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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
+7.91%
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
$4.49B
AUM Growth
+$304M
Cap. Flow
+$3.28M
Cap. Flow %
0.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.84%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
108
Reduced
132
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$12.3M
2
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$8.32M
3
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$4.06M
4
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$3.06M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$3.04M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KYN icon
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
+$3.74M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.04M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.64M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.46M
5
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$2.45M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.32%
2 Healthcare 19.93%
3 Financials 12.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.9%
5 Industrials 8.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BKNG icon
51
Booking.com
BKNG
$150B
$29.6M 0.66%
359,775
+11,125
+3% +$874K
CHD icon
52
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$28.6M 0.64%
406,289
+7,103
+2% +$505K
PFF icon
53
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$26.5M 0.59%
705,718
+108,705
+18% +$4.06M
VZ icon
54
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$25.3M 0.56%
412,495
+374
+0.1% +$22.6K
BALL icon
55
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.4B
$23.8M 0.53%
367,755
+181,332
+97% +$12.3M
KO icon
56
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$23.4M 0.52%
423,120
+299
+0.1% +$16.1K
AMZN icon
57
Amazon
AMZN
$2.53T
$22.9M 0.51%
248,060
+34,360
+16% +$3.04M
FTV icon
58
Fortive
FTV
$17.7B
$22.6M 0.5%
468,581
-51,223
-10% -$2.31M
WSO icon
59
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.8B
$21.4M 0.48%
118,738
+47,277
+66% +$8.32M
EW icon
60
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$21M 0.47%
270,060
-1,119
-0.4% -$87.4K
CSCO icon
61
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$20.6M 0.46%
429,479
+11,357
+3% +$528K
DOV icon
62
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$20.5M 0.46%
178,117
-1,179
-0.7% -$126K
BDX icon
63
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$20.5M 0.46%
77,363
+492
+0.6% +$123K
EXPD icon
64
Expeditors International
EXPD
$21.8B
$20.4M 0.45%
261,396
+172
+0.1% +$12.9K
TD icon
65
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$20.2M 0.45%
359,483
-5,899
-2% -$335K
CGNX icon
66
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$19.9M 0.44%
354,965
-2,013
-0.6% -$104K
LQD icon
67
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$19.8M 0.44%
154,390
+900
+0.6% +$115K
TMO icon
68
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$19.5M 0.43%
60,124
+725
+1% +$220K
OMC icon
69
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$19M 0.42%
234,104
+9,484
+4% +$743K
ADBE icon
70
Adobe
ADBE
$98.5B
$18.9M 0.42%
57,342
+3,189
+6% +$938K
USB icon
71
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$18.9M 0.42%
318,630
-350
-0.1% -$20.2K
T icon
72
AT&T
T
$159B
$18.6M 0.41%
629,520
-2,048
-0.3% -$59.1K
BSX icon
73
Boston Scientific
BSX
$68.4B
$18M 0.4%
398,445
+850
+0.2% +$35.6K
FTSL icon
74
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$18M 0.4%
375,047
-11,751
-3% -$557K
MDT icon
75
Medtronic
MDT
$110B
$17.7M 0.39%
155,720
+3,405
+2% +$374K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $4.49B, up 7.3% from $4.19B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 filing shows 13 new, 108 increased, 132 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K. The largest sale was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, an estimated $3.74M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2019 buy was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Ball Corp in Q4 2019, an estimated $12.3M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, cutting an estimated $3.74M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited SunTrust Banks, Inc. in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $1.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $4.49B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $4.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 17 Jan 2020.