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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
RTN
51
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$20.3M 0.68%
185,555
+1,752
+1% +$183K
IGSB icon
52
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$20.2M 0.68%
385,004
-6,646
-2% -$349K
VZ icon
53
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$20.2M 0.67%
463,484
+10,998
+2% +$507K
VRTX icon
54
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$20.1M 0.67%
193,306
-805
-0.4% -$103K
KO icon
55
Coca-Cola
KO
$377B
$19.6M 0.65%
488,794
-231
-0% -$9.25K
GSK icon
56
GSK
GSK
$104B
$19.2M 0.64%
398,886
+880
+0.2% +$45.8K
COF icon
57
Capital One
COF
$128B
$18.6M 0.62%
256,271
+19,975
+8% +$1.6M
MET icon
58
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$18M 0.6%
428,722
+3,531
+0.8% +$165K
MDY icon
59
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$17.3M 0.58%
69,467
-124
-0.2% -$32.8K
ROP icon
60
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.8B
$17.1M 0.57%
108,868
+17,768
+20% +$2.94M
SVC
61
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$16.7M 0.56%
131,409
+51,736
+65% +$7.01M
T icon
62
AT&T
T
$159B
$16.6M 0.55%
675,196
-1,731
-0.3% -$44.1K
TD icon
63
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$16.2M 0.54%
410,340
-4,783
-1% -$190K
COST icon
64
Costco
COST
$422B
$15.9M 0.53%
110,292
+979
+0.9% +$140K
BKLN icon
65
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$15.9M 0.53%
689,248
-14,010
-2% -$330K
AMP icon
66
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$15.5M 0.52%
141,925
+1,698
+1% +$200K
IDXX icon
67
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$14.7M 0.49%
198,413
-2,950
-1% -$211K
RMD icon
68
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
$14.5M 0.48%
284,496
+4,886
+2% +$263K
BMY icon
69
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$133B
$13.6M 0.46%
230,277
+5,503
+2% +$349K
SU icon
70
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.4B
$13.6M 0.45%
509,553
-85,500
-14% -$2.29M
USB icon
71
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$13.6M 0.45%
331,579
+600
+0.2% +$26K
OMC icon
72
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.6B
$13M 0.44%
197,941
+32,515
+20% +$2.28M
TSCO icon
73
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.1B
$12.8M 0.43%
758,455
+4,650
+0.6% +$82.8K
EMR icon
74
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.9B
$12.8M 0.43%
289,382
-66,321
-19% -$3.26M
LLY icon
75
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.02T
$12.7M 0.42%
151,379
-5,765
-4% -$487K
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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.