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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
+7.91%
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
$4.49B
AUM Growth
+$304M
Cap. Flow
+$3.28M
Cap. Flow %
0.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.84%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
108
Reduced
132
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$12.3M
2
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$8.32M
3
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$4.06M
4
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$3.06M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$3.04M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KYN icon
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
+$3.74M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.04M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.64M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.46M
5
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$2.45M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.32%
2 Healthcare 19.93%
3 Financials 12.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.9%
5 Industrials 8.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
STZ icon
101
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.3B
$9.66M 0.21%
50,902
-6,965
-12% -$1.32M
SBUX icon
102
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$9.16M 0.2%
104,139
+600
+0.6% +$51.2K
CVS icon
103
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$9.13M 0.2%
122,836
-609
-0.5% -$42.8K
UPS icon
104
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$8.94M 0.2%
76,340
+1,114
+1% +$132K
CVGW
105
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$8.68M 0.19%
95,854
+2,514
+3% +$225K
LECO icon
106
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$8.49M 0.19%
87,767
-23,147
-21% -$2.11M
AMGN icon
107
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$8.31M 0.19%
34,484
+140
+0.4% +$30.9K
DUK icon
108
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$7.85M 0.17%
86,038
+794
+0.9% +$72.8K
NVS icon
109
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$7.82M 0.17%
82,547
-1,130
-1% -$101K
KYN icon
110
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.45B
$7.65M 0.17%
548,931
-280,936
-34% -$3.74M
IGSB icon
111
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$7.58M 0.17%
141,339
+5,780
+4% +$310K
SLB icon
112
SLB Ltd
SLB
$72.6B
$7.55M 0.17%
187,821
-57,467
-23% -$2.05M
COP icon
113
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$7.28M 0.16%
111,951
-2,118
-2% -$125K
GE icon
114
GE Aerospace
GE
$368B
$6.69M 0.15%
120,283
-5,029
-4% -$260K
ORCL icon
115
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$6.48M 0.14%
122,312
+36
+0% +$1.98K
SHW icon
116
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$6.47M 0.14%
33,267
– –
TSCO icon
117
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$6.41M 0.14%
343,145
+11,875
+4% +$225K
CL icon
118
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$6.41M 0.14%
93,125
+497
+0.5% +$33.9K
VEU icon
119
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$5.85M 0.13%
108,791
-8,038
-7% -$417K
BIV icon
120
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$5.74M 0.13%
65,807
-60
-0.1% -$5.25K
CHTR icon
121
Charter Communications
CHTR
$16.9B
$5.51M 0.12%
11,353
– –
ACN icon
122
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$5.45M 0.12%
25,886
+4,959
+24% +$967K
UNP icon
123
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$5.34M 0.12%
29,537
+1,744
+6% +$299K
GIS icon
124
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$4.97M 0.11%
92,860
-951
-1% -$50.1K
GILD icon
125
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$4.97M 0.11%
76,478
-29,019
-28% -$1.89M
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $4.49B, up 7.3% from $4.19B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 filing shows 13 new, 108 increased, 132 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K. The largest sale was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, an estimated $3.74M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2019 buy was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Ball Corp in Q4 2019, an estimated $12.3M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, cutting an estimated $3.74M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited SunTrust Banks, Inc. in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $1.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $4.49B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $4.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 17 Jan 2020.