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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
+3.55%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$70.4M
Cap. Flow
-$20.4M
Cap. Flow %
-0.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.93%
Holding
360
New
17
Increased
105
Reduced
134
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$5.24M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$2.36M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$2.23M
4
EMLP icon
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
+$2.15M
5
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$1.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$14.2M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$12M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.87M
4
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.85M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.72M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.56%
2 Technology 14.01%
3 Industrials 11.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.54%
5 Consumer Staples 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MZTI
76
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.95B
$13.8M 0.42%
108,015
-563
-0.5% -$66.8K
USB icon
77
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$13.8M 0.42%
341,618
+3,500
+1% +$146K
BKNG icon
78
Booking.com
BKNG
$150B
$13.6M 0.41%
272,500
+12,350
+5% +$641K
BDX icon
79
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$13.3M 0.41%
80,350
-106
-0.1% -$16.9K
TSCO icon
80
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$13.2M 0.4%
723,365
-13,915
-2% -$259K
AMP icon
81
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.1B
$13.2M 0.4%
146,436
+3,315
+2% +$320K
BRK.B icon
82
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$13.2M 0.4%
90,870
-416
-0.5% -$59.5K
CGNX icon
83
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$12.2M 0.37%
565,434
+1,580
+0.3% +$31.8K
BKLN icon
84
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$11.9M 0.36%
517,879
-37,518
-7% -$861K
EW icon
85
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$11.8M 0.36%
355,557
-93
-0% -$3.18K
MET icon
86
MetLife
MET
$62.5B
$11.6M 0.36%
328,109
-19,546
-6% -$762K
LLY icon
87
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.03T
$11.6M 0.35%
147,539
+446
+0.3% +$33.6K
BIV icon
88
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$10.7M 0.33%
121,597
+1,059
+0.9% +$91.6K
ORCL icon
89
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$10.7M 0.33%
261,118
+4,382
+2% +$175K
SYY icon
90
Sysco
SYY
$40.6B
$10.1M 0.31%
199,656
-1,842
-0.9% -$89.1K
CSCO icon
91
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$10.1M 0.31%
352,432
+21,242
+6% +$596K
BAC icon
92
Bank of America
BAC
$433B
$9.81M 0.3%
739,334
+19,713
+3% +$277K
SU icon
93
Suncor Energy
SU
$78.8B
$9.7M 0.3%
349,926
-42,622
-11% -$1.17M
EMR icon
94
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.3B
$9.68M 0.29%
185,545
+1,771
+1% +$94.1K
UPS icon
95
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$9.33M 0.28%
86,633
+1,395
+2% +$145K
BSX icon
96
Boston Scientific
BSX
$68.4B
$9.22M 0.28%
394,450
-1,000
-0.3% -$21.6K
GIS icon
97
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$8.48M 0.26%
118,872
+34
+0% +$2.17K
WMT icon
98
Walmart Inc
WMT
$884B
$8.27M 0.25%
339,912
-5,721
-2% -$132K
DUK icon
99
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$8.13M 0.25%
94,798
+359
+0.4% +$28.7K
KMB icon
100
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$7.89M 0.24%
57,387
-454
-0.8% -$59.4K
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.28B, up 2.2% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 filing shows 17 new, 105 increased, 134 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M. The largest sale was Chubb, an estimated $14.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2016 buy was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2016, an estimated $2.36M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $3.72M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 17 new positions and closed 23 in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 2 Aug 2016.