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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
FORM icon
351
FormFactor
FORM
$8.21B
$137K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
EXG icon
352
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$2.97B
$112K ﹤0.01%
12,227
– –
IBN icon
353
ICICI Bank
IBN
$109B
$97K ﹤0.01%
11,000
– –
NE
354
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$61K ﹤0.01%
+16,400
New +$73.1K
NVIV
355
DELISTED
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp
NVIV
$52K ﹤0.01%
5
– –
PLUG icon
356
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.92B
$19K ﹤0.01%
10,250
– –
AWF
357
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
AWF
$872M
– –
-31,617
Closed -$352K
ENOV icon
358
Enovis
ENOV
$1.69B
– –
-6,103
Closed -$416K
GLW icon
359
Corning
GLW
$116B
– –
-8,431
Closed -$270K
HBI
360
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
– –
-24,450
Closed -$512K
HEDJ icon
361
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.84B
– –
-148,760
Closed -$4.74M
OIH icon
362
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2.01B
– –
-398
Closed -$207K
RSG icon
363
Republic Services
RSG
$65B
– –
-2,960
Closed -$201K
VREX icon
364
Varex Imaging
VREX
$467M
– –
-5,096
Closed -$205K
VV icon
365
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
VV
$52.1B
– –
-4,400
Closed -$539K
MMP
366
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
– –
-2,850
Closed -$202K
SNI
367
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
– –
-2,375
Closed -$203K
EACQ
368
DELISTED
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
– –
-994,036
Closed -$10M
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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.