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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
+4.75%
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
$3.8B
AUM Growth
+$221M
Cap. Flow
+$68M
Cap. Flow %
1.79%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.78%
Holding
354
New
11
Increased
90
Reduced
155
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$39.4M
2
MDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
+$17.2M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$12.8M
4
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$6.34M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$4.58M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$6.35M
2
DD
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
+$4.36M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$4.09M
4
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$3.46M
5
RBS.PRL.CL
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
+$2.46M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.7%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Financials 12.33%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VRTX icon
51
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$27.5M 0.72%
180,674
-5,751
-3% -$866K
GSK icon
52
GSK
GSK
$104B
$26.7M 0.7%
525,598
+62
+0% +$3.15K
BUD icon
53
AB InBev
BUD
$170B
$26.2M 0.69%
219,762
-4,208
-2% -$493K
BKNG icon
54
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
$24.6M 0.65%
335,725
+14,575
+5% +$1.11M
TJX icon
55
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
$23.9M 0.63%
647,702
-97,224
-13% -$3.46M
COF icon
56
Capital One
COF
$128B
$23.7M 0.62%
279,789
-2,334
-0.8% -$192K
FTV icon
57
Fortive
FTV
$17.9B
$22.1M 0.58%
494,806
+1,563
+0.3% +$65K
SVC
58
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$22M 0.58%
154,265
+2,195
+1% +$309K
KYN icon
59
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.47B
$21.8M 0.57%
1,198,256
+7,754
+0.7% +$139K
MIDD icon
60
Middleby
MIDD
$6.04B
$21.7M 0.57%
169,072
+4,726
+3% +$583K
IGSB icon
61
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$21.4M 0.56%
406,378
-6,040
-1% -$318K
KO icon
62
Coca-Cola
KO
$377B
$21.4M 0.56%
475,161
-1,350
-0.3% -$61.4K
SWK icon
63
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$21.2M 0.56%
140,711
+12,255
+10% +$1.76M
LQD icon
64
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$21.2M 0.56%
174,590
+1,205
+0.7% +$146K
TD icon
65
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$21.1M 0.56%
375,731
-1,227
-0.3% -$64.4K
EXPD icon
66
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22B
$20.9M 0.55%
349,924
-9,174
-3% -$525K
VZ icon
67
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$20.9M 0.55%
422,761
-10,223
-2% -$481K
RMD icon
68
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
$20.8M 0.55%
270,671
-2,455
-0.9% -$188K
USB icon
69
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$19.5M 0.51%
363,325
-4,400
-1% -$230K
COST icon
70
Costco
COST
$422B
$19.4M 0.51%
117,943
-1,204
-1% -$189K
DOV icon
71
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
$19.3M 0.51%
261,271
+1,810
+0.7% +$126K
CHD icon
72
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$18.4M 0.48%
380,129
-796
-0.2% -$40.4K
T icon
73
AT&T
T
$159B
$18.4M 0.48%
620,489
-184
-0% -$5.22K
BAC icon
74
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$18.3M 0.48%
721,657
+54,890
+8% +$1.33M
OMC icon
75
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.6B
$17.7M 0.47%
238,845
+17,561
+8% +$1.35M
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.8B, up 6.2% from $3.58B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2017 filing shows 11 new, 90 increased, 155 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 272,408 shares worth $38.8M. The largest sale was IBM, an estimated $6.35M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2017 buy was Chubb: 272,408 shares worth $38.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust in Q3 2017, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was IBM, cutting an estimated $6.35M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Du Pont De Nemours E I in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $4.36M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.8B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 11 new positions and closed 22 in Q3 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.8B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.