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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
+2.61%
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
$3.21B
AUM Growth
+$94.5M
Cap. Flow
+$32.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
365
New
35
Increased
98
Reduced
165
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$13.7M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.07M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$8.39M
4
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$6.88M
5
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$6.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTCT
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
+$5.6M
2
STT icon
State Street
STT
+$5.19M
3
NVS icon
Novartis
NVS
+$3.76M
4
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$3.58M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.15M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.8%
2 Technology 14.57%
3 Industrials 12.06%
4 Financials 10.04%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ROP icon
51
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.8B
$21.1M 0.66%
115,654
+1,705
+1% +$294K
LQD icon
52
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$20.8M 0.65%
175,439
-1,754
-1% -$202K
KYN icon
53
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.47B
$20.6M 0.64%
1,245,227
+9,869
+0.8% +$142K
T icon
54
AT&T
T
$159B
$20M 0.62%
674,789
-7,647
-1% -$212K
SVC
55
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$19.9M 0.62%
150,090
+8,125
+6% +$986K
EXPD icon
56
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22B
$19.8M 0.62%
406,384
-49,453
-11% -$2.27M
IGSB icon
57
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$19.6M 0.61%
371,678
-8,208
-2% -$430K
COST icon
58
Costco
COST
$422B
$18.4M 0.57%
116,738
+4,530
+4% +$687K
COF icon
59
Capital One
COF
$128B
$18.3M 0.57%
264,159
-3,193
-1% -$211K
STT icon
60
State Street
STT
$50.6B
$18.1M 0.56%
309,436
-91,354
-23% -$5.19M
CMCSA icon
61
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
$18.1M 0.56%
592,726
+11,878
+2% +$341K
MDY icon
62
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$18M 0.56%
68,396
-1,145
-2% -$279K
OMC icon
63
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.6B
$17.1M 0.53%
206,016
+2,270
+1% +$171K
BMY icon
64
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$133B
$16.9M 0.53%
265,166
+18,657
+8% +$1.18M
TD icon
65
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$16.6M 0.52%
384,719
-12,383
-3% -$478K
NVDA icon
66
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.86T
$16.5M 0.51%
18,536,800
+2,321,640
+14% +$1.77M
RMD icon
67
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
$16.4M 0.51%
284,211
-2,320
-0.8% -$131K
QCOM icon
68
Qualcomm
QCOM
$155B
$16.4M 0.51%
320,819
-22,201
-6% -$1.08M
AGN
69
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$15.8M 0.49%
59,027
+22,712
+63% +$6.5M
VRTX icon
70
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$15.4M 0.48%
194,169
+564
+0.3% +$51K
IDXX icon
71
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$15.4M 0.48%
197,021
-2,622
-1% -$189K
CHD icon
72
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$14.7M 0.46%
319,602
+2,444
+0.8% +$107K
CB icon
73
Chubb
CB
$135B
$14.2M 0.44%
+119,456
New +$13.7M
USB icon
74
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$13.7M 0.43%
338,118
+3,083
+0.9% +$123K
DOV icon
75
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
$13.7M 0.43%
262,680
-5,310
-2% -$257K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Welch & Forbes held 365 positions worth $3.21B, up 3% from $3.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 filing shows 35 new, 98 increased, 165 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M. The largest sale was CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM, an estimated $5.6M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2016 buy was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to GSK in Q1 2016, an estimated $6.88M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was State Street, cutting an estimated $5.19M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $5.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.21B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 35 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.21B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 5 May 2016.