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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
+14.79%
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
$3.99B
AUM Growth
+$439M
Cap. Flow
-$55.3M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.31%
Holding
354
New
15
Increased
69
Reduced
174
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$13.5M
2
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$9.23M
3
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$4.23M
4
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$3.68M
5
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$8.28M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.9M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.42M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$3.05M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$2.91M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.55%
2 Technology 18.81%
3 Financials 11.93%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.46%
5 Industrials 8.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TMO icon
76
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$15.1M 0.38%
55,273
+1,990
+4% +$495K
T icon
77
AT&T
T
$159B
$15M 0.38%
632,119
-169,711
-21% -$3.9M
MZTI
78
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.95B
$14.5M 0.36%
92,289
-7,061
-7% -$1.14M
LIN icon
79
Linde
LIN
$235B
$14.3M 0.36%
+81,203
New +$13.5M
IBM icon
80
IBM
IBM
$209B
$13.5M 0.34%
100,429
-809
-0.8% -$103K
SLB icon
81
SLB Ltd
SLB
$72.6B
$13.1M 0.33%
299,821
-49,742
-14% -$2.15M
VLO icon
82
Valero Energy
VLO
$92.6B
$12.2M 0.31%
143,561
+15,153
+12% +$1.25M
SYY icon
83
Sysco
SYY
$40.6B
$12.1M 0.3%
181,197
+1,195
+0.7% +$77.7K
MDT icon
84
Medtronic
MDT
$110B
$12.1M 0.3%
132,777
+10,395
+8% +$930K
WMT icon
85
Walmart Inc
WMT
$884B
$12M 0.3%
368,685
+3,132
+0.9% +$102K
EMR icon
86
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.3B
$11.6M 0.29%
169,377
-1,790
-1% -$118K
CHKP icon
87
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
$11.5M 0.29%
90,533
-8,356
-8% -$971K
ADBE icon
88
Adobe
ADBE
$98.5B
$11.4M 0.29%
42,801
+14,588
+52% +$3.68M
CMI icon
89
Cummins
CMI
$87.3B
$11.4M 0.29%
72,022
-3,947
-5% -$592K
VEA icon
90
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$230B
$11M 0.28%
268,350
-9,631
-3% -$385K
SU icon
91
Suncor Energy
SU
$78.8B
$10.3M 0.26%
318,683
+2,687
+0.9% +$87.5K
AXP icon
92
American Express
AXP
$228B
$10.2M 0.26%
92,987
+2,547
+3% +$268K
BALL icon
93
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.4B
$10M 0.25%
+173,150
New +$9.23M
SPY icon
94
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$9.94M 0.25%
35,175
-9,264
-21% -$2.52M
APD icon
95
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.8B
$9.91M 0.25%
51,881
-1,156
-2% -$199K
QCOM icon
96
Qualcomm
QCOM
$160B
$9.73M 0.24%
170,634
+525
+0.3% +$28.3K
STZ icon
97
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.3B
$9.73M 0.24%
55,472
+6,489
+13% +$1.09M
CVS icon
98
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$9.28M 0.23%
172,155
-28,000
-14% -$1.73M
LECO icon
99
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$9.2M 0.23%
109,648
+1,915
+2% +$162K
GILD icon
100
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$8.77M 0.22%
134,866
-9,099
-6% -$605K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.99B, up 12% from $3.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 filing shows 15 new, 69 increased, 174 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M. The largest sale was Celgene Corp, an estimated $8.28M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2019 buy was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Watsco Inc in Q1 2019, an estimated $4.23M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Celgene Corp, cutting an estimated $8.28M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Dun & Bradstreet in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $1.42M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $3.99B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 15 new positions and closed 7 in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $3.99B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 29 Apr 2019.