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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DOV icon
76
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
$13.3M 0.43%
267,990
-2,819
-1% -$143K
TSCO icon
77
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.1B
$12.8M 0.41%
749,260
-9,195
-1% -$163K
MZTI
78
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.93B
$12.7M 0.41%
110,385
-60
-0.1% -$6.57K
LLY icon
79
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.02T
$12.7M 0.41%
150,469
-910
-0.6% -$75.5K
BKNG icon
80
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
$12.3M 0.39%
240,250
+36,875
+18% +$1.95M
NVS icon
81
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$12.2M 0.39%
158,247
+17,023
+12% +$1.35M
BRK.B icon
82
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$12.2M 0.39%
92,052
+2,375
+3% +$319K
BDX icon
83
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$12.1M 0.39%
80,375
-179
-0.2% -$25.8K
BAC icon
84
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$12M 0.39%
714,076
-454
-0.1% -$7.68K
EMR icon
85
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.9B
$11.9M 0.38%
249,136
-40,246
-14% -$1.92M
MIDD icon
86
Middleby
MIDD
$6.04B
$11.6M 0.37%
107,495
+21,892
+26% +$2.44M
AGN
87
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$11.3M 0.36%
36,315
+9,704
+36% +$2.89M
TWC
88
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$11.3M 0.36%
60,770
-1,665
-3% -$309K
META icon
89
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.42T
$11M 0.35%
104,698
+5,833
+6% +$599K
SU icon
90
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.4B
$10.5M 0.34%
405,177
-104,376
-20% -$2.88M
BIV icon
91
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
$10.1M 0.32%
121,670
-2,500
-2% -$210K
CGNX icon
92
Cognex
CGNX
$10.9B
$9.56M 0.31%
566,354
-13,368
-2% -$238K
ORCL icon
93
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$9.48M 0.3%
259,452
-3,413
-1% -$130K
EW icon
94
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.6B
$9.38M 0.3%
356,160
-4,770
-1% -$124K
CSCO icon
95
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
$8.83M 0.28%
325,137
-638
-0.2% -$17.6K
UPS icon
96
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.6B
$8.55M 0.27%
88,808
-10,647
-11% -$1.09M
SYY icon
97
Sysco
SYY
$40.8B
$8.52M 0.27%
207,674
+9,535
+5% +$391K
DIS icon
98
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$8.27M 0.27%
78,660
+2,355
+3% +$262K
CF icon
99
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$7.99M 0.26%
195,706
+108,716
+125% +$5.12M
WBA
100
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$7.66M 0.25%
89,923
+200
+0.2% +$17K
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4
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.