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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
IJK icon
326
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.7B
$240K 0.01%
4,400
-160
-4% -$8.85K
MUB icon
327
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.2B
$240K 0.01%
+2,200
New +$240K
IBB icon
328
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.52B
$237K 0.01%
2,220
– –
SEE
329
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$237K 0.01%
5,541
+41
+0.7% +$1.85K
HUBS icon
330
HubSpot
HUBS
$11.9B
$236K 0.01%
+2,181
New +$227K
IGIB icon
331
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$236K 0.01%
4,400
– –
SIVB
332
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$228K 0.01%
950
– –
MOAT icon
333
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MOAT
$11.8B
$227K 0.01%
5,475
– –
URI icon
334
United Rentals
URI
$66.5B
$227K 0.01%
1,312
– –
ILMN icon
335
Illumina
ILMN
$31B
$226K 0.01%
+985
New +$226K
MSI icon
336
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$71.5B
$226K 0.01%
+2,142
New +$219K
PPG icon
337
PPG Industries
PPG
$25B
$223K 0.01%
2,000
-20
-1% -$2.31K
AIG icon
338
American International
AIG
$41.8B
$221K 0.01%
4,066
-394
-9% -$23.3K
GWW icon
339
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$64B
$219K 0.01%
776
-86
-10% -$22.5K
CTRA
340
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$216K 0.01%
9,000
– –
AEP icon
341
American Electric Power
AEP
$69.5B
$211K 0.01%
3,072
-1,181
-28% -$79.5K
TYL icon
342
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$13.3B
$211K 0.01%
+1,000
New +$200K
CBRL icon
343
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.28B
$210K 0.01%
1,320
– –
ED icon
344
Consolidated Edison
ED
$40.4B
$209K 0.01%
2,672
-228
-8% -$17.7K
TFCF
345
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$209K 0.01%
+5,749
New +$210K
AKAM icon
346
Akamai
AKAM
$16.5B
$204K 0.01%
2,883
-217
-7% -$14.8K
SLCA
347
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$203K 0.01%
+7,950
New +$244K
PHYS icon
348
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$14.8B
$186K ﹤0.01%
17,264
– –
NPV icon
349
Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund
NPV
$212M
$185K ﹤0.01%
15,007
– –
KN icon
350
Knowles
KN
$3.08B
$166K ﹤0.01%
13,164
-653
-5% -$9.52K
11 12 13
14
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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.