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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KYN icon
51
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.47B
$21.4M 0.69%
1,235,358
-233,453
-16% -$4.64M
LLTC
52
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$21.1M 0.68%
496,850
-9,242
-2% -$406K
KO icon
53
Coca-Cola
KO
$377B
$21M 0.67%
487,803
-991
-0.2% -$42.1K
EXPD icon
54
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22B
$20.6M 0.66%
455,837
-2,306
-0.5% -$112K
LQD icon
55
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$20.2M 0.65%
177,193
-2,070
-1% -$239K
GSK icon
56
GSK
GSK
$104B
$20.1M 0.64%
398,406
-480
-0.1% -$24.5K
IGSB icon
57
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$19.9M 0.64%
379,886
-5,118
-1% -$269K
COF icon
58
Capital One
COF
$128B
$19.3M 0.62%
267,352
+11,081
+4% +$849K
SVC
59
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$18.6M 0.6%
141,965
+10,556
+8% +$1.42M
MET icon
60
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$18.3M 0.59%
426,811
-1,911
-0.4% -$84K
COST icon
61
Costco
COST
$422B
$18.1M 0.58%
112,208
+1,916
+2% +$303K
T icon
62
AT&T
T
$159B
$17.7M 0.57%
682,436
+7,240
+1% +$184K
MDY icon
63
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$17.7M 0.57%
69,541
+74
+0.1% +$19.3K
QCOM icon
64
Qualcomm
QCOM
$155B
$17.1M 0.55%
343,020
-45,896
-12% -$2.45M
BMY icon
65
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$133B
$17M 0.54%
246,509
+16,232
+7% +$1.07M
CMCSA icon
66
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
$16.4M 0.53%
580,848
+171,744
+42% +$5.17M
TD icon
67
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$15.6M 0.5%
397,102
-13,238
-3% -$536K
OMC icon
68
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.6B
$15.4M 0.49%
203,746
+5,805
+3% +$426K
RMD icon
69
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
$15.4M 0.49%
286,531
+2,035
+0.7% +$115K
AMP icon
70
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$15.1M 0.49%
142,064
+139
+0.1% +$15.5K
IDXX icon
71
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$14.6M 0.47%
199,643
+1,230
+0.6% +$87.7K
USB icon
72
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$14.3M 0.46%
335,035
+3,456
+1% +$148K
BKLN icon
73
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$13.8M 0.44%
615,052
-74,196
-11% -$1.69M
CHD icon
74
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$13.5M 0.43%
317,158
+18,728
+6% +$802K
NVDA icon
75
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.86T
$13.4M 0.43%
16,215,160
+9,018,160
+125% +$6.79M
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.