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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B Turnover 9.09%
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
+384.93%
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
Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.7 years

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 icon
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 20.49%
2 Technology 14.23%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
AGN
101
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$7.23M 0.24%
26,611
+1,872
+8% +$575K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
DUK icon
102
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.7B
$6.87M 0.23%
95,521
+690
+0.7% +$50K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
NVIV
103
DELISTED
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp
NVIV
$6.67M 0.22%
41
– –
2015 Q2
1 quarter
BSX icon
104
Boston Scientific
BSX
$64.3B
$6.64M 0.22%
404,450
– –
2014 Q4
3 quarters
APD icon
105
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.7B
$6.56M 0.22%
55,624
+162
+0.3% +$20.6K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
GIS icon
106
General Mills
GIS
$17.7B
$6.46M 0.22%
115,168
-1,050
-0.9% -$60.2K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
KMB icon
107
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$35.1B
$6.25M 0.21%
57,362
-1,528
-3% -$168K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MORN icon
108
Morningstar
MORN
$7.78B
$6.12M 0.2%
76,227
-2,475
-3% -$202K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
AKAM icon
109
Akamai
AKAM
$12.6B
$6.1M 0.2%
88,340
+8,385
+10% +$605K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
CTCT
110
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$6.03M 0.2%
248,869
-4,962
-2% -$130K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TWX
111
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$5.66M 0.19%
82,317
-116
-0.1% -$9.11K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CL icon
112
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$75B
$5.58M 0.19%
87,996
+2,860
+3% +$187K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SBUX icon
113
Starbucks
SBUX
$111B
$5.57M 0.19%
97,981
+1,358
+1% +$76.1K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
AMGN icon
114
Amgen
AMGN
$234B
$5.46M 0.18%
39,438
-2,340
-6% -$369K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
CAT icon
115
Caterpillar
CAT
$336B
$5.2M 0.17%
79,626
-10
-0% -$765
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MDT icon
116
Medtronic
MDT
$121B
$4.83M 0.16%
72,141
+809
+1% +$59.6K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SPY icon
117
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$806B
$4.7M 0.16%
24,549
-1,375
-5% -$279K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
VEU icon
118
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$67B
$4.7M 0.16%
110,178
+2,750
+3% +$127K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CMCSK
119
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$4.48M 0.15%
78,240
+2,000
+3% +$114K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
NWL icon
120
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.41B
$4.45M 0.15%
111,986
-11,849
-10% -$498K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
NVDA icon
121
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.17T
$4.43M 0.15%
+7,197,000
New +$3.89M
2015 Q3
0 quarters
ZBH icon
122
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.1B
$4.39M 0.15%
48,160
-922
-2% -$92.4K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
LECO icon
123
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.3B
$4.29M 0.14%
81,796
-850
-1% -$49.8K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SWK icon
124
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14B
$4.13M 0.14%
42,578
+3,471
+9% +$357K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SHW icon
125
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$81.4B
$4.08M 0.14%
54,876
-2,415
-4% -$212K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
3 4
5
6 7

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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.