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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
+2.92%
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
$4.19B
AUM Growth
+$82.5M
Cap. Flow
-$16M
Cap. Flow %
-0.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.27%
Holding
357
New
12
Increased
103
Reduced
137
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$5.5M
2
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$4.23M
3
IWM icon
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
+$2.72M
4
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$1.81M
5
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$1.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MIDD icon
Middleby
MIDD
+$5.77M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$4.37M
3
STT icon
State Street
STT
+$3.95M
4
VSS icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
+$2.54M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$2.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.8%
2 Technology 19.23%
3 Financials 12.25%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.23%
5 Consumer Staples 8.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SBUX icon
101
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$9.15M 0.22%
103,539
-2,500
-2% -$232K
UPS icon
102
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$9.01M 0.22%
75,226
+430
+0.6% +$49.2K
CVGW
103
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$8.88M 0.21%
93,340
+1,318
+1% +$121K
STT icon
104
State Street
STT
$50.2B
$8.73M 0.21%
147,420
-71,188
-33% -$3.95M
IWM icon
105
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.2B
$8.65M 0.21%
57,170
+17,845
+45% +$2.72M
SLB icon
106
SLB Ltd
SLB
$72.6B
$8.38M 0.2%
245,288
-4,977
-2% -$182K
DUK icon
107
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$8.17M 0.2%
85,244
-2,101
-2% -$191K
AJG icon
108
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$65.9B
$8.1M 0.19%
90,474
+13,565
+18% +$1.22M
CVS icon
109
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$7.79M 0.19%
123,445
-6,716
-5% -$398K
IGSB icon
110
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$7.28M 0.17%
135,559
-758
-0.6% -$40.6K
NVS icon
111
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$7.27M 0.17%
83,677
+984
+1% +$88.4K
CL icon
112
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$6.81M 0.16%
92,628
-182
-0.2% -$13.2K
ORCL icon
113
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$6.73M 0.16%
122,276
-776
-0.6% -$42.9K
GILD icon
114
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$6.69M 0.16%
105,497
-5,466
-5% -$357K
AMGN icon
115
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$6.65M 0.16%
34,344
+268
+0.8% +$51.4K
COP icon
116
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$6.5M 0.16%
114,069
+31
+0% +$1.76K
SHW icon
117
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$6.1M 0.15%
33,267
-225
-0.7% -$38.3K
TSCO icon
118
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$5.99M 0.14%
331,270
-1,655
-0.5% -$34.3K
VEU icon
119
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$5.83M 0.14%
116,829
+4,711
+4% +$235K
BIV icon
120
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$5.8M 0.14%
65,867
-1,500
-2% -$131K
GE icon
121
GE Aerospace
GE
$368B
$5.58M 0.13%
125,312
-4,289
-3% -$202K
BP icon
122
BP
BP
$114B
$5.24M 0.13%
138,033
+367
+0.3% +$14K
GIS icon
123
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$5.17M 0.12%
93,811
-1,188
-1% -$64K
TIF
124
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$4.97M 0.12%
53,630
-1,010
-2% -$91.2K
NWL icon
125
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$4.82M 0.12%
257,699
-8,000
-3% -$129K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, Welch & Forbes held 357 positions worth $4.19B, up 2% from $4.11B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2019 filing shows 12 new, 103 increased, 137 reduced and 9 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DuPont de Nemours: 20,585 shares worth $1.84M. The largest sale was Middleby, an estimated $5.77M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2019 buy was DuPont de Nemours: 20,585 shares worth $1.84M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Microsoft in Q3 2019, an estimated $5.5M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Middleby, cutting an estimated $5.77M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $2.09M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $4.19B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 12 new positions and closed 9 in Q3 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2% quarter-over-quarter to $4.19B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 11 Oct 2019.