01%
4,356
-2,500
-36% -$140K
IVW icon
325
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.7B
$247K 0.01%
6,360
-960
-13% -$38.3K
11 12
13
14 15

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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Welch & Forbes held 368 positions worth $3.88B, up 3.6% from $3.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $219M of net new capital in Q1 2018, opening 30 new positions and adding to 108 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $6.32M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2018 buy was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q1 2018, an estimated $8.9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $6.32M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Easterly Acquisition Corp in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.88B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 30 new positions and closed 12 in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $3.88B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 12 Apr 2018.