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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
+8.31%
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
$4.2B
AUM Growth
+$328M
Cap. Flow
+$33.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.33%
Holding
372
New
13
Increased
69
Reduced
176
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$43.3M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$11.3M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$11.1M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.37M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.85M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$6.48M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.1M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$2.81M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$2.19M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$2.07M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.65%
2 Technology 18.71%
3 Financials 12.26%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.7%
5 Industrials 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
OMC icon
76
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$15.7M 0.37%
230,100
-5,792
-2% -$406K
CVS icon
77
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$15.6M 0.37%
197,912
-16,609
-8% -$1.19M
BSX icon
78
Boston Scientific
BSX
$68.4B
$15.3M 0.36%
396,220
-300
-0.1% -$10.5K
IGSB icon
79
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$15.2M 0.36%
293,660
-13,308
-4% -$690K
MZTI
80
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.95B
$15M 0.36%
100,689
-1,870
-2% -$279K
IBM icon
81
IBM
IBM
$209B
$15M 0.36%
103,615
-1,471
-1% -$206K
LLY icon
82
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.03T
$14.7M 0.35%
137,033
-4,549
-3% -$455K
VLO icon
83
Valero Energy
VLO
$92.6B
$14.7M 0.35%
128,883
+6,140
+5% +$697K
SU icon
84
Suncor Energy
SU
$78.8B
$14.2M 0.34%
366,512
+2,392
+0.7% +$96.8K
STZ icon
85
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.3B
$13.9M 0.33%
64,246
+5,496
+9% +$1.17M
BMY icon
86
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$13.8M 0.33%
221,563
-3,462
-2% -$205K
SYY icon
87
Sysco
SYY
$40.6B
$13.5M 0.32%
184,499
-1,938
-1% -$140K
EMR icon
88
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.3B
$12.9M 0.31%
168,029
-68
-0% -$5.02K
VEA icon
89
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$230B
$12.7M 0.3%
292,461
-4,545
-2% -$196K
CMI icon
90
Cummins
CMI
$87.3B
$12.6M 0.3%
85,945
-125
-0.1% -$17.6K
TMO icon
91
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$12.6M 0.3%
51,428
+3,473
+7% +$799K
BUD icon
92
AB InBev
BUD
$166B
$12.5M 0.3%
142,933
-66,446
-32% -$6.48M
QCOM icon
93
Qualcomm
QCOM
$160B
$12.4M 0.3%
172,682
+673
+0.4% +$44.3K
MDT icon
94
Medtronic
MDT
$110B
$11.8M 0.28%
+120,132
New +$11.1M
CHKP icon
95
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
$11.7M 0.28%
+99,239
New +$11.3M
GILD icon
96
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$11.4M 0.27%
147,470
-270
-0.2% -$20.4K
WMT icon
97
Walmart Inc
WMT
$884B
$11.3M 0.27%
361,812
+2,130
+0.6% +$65.2K
SPY icon
98
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$10.9M 0.26%
37,586
+2,553
+7% +$727K
LECO icon
99
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$10.2M 0.24%
109,647
+1,637
+2% +$151K
GE icon
100
GE Aerospace
GE
$368B
$10.1M 0.24%
186,221
-18,102
-9% -$1.12M
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Welch & Forbes held 372 positions worth $4.2B, up 8.5% from $3.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 filing shows 13 new, 69 increased, 176 reduced and 12 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M. The largest sale was AB InBev, an estimated $6.48M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2018 buy was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to AT&T in Q3 2018, an estimated $3.37M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was AB InBev, cutting an estimated $6.48M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Johnson Controls International in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $981K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $4.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 12 in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.2B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 17 Oct 2018.