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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
+8.31%
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
$4.2B
AUM Growth
+$328M
Cap. Flow
+$33.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.33%
Holding
372
New
13
Increased
69
Reduced
176
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$43.3M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$11.3M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$11.1M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.37M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.85M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$6.48M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.1M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$2.81M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$2.19M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$2.07M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.65%
2 Technology 18.71%
3 Financials 12.26%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.7%
5 Industrials 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CVGW
101
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$9.79M 0.23%
101,401
+1,281
+1% +$127K
VWO icon
102
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$9.39M 0.22%
229,069
-10,538
-4% -$443K
COP icon
103
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$9.36M 0.22%
120,945
+2,210
+2% +$159K
TIF
104
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$9.06M 0.22%
70,246
+1,020
+1% +$133K
APD icon
105
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.8B
$8.87M 0.21%
53,077
+394
+0.7% +$64.2K
EOG icon
106
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$8.82M 0.21%
69,139
+2,846
+4% +$346K
UPS icon
107
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$8.81M 0.21%
75,504
-370
-0.5% -$43.5K
DIS icon
108
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$8.81M 0.21%
75,341
+18
+0% +$2K
AXP icon
109
American Express
AXP
$228B
$8.65M 0.21%
81,277
+6,756
+9% +$703K
DUK icon
110
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$8.24M 0.2%
102,969
-997
-1% -$80.6K
AMGN icon
111
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$8.22M 0.2%
39,654
-345
-0.9% -$68K
CTAS icon
112
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$8.18M 0.2%
165,420
-1,168
-0.7% -$60.4K
NVS icon
113
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$8.02M 0.19%
103,880
-19,026
-15% -$1.41M
MIDD icon
114
Middleby
MIDD
$6.03B
$7.6M 0.18%
58,758
-2,828
-5% -$323K
BIV icon
115
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$7.23M 0.17%
89,884
-3,500
-4% -$283K
SBUX icon
116
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$6.94M 0.17%
122,048
-11,894
-9% -$629K
IWM icon
117
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.2B
$6.82M 0.16%
40,464
+4,690
+13% +$792K
ORCL icon
118
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$6.71M 0.16%
130,220
-4,880
-4% -$237K
CL icon
119
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$6.69M 0.16%
99,892
-559
-0.6% -$37.2K
BP icon
120
BP
BP
$114B
$6.42M 0.15%
145,803
+50
+0% +$2.09K
SHW icon
121
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$6.29M 0.15%
41,442
– –
CAT icon
122
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$6.19M 0.15%
40,561
-515
-1% -$72.8K
DD icon
123
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$6.15M 0.15%
37,742
-1,439
-4% -$248K
HAIN icon
124
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$44.4M
$6.14M 0.15%
226,398
-19,245
-8% -$549K
VGK icon
125
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.8B
$6.07M 0.14%
107,949
-4,995
-4% -$283K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Welch & Forbes held 372 positions worth $4.2B, up 8.5% from $3.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 filing shows 13 new, 69 increased, 176 reduced and 12 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M. The largest sale was AB InBev, an estimated $6.48M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2018 buy was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to AT&T in Q3 2018, an estimated $3.37M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was AB InBev, cutting an estimated $6.48M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Johnson Controls International in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $981K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $4.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 12 in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.2B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 17 Oct 2018.