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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
+8.91%
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
$5.92B
AUM Growth
+$503M
Cap. Flow
+$69.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.01%
Holding
402
New
16
Increased
142
Reduced
136
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$6.88M
2
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$5.36M
3
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$4.08M
4
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$3.67M
5
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.77M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$2.32M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$1.94M
3
VAR
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
+$1.8M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$1.7M
5
CVGW
Calavo Growers
CVGW
+$1.21M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.57%
2 Healthcare 20.34%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.09%
4 Financials 11.37%
5 Industrials 8.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MRK icon
51
Merck
MRK
$321B
$32.4M 0.55%
416,921
-31,228
-7% -$2.32M
EMLP icon
52
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.09B
$32.2M 0.54%
1,314,806
-34,523
-3% -$837K
BRK.B icon
53
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$30.9M 0.52%
111,308
+4,389
+4% +$1.23M
IRM icon
54
Iron Mountain
IRM
$37.1B
$30.4M 0.51%
719,483
-416
-0.1% -$17.4K
LLY icon
55
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.03T
$29.7M 0.5%
129,200
+1,515
+1% +$304K
OTIS icon
56
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.3B
$28.3M 0.48%
345,519
-6,093
-2% -$469K
AFL icon
57
Aflac
AFL
$64.8B
$28M 0.47%
521,125
-1,261
-0.2% -$68.8K
CSCO icon
58
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$27.7M 0.47%
522,415
+14,103
+3% +$742K
GSK icon
59
GSK
GSK
$104B
$25.9M 0.44%
521,103
-320
-0.1% -$15.4K
CGNX icon
60
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$25.9M 0.44%
307,807
-30
-0% -$2.43K
DOV icon
61
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$25.6M 0.43%
169,781
-1,406
-0.8% -$207K
TD icon
62
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$25.5M 0.43%
363,371
-507
-0.1% -$35.5K
EW icon
63
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$25.4M 0.43%
245,111
-1,598
-0.6% -$151K
PFE icon
64
Pfizer
PFE
$142B
$25.2M 0.43%
642,571
-337
-0.1% -$13.1K
KO icon
65
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$24.4M 0.41%
451,101
+5,198
+1% +$283K
SBUX icon
66
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$24M 0.41%
214,991
+14,613
+7% +$1.65M
AWK icon
67
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
$23M 0.39%
149,285
+5,839
+4% +$910K
XOM icon
68
ExxonMobil
XOM
$651B
$22.6M 0.38%
358,166
-3,030
-0.8% -$181K
QCOM icon
69
Qualcomm
QCOM
$160B
$22.6M 0.38%
157,964
+6,986
+5% +$944K
FTSL icon
70
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$22.3M 0.38%
464,091
+47,371
+11% +$2.27M
BDX icon
71
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$21.7M 0.37%
91,414
+439
+0.5% +$105K
LIN icon
72
Linde
LIN
$235B
$21.4M 0.36%
74,176
-2,566
-3% -$748K
OMC icon
73
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$21.1M 0.36%
263,693
-1,202
-0.5% -$97.7K
LQD icon
74
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$21M 0.35%
155,953
+1,388
+0.9% +$183K
BKNG icon
75
Booking.com
BKNG
$150B
$20.4M 0.34%
233,025
-900
-0.4% -$84K
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2021, Welch & Forbes held 402 positions worth $5.92B, up 9.3% from $5.42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2021 filing shows 16 new, 142 increased, 136 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was KKR & Co: 20,000 shares worth $1.19M. The largest sale was Merck, an estimated $2.32M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2021 buy was KKR & Co: 20,000 shares worth $1.19M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Amazon in Q2 2021, an estimated $6.88M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $2.32M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $1.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $5.92B portfolio in Q2 2021.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 16 new positions and closed 14 in Q2 2021.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 9.3% quarter-over-quarter to $5.92B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 22 Jul 2021.