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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B Turnover 9.09%
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
+384.93%
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
Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.7 years

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 icon
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 20.49%
2 Technology 14.23%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
CHD icon
76
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.5B
$12.5M 0.42%
298,430
+22,920
+8% +$982K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
DOV icon
77
Dover
DOV
$26.1B
$12.5M 0.42%
270,809
-8,171
-3% -$414K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BRK.B icon
78
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.13T
$11.7M 0.39%
89,677
-1,229
-1% -$168K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CMCSA icon
79
Comcast
CMCSA
$77.3B
$11.6M 0.39%
409,104
+6,008
+1% +$178K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
NVS icon
80
Novartis
NVS
$286B
$11.6M 0.39%
141,224
+11,651
+9% +$1.04M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TWC
81
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$11.2M 0.37%
62,435
+144
+0.2% +$26.9K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BAC icon
82
Bank of America
BAC
$362B
$11.1M 0.37%
714,530
+17,910
+3% +$301K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MZTI icon
83
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.82B
$10.8M 0.36%
110,445
-1,055
-0.9% -$100K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BIV icon
84
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.4B
$10.5M 0.35%
124,170
-565
-0.5% -$47.5K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BDX icon
85
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$52.8B
$10.4M 0.35%
80,554
+1,383
+2% +$193K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BKNG icon
86
Booking.com
BKNG
$125B
$10.1M 0.34%
203,375
+49,850
+32% +$2.48M
2014 Q2
5 quarters
CGNX icon
87
Cognex
CGNX
$9.37B
$9.96M 0.33%
579,722
-12,996
-2% -$258K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
UPS icon
88
United Parcel Service
UPS
$83.2B
$9.82M 0.33%
99,455
-7,901
-7% -$780K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ORCL icon
89
Oracle
ORCL
$408B
$9.49M 0.32%
262,865
+6,586
+3% +$253K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MIDD icon
90
Middleby
MIDD
$4.91B
$9M 0.3%
85,603
+28,310
+49% +$3.26M
2014 Q4
3 quarters
META icon
91
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.88T
$8.89M 0.3%
98,865
+20,789
+27% +$1.91M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
WMT icon
92
Walmart Inc
WMT
$935B
$8.7M 0.29%
402,474
+5,427
+1% +$125K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CSCO icon
93
Cisco
CSCO
$433B
$8.55M 0.29%
325,775
+6,693
+2% +$181K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
EW icon
94
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50.8B
$8.55M 0.29%
360,930
-2,634
-0.7% -$63.6K
2014 Q1
6 quarters
CHKP icon
95
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$14.1B
$8.21M 0.27%
+103,424
New +$8.26M
2015 Q3
0 quarters
COP icon
96
ConocoPhillips
COP
$170B
$8.14M 0.27%
169,657
+1,918
+1% +$97.6K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PRGO icon
97
Perrigo
PRGO
$2.29B
$7.93M 0.26%
+50,397
New +$9.24M
2015 Q3
0 quarters
DIS icon
98
Walt Disney
DIS
$191B
$7.8M 0.26%
76,305
-331
-0.4% -$36K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SYY icon
99
Sysco
SYY
$40.4B
$7.72M 0.26%
198,139
-13,750
-6% -$525K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
WBA icon
100
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$7.46M 0.25%
89,723
-690
-0.8% -$62.4K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
2 3
4
5 6

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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.