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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
+2.61%
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
$3.21B
AUM Growth
+$94.5M
Cap. Flow
+$32.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
365
New
35
Increased
98
Reduced
165
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$13.7M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.07M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$8.39M
4
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$6.88M
5
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$6.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTCT
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
+$5.6M
2
STT icon
State Street
STT
+$5.19M
3
NVS icon
Novartis
NVS
+$3.76M
4
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$3.58M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.15M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.8%
2 Technology 14.57%
3 Industrials 12.06%
4 Financials 10.04%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DIS icon
101
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$7.78M 0.24%
78,354
-306
-0.4% -$29.5K
KMB icon
102
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$7.78M 0.24%
57,841
-908
-2% -$118K
APD icon
103
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.7B
$7.72M 0.24%
57,972
-485
-0.8% -$58.7K
WBA
104
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$7.71M 0.24%
91,549
+1,626
+2% +$130K
DUK icon
105
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.8B
$7.62M 0.24%
94,439
+45
+0% +$3.4K
GIS icon
106
General Mills
GIS
$19.1B
$7.53M 0.23%
118,838
+3,500
+3% +$203K
BSX icon
107
Boston Scientific
BSX
$69.5B
$7.44M 0.23%
395,450
+5,000
+1% +$87.8K
NVS icon
108
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$6.68M 0.21%
102,941
-55,306
-35% -$3.76M
NVIV
109
DELISTED
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp
NVIV
$6.58M 0.2%
50
+2
+4% +$215K
SPY icon
110
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$790B
$6.56M 0.2%
31,905
+1,918
+6% +$374K
MORN icon
111
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$6.45M 0.2%
73,055
-4,927
-6% -$393K
CF icon
112
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$6.39M 0.2%
203,796
+8,090
+4% +$264K
SBUX icon
113
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$6.37M 0.2%
106,689
+3,617
+4% +$211K
CL icon
114
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$6.32M 0.2%
89,446
-3,274
-4% -$218K
MDT icon
115
Medtronic
MDT
$109B
$6.05M 0.19%
+80,728
New +$6.08M
TWX
116
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$6.03M 0.19%
83,095
-33
-0% -$2.27K
AMGN icon
117
Amgen
AMGN
$208B
$5.96M 0.19%
39,785
-528
-1% -$78.4K
CAT icon
118
Caterpillar
CAT
$375B
$5.74M 0.18%
75,020
-525
-0.7% -$35.2K
VEU icon
119
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$5.37M 0.17%
124,463
+9,735
+8% +$399K
SHW icon
120
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$5.24M 0.16%
55,227
+168
+0.3% +$14.7K
COP icon
121
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$5.17M 0.16%
128,460
-29,553
-19% -$1.12M
SWK icon
122
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$5.07M 0.16%
48,158
+2,805
+6% +$272K
ZBH icon
123
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$4.76M 0.15%
45,945
-335
-0.7% -$32.4K
XRAY icon
124
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$4.65M 0.14%
75,417
+3,487
+5% +$206K
LECO icon
125
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.2B
$4.57M 0.14%
77,996
-200
-0.3% -$10.9K
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5
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Welch & Forbes held 365 positions worth $3.21B, up 3% from $3.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 filing shows 35 new, 98 increased, 165 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M. The largest sale was CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM, an estimated $5.6M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2016 buy was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to GSK in Q1 2016, an estimated $6.88M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was State Street, cutting an estimated $5.19M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $5.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.21B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 35 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.21B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 5 May 2016.