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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
+14.79%
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
$3.99B
AUM Growth
+$439M
Cap. Flow
-$55.3M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.31%
Holding
354
New
15
Increased
69
Reduced
174
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$13.5M
2
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$9.23M
3
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$4.23M
4
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$3.68M
5
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$8.28M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.9M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.42M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$3.05M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$2.91M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.55%
2 Technology 18.81%
3 Financials 11.93%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.46%
5 Industrials 8.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SWK icon
51
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
$26.3M 0.66%
193,421
+7,917
+4% +$1.03M
VZ icon
52
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$23.9M 0.6%
403,570
+160
+0% +$9.06K
BKNG icon
53
Booking.com
BKNG
$150B
$23.9M 0.6%
341,800
-6,475
-2% -$462K
CSCO icon
54
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$22.6M 0.57%
419,116
-3,685
-0.9% -$179K
BAC icon
55
Bank of America
BAC
$433B
$22.3M 0.56%
808,589
-7,495
-0.9% -$212K
EXPD icon
56
Expeditors International
EXPD
$21.8B
$22M 0.55%
290,456
-27,120
-9% -$1.96M
BDX icon
57
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$20.5M 0.52%
84,259
-531
-0.6% -$126K
KO icon
58
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$20.3M 0.51%
432,999
-33,958
-7% -$1.59M
TD icon
59
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$19.5M 0.49%
359,699
-12,929
-3% -$715K
CGNX icon
60
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$18.8M 0.47%
369,849
-30,227
-8% -$1.45M
EW icon
61
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$17.7M 0.44%
276,978
-11,199
-4% -$639K
FTSL icon
62
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$17.5M 0.44%
372,205
+847
+0.2% +$39.9K
LLY icon
63
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.03T
$17.5M 0.44%
134,522
+29
+0% +$3.53K
LQD icon
64
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$17.4M 0.44%
146,493
-1,647
-1% -$191K
DOV icon
65
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$17.3M 0.43%
184,342
+2,137
+1% +$185K
STT icon
66
State Street
STT
$50.2B
$17M 0.43%
257,844
+8,247
+3% +$572K
SVC
67
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$16.8M 0.42%
127,495
+1,212
+1% +$160K
AMZN icon
68
Amazon
AMZN
$2.53T
$16.1M 0.4%
180,360
+6,400
+4% +$533K
BRK.B icon
69
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$15.8M 0.4%
78,878
-159
-0.2% -$32.1K
USB icon
70
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$15.8M 0.4%
327,853
-15,078
-4% -$756K
OMC icon
71
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$15.8M 0.4%
216,402
-7,499
-3% -$563K
KYN icon
72
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.45B
$15.8M 0.4%
983,946
+3,562
+0.4% +$55.9K
COF icon
73
Capital One
COF
$129B
$15.5M 0.39%
189,948
-9,411
-5% -$765K
PFF icon
74
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$15.5M 0.39%
422,754
+8,645
+2% +$311K
BSX icon
75
Boston Scientific
BSX
$68.4B
$15.2M 0.38%
395,252
+32
+0% +$1.22K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.99B, up 12% from $3.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 filing shows 15 new, 69 increased, 174 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M. The largest sale was Celgene Corp, an estimated $8.28M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2019 buy was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Watsco Inc in Q1 2019, an estimated $4.23M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Celgene Corp, cutting an estimated $8.28M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Dun & Bradstreet in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $1.42M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $3.99B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 15 new positions and closed 7 in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $3.99B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 29 Apr 2019.