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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
RTN
51
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$20.3M 0.68%
185,555
+1,752
+1% +$183K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
IGSB icon
52
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23.4B
$20.2M 0.68%
385,004
-6,646
-2% -$349K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
VZ icon
53
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$20.2M 0.67%
463,484
+10,998
+2% +$507K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
VRTX icon
54
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$128B
$20.1M 0.67%
193,306
-805
-0.4% -$103K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
KO icon
55
Coca-Cola
KO
$401B
$19.6M 0.65%
488,794
-231
-0% -$9.25K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
GSK icon
56
GSK
GSK
$99.4B
$19.2M 0.64%
398,886
+880
+0.2% +$45.8K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
COF icon
57
Capital One
COF
$123B
$18.6M 0.62%
256,271
+19,975
+8% +$1.6M
2013 Q4
7 quarters
MET icon
58
MetLife
MET
$64.4B
$18M 0.6%
428,722
+3,531
+0.8% +$165K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MDY icon
59
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$25.4B
$17.3M 0.58%
69,467
-124
-0.2% -$32.8K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ROP icon
60
Roper Technologies
ROP
$37.7B
$17.1M 0.57%
108,868
+17,768
+20% +$2.94M
2013 Q3
8 quarters
SVC
61
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$796M
$16.7M 0.56%
131,409
+51,736
+65% +$7.01M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
T icon
62
AT&T
T
$162B
$16.6M 0.55%
675,196
-1,731
-0.3% -$44.1K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TD icon
63
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$196B
$16.2M 0.54%
410,340
-4,783
-1% -$190K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
COST icon
64
Costco
COST
$439B
$15.9M 0.53%
110,292
+979
+0.9% +$140K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BKLN icon
65
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.27B
$15.9M 0.53%
689,248
-14,010
-2% -$330K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
AMP icon
66
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$44.1B
$15.5M 0.52%
141,925
+1,698
+1% +$200K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
IDXX icon
67
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.3B
$14.7M 0.49%
198,413
-2,950
-1% -$211K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
RMD icon
68
ResMed
RMD
$33.5B
$14.5M 0.48%
284,496
+4,886
+2% +$263K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BMY icon
69
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$124B
$13.6M 0.46%
230,277
+5,503
+2% +$349K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SU icon
70
Suncor Energy
SU
$90.4B
$13.6M 0.45%
509,553
-85,500
-14% -$2.29M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
USB icon
71
US Bancorp
USB
$90.7B
$13.6M 0.45%
331,579
+600
+0.2% +$26K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
OMC icon
72
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22B
$13M 0.44%
197,941
+32,515
+20% +$2.28M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TSCO icon
73
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$17.4B
$12.8M 0.43%
758,455
+4,650
+0.6% +$82.8K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
EMR icon
74
Emerson Electric
EMR
$89.6B
$12.8M 0.43%
289,382
-66,321
-19% -$3.26M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
LLY icon
75
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.12T
$12.7M 0.42%
151,379
-5,765
-4% -$487K
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.