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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
+5.79%
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
$3.49B
AUM Growth
+$152M
Cap. Flow
-$14M
Cap. Flow %
-0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.41%
Holding
361
New
18
Increased
147
Reduced
147
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BEN icon
Franklin Resources
BEN
+$7.71M
2
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$6.82M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$5.09M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$4.33M
5
IAU icon
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
+$1.74M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
+$8.75M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$7.3M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$5.62M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$5.44M
5
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$4.24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.72%
2 Technology 15.24%
3 Industrials 10.94%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TWX
101
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$8.09M 0.23%
82,756
+21
+0% +$2.03K
CHTR icon
102
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.3B
$8.07M 0.23%
24,671
+5
+0% +$1.59K
WBA
103
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$8.05M 0.23%
96,882
+4,453
+5% +$373K
DIS icon
104
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$7.94M 0.23%
70,000
-5,033
-7% -$554K
MDT icon
105
Medtronic
MDT
$109B
$7.86M 0.22%
97,535
+3,995
+4% +$312K
TSCO icon
106
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.1B
$7.79M 0.22%
564,905
-41,060
-7% -$598K
NVS icon
107
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$7.74M 0.22%
116,304
+9,387
+9% +$626K
SBUX icon
108
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$7.69M 0.22%
131,698
-4,636
-3% -$262K
DUK icon
109
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.8B
$7.62M 0.22%
92,884
-777
-0.8% -$61.8K
KMB icon
110
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$7.46M 0.21%
56,658
+214
+0.4% +$27K
APD icon
111
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.7B
$7.29M 0.21%
53,923
+1,303
+2% +$184K
CL icon
112
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$7.25M 0.21%
99,030
+5,512
+6% +$386K
ORCL icon
113
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$6.96M 0.2%
155,972
-101,820
-39% -$4.24M
LECO icon
114
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.2B
$6.87M 0.2%
79,107
+1,100
+1% +$92.3K
AMGN icon
115
Amgen
AMGN
$208B
$6.87M 0.2%
41,862
+630
+2% +$105K
GIS icon
116
General Mills
GIS
$19.1B
$6.77M 0.19%
114,666
+938
+0.8% +$57.3K
COP icon
117
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$6.33M 0.18%
126,925
+11,999
+10% +$580K
CF icon
118
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$5.96M 0.17%
202,945
-637
-0.3% -$20.8K
MET icon
119
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$5.78M 0.17%
122,684
-59,556
-33% -$2.84M
CTAS icon
120
Cintas
CTAS
$81.9B
$5.59M 0.16%
176,824
+4,336
+3% +$128K
SHW icon
121
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$5.4M 0.15%
52,260
-1,191
-2% -$120K
ZBH icon
122
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$5.37M 0.15%
45,321
-470
-1% -$53.3K
VEU icon
123
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$5.14M 0.15%
107,443
-5,938
-5% -$277K
CAT icon
124
Caterpillar
CAT
$375B
$5.13M 0.15%
55,265
-14,322
-21% -$1.36M
BP icon
125
BP
BP
$116B
$5.09M 0.15%
169,144
+5,038
+3% +$153K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.49B, up 4.5% from $3.34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2017 filing shows 18 new, 147 increased, 147 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF: 11,269 shares worth $1.3M. The largest sale was Linear Technology Corp, an estimated $8.75M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2017 buy was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF: 11,269 shares worth $1.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Franklin Resources in Q1 2017, an estimated $7.71M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $5.62M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Linear Technology Corp in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $8.75M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.49B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 14 in Q1 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $3.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 27 Apr 2017.