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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
+4.92%
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
$4.11B
AUM Growth
+$122M
Cap. Flow
-$44.5M
Cap. Flow %
-1.08%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.6%
Holding
358
New
11
Increased
72
Reduced
178
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$5.23M
2
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$3.24M
3
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$3.08M
4
IDXX icon
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
+$2.32M
5
SDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
+$2.25M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$4.53M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$3.35M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$2.76M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$2.6M
5
MMM icon
3M
MMM
+$2.59M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.48%
2 Technology 18.86%
3 Financials 12.39%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Industrials 8.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BKNG icon
51
Booking.com
BKNG
$150B
$26.3M 0.64%
350,375
+8,575
+3% +$616K
GSK icon
52
GSK
GSK
$104B
$26.2M 0.64%
522,748
-1,456
-0.3% -$73.1K
BAC icon
53
Bank of America
BAC
$433B
$24.1M 0.59%
830,485
+21,896
+3% +$631K
VZ icon
54
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$23M 0.56%
403,292
-278
-0.1% -$16K
CSCO icon
55
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$22.6M 0.55%
413,456
-5,660
-1% -$313K
TD icon
56
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$21.3M 0.52%
364,181
+4,482
+1% +$252K
KO icon
57
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$21.2M 0.52%
416,014
-16,985
-4% -$832K
EXPD icon
58
Expeditors International
EXPD
$21.8B
$20M 0.49%
263,911
-26,545
-9% -$2M
BDX icon
59
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$19.4M 0.47%
78,806
-5,453
-6% -$1.27M
AMZN icon
60
Amazon
AMZN
$2.53T
$18.9M 0.46%
199,780
+19,420
+11% +$1.81M
LQD icon
61
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$18.9M 0.46%
151,954
+5,461
+4% +$656K
DOV icon
62
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$18M 0.44%
179,857
-4,485
-2% -$430K
PFF icon
63
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$17.8M 0.43%
483,379
+60,625
+14% +$2.22M
CGNX icon
64
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$17.4M 0.42%
363,369
-6,480
-2% -$312K
OMC icon
65
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$17.4M 0.42%
212,572
-3,830
-2% -$302K
FTSL icon
66
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$17.3M 0.42%
367,337
-4,868
-1% -$232K
BSX icon
67
Boston Scientific
BSX
$68.4B
$17M 0.41%
395,220
-32
-0% -$1.23K
TMO icon
68
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$16.9M 0.41%
57,644
+2,371
+4% +$653K
EW icon
69
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$16.8M 0.41%
272,415
-4,563
-2% -$276K
SVC
70
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$16.6M 0.4%
133,023
+5,528
+4% +$709K
USB icon
71
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$16.4M 0.4%
312,228
-15,625
-5% -$805K
LIN icon
72
Linde
LIN
$235B
$16.3M 0.4%
81,122
-81
-0.1% -$15.2K
T icon
73
AT&T
T
$159B
$16.1M 0.39%
637,305
+5,186
+0.8% +$124K
BRK.B icon
74
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$16M 0.39%
75,106
-3,772
-5% -$781K
VLO icon
75
Valero Energy
VLO
$92.6B
$15.5M 0.38%
180,928
+37,367
+26% +$3.08M
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3
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, Welch & Forbes held 358 positions worth $4.11B, up 3.1% from $3.99B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2019 filing shows 11 new, 72 increased, 178 reduced and 13 closed positions. Its largest new stake was State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF: 22,548 shares worth $2.27M. The largest sale was DuPont de Nemours, an estimated $4.53M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2019 buy was State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF: 22,548 shares worth $2.27M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co in Q2 2019, an estimated $5.23M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Capital One, cutting an estimated $3.35M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited DuPont de Nemours in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $4.53M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $4.11B portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 11 new positions and closed 13 in Q2 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.1% quarter-over-quarter to $4.11B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 12 Jul 2019.