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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KMB icon
101
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$7.48M 0.24%
58,749
+1,387
+2% +$167K
COP icon
102
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$7.38M 0.24%
158,013
-11,644
-7% -$609K
BSX icon
103
Boston Scientific
BSX
$69.5B
$7.2M 0.23%
390,450
-14,000
-3% -$251K
WMT icon
104
Walmart Inc
WMT
$885B
$7.12M 0.23%
348,573
-53,901
-13% -$1.08M
APD icon
105
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.7B
$7.04M 0.23%
58,457
+2,833
+5% +$357K
DUK icon
106
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.8B
$6.74M 0.22%
94,394
-1,127
-1% -$79.2K
GIS icon
107
General Mills
GIS
$19.1B
$6.65M 0.21%
115,338
+170
+0.1% +$9.78K
AMGN icon
108
Amgen
AMGN
$208B
$6.54M 0.21%
40,313
+875
+2% +$138K
NVIV
109
DELISTED
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp
NVIV
$6.5M 0.21%
48
+7
+17% +$1.04M
MORN icon
110
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$6.27M 0.2%
77,982
+1,755
+2% +$142K
SBUX icon
111
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$6.19M 0.2%
103,072
+5,091
+5% +$310K
CL icon
112
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$6.18M 0.2%
92,720
+4,724
+5% +$314K
SPY icon
113
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$790B
$6.11M 0.2%
29,987
+5,438
+22% +$1.12M
CTCT
114
DELISTED
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
$5.6M 0.18%
191,536
-57,333
-23% -$1.65M
TWX
115
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$5.38M 0.17%
83,128
+811
+1% +$56.7K
CAT icon
116
Caterpillar
CAT
$375B
$5.13M 0.16%
75,545
-4,081
-5% -$285K
VEU icon
117
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$4.98M 0.16%
114,728
+4,550
+4% +$204K
SWK icon
118
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$4.84M 0.16%
45,353
+2,775
+7% +$293K
SHW icon
119
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$4.76M 0.15%
55,059
+183
+0.3% +$15.8K
ZBH icon
120
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$4.61M 0.15%
46,280
-1,880
-4% -$184K
NWL icon
121
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.38B
$4.49M 0.14%
101,920
-10,066
-9% -$441K
XRAY icon
122
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$4.38M 0.14%
71,930
+1,150
+2% +$68.4K
DVY icon
123
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$4.11M 0.13%
54,680
+2,000
+4% +$152K
LECO icon
124
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.2B
$4.06M 0.13%
78,196
-3,600
-4% -$200K
CI icon
125
Cigna
CI
$73.7B
$4.01M 0.13%
27,436
-200
-0.7% -$27.5K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.