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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EWJ icon
326
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$21.9B
$135K ﹤0.01%
+2,800
New +$137K
EXG icon
327
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$2.99B
$90K ﹤0.01%
10,227
-10,368
-50% -$93.1K
FORM icon
328
FormFactor
FORM
$8.28B
$90K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
ADYX
329
DELISTED
Adynxx Inc
ADYX
$73K ﹤0.01%
567
– –
AVGO icon
330
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.85T
– –
-47,620
Closed -$595K
BLD
331
DELISTED
TopBuild
BLD
– –
-6,690
Closed -$207K
BOOM icon
332
DMC Global
BOOM
$138M
– –
-13,931
Closed -$132K
CHKP icon
333
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
– –
-103,424
Closed -$8.21M
GLD icon
334
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
– –
-5,500
Closed -$588K
GLW icon
335
Corning
GLW
$119B
– –
-18,146
Closed -$311K
ICLR icon
336
Icon
ICLR
$12.6B
– –
-27,001
Closed -$1.92M
KMI icon
337
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$71.7B
– –
-17,307
Closed -$479K
MDT icon
338
Medtronic
MDT
$109B
– –
-72,141
Closed -$4.83M
NXPI icon
339
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$57.8B
– –
-2,500
Closed -$218K
OTEX icon
340
Open Text
OTEX
$6.15B
– –
-13,700
Closed -$307K
PHO icon
341
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.01B
– –
-12,110
Closed -$249K
PRGO icon
342
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
– –
-50,397
Closed -$7.93M
TDC icon
343
Teradata
TDC
$2.92B
– –
-46,331
Closed -$1.34M
TRMB icon
344
Trimble
TRMB
$13.2B
– –
-37,250
Closed -$612K
TRV icon
345
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.1B
– –
-3,517
Closed -$350K
VICR icon
346
Vicor
VICR
$9.56B
– –
-11,120
Closed -$113K
WMB icon
347
Williams Companies
WMB
$87.5B
– –
-6,603
Closed -$243K
WTM icon
348
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.2B
– –
-829
Closed -$620K
BBBY
349
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
– –
-5,705
Closed -$325K
NE
350
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
– –
-122,975
Closed -$1.34M
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.