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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
+9.73%
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
$4.63B
AUM Growth
+$365M
Cap. Flow
-$86.7K
Cap. Flow %
-0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
30.8%
Holding
364
New
19
Increased
118
Reduced
144
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$4.59M
2
ECL icon
Ecolab
ECL
+$3.16M
3
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$3.06M
4
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$2.9M
5
AOS icon
A.O. Smith
AOS
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$12M
2
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$6.33M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$4.78M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$3.38M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$2.43M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.75%
2 Healthcare 21.36%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.38%
4 Financials 9.86%
5 Consumer Staples 8.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GSK icon
51
GSK
GSK
$104B
$24.5M 0.53%
521,665
-261
-0.1% -$13.1K
AJG icon
52
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$65.9B
$24.1M 0.52%
228,530
+29,508
+15% +$3.06M
OTIS icon
53
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.3B
$22.7M 0.49%
364,119
-37,663
-9% -$2.3M
CVX icon
54
Chevron
CVX
$383B
$22.3M 0.48%
310,249
+13,180
+4% +$1.11M
BRK.B icon
55
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$21.8M 0.47%
102,492
+1,822
+2% +$373K
BAC icon
56
Bank of America
BAC
$433B
$21.5M 0.46%
891,699
+11,096
+1% +$276K
FTV icon
57
Fortive
FTV
$17.7B
$21.3M 0.46%
443,083
+4,335
+1% +$198K
KO icon
58
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$21.2M 0.46%
429,198
+10,451
+2% +$503K
LQD icon
59
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$21M 0.45%
155,855
+1,710
+1% +$233K
CGNX icon
60
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$21M 0.45%
321,961
-9,109
-3% -$589K
EW icon
61
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$20.2M 0.44%
252,779
-2,854
-1% -$223K
BDX icon
62
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$19.8M 0.43%
87,248
+3,952
+5% +$971K
AFL icon
63
Aflac
AFL
$64.8B
$19.4M 0.42%
534,414
-66,599
-11% -$2.43M
CSCO icon
64
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$19.2M 0.42%
488,164
+20,316
+4% +$886K
IRM icon
65
Iron Mountain
IRM
$37.1B
$19.1M 0.41%
711,331
-9,270
-1% -$264K
LLY icon
66
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.03T
$19M 0.41%
128,384
+2,930
+2% +$453K
LIN icon
67
Linde
LIN
$235B
$18.3M 0.39%
76,740
-224
-0.3% -$54.3K
DOV icon
68
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$18.1M 0.39%
167,149
+610
+0.4% +$65.3K
QCOM icon
69
Qualcomm
QCOM
$160B
$18.1M 0.39%
153,478
+558
+0.4% +$59.6K
FTSL icon
70
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$17.4M 0.37%
377,284
+4,470
+1% +$206K
MZTI
71
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.95B
$17.1M 0.37%
95,841
+340
+0.4% +$56.9K
TD icon
72
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$16.9M 0.37%
366,225
+23,221
+7% +$1.08M
WMT icon
73
Walmart Inc
WMT
$884B
$16.7M 0.36%
359,097
+12,228
+4% +$544K
EXPD icon
74
Expeditors International
EXPD
$21.8B
$16.3M 0.35%
179,927
-4,462
-2% -$380K
MDT icon
75
Medtronic
MDT
$110B
$16.2M 0.35%
155,712
-2,561
-2% -$257K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2020, Welch & Forbes held 364 positions worth $4.63B, up 8.5% from $4.27B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2020 filing shows 19 new, 118 increased, 144 reduced and 11 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF: 49,561 shares worth $961K. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $12M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2020 buy was First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF: 49,561 shares worth $961K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Q3 2020, an estimated $4.59M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $12M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited White Mountains Insurance in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $332K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $4.63B portfolio in Q3 2020.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 11 in Q3 2020.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.63B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 23 Oct 2020.