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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DD
126
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$3.92M 0.13%
58,922
-1,791
-3% -$114K
CTAS icon
127
Cintas
CTAS
$81.9B
$3.89M 0.12%
170,752
+1,360
+0.8% +$31K
BP icon
128
BP
BP
$116B
$3.8M 0.12%
144,424
+5,253
+4% +$149K
VEA icon
129
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
$3.63M 0.12%
98,849
+12,577
+15% +$472K
CB
130
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$3.58M 0.11%
26,976
+676
+3% +$87.5K
BIIB icon
131
Biogen
BIIB
$30B
$3.4M 0.11%
11,086
-2,412
-18% -$693K
IWM icon
132
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$3.29M 0.11%
29,187
+1,068
+4% +$123K
PFF icon
133
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$3.27M 0.1%
84,161
+19,800
+31% +$771K
AXP icon
134
American Express
AXP
$227B
$3.17M 0.1%
45,511
+2,216
+5% +$161K
APC
135
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$3.08M 0.1%
63,378
-599
-0.9% -$36.7K
HEDJ icon
136
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.83B
$2.8M 0.09%
104,016
-1,734
-2% -$51.2K
VWO icon
137
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$2.78M 0.09%
84,909
-21,271
-20% -$732K
EFA icon
138
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$2.69M 0.09%
45,778
+487
+1% +$29.3K
BSV icon
139
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$2.68M 0.09%
33,691
+4,845
+17% +$388K
EEM icon
140
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.8B
$2.66M 0.09%
82,726
-10,730
-11% -$368K
RBS.PRL.CL
141
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.65M 0.09%
106,371
+9,169
+9% +$226K
LOW icon
142
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$2.61M 0.08%
34,354
+1,575
+5% +$117K
AKAM icon
143
Akamai
AKAM
$16.7B
$2.56M 0.08%
48,535
-39,805
-45% -$2.45M
MJN
144
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$2.54M 0.08%
32,235
+465
+1% +$36.6K
UNP icon
145
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$2.48M 0.08%
31,715
+639
+2% +$54.8K
TIF
146
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.37M 0.08%
31,070
+1,440
+5% +$112K
PM icon
147
Philip Morris
PM
$297B
$2.26M 0.07%
25,710
+67
+0.3% +$5.82K
DXJ icon
148
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.08B
$2.23M 0.07%
44,555
+12,415
+39% +$661K
MAS icon
149
Masco
MAS
$14.1B
$2.2M 0.07%
77,630
+1,523
+2% +$43.4K
DD icon
150
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$2.17M 0.07%
16,681
+14
+0.1% +$1.8K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.