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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
+3.55%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$70.4M
Cap. Flow
-$20.4M
Cap. Flow %
-0.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.93%
Holding
360
New
17
Increased
105
Reduced
134
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$5.24M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$2.36M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$2.23M
4
EMLP icon
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
+$2.15M
5
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$1.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$14.2M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$12M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.87M
4
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.85M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.72M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.56%
2 Technology 14.01%
3 Industrials 11.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.54%
5 Consumer Staples 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
XRAY icon
126
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.71B
$4.66M 0.14%
75,153
-264
-0.4% -$16.3K
LECO icon
127
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14B
$4.57M 0.14%
77,396
-600
-0.8% -$36.1K
MUI
128
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$4.26M 0.13%
279,685
+71,385
+34% +$1.07M
CTAS icon
129
Cintas
CTAS
$81.7B
$4.06M 0.12%
165,596
-196
-0.1% -$4.51K
IWM icon
130
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.9B
$3.95M 0.12%
34,343
+6,900
+25% +$778K
BIIB icon
131
Biogen
BIIB
$30.3B
$3.69M 0.11%
15,243
+2,363
+18% +$623K
DD
132
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$3.61M 0.11%
55,701
-1,941
-3% -$127K
APC
133
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$3.2M 0.1%
60,085
+535
+0.9% +$27.1K
HEDJ icon
134
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.83B
$3.16M 0.1%
125,200
+14,454
+13% +$375K
EOG icon
135
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.9B
$3.16M 0.1%
37,912
+13,349
+54% +$1.07M
NOV icon
136
NOV
NOV
$6.89B
$2.85M 0.09%
84,594
+49,120
+138% +$1.58M
SLCA
137
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$2.75M 0.08%
79,925
-10,500
-12% -$291K
MJN
138
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$2.72M 0.08%
29,946
-1,980
-6% -$168K
LOW icon
139
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
$2.64M 0.08%
33,342
-1,012
-3% -$78.3K
BSV icon
140
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.6B
$2.61M 0.08%
32,206
-750
-2% -$60.4K
EEM icon
141
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.8B
$2.56M 0.08%
74,609
+2,843
+4% +$95.5K
RBS.PRL.CL
142
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.56M 0.08%
103,371
– –
AXP icon
143
American Express
AXP
$228B
$2.54M 0.08%
41,840
-1,566
-4% -$99.2K
UNP icon
144
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$2.53M 0.08%
29,033
+54
+0.2% +$4.57K
LNT icon
145
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.2B
$2.45M 0.07%
61,700
– –
PM icon
146
Philip Morris
PM
$296B
$2.42M 0.07%
23,784
-1,926
-7% -$192K
NEE icon
147
NextEra Energy
NEE
$182B
$2.36M 0.07%
72,416
-800
-1% -$24K
ITW icon
148
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.5B
$2.34M 0.07%
22,429
-22
-0.1% -$2.3K
MAS icon
149
Masco
MAS
$14.1B
$2.33M 0.07%
75,130
-1,000
-1% -$31.5K
NOC icon
150
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$75.7B
$2.32M 0.07%
10,445
+247
+2% +$52K
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.28B, up 2.2% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 filing shows 17 new, 105 increased, 134 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M. The largest sale was Chubb, an estimated $14.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2016 buy was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2016, an estimated $2.36M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $3.72M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 17 new positions and closed 23 in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 2 Aug 2016.