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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
+3.82%
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
$3.87B
AUM Growth
-$13.1M
Cap. Flow
-$131M
Cap. Flow %
-3.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.72%
Holding
372
New
16
Increased
96
Reduced
171
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TMO icon
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
+$7.62M
2
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$4.4M
3
CHX
ChampionX
CHX
+$3.45M
4
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$3.4M
5
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$2.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$41.6M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$11.3M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$9.78M
4
BEN icon
Franklin Resources
BEN
+$8.22M
5
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$7.52M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.99%
2 Technology 17.92%
3 Financials 11.59%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.63%
5 Industrials 9.17%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
XLK icon
301
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$115B
$315K 0.01%
9,058
-1,000
-10% -$34.3K
AMAT icon
302
Applied Materials
AMAT
$398B
$313K 0.01%
6,785
+385
+6% +$19.8K
FTSM icon
303
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
$6.51B
$313K 0.01%
+5,215
New +$313K
IVE icon
304
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49.1B
$309K 0.01%
2,810
– –
NBN icon
305
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.05B
$305K 0.01%
14,000
– –
TRV icon
306
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.4B
$305K 0.01%
2,489
– –
XLP icon
307
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.3B
$305K 0.01%
5,927
– –
COL
308
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$303K 0.01%
2,250
– –
TFC icon
309
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.5B
$295K 0.01%
5,843
-198
-3% -$10.5K
BSM icon
310
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.14B
$290K 0.01%
15,706
– –
DXC icon
311
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.82B
$288K 0.01%
3,572
-253
-7% -$21.7K
TFCF
312
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$283K 0.01%
5,749
– –
NWN icon
313
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.11B
$278K 0.01%
4,356
– –
HP icon
314
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.37B
$274K 0.01%
4,300
– –
SIVB
315
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$274K 0.01%
950
– –
MAR icon
316
Marriott International
MAR
$99B
$271K 0.01%
2,140
– –
HIG icon
317
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$39.2B
$263K 0.01%
5,150
-108
-2% -$5.66K
HUBS icon
318
HubSpot
HUBS
$11.9B
$261K 0.01%
2,081
-100
-5% -$11.8K
IVW icon
319
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.7B
$259K 0.01%
6,360
– –
IWN icon
320
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.4B
$253K 0.01%
+1,923
New +$248K
HPQ icon
321
HP
HPQ
$24.6B
$252K 0.01%
+11,099
New +$247K
VOD icon
322
Vodafone
VOD
$37.2B
$252K 0.01%
10,354
-477
-4% -$13K
EBAY icon
323
eBay
EBAY
$50.4B
$250K 0.01%
6,913
-198
-3% -$7.71K
MSI icon
324
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$71.5B
$249K 0.01%
2,142
– –
IJK icon
325
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.7B
$247K 0.01%
4,400
– –
11 12
13
14 15

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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, Welch & Forbes held 372 positions worth $3.87B, down 0.34% from $3.88B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $131M in Q2 2018, closing 13 positions and reducing 171 holdings. Its most notable exit was Chubb, an estimated $41.6M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in ChampionX worth $3.52M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2018 buy was ChampionX: 84,371 shares worth $3.52M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Thermo Fisher Scientific in Q2 2018, an estimated $7.62M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $8.22M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $41.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $3.87B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 16 new positions and closed 13 in Q2 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 0.34% quarter-over-quarter to $3.87B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 16 Jul 2018.