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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
+4.75%
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
$3.8B
AUM Growth
+$221M
Cap. Flow
+$68M
Cap. Flow %
1.79%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.78%
Holding
354
New
11
Increased
90
Reduced
155
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$39.4M
2
MDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
+$17.2M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$12.8M
4
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$6.34M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$4.58M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$6.35M
2
DD
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
+$4.36M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$4.09M
4
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$3.46M
5
RBS.PRL.CL
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
+$2.46M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.7%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Financials 12.33%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PFF icon
76
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$16.7M 0.44%
430,444
+59,020
+16% +$2.3M
IBM icon
77
IBM
IBM
$211B
$16.6M 0.44%
119,333
-45,614
-28% -$6.35M
BRK.B icon
78
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$16.3M 0.43%
88,896
-1,583
-2% -$280K
SRCL
79
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$16.3M 0.43%
226,932
-28,317
-11% -$2.08M
FTSL icon
80
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$15.1M 0.4%
314,060
+39,790
+15% +$1.93M
BDX icon
81
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$15M 0.39%
78,299
-2,411
-3% -$467K
BMY icon
82
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$133B
$14.9M 0.39%
234,101
-1,368
-0.6% -$79.9K
CSCO icon
83
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
$13.9M 0.37%
412,611
+20,592
+5% +$655K
CHKP icon
84
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
$13.3M 0.35%
+116,717
New +$12.8M
BEN icon
85
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$13.3M 0.35%
298,435
+27,860
+10% +$1.22M
GILD icon
86
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$13M 0.34%
160,388
-3,726
-2% -$285K
CMI icon
87
Cummins
CMI
$87.5B
$12.8M 0.34%
76,218
+7,703
+11% +$1.25M
SU icon
88
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.4B
$12.7M 0.33%
361,976
+6,088
+2% +$194K
MZTI
89
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.93B
$12.6M 0.33%
105,176
-203
-0.2% -$24.5K
LLY icon
90
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.02T
$12.4M 0.33%
144,845
-275
-0.2% -$22.6K
EW icon
91
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.6B
$12.1M 0.32%
332,946
-3,750
-1% -$143K
BSX icon
92
Boston Scientific
BSX
$69.5B
$11.7M 0.31%
401,670
– –
VEA icon
93
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
$11.6M 0.31%
266,935
+18,468
+7% +$784K
HAIN icon
94
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$45M
$11.5M 0.3%
280,165
+1,605
+0.6% +$66.3K
EMR icon
95
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.9B
$10.7M 0.28%
171,030
-3,374
-2% -$203K
SYY icon
96
Sysco
SYY
$40.8B
$10.7M 0.28%
198,247
-2,208
-1% -$115K
QCOM icon
97
Qualcomm
QCOM
$155B
$10.1M 0.27%
194,399
-16,983
-8% -$898K
UPS icon
98
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.6B
$9.58M 0.25%
79,766
-1,105
-1% -$126K
WMT icon
99
Walmart Inc
WMT
$885B
$9.46M 0.25%
363,288
+11,205
+3% +$294K
NVS icon
100
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$9.4M 0.25%
122,135
+2,316
+2% +$175K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.8B, up 6.2% from $3.58B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2017 filing shows 11 new, 90 increased, 155 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 272,408 shares worth $38.8M. The largest sale was IBM, an estimated $6.35M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2017 buy was Chubb: 272,408 shares worth $38.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust in Q3 2017, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was IBM, cutting an estimated $6.35M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Du Pont De Nemours E I in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $4.36M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.8B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 11 new positions and closed 22 in Q3 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.8B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.