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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
-5.91%
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
$3B
AUM Growth
-$218M
Cap. Flow
+$9.24M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
351
New
19
Increased
96
Reduced
154
Closed
24

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.24M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.26M
3
SVC
Service Properties Trust
SVC
+$7.01M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.06M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$3.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.7M
2
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$8.06M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.51M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$3.79M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.26M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.43%
2 Technology 14.22%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.84%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CHD icon
76
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$12.5M 0.42%
298,430
+22,920
+8% +$982K
DOV icon
77
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
$12.5M 0.42%
270,809
-8,171
-3% -$414K
BRK.B icon
78
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$11.7M 0.39%
89,677
-1,229
-1% -$168K
CMCSA icon
79
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
$11.6M 0.39%
409,104
+6,008
+1% +$178K
NVS icon
80
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$11.6M 0.39%
141,224
+11,651
+9% +$1.04M
TWC
81
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$11.2M 0.37%
62,435
+144
+0.2% +$26.9K
BAC icon
82
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$11.1M 0.37%
714,530
+17,910
+3% +$301K
MZTI
83
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.93B
$10.8M 0.36%
110,445
-1,055
-0.9% -$100K
BIV icon
84
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
$10.5M 0.35%
124,170
-565
-0.5% -$47.5K
BDX icon
85
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$10.4M 0.35%
80,554
+1,383
+2% +$193K
BKNG icon
86
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
$10.1M 0.34%
203,375
+49,850
+32% +$2.48M
CGNX icon
87
Cognex
CGNX
$10.9B
$9.96M 0.33%
579,722
-12,996
-2% -$258K
UPS icon
88
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.6B
$9.82M 0.33%
99,455
-7,901
-7% -$780K
ORCL icon
89
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$9.49M 0.32%
262,865
+6,586
+3% +$253K
MIDD icon
90
Middleby
MIDD
$6.04B
$9M 0.3%
85,603
+28,310
+49% +$3.26M
META icon
91
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.42T
$8.89M 0.3%
98,865
+20,789
+27% +$1.91M
WMT icon
92
Walmart Inc
WMT
$885B
$8.7M 0.29%
402,474
+5,427
+1% +$125K
CSCO icon
93
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
$8.55M 0.29%
325,775
+6,693
+2% +$181K
EW icon
94
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.6B
$8.55M 0.29%
360,930
-2,634
-0.7% -$63.6K
CHKP icon
95
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
$8.21M 0.27%
+103,424
New +$8.26M
COP icon
96
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$8.14M 0.27%
169,657
+1,918
+1% +$97.6K
PRGO icon
97
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$7.93M 0.26%
+50,397
New +$9.24M
DIS icon
98
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$7.8M 0.26%
76,305
-331
-0.4% -$36K
SYY icon
99
Sysco
SYY
$40.8B
$7.72M 0.26%
198,139
-13,750
-6% -$525K
WBA
100
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$7.46M 0.25%
89,723
-690
-0.8% -$62.4K
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4
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Welch & Forbes held 351 positions worth $3B, down 6.8% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 filing shows 19 new, 96 increased, 154 reduced and 24 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $10.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Service Properties Trust in Q3 2015, an estimated $7.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $540K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 24 in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.