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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
-5.91%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.92%
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

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
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 20.43%
2 Technology 14.22%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.84%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BIIB icon
126
Biogen
BIIB
$30B
$3.94M 0.13%
13,498
-720
-5% -$238K
CF icon
127
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$3.91M 0.13%
+86,990
New +$5.06M
APC
128
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$3.86M 0.13%
63,977
-2,190
-3% -$156K
DVY icon
129
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$3.83M 0.13%
52,680
-2,770
-5% -$207K
CI icon
130
Cigna
CI
$73.7B
$3.73M 0.12%
27,636
– –
PAGP icon
131
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.21B
$3.63M 0.12%
77,967
+1,063
+1% +$59.5K
CTAS icon
132
Cintas
CTAS
$81.9B
$3.63M 0.12%
169,392
-1,600
-0.9% -$34.3K
BP icon
133
BP
BP
$116B
$3.58M 0.12%
139,171
+15,897
+13% +$466K
XRAY icon
134
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$3.58M 0.12%
70,780
-2,540
-3% -$135K
VWO icon
135
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$3.51M 0.12%
106,180
-104,286
-50% -$3.79M
CVE icon
136
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$55.7B
$3.38M 0.11%
223,112
-70,372
-24% -$992K
BNS icon
137
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$3.34M 0.11%
78,399
-4,251
-5% -$191K
CB
138
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$3.23M 0.11%
26,300
+603
+2% +$73.8K
AXP icon
139
American Express
AXP
$227B
$3.21M 0.11%
43,295
-447
-1% -$34.4K
VEA icon
140
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
$3.08M 0.1%
86,272
+5,667
+7% +$218K
IWM icon
141
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$3.07M 0.1%
28,119
+39
+0.1% +$4.62K
EEM icon
142
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.8B
$3.06M 0.1%
93,456
-54,392
-37% -$1.92M
DD
143
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$2.93M 0.1%
60,713
-2,933
-5% -$157K
HEDJ icon
144
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.83B
$2.89M 0.1%
105,750
+10,386
+11% +$312K
UNP icon
145
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$2.75M 0.09%
31,076
-648
-2% -$59.1K
SIAL
146
DELISTED
SIGMA - ALDRICH CORP
SIAL
$2.64M 0.09%
18,993
+25
+0.1% +$3.49K
EFA icon
147
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$2.6M 0.09%
45,291
-1,571
-3% -$97K
PRAA icon
148
PRA Group
PRAA
$663M
$2.5M 0.08%
47,267
+135
+0.3% +$7.84K
PFF icon
149
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$2.48M 0.08%
64,361
+4,165
+7% +$163K
APA icon
150
APA Corp
APA
$13.2B
$2.42M 0.08%
61,860
-35,565
-37% -$1.62M
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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.