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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
+7.91%
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
$4.49B
AUM Growth
+$304M
Cap. Flow
+$3.28M
Cap. Flow %
0.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.84%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
108
Reduced
132
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$12.3M
2
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$8.32M
3
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$4.06M
4
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$3.06M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$3.04M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KYN icon
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
+$3.74M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.04M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.64M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.46M
5
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$2.45M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.32%
2 Healthcare 19.93%
3 Financials 12.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.9%
5 Industrials 8.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NWN icon
301
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.11B
$321K 0.01%
4,356
– –
FLOT icon
302
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.2B
$318K 0.01%
6,250
– –
GL icon
303
Globe Life
GL
$14.2B
$318K 0.01%
3,025
– –
HIFS icon
304
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$622M
$315K 0.01%
1,500
– –
INGR icon
305
Ingredion
INGR
$6.33B
$314K 0.01%
3,375
– –
IVW icon
306
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.7B
$308K 0.01%
6,360
– –
NBN icon
307
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.05B
$308K 0.01%
14,000
– –
XLK icon
308
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$115B
$308K 0.01%
6,724
– –
EL icon
309
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.7B
$300K 0.01%
1,457
+10
+0.7% +$1.94K
TYL icon
310
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$13.3B
$300K 0.01%
1,000
– –
LDOS icon
311
Leidos
LDOS
$14.1B
$294K 0.01%
3,000
– –
IJK icon
312
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.7B
$282K 0.01%
4,740
+140
+3% +$8.02K
GPC icon
313
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.2B
$280K 0.01%
2,638
– –
BCE icon
314
BCE
BCE
$20.2B
$277K 0.01%
5,970
– –
HUBS icon
315
HubSpot
HUBS
$11.9B
$270K 0.01%
1,706
– –
NTAP icon
316
NetApp
NTAP
$34.1B
$270K 0.01%
4,344
– –
IBB icon
317
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.52B
$268K 0.01%
2,220
– –
YUM icon
318
Yum! Brands
YUM
$43.3B
$267K 0.01%
2,653
+228
+9% +$23.6K
BX icon
319
Blackstone
BX
$102B
$263K 0.01%
4,700
– –
ENTG icon
320
Entegris
ENTG
$17.8B
$262K 0.01%
5,239
– –
FORM icon
321
FormFactor
FORM
$8.21B
$260K 0.01%
10,000
– –
DFS
322
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$259K 0.01%
+3,054
New +$252K
SIVB
323
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$257K 0.01%
+1,025
New +$233K
MOAT icon
324
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MOAT
$11.8B
$256K 0.01%
4,675
– –
ITT icon
325
ITT
ITT
$17.3B
$251K 0.01%
3,400
– –
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13
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $4.49B, up 7.3% from $4.19B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 filing shows 13 new, 108 increased, 132 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K. The largest sale was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, an estimated $3.74M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2019 buy was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Ball Corp in Q4 2019, an estimated $12.3M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, cutting an estimated $3.74M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited SunTrust Banks, Inc. in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $1.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $4.49B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $4.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 17 Jan 2020.