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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
+2.61%
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
$3.21B
AUM Growth
+$94.5M
Cap. Flow
+$32.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
365
New
35
Increased
98
Reduced
165
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$13.7M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.07M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$8.39M
4
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$6.88M
5
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$6.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTCT
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
+$5.6M
2
STT icon
State Street
STT
+$5.19M
3
NVS icon
Novartis
NVS
+$3.76M
4
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$3.58M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.15M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.8%
2 Technology 14.57%
3 Industrials 12.06%
4 Financials 10.04%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MET icon
76
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$13.6M 0.42%
347,655
-79,156
-19% -$2.96M
AMP icon
77
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$13.5M 0.42%
143,121
+1,057
+0.7% +$94.8K
BKNG icon
78
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
$13.4M 0.42%
260,150
+19,900
+8% +$953K
TSCO icon
79
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.1B
$13.3M 0.42%
737,280
-11,980
-2% -$205K
META icon
80
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.42T
$13.1M 0.41%
114,893
+10,195
+10% +$1.08M
BRK.B icon
81
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$13M 0.4%
91,286
-766
-0.8% -$102K
BKLN icon
82
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$12.6M 0.39%
555,397
-59,655
-10% -$1.33M
TWC
83
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$12M 0.37%
58,833
-1,937
-3% -$366K
MZTI
84
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.93B
$12M 0.37%
108,578
-1,807
-2% -$194K
BDX icon
85
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$11.9M 0.37%
80,456
+81
+0.1% +$11.5K
MIDD icon
86
Middleby
MIDD
$6.04B
$11.9M 0.37%
111,449
+3,954
+4% +$372K
CGNX icon
87
Cognex
CGNX
$10.9B
$11M 0.34%
563,854
-2,500
-0.4% -$43.6K
SU icon
88
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.4B
$10.9M 0.34%
392,548
-12,629
-3% -$305K
LLY icon
89
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.02T
$10.6M 0.33%
147,093
-3,376
-2% -$255K
ORCL icon
90
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$10.5M 0.33%
256,736
-2,716
-1% -$101K
EW icon
91
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.6B
$10.5M 0.33%
355,650
-510
-0.1% -$14.1K
BIV icon
92
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
$10.4M 0.32%
120,538
-1,132
-0.9% -$95.9K
EMR icon
93
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.9B
$9.99M 0.31%
183,774
-65,362
-26% -$3.15M
CHKP icon
94
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
$9.87M 0.31%
+112,800
New +$9.07M
BAC icon
95
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$9.73M 0.3%
719,621
+5,545
+0.8% +$74.8K
CSCO icon
96
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
$9.43M 0.29%
331,190
+6,053
+2% +$156K
SYY icon
97
Sysco
SYY
$40.8B
$9.42M 0.29%
201,498
-6,176
-3% -$266K
UPS icon
98
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.6B
$8.99M 0.28%
85,238
-3,570
-4% -$347K
WMT icon
99
Walmart Inc
WMT
$885B
$7.89M 0.25%
345,633
-2,940
-0.8% -$64.5K
PRGO icon
100
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$7.85M 0.24%
+61,361
New +$8.39M
2 3
4
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Welch & Forbes held 365 positions worth $3.21B, up 3% from $3.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 filing shows 35 new, 98 increased, 165 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M. The largest sale was CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM, an estimated $5.6M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2016 buy was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to GSK in Q1 2016, an estimated $6.88M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was State Street, cutting an estimated $5.19M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $5.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.21B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 35 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.21B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 5 May 2016.