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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
-5.91%
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
$3B
AUM Growth
-$218M
Cap. Flow
+$9.24M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
351
New
19
Increased
96
Reduced
154
Closed
24

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.24M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.26M
3
SVC
Service Properties Trust
SVC
+$7.01M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.06M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$3.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.7M
2
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$8.06M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.51M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$3.79M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.26M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.43%
2 Technology 14.22%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.84%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AGN
101
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$7.23M 0.24%
26,611
+1,872
+8% +$575K
DUK icon
102
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.8B
$6.87M 0.23%
95,521
+690
+0.7% +$50K
NVIV
103
DELISTED
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp
NVIV
$6.67M 0.22%
41
– –
BSX icon
104
Boston Scientific
BSX
$69.5B
$6.64M 0.22%
404,450
– –
APD icon
105
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.7B
$6.56M 0.22%
55,624
+162
+0.3% +$20.6K
GIS icon
106
General Mills
GIS
$19.1B
$6.46M 0.22%
115,168
-1,050
-0.9% -$60.2K
KMB icon
107
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$6.25M 0.21%
57,362
-1,528
-3% -$168K
MORN icon
108
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$6.12M 0.2%
76,227
-2,475
-3% -$202K
AKAM icon
109
Akamai
AKAM
$16.7B
$6.1M 0.2%
88,340
+8,385
+10% +$605K
CTCT
110
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$6.03M 0.2%
248,869
-4,962
-2% -$130K
TWX
111
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$5.66M 0.19%
82,317
-116
-0.1% -$9.11K
CL icon
112
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$5.58M 0.19%
87,996
+2,860
+3% +$187K
SBUX icon
113
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$5.57M 0.19%
97,981
+1,358
+1% +$76.1K
AMGN icon
114
Amgen
AMGN
$208B
$5.46M 0.18%
39,438
-2,340
-6% -$369K
CAT icon
115
Caterpillar
CAT
$375B
$5.2M 0.17%
79,626
-10
-0% -$765
MDT icon
116
Medtronic
MDT
$109B
$4.83M 0.16%
72,141
+809
+1% +$59.6K
SPY icon
117
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$790B
$4.7M 0.16%
24,549
-1,375
-5% -$279K
VEU icon
118
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$4.7M 0.16%
110,178
+2,750
+3% +$127K
CMCSK
119
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$4.48M 0.15%
78,240
+2,000
+3% +$114K
NWL icon
120
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.38B
$4.45M 0.15%
111,986
-11,849
-10% -$498K
NVDA icon
121
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.86T
$4.43M 0.15%
+7,197,000
New +$3.89M
ZBH icon
122
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$4.39M 0.15%
48,160
-922
-2% -$92.4K
LECO icon
123
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.2B
$4.29M 0.14%
81,796
-850
-1% -$49.8K
SWK icon
124
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$4.13M 0.14%
42,578
+3,471
+9% +$357K
SHW icon
125
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$4.08M 0.14%
54,876
-2,415
-4% -$212K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Welch & Forbes held 351 positions worth $3B, down 6.8% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 filing shows 19 new, 96 increased, 154 reduced and 24 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $10.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Service Properties Trust in Q3 2015, an estimated $7.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $540K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 24 in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.