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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
+14.79%
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
$3.99B
AUM Growth
+$439M
Cap. Flow
-$55.3M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.31%
Holding
354
New
15
Increased
69
Reduced
174
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$13.5M
2
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$9.23M
3
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$4.23M
4
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$3.68M
5
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$8.28M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.9M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.42M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$3.05M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$2.91M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.55%
2 Technology 18.81%
3 Financials 11.93%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.46%
5 Industrials 8.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NVS icon
101
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$8.73M 0.22%
101,339
-2,488
-2% -$200K
UPS icon
102
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$8.61M 0.22%
77,008
+2,125
+3% +$225K
CTAS icon
103
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$8.47M 0.21%
167,632
+1,652
+1% +$80K
BMY icon
104
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$8.43M 0.21%
176,668
-38,632
-18% -$1.92M
DIS icon
105
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$8.43M 0.21%
75,898
+220
+0.3% +$24.6K
DUK icon
106
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$8.09M 0.2%
89,928
-12,621
-12% -$1.11M
SBUX icon
107
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$7.86M 0.2%
105,690
-8,872
-8% -$610K
COP icon
108
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$7.75M 0.19%
116,067
-2,800
-2% -$188K
CVGW
109
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$7.69M 0.19%
91,675
-2,757
-3% -$224K
IGSB icon
110
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$7.31M 0.18%
138,317
-3,161
-2% -$165K
GE icon
111
GE Aerospace
GE
$368B
$7.27M 0.18%
146,063
-11,881
-8% -$559K
TSCO icon
112
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$6.6M 0.17%
337,365
+56,355
+20% +$1.02M
WSO icon
113
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.8B
$6.59M 0.17%
45,996
+29,478
+178% +$4.23M
MIDD icon
114
Middleby
MIDD
$6.03B
$6.58M 0.17%
50,615
-4,664
-8% -$560K
AMGN icon
115
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$6.48M 0.16%
34,116
-4,710
-12% -$899K
ORCL icon
116
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$6.43M 0.16%
119,810
-4,925
-4% -$251K
CL icon
117
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$6.37M 0.16%
92,915
-5,357
-5% -$346K
TIF
118
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$6.12M 0.15%
58,025
+2,712
+5% +$249K
EOG icon
119
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$6.11M 0.15%
64,236
-5,624
-8% -$536K
BP icon
120
BP
BP
$114B
$6.05M 0.15%
140,679
-3,524
-2% -$144K
IWM icon
121
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.2B
$5.92M 0.15%
38,654
+35
+0.1% +$5.26K
BIV icon
122
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$5.69M 0.14%
67,767
-1,105
-2% -$91K
CAT icon
123
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$5.28M 0.13%
38,978
-656
-2% -$87.1K
HAIN icon
124
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$44.4M
$5.02M 0.13%
217,250
+124,025
+133% +$2.39M
SHW icon
125
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$4.99M 0.13%
34,752
-600
-2% -$83.5K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.99B, up 12% from $3.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 filing shows 15 new, 69 increased, 174 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M. The largest sale was Celgene Corp, an estimated $8.28M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2019 buy was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Watsco Inc in Q1 2019, an estimated $4.23M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Celgene Corp, cutting an estimated $8.28M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Dun & Bradstreet in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $1.42M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $3.99B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 15 new positions and closed 7 in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $3.99B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 29 Apr 2019.