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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
+2.61%
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
$3.21B
AUM Growth
+$94.5M
Cap. Flow
+$32.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
365
New
35
Increased
98
Reduced
165
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$13.7M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.07M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$8.39M
4
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$6.88M
5
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$6.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTCT
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
+$5.6M
2
STT icon
State Street
STT
+$5.19M
3
NVS icon
Novartis
NVS
+$3.76M
4
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$3.58M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.15M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.8%
2 Technology 14.57%
3 Industrials 12.06%
4 Financials 10.04%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NWL icon
126
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.38B
$4.56M 0.14%
102,920
+1,000
+1% +$39.2K
DVY icon
127
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$4.51M 0.14%
55,220
+540
+1% +$41.2K
BP icon
128
BP
BP
$116B
$4.08M 0.13%
160,720
+16,296
+11% +$411K
VEA icon
129
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
$3.88M 0.12%
108,282
+9,433
+10% +$326K
CTAS icon
130
Cintas
CTAS
$81.9B
$3.72M 0.12%
165,792
-4,960
-3% -$106K
DD
131
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$3.65M 0.11%
57,642
-1,280
-2% -$76.6K
PFF icon
132
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$3.44M 0.11%
88,061
+3,900
+5% +$149K
BIIB icon
133
Biogen
BIIB
$30B
$3.35M 0.1%
12,880
+1,794
+16% +$474K
MUI
134
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$3.05M 0.1%
208,300
+95,300
+84% +$1.39M
IWM icon
135
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$3.04M 0.09%
27,443
-1,744
-6% -$181K
HEDJ icon
136
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.83B
$2.88M 0.09%
110,746
+6,730
+6% +$170K
CI icon
137
Cigna
CI
$73.7B
$2.81M 0.09%
20,436
-7,000
-26% -$961K
APC
138
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$2.77M 0.09%
59,550
-3,828
-6% -$155K
MJN
139
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$2.71M 0.08%
31,926
-309
-1% -$23K
AXP icon
140
American Express
AXP
$227B
$2.67M 0.08%
43,406
-2,105
-5% -$122K
BSV icon
141
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$2.66M 0.08%
32,956
-735
-2% -$58.9K
LOW icon
142
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$2.6M 0.08%
34,354
– –
PM icon
143
Philip Morris
PM
$297B
$2.52M 0.08%
25,710
– –
RBS.PRL.CL
144
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.5M 0.08%
103,371
-3,000
-3% -$72.5K
EEM icon
145
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.8B
$2.46M 0.08%
71,766
-10,960
-13% -$340K
MAS icon
146
Masco
MAS
$14.1B
$2.39M 0.07%
76,130
-1,500
-2% -$41.3K
TIF
147
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.31M 0.07%
31,520
+450
+1% +$30.2K
UNP icon
148
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$2.31M 0.07%
28,979
-2,736
-9% -$211K
ITW icon
149
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$2.3M 0.07%
22,451
-600
-3% -$55.5K
LNT icon
150
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.29M 0.07%
61,700
– –
4 5
6
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Welch & Forbes held 365 positions worth $3.21B, up 3% from $3.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 filing shows 35 new, 98 increased, 165 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M. The largest sale was CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM, an estimated $5.6M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2016 buy was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to GSK in Q1 2016, an estimated $6.88M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was State Street, cutting an estimated $5.19M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $5.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.21B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 35 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.21B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 5 May 2016.