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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
+5.66%
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
$3.75B
AUM Growth
-$52.5M
Cap. Flow
-$224M
Cap. Flow %
-5.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.33%
Holding
360
New
28
Increased
96
Reduced
143
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$9.98M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$4.37M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$3.81M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$2.93M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$2.65M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$43M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$38.8M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$33.4M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$29.1M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$18.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.17%
2 Technology 16.95%
3 Financials 11.91%
4 Industrials 10.71%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SBUX icon
101
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$8.37M 0.22%
145,782
-878
-0.6% -$49.7K
CAT icon
102
Caterpillar
CAT
$375B
$8.08M 0.22%
51,279
-2,469
-5% -$342K
DUK icon
103
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.8B
$8.08M 0.22%
96,024
-1,668
-2% -$146K
ORCL icon
104
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$7.84M 0.21%
165,923
+7,468
+5% +$366K
DIS icon
105
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$7.64M 0.2%
71,027
+953
+1% +$98.2K
CL icon
106
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$7.57M 0.2%
100,288
+1,445
+1% +$106K
CTAS icon
107
Cintas
CTAS
$81.9B
$7.44M 0.2%
190,908
-280
-0.1% -$10.6K
AMGN icon
108
Amgen
AMGN
$208B
$7.2M 0.19%
41,390
+79
+0.2% +$14K
BKLN icon
109
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$7.15M 0.19%
310,515
-11,232
-3% -$259K
TIF
110
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$7.11M 0.19%
68,376
+9,738
+17% +$928K
DD icon
111
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$7.08M 0.19%
39,225
-1,011
-3% -$182K
CVGW
112
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$6.79M 0.18%
80,436
+26,256
+48% +$1.93M
AXP icon
113
American Express
AXP
$227B
$6.58M 0.18%
66,204
+3,158
+5% +$301K
WBA
114
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$6.47M 0.17%
89,065
-9,693
-10% -$683K
KMB icon
115
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$6.44M 0.17%
53,351
-50
-0.1% -$5.83K
GIS icon
116
General Mills
GIS
$19.1B
$6.4M 0.17%
107,916
-2,992
-3% -$162K
EOG icon
117
EOG Resources
EOG
$79.2B
$6.34M 0.17%
58,767
+4,149
+8% +$418K
SHW icon
118
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$6.23M 0.17%
45,573
-3,915
-8% -$515K
VEU icon
119
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$5.94M 0.16%
108,486
-365
-0.3% -$19.6K
COP icon
120
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$5.92M 0.16%
107,936
+1,476
+1% +$75.9K
CF icon
121
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$5.83M 0.16%
136,948
-12,433
-8% -$469K
BP icon
122
BP
BP
$116B
$5.82M 0.16%
151,380
-2,391
-2% -$86.6K
IWM icon
123
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$5.39M 0.14%
35,357
+3,910
+12% +$587K
DXJ icon
124
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.08B
$4.9M 0.13%
82,663
+2,020
+3% +$117K
HEDJ icon
125
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.83B
$4.74M 0.13%
148,760
-5,060
-3% -$164K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.75B, down 1.4% from $3.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $224M in Q4 2017, closing 22 positions and reducing 143 holdings. Its most notable exit was AbbVie, an estimated $43M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Easterly Acquisition Corp worth $10M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2017 buy was Easterly Acquisition Corp: 994,036 shares worth $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Praxair Inc in Q4 2017, an estimated $3.81M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was GE Aerospace, cutting an estimated $8.07M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited AbbVie in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $43M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.75B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 28 new positions and closed 22 in Q4 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.75B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 26 Jan 2018.