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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
+3.55%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$70.4M
Cap. Flow
-$20.4M
Cap. Flow %
-0.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.93%
Holding
360
New
17
Increased
105
Reduced
134
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$5.24M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$2.36M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$2.23M
4
EMLP icon
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
+$2.15M
5
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$1.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$14.2M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$12M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.87M
4
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.85M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.72M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.56%
2 Technology 14.01%
3 Industrials 11.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.54%
5 Consumer Staples 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WBA
101
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$7.72M 0.24%
92,746
+1,197
+1% +$96.6K
NVS icon
102
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$7.58M 0.23%
102,516
-425
-0.4% -$29.4K
APD icon
103
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.8B
$7.57M 0.23%
57,606
-366
-0.6% -$48.7K
MDT icon
104
Medtronic
MDT
$110B
$7.54M 0.23%
86,938
+6,210
+8% +$502K
SPY icon
105
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$7.32M 0.22%
34,955
+3,050
+10% +$633K
DIS icon
106
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$7.09M 0.22%
72,444
-5,910
-8% -$591K
SBUX icon
107
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$6.78M 0.21%
118,755
+12,066
+11% +$686K
CL icon
108
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$6.45M 0.2%
88,092
-1,354
-2% -$96.4K
TWX
109
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$6.11M 0.19%
83,095
– –
AMGN icon
110
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$6.08M 0.19%
39,935
+150
+0.4% +$23.3K
MORN icon
111
Morningstar
MORN
$7.34B
$5.72M 0.17%
69,925
-3,130
-4% -$262K
VEU icon
112
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$5.66M 0.17%
132,136
+7,673
+6% +$332K
NVIV
113
DELISTED
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp
NVIV
$5.66M 0.17%
52
+2
+4% +$235K
CHTR icon
114
Charter Communications
CHTR
$16.9B
$5.57M 0.17%
+24,369
New +$5.24M
SWK icon
115
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
$5.47M 0.17%
49,199
+1,041
+2% +$116K
CAT icon
116
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$5.43M 0.17%
71,652
-3,368
-4% -$252K
COP icon
117
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$5.39M 0.16%
123,731
-4,729
-4% -$209K
ZBH icon
118
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$5.37M 0.16%
45,945
– –
SHW icon
119
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$5.36M 0.16%
54,741
-486
-0.9% -$47.3K
BP icon
120
BP
BP
$114B
$5.32M 0.16%
178,025
+17,305
+11% +$466K
VEA icon
121
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$230B
$5.15M 0.16%
145,614
+37,332
+34% +$1.35M
PFF icon
122
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$4.9M 0.15%
122,896
+34,835
+40% +$1.37M
DVY icon
123
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$4.88M 0.15%
57,180
+1,960
+4% +$161K
NWL icon
124
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$4.85M 0.15%
99,820
-3,100
-3% -$145K
CF icon
125
CF Industries
CF
$19.3B
$4.74M 0.14%
196,822
-6,974
-3% -$207K
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.28B, up 2.2% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 filing shows 17 new, 105 increased, 134 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M. The largest sale was Chubb, an estimated $14.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2016 buy was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2016, an estimated $2.36M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $3.72M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 17 new positions and closed 23 in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 2 Aug 2016.