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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
+3.55%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$70.4M
Cap. Flow
-$20.4M
Cap. Flow %
-0.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.93%
Holding
360
New
17
Increased
105
Reduced
134
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$5.24M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$2.36M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$2.23M
4
EMLP icon
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
+$2.15M
5
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$1.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$14.2M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$12M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.87M
4
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.85M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.72M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.56%
2 Technology 14.01%
3 Industrials 11.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.54%
5 Consumer Staples 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KO icon
51
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$22M 0.67%
484,694
-3,188
-0.7% -$144K
LQD icon
52
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$21.9M 0.67%
178,719
+3,280
+2% +$393K
T icon
53
AT&T
T
$159B
$21.7M 0.66%
665,440
-9,349
-1% -$278K
GOOGL icon
54
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.08T
$21.6M 0.66%
614,160
-12,600
-2% -$462K
NVDA icon
55
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.72T
$21.5M 0.65%
18,280,640
-256,160
-1% -$264K
BMY icon
56
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$21.1M 0.64%
286,228
+21,062
+8% +$1.49M
ROP icon
57
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.5B
$20.6M 0.63%
120,510
+4,856
+4% +$849K
IGSB icon
58
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$20M 0.61%
377,350
+5,672
+2% +$299K
CMCSA icon
59
Comcast
CMCSA
$84B
$19.5M 0.59%
597,580
+4,854
+0.8% +$151K
EXPD icon
60
Expeditors International
EXPD
$21.8B
$18.7M 0.57%
381,959
-24,425
-6% -$1.19M
COST icon
61
Costco
COST
$423B
$18.7M 0.57%
119,152
+2,414
+2% +$366K
MDY icon
62
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$18.5M 0.56%
67,986
-410
-0.6% -$110K
IDXX icon
63
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$18.4M 0.56%
198,190
+1,169
+0.6% +$100K
RMD icon
64
ResMed
RMD
$30.3B
$18.2M 0.55%
287,221
+3,010
+1% +$177K
COF icon
65
Capital One
COF
$129B
$17.3M 0.53%
273,001
+8,842
+3% +$616K
OMC icon
66
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$17.1M 0.52%
210,436
+4,420
+2% +$367K
VRTX icon
67
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
$17M 0.52%
197,902
+3,733
+2% +$323K
CHD icon
68
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$16.9M 0.52%
329,188
+9,586
+3% +$463K
TD icon
69
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$16.5M 0.5%
384,808
+89
+0% +$3.87K
STT icon
70
State Street
STT
$50.2B
$16M 0.49%
296,318
-13,118
-4% -$784K
AGN
71
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$15.9M 0.48%
68,690
+9,663
+16% +$2.23M
QCOM icon
72
Qualcomm
QCOM
$160B
$15M 0.46%
279,477
-41,342
-13% -$2.18M
META icon
73
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.37T
$14.7M 0.45%
129,014
+14,121
+12% +$1.63M
DOV icon
74
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$14.3M 0.44%
255,710
-6,970
-3% -$376K
MIDD icon
75
Middleby
MIDD
$6.03B
$14.1M 0.43%
122,110
+10,661
+10% +$1.22M
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.28B, up 2.2% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 filing shows 17 new, 105 increased, 134 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M. The largest sale was Chubb, an estimated $14.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2016 buy was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2016, an estimated $2.36M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $3.72M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 17 new positions and closed 23 in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 2 Aug 2016.