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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
+4.75%
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
$3.8B
AUM Growth
+$221M
Cap. Flow
+$68M
Cap. Flow %
1.79%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.78%
Holding
354
New
11
Increased
90
Reduced
155
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$39.4M
2
MDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
+$17.2M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$12.8M
4
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$6.34M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$4.58M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$6.35M
2
DD
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
+$4.36M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$4.09M
4
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$3.46M
5
RBS.PRL.CL
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
+$2.46M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.7%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Financials 12.33%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
IRM icon
26
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.4B
$42.4M 1.12%
1,090,132
-12,821
-1% -$479K
GE icon
27
GE Aerospace
GE
$374B
$42.2M 1.11%
364,202
-33,838
-9% -$4.09M
EMLP icon
28
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.11B
$41.9M 1.1%
1,688,378
+83,885
+5% +$2.09M
MDY icon
29
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$41.1M 1.08%
125,917
+54,166
+75% +$17.2M
PAYX icon
30
Paychex
PAYX
$41.6B
$40.7M 1.07%
678,363
-19,220
-3% -$1.1M
RTN
31
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$39.2M 1.03%
210,125
+26,025
+14% +$4.58M
CB icon
32
Chubb
CB
$135B
$38.8M 1.02%
+272,408
New +$39.4M
CELG
33
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$38.6M 1.02%
264,599
+6,126
+2% +$834K
CVS icon
34
CVS Health
CVS
$133B
$38.5M 1.01%
473,473
-3,211
-0.7% -$254K
META icon
35
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.42T
$36.3M 0.95%
212,300
+9,146
+5% +$1.53M
CVX icon
36
Chevron
CVX
$392B
$36M 0.95%
306,625
+7,574
+3% +$827K
INTC icon
37
Intel
INTC
$455B
$35.7M 0.94%
938,562
+2,622
+0.3% +$93.2K
ROP icon
38
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.8B
$35.6M 0.94%
146,104
+3,754
+3% +$882K
PFE icon
39
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
$35.5M 0.93%
1,047,166
-21,099
-2% -$678K
MRK icon
40
Merck
MRK
$322B
$34.3M 0.9%
561,658
-7,121
-1% -$432K
ABT icon
41
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$33.4M 0.88%
625,928
-4,173
-0.7% -$209K
PX
42
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$32.6M 0.86%
233,167
+1,466
+0.6% +$195K
ADP icon
43
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$106B
$30.5M 0.8%
279,231
+449
+0.2% +$48.1K
IDXX icon
44
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$30M 0.79%
192,996
-1,403
-0.7% -$222K
AFL icon
45
Aflac
AFL
$64.9B
$29.1M 0.77%
715,176
-8,576
-1% -$345K
CMCSA icon
46
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
$28.9M 0.76%
752,226
+61,306
+9% +$2.42M
GOOGL icon
47
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.36T
$28.7M 0.76%
589,860
-4,940
-0.8% -$234K
STT icon
48
State Street
STT
$50.6B
$28.5M 0.75%
297,821
-6,534
-2% -$608K
CGNX icon
49
Cognex
CGNX
$10.9B
$28.1M 0.74%
509,094
-14,568
-3% -$740K
AMP icon
50
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$28.1M 0.74%
188,926
+3,196
+2% +$446K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.8B, up 6.2% from $3.58B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2017 filing shows 11 new, 90 increased, 155 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 272,408 shares worth $38.8M. The largest sale was IBM, an estimated $6.35M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2017 buy was Chubb: 272,408 shares worth $38.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust in Q3 2017, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was IBM, cutting an estimated $6.35M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Du Pont De Nemours E I in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $4.36M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.8B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 11 new positions and closed 22 in Q3 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.8B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.