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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
+4.92%
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
$4.11B
AUM Growth
+$122M
Cap. Flow
-$44.5M
Cap. Flow %
-1.08%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.6%
Holding
358
New
11
Increased
72
Reduced
178
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$5.23M
2
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$3.24M
3
VLO icon
Valero Energy
VLO
+$3.08M
4
IDXX icon
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
+$2.32M
5
SDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
+$2.25M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$4.53M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$3.35M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$2.76M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$2.6M
5
MMM icon
3M
MMM
+$2.59M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.48%
2 Technology 18.86%
3 Financials 12.39%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Industrials 8.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LECO icon
101
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$9.24M 0.23%
112,268
+2,620
+2% +$218K
BMY icon
102
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$9.21M 0.22%
203,004
+26,336
+15% +$1.23M
CVGW
103
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$8.9M 0.22%
92,022
+347
+0.4% +$32.4K
SBUX icon
104
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$8.89M 0.22%
106,039
+349
+0.3% +$27.4K
UPS icon
105
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$7.72M 0.19%
74,796
-2,212
-3% -$230K
DUK icon
106
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$7.71M 0.19%
87,345
-2,583
-3% -$228K
NVS icon
107
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$7.55M 0.18%
82,693
-18,646
-18% -$1.58M
GILD icon
108
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$7.5M 0.18%
110,963
-23,903
-18% -$1.57M
IGSB icon
109
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$7.29M 0.18%
136,317
-2,000
-1% -$106K
TSCO icon
110
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$7.24M 0.18%
332,925
-4,440
-1% -$91.7K
CVS icon
111
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$7.09M 0.17%
130,161
-41,994
-24% -$2.26M
ORCL icon
112
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$7.01M 0.17%
123,052
+3,242
+3% +$175K
COP icon
113
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$6.96M 0.17%
114,038
-2,029
-2% -$126K
MIDD icon
114
Middleby
MIDD
$6.03B
$6.91M 0.17%
50,934
+319
+0.6% +$42.9K
GE icon
115
GE Aerospace
GE
$368B
$6.78M 0.17%
129,601
-16,462
-11% -$810K
AJG icon
116
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$65.9B
$6.74M 0.16%
76,909
+62,646
+439% +$5.23M
CL icon
117
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$6.65M 0.16%
92,810
-105
-0.1% -$7.45K
AMGN icon
118
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$6.28M 0.15%
34,076
-40
-0.1% -$7.16K
EOG icon
119
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$6.2M 0.15%
66,523
+2,287
+4% +$213K
IWM icon
120
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.2B
$6.11M 0.15%
39,325
+671
+2% +$103K
BIV icon
121
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$5.83M 0.14%
67,367
-400
-0.6% -$33.8K
VEU icon
122
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$5.72M 0.14%
112,118
+20,035
+22% +$1.01M
BP icon
123
BP
BP
$114B
$5.65M 0.14%
137,666
-3,013
-2% -$126K
CAT icon
124
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$5.17M 0.13%
37,957
-1,021
-3% -$135K
SHW icon
125
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$5.12M 0.12%
33,492
-1,260
-4% -$188K
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, Welch & Forbes held 358 positions worth $4.11B, up 3.1% from $3.99B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2019 filing shows 11 new, 72 increased, 178 reduced and 13 closed positions. Its largest new stake was State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF: 22,548 shares worth $2.27M. The largest sale was DuPont de Nemours, an estimated $4.53M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2019 buy was State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF: 22,548 shares worth $2.27M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co in Q2 2019, an estimated $5.23M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Capital One, cutting an estimated $3.35M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited DuPont de Nemours in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $4.53M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $4.11B portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 11 new positions and closed 13 in Q2 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.1% quarter-over-quarter to $4.11B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 12 Jul 2019.