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Welch & Forbes

Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B Turnover 9.09%
1-Year Est. Return 17.62%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-5.91%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.93%
AUM
$3B
AUM Growth
-$218M
Cap. Flow
+$9.24M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
351
New
19
Increased
96
Reduced
154
Closed
24
Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.7 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.24M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.26M
3
SVC
Service Properties Trust
SVC
+$7.01M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.06M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$3.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.7M
2
PX icon
Praxair Inc
PX
+$8.06M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.51M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$3.79M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.26M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.49%
2 Technology 14.23%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
BIIB icon
126
Biogen
BIIB
$34.8B
$3.94M 0.13%
13,498
-720
-5% -$238K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CF icon
127
CF Industries
CF
$18.2B
$3.91M 0.13%
+86,990
New +$5.06M
2015 Q3
0 quarters
APC icon
128
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$3.86M 0.13%
63,977
-2,190
-3% -$156K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
DVY icon
129
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.2B
$3.83M 0.13%
52,680
-2,770
-5% -$207K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CI icon
130
Cigna
CI
$79.4B
$3.73M 0.12%
27,636
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PAGP icon
131
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.44B
$3.63M 0.12%
77,967
+1,063
+1% +$59.5K
2014 Q2
5 quarters
CTAS icon
132
Cintas
CTAS
$84.4B
$3.63M 0.12%
169,392
-1,600
-0.9% -$34.3K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BP icon
133
BP
BP
$129B
$3.58M 0.12%
139,171
+15,897
+13% +$466K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
XRAY icon
134
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$1.71B
$3.58M 0.12%
70,780
-2,540
-3% -$135K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
VWO icon
135
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$123B
$3.51M 0.12%
106,180
-104,286
-50% -$3.79M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CVE icon
136
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$60.8B
$3.38M 0.11%
223,112
-70,372
-24% -$992K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BNS icon
137
Scotiabank
BNS
$111B
$3.34M 0.11%
78,399
-4,251
-5% -$191K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CB icon
138
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$3.23M 0.11%
26,300
+603
+2% +$73.8K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
AXP icon
139
American Express
AXP
$211B
$3.21M 0.11%
43,295
-447
-1% -$34.4K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
VEA icon
140
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$228B
$3.08M 0.1%
86,272
+5,667
+7% +$218K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
IWM icon
141
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$76.2B
$3.07M 0.1%
28,119
+39
+0.1% +$4.62K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
EEM icon
142
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.2B
$3.06M 0.1%
93,456
-54,392
-37% -$1.92M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
DD icon
143
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$2.93M 0.1%
60,713
-2,933
-5% -$157K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
HEDJ icon
144
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.74B
$2.89M 0.1%
105,750
+10,386
+11% +$312K
2015 Q1
2 quarters
UNP icon
145
Union Pacific
UNP
$171B
$2.75M 0.09%
31,076
-648
-2% -$59.1K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SIAL
146
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$2.64M 0.09%
18,993
+25
+0.1% +$3.49K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
EFA icon
147
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$76.8B
$2.6M 0.09%
45,291
-1,571
-3% -$97K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PRAA icon
148
PRA Group
PRAA
$736M
$2.5M 0.08%
47,267
+135
+0.3% +$7.84K
2013 Q3
8 quarters
PFF icon
149
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$12B
$2.48M 0.08%
64,361
+4,165
+7% +$163K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
APA icon
150
APA Corp
APA
$17.1B
$2.42M 0.08%
61,860
-35,565
-37% -$1.62M
2014 Q3
4 quarters
4 5
6
7 8

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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Welch & Forbes held 351 positions worth $3B, down 6.8% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 filing shows 19 new, 96 increased, 154 reduced and 24 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $10.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Service Properties Trust in Q3 2015, an estimated $7.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $540K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 24 in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.