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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
+8.31%
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
$4.2B
AUM Growth
+$328M
Cap. Flow
+$33.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.33%
Holding
372
New
13
Increased
69
Reduced
176
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$43.3M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$11.3M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$11.1M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.37M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.85M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$6.48M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.1M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$2.81M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$2.19M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$2.07M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.65%
2 Technology 18.71%
3 Financials 12.26%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.7%
5 Industrials 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BKNG icon
51
Booking.com
BKNG
$150B
$27.6M 0.66%
347,725
-1,550
-0.4% -$122K
CMCSA icon
52
Comcast
CMCSA
$84B
$27.1M 0.65%
765,331
-26,494
-3% -$938K
GSK icon
53
GSK
GSK
$104B
$26.4M 0.63%
524,797
– –
COF icon
54
Capital One
COF
$129B
$24.6M 0.59%
258,832
+1,306
+0.5% +$127K
CHD icon
55
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$24.1M 0.58%
406,489
+508
+0.1% +$28.8K
EXPD icon
56
Expeditors International
EXPD
$21.8B
$23.6M 0.56%
320,351
-2,284
-0.7% -$169K
CGNX icon
57
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$23.3M 0.56%
417,830
-2,926
-0.7% -$150K
BAC icon
58
Bank of America
BAC
$433B
$23M 0.55%
780,079
+28,036
+4% +$854K
TD icon
59
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$22.7M 0.54%
373,845
-6,416
-2% -$382K
KO icon
60
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$21.6M 0.51%
467,186
-503
-0.1% -$23K
STT icon
61
State Street
STT
$50.2B
$21.5M 0.51%
256,879
-12,229
-5% -$1.07M
VZ icon
62
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$21.3M 0.51%
398,726
-228
-0.1% -$12.1K
BDX icon
63
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$20.7M 0.49%
81,442
-829
-1% -$204K
T icon
64
AT&T
T
$159B
$20.5M 0.49%
808,610
+137,714
+21% +$3.37M
CSCO icon
65
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$20.3M 0.48%
417,531
+936
+0.2% +$42.1K
LQD icon
66
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$19.6M 0.47%
170,730
+2,856
+2% +$329K
KYN icon
67
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.45B
$19.6M 0.47%
1,097,203
+2,216
+0.2% +$41.3K
FTSL icon
68
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$19.2M 0.46%
399,571
-2,222
-0.6% -$107K
PFF icon
69
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$19.1M 0.46%
514,429
+22,415
+5% +$841K
USB icon
70
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$18.3M 0.44%
345,947
-4,040
-1% -$214K
SVC
71
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$17.9M 0.43%
123,884
-800
-0.6% -$115K
CELG
72
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$17.7M 0.42%
197,880
-3,952
-2% -$349K
BRK.B icon
73
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$17.4M 0.41%
81,149
-45
-0.1% -$9.23K
EW icon
74
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$16.9M 0.4%
291,777
-4,689
-2% -$229K
DOV icon
75
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$16.2M 0.39%
182,555
-4,455
-2% -$368K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Welch & Forbes held 372 positions worth $4.2B, up 8.5% from $3.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 filing shows 13 new, 69 increased, 176 reduced and 12 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M. The largest sale was AB InBev, an estimated $6.48M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2018 buy was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to AT&T in Q3 2018, an estimated $3.37M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was AB InBev, cutting an estimated $6.48M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Johnson Controls International in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $981K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $4.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 12 in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.2B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 17 Oct 2018.