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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B Turnover 9.09%
1-Year Est. Return 17.62%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-5.91%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.93%
AUM
$3B
AUM Growth
-$218M
Cap. Flow
+$9.24M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
351
New
19
Increased
96
Reduced
154
Closed
24
Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.7 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.24M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.26M
3
SVC
Service Properties Trust
SVC
+$7.01M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.06M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$3.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.7M
2
PX icon
Praxair Inc
PX
+$8.06M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.51M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$3.79M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.26M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.49%
2 Technology 14.23%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
KYN icon
26
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.36B
$34M 1.14%
1,468,811
+49,329
+3% +$1.36M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PFE icon
27
Pfizer
PFE
$168B
$33.3M 1.11%
1,116,261
-11,121
-1% -$357K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
FISV icon
28
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$25.1B
$32.9M 1.1%
760,090
+55,914
+8% +$2.42M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
JPM icon
29
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$891B
$30.9M 1.03%
506,455
+5,382
+1% +$353K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
IBM icon
30
IBM
IBM
$221B
$30.8M 1.03%
222,522
-3,098
-1% -$457K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
AFL icon
31
Aflac
AFL
$59.2B
$30.3M 1.01%
1,042,494
-13,962
-1% -$422K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
JCI icon
32
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$89.4B
$30.3M 1.01%
699,078
-11,185
-2% -$516K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
GILD icon
33
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$195B
$29.6M 0.99%
301,559
+1,563
+0.5% +$174K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
STT icon
34
State Street
STT
$46B
$28.5M 0.95%
423,677
-11,961
-3% -$890K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ABBV icon
35
AbbVie
ABBV
$501B
$28.3M 0.94%
520,167
-9,634
-2% -$627K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MRK icon
36
Merck
MRK
$358B
$27M 0.9%
573,634
+7,743
+1% +$411K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
INTC icon
37
Intel
INTC
$504B
$26.2M 0.87%
869,509
+22,020
+3% +$637K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ABT icon
38
Abbott
ABT
$181B
$25.9M 0.86%
643,495
+10,760
+2% +$507K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
EMLP icon
39
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.07B
$25.2M 0.84%
1,153,773
+14,500
+1% +$347K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PX icon
40
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$23.7M 0.79%
232,802
-73,087
-24% -$8.06M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CVX icon
41
Chevron
CVX
$430B
$23M 0.77%
291,865
-12,690
-4% -$1.07M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ADP icon
42
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$113B
$22.5M 0.75%
279,697
-1,082
-0.4% -$86.6K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BUD icon
43
AB InBev
BUD
$160B
$22.1M 0.74%
207,945
-386
-0.2% -$44.8K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
CELG
44
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$21.7M 0.72%
200,241
+14,444
+8% +$1.79M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
EXPD icon
45
Expeditors International
EXPD
$25.8B
$21.6M 0.72%
458,143
-24,711
-5% -$1.17M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TJX icon
46
TJX Companies
TJX
$159B
$20.9M 0.7%
586,666
+8,930
+2% +$313K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
QCOM icon
47
Qualcomm
QCOM
$191B
$20.9M 0.7%
388,916
-180,261
-32% -$10.7M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
LQD icon
48
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$29.4B
$20.8M 0.69%
179,263
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MTD icon
49
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$32.8B
$20.5M 0.68%
72,055
+1,026
+1% +$324K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
LLTC
50
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$20.4M 0.68%
506,092
-21,889
-4% -$897K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
1
2
3 4 5

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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Welch & Forbes held 351 positions worth $3B, down 6.8% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 filing shows 19 new, 96 increased, 154 reduced and 24 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $10.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Service Properties Trust in Q3 2015, an estimated $7.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $540K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 24 in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.