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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
+14.79%
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
$3.99B
AUM Growth
+$439M
Cap. Flow
-$55.3M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.31%
Holding
354
New
15
Increased
69
Reduced
174
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$13.5M
2
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$9.23M
3
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$4.23M
4
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$3.68M
5
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$8.28M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.9M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.42M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$3.05M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$2.91M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.55%
2 Technology 18.81%
3 Financials 11.93%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.46%
5 Industrials 8.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CEF icon
301
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.56B
$311K 0.01%
25,100
– –
VO icon
302
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$106B
$304K 0.01%
7,572
-640
-8% -$24.6K
NTAP icon
303
NetApp
NTAP
$34.1B
$301K 0.01%
4,344
– –
SHOP icon
304
Shopify
SHOP
$159B
$300K 0.01%
14,500
– –
D icon
305
Dominion Energy
D
$61.3B
$290K 0.01%
3,784
+253
+7% +$18.5K
NBN icon
306
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.05B
$290K 0.01%
14,000
– –
K
307
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$286K 0.01%
5,302
-2,130
-29% -$114K
NWN icon
308
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.11B
$286K 0.01%
4,356
– –
HUBS icon
309
HubSpot
HUBS
$11.9B
$284K 0.01%
1,706
-300
-15% -$47.5K
BAH icon
310
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.22B
$279K 0.01%
4,800
-43
-0.9% -$2.23K
WY icon
311
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$16.9B
$279K 0.01%
10,580
-2,110
-17% -$53.2K
IVW icon
312
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.7B
$274K 0.01%
6,360
– –
HAL icon
313
Halliburton
HAL
$26.4B
$264K 0.01%
9,000
– –
HIFS icon
314
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$622M
$258K 0.01%
1,500
– –
MOAT icon
315
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MOAT
$11.8B
$255K 0.01%
5,475
– –
AMAT icon
316
Applied Materials
AMAT
$398B
$254K 0.01%
6,400
– –
EBAY icon
317
eBay
EBAY
$50.4B
$253K 0.01%
+6,818
New +$237K
GL icon
318
Globe Life
GL
$14.2B
$248K 0.01%
3,025
– –
IBB icon
319
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.52B
$248K 0.01%
2,220
– –
XLK icon
320
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$115B
$243K 0.01%
6,558
– –
IJK icon
321
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.7B
$241K 0.01%
4,400
– –
GXC icon
322
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$460M
$234K 0.01%
+2,320
New +$220K
GWW icon
323
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$64B
$233K 0.01%
776
– –
IWN icon
324
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.4B
$231K 0.01%
1,923
– –
DXC icon
325
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.82B
$229K 0.01%
+3,563
New +$228K
11 12
13
14 15

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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.99B, up 12% from $3.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 filing shows 15 new, 69 increased, 174 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M. The largest sale was Celgene Corp, an estimated $8.28M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2019 buy was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Watsco Inc in Q1 2019, an estimated $4.23M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Celgene Corp, cutting an estimated $8.28M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Dun & Bradstreet in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $1.42M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $3.99B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 15 new positions and closed 7 in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $3.99B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 29 Apr 2019.