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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
+9.73%
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
$4.63B
AUM Growth
+$365M
Cap. Flow
-$86.7K
Cap. Flow %
-0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
30.8%
Holding
364
New
19
Increased
118
Reduced
144
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$4.59M
2
ECL icon
Ecolab
ECL
+$3.16M
3
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$3.06M
4
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$2.9M
5
AOS icon
A.O. Smith
AOS
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$12M
2
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$6.33M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$4.78M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$3.38M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$2.43M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.75%
2 Healthcare 21.36%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.38%
4 Financials 9.86%
5 Consumer Staples 8.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ACN icon
101
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$7.89M 0.17%
34,934
+3,681
+12% +$843K
ORCL icon
102
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$7.88M 0.17%
132,026
+4,026
+3% +$229K
SHW icon
103
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$7.6M 0.16%
32,715
-3
-0% -$655
LECO icon
104
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$7.56M 0.16%
82,097
-190
-0.2% -$17.5K
CVS icon
105
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$7.44M 0.16%
127,426
+921
+0.7% +$57.3K
NVS icon
106
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$7.4M 0.16%
85,144
+3,101
+4% +$269K
NKE icon
107
Nike
NKE
$62.7B
$7.37M 0.16%
58,706
+4,202
+8% +$451K
DUK icon
108
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$7.35M 0.16%
82,994
+649
+0.8% +$53.5K
CL icon
109
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$7.34M 0.16%
95,171
+3,094
+3% +$236K
BIV icon
110
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$6.6M 0.14%
70,604
+4,672
+7% +$438K
VMW
111
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$5.92M 0.13%
41,243
+5,493
+15% +$780K
HAIN icon
112
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$44.4M
$5.78M 0.12%
168,493
+1,150
+0.7% +$38.1K
UNP icon
113
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$5.67M 0.12%
28,775
+251
+0.9% +$46.6K
GIS icon
114
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$5.66M 0.12%
91,697
+3,617
+4% +$226K
MCO icon
115
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$5.61M 0.12%
19,341
+1,035
+6% +$295K
STT icon
116
State Street
STT
$50.2B
$5.29M 0.11%
89,100
-7,431
-8% -$482K
RPM icon
117
RPM International
RPM
$13.8B
$5.24M 0.11%
63,296
+355
+0.6% +$29K
VEU icon
118
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$5.21M 0.11%
103,189
+1,925
+2% +$97.7K
NEE icon
119
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$5.03M 0.11%
72,548
+3,420
+5% +$236K
KMB icon
120
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$4.96M 0.11%
33,612
-275
-0.8% -$41.3K
BSV icon
121
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$4.96M 0.11%
59,704
+20,886
+54% +$1.74M
IWM icon
122
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.2B
$4.94M 0.11%
33,002
+1,195
+4% +$180K
ITW icon
123
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$4.8M 0.1%
24,844
+880
+4% +$167K
TXN icon
124
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$4.77M 0.1%
33,437
+1,868
+6% +$254K
CSL icon
125
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15B
$4.67M 0.1%
38,171
+3,901
+11% +$479K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2020, Welch & Forbes held 364 positions worth $4.63B, up 8.5% from $4.27B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2020 filing shows 19 new, 118 increased, 144 reduced and 11 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF: 49,561 shares worth $961K. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $12M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2020 buy was First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF: 49,561 shares worth $961K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Q3 2020, an estimated $4.59M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $12M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited White Mountains Insurance in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $332K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $4.63B portfolio in Q3 2020.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 11 in Q3 2020.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.63B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 23 Oct 2020.