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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
-5.91%
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
$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

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
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 20.43%
2 Technology 14.22%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.84%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KYN icon
26
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.47B
$34M 1.14%
1,468,811
+49,329
+3% +$1.36M
PFE icon
27
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
$33.3M 1.11%
1,116,261
-11,121
-1% -$357K
FISV
28
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$32.9M 1.1%
760,090
+55,914
+8% +$2.42M
JPM icon
29
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$30.9M 1.03%
506,455
+5,382
+1% +$353K
IBM icon
30
IBM
IBM
$211B
$30.8M 1.03%
222,522
-3,098
-1% -$457K
AFL icon
31
Aflac
AFL
$64.9B
$30.3M 1.01%
1,042,494
-13,962
-1% -$422K
JCI icon
32
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$88.8B
$30.3M 1.01%
699,078
-11,185
-2% -$516K
GILD icon
33
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$29.6M 0.99%
301,559
+1,563
+0.5% +$174K
STT icon
34
State Street
STT
$50.6B
$28.5M 0.95%
423,677
-11,961
-3% -$890K
ABBV icon
35
AbbVie
ABBV
$443B
$28.3M 0.94%
520,167
-9,634
-2% -$627K
MRK icon
36
Merck
MRK
$322B
$27M 0.9%
573,634
+7,743
+1% +$411K
INTC icon
37
Intel
INTC
$455B
$26.2M 0.87%
869,509
+22,020
+3% +$637K
ABT icon
38
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$25.9M 0.86%
643,495
+10,760
+2% +$507K
EMLP icon
39
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.11B
$25.2M 0.84%
1,153,773
+14,500
+1% +$347K
PX
40
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$23.7M 0.79%
232,802
-73,087
-24% -$8.06M
CVX icon
41
Chevron
CVX
$392B
$23M 0.77%
291,865
-12,690
-4% -$1.07M
ADP icon
42
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$106B
$22.5M 0.75%
279,697
-1,082
-0.4% -$86.6K
BUD icon
43
AB InBev
BUD
$170B
$22.1M 0.74%
207,945
-386
-0.2% -$44.8K
CELG
44
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$21.7M 0.72%
200,241
+14,444
+8% +$1.79M
EXPD icon
45
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22B
$21.6M 0.72%
458,143
-24,711
-5% -$1.17M
TJX icon
46
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
$20.9M 0.7%
586,666
+8,930
+2% +$313K
QCOM icon
47
Qualcomm
QCOM
$155B
$20.9M 0.7%
388,916
-180,261
-32% -$10.7M
LQD icon
48
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$20.8M 0.69%
179,263
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MTD icon
49
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$20.5M 0.68%
72,055
+1,026
+1% +$324K
LLTC
50
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$20.4M 0.68%
506,092
-21,889
-4% -$897K
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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.