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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
+2.54%
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
$2.89B
AUM Growth
-$389M
Cap. Flow
-$443M
Cap. Flow %
-15.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.08%
Holding
354
New
18
Increased
53
Reduced
151
Closed
52

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$24.3M
2
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$14.2M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.59M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$5.58M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$4.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$57.4M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$51.4M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$36M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$32.5M
5
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$31.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.22%
2 Industrials 12.88%
3 Technology 12.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.77%
5 Financials 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TWX
101
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$6.59M 0.23%
82,735
-360
-0.4% -$28.1K
CHTR icon
102
Charter Communications
CHTR
$16.9B
$6.58M 0.23%
24,353
-16
-0.1% -$4.04K
CAT icon
103
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$6.29M 0.22%
70,863
-789
-1% -$64.6K
ZBH icon
104
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$5.8M 0.2%
45,945
– –
VEU icon
105
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$5.54M 0.19%
122,031
-10,105
-8% -$452K
VEA icon
106
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$230B
$5.52M 0.19%
147,591
+1,977
+1% +$72.7K
FTSL icon
107
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$5.3M 0.18%
109,455
+86,180
+370% +$4.17M
CF icon
108
CF Industries
CF
$19.3B
$5.27M 0.18%
216,482
+19,660
+10% +$480K
NWL icon
109
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$5.14M 0.18%
97,604
-2,216
-2% -$115K
SHW icon
110
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$4.96M 0.17%
53,751
-990
-2% -$96K
COP icon
111
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$4.95M 0.17%
113,979
-9,752
-8% -$405K
CTAS icon
112
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$4.85M 0.17%
172,260
+6,664
+4% +$183K
LECO icon
113
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$4.8M 0.17%
76,696
-700
-0.9% -$43.6K
BIIB icon
114
Biogen
BIIB
$30.7B
$4.69M 0.16%
14,973
-270
-2% -$80K
MUI
115
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$4.49M 0.16%
296,035
+16,350
+6% +$250K
XRAY icon
116
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.75B
$4.47M 0.15%
75,237
+84
+0.1% +$5.16K
MORN icon
117
Morningstar
MORN
$7.34B
$4.24M 0.15%
53,515
-16,410
-23% -$1.35M
EOG icon
118
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$3.94M 0.14%
40,779
+2,867
+8% +$252K
DD
119
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$3.75M 0.13%
55,913
+212
+0.4% +$14.4K
IWM icon
120
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.2B
$3.65M 0.13%
29,373
-4,970
-14% -$604K
HEDJ icon
121
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.84B
$3.32M 0.11%
123,600
-1,600
-1% -$42.3K
CMI icon
122
Cummins
CMI
$87.3B
$3.21M 0.11%
25,085
+18,905
+306% +$2.29M
UNP icon
123
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$2.8M 0.1%
28,703
-330
-1% -$30.9K
ITW icon
124
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$2.69M 0.09%
22,429
– –
TIF
125
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.62M 0.09%
36,080
+6,160
+21% +$411K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $2.89B, down 12% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $443M in Q3 2016, closing 52 positions and reducing 151 holdings. Its most notable exit was Apple, an estimated $57.4M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Chubb worth $24.1M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2016 buy was Chubb: 191,500 shares worth $24.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2016, an estimated $5.58M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Linear Technology Corp, cutting an estimated $19.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Apple in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $57.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $2.89B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 52 in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $2.89B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 2 Nov 2016.