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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
-16.99%
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
$3.58B
AUM Growth
-$914M
Cap. Flow
-$55.6M
Cap. Flow %
-1.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
28.97%
Holding
362
New
11
Increased
86
Reduced
157
Closed
33

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$7.28M
2
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$5.23M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$4.57M
4
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
+$4.05M
5
MDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
+$4.04M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$10.2M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$8.27M
3
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$7.02M
4
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5.29M
5
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$4.75M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.43%
2 Healthcare 21.91%
3 Financials 10.88%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.83%
5 Consumer Staples 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
INTC icon
26
Intel
INTC
$460B
$40.2M 1.12%
742,910
-4,954
-0.7% -$293K
CB icon
27
Chubb
CB
$135B
$38.3M 1.07%
343,162
+6,485
+2% +$930K
ADP icon
28
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$105B
$36.4M 1.02%
266,561
-1,025
-0.4% -$165K
MDY icon
29
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$35.2M 0.98%
133,712
+11,918
+10% +$4.04M
MRK icon
30
Merck
MRK
$321B
$34.9M 0.98%
475,982
+1,906
+0.4% +$150K
PAYX icon
31
Paychex
PAYX
$41.4B
$34.1M 0.95%
542,599
-10,767
-2% -$860K
META icon
32
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.37T
$32.9M 0.92%
197,478
-2,235
-1% -$438K
CMCSA icon
33
Comcast
CMCSA
$84B
$32.1M 0.9%
932,616
+35,432
+4% +$1.49M
TJX icon
34
TJX Companies
TJX
$176B
$32M 0.89%
669,218
+23,876
+4% +$1.37M
COST icon
35
Costco
COST
$423B
$31.9M 0.89%
111,928
+191
+0.2% +$58K
ABBV icon
36
AbbVie
ABBV
$455B
$31.4M 0.88%
412,028
-6,854
-2% -$584K
BALL icon
37
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.4B
$27.5M 0.77%
425,001
+57,246
+16% +$4.01M
GOOGL icon
38
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.08T
$27.3M 0.76%
470,720
-4,000
-0.8% -$271K
EMLP icon
39
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.09B
$26.9M 0.75%
1,512,508
-52,100
-3% -$1.22M
PFE icon
40
Pfizer
PFE
$142B
$26.9M 0.75%
868,166
-53,532
-6% -$1.82M
CHD icon
41
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$26.6M 0.74%
414,028
+7,739
+2% +$549K
RTN
42
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$26.6M 0.74%
202,437
-8,985
-4% -$1.78M
AMZN icon
43
Amazon
AMZN
$2.53T
$26.3M 0.73%
269,520
+21,460
+9% +$2.08M
WSO icon
44
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.8B
$25.6M 0.71%
161,824
+43,086
+36% +$7.28M
PFF icon
45
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$25.5M 0.71%
800,588
+94,870
+13% +$3.4M
MMM icon
46
3M
MMM
$90.8B
$25.4M 0.71%
222,323
-9,352
-4% -$1.23M
GSK icon
47
GSK
GSK
$104B
$24.7M 0.69%
521,926
– –
VZ icon
48
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$22.9M 0.64%
427,125
+14,630
+4% +$837K
AFL icon
49
Aflac
AFL
$64.8B
$22.8M 0.64%
666,601
-3,070
-0.5% -$140K
AMP icon
50
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.1B
$21.8M 0.61%
212,999
-1,564
-0.7% -$232K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2020, Welch & Forbes held 362 positions worth $3.58B, down 20% from $4.49B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2020 filing shows 11 new, 86 increased, 157 reduced and 33 closed positions. Its largest new stake was VMware, Inc: 29,450 shares worth $3.57M. The largest sale was Wells Fargo, an estimated $10.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2020 buy was VMware, Inc: 29,450 shares worth $3.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Watsco Inc in Q1 2020, an estimated $7.28M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $10.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $1.59M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $3.58B portfolio in Q1 2020.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 11 new positions and closed 33 in Q1 2020.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $3.58B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 17 Apr 2020.