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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
+5.79%
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
$3.49B
AUM Growth
+$152M
Cap. Flow
-$14M
Cap. Flow %
-0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.41%
Holding
361
New
18
Increased
147
Reduced
147
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BEN icon
Franklin Resources
BEN
+$7.71M
2
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$6.82M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$5.09M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$4.33M
5
IAU icon
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
+$1.74M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
+$8.75M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$7.3M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$5.62M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$5.44M
5
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$4.24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.72%
2 Technology 15.24%
3 Industrials 10.94%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SVC
51
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$24.1M 0.69%
152,701
-2,517
-2% -$394K
CMCSA icon
52
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
$24M 0.69%
637,196
+13,216
+2% +$490K
COF icon
53
Capital One
COF
$128B
$23.8M 0.68%
274,482
+3,786
+1% +$337K
AMP icon
54
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$23.5M 0.67%
180,894
+35,009
+24% +$4.33M
VZ icon
55
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$23.4M 0.67%
480,971
+8,422
+2% +$423K
MDY icon
56
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$22.3M 0.64%
71,333
+1,556
+2% +$483K
CGNX icon
57
Cognex
CGNX
$10.9B
$21.9M 0.63%
522,524
-25,846
-5% -$945K
SRCL
58
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$21.8M 0.62%
262,794
-41,786
-14% -$3.36M
IGSB icon
59
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$21.7M 0.62%
411,944
+1,354
+0.3% +$71.1K
BKNG icon
60
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
$21.5M 0.62%
301,775
+10,975
+4% +$724K
KO icon
61
Coca-Cola
KO
$377B
$20.7M 0.59%
488,792
+3,005
+0.6% +$125K
EXPD icon
62
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22B
$20.7M 0.59%
366,621
-9,364
-2% -$514K
LQD icon
63
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$20.5M 0.59%
173,641
-564
-0.3% -$66.2K
VRTX icon
64
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$20.3M 0.58%
185,774
-4,119
-2% -$363K
MIDD icon
65
Middleby
MIDD
$6.04B
$20.2M 0.58%
147,953
+8,616
+6% +$1.17M
COST icon
66
Costco
COST
$422B
$19.9M 0.57%
118,679
-1,404
-1% -$235K
T icon
67
AT&T
T
$159B
$19.9M 0.57%
633,951
-16,092
-2% -$506K
RMD icon
68
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
$19.8M 0.57%
275,478
+2,053
+0.8% +$142K
OMC icon
69
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.6B
$18.8M 0.54%
218,067
+2,632
+1% +$225K
CHD icon
70
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$18.6M 0.53%
372,409
+19,711
+6% +$942K
TD icon
71
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$18.5M 0.53%
368,733
-5,972
-2% -$305K
FTV icon
72
Fortive
FTV
$17.9B
$18.2M 0.52%
478,731
+15,091
+3% +$541K
USB icon
73
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$17.6M 0.5%
341,882
-4,473
-1% -$238K
DOV icon
74
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
$16.9M 0.48%
259,612
-1,017
-0.4% -$64.8K
SWK icon
75
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$15.6M 0.45%
117,094
+54,402
+87% +$6.82M
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.49B, up 4.5% from $3.34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2017 filing shows 18 new, 147 increased, 147 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF: 11,269 shares worth $1.3M. The largest sale was Linear Technology Corp, an estimated $8.75M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2017 buy was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF: 11,269 shares worth $1.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Franklin Resources in Q1 2017, an estimated $7.71M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $5.62M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Linear Technology Corp in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $8.75M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.49B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 14 in Q1 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $3.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 27 Apr 2017.