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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
+2.54%
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
$2.89B
AUM Growth
-$389M
Cap. Flow
-$443M
Cap. Flow %
-15.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.08%
Holding
354
New
18
Increased
53
Reduced
151
Closed
52

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$24.3M
2
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$14.2M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.59M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$5.58M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$4.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$57.4M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$51.4M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$36M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$32.5M
5
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$31.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.22%
2 Industrials 12.88%
3 Technology 12.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.77%
5 Financials 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EEM icon
126
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.6B
$2.6M 0.09%
69,329
-5,280
-7% -$193K
NOV icon
127
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$2.59M 0.09%
70,534
-14,060
-17% -$472K
RBS.PRL.CL
128
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.54M 0.09%
101,452
-1,919
-2% -$48.4K
MAS icon
129
Masco
MAS
$14.2B
$2.54M 0.09%
74,130
-1,000
-1% -$34.6K
PRGO icon
130
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.43B
$2.5M 0.09%
+27,027
New +$2.49M
DXJ icon
131
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
$2.41M 0.08%
56,205
-300
-0.5% -$12.5K
MJN
132
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$2.37M 0.08%
29,946
– –
BSV icon
133
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$2.35M 0.08%
29,106
-3,100
-10% -$251K
SLCA
134
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$2.32M 0.08%
49,800
-30,125
-38% -$1.17M
PM icon
135
Philip Morris
PM
$299B
$2.32M 0.08%
23,816
+32
+0.1% +$3.21K
LOW icon
136
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$2.3M 0.08%
31,842
-1,500
-4% -$117K
NOC icon
137
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76B
$2.22M 0.08%
10,385
-60
-0.6% -$13K
NEE icon
138
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$2.21M 0.08%
72,416
– –
TXN icon
139
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$2.2M 0.08%
31,360
-2,061
-6% -$141K
CI icon
140
Cigna
CI
$76.1B
$2.14M 0.07%
16,436
– –
EFA icon
141
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$2.07M 0.07%
35,033
-1,132
-3% -$65.6K
DD icon
142
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$2.01M 0.07%
15,325
-1,116
-7% -$149K
VAR
143
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$2.01M 0.07%
23,031
-194
-0.8% -$15.8K
MCO icon
144
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$1.99M 0.07%
18,416
-625
-3% -$65.7K
VNO icon
145
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.55B
$1.98M 0.07%
24,249
-1,870
-7% -$155K
EV
146
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$1.92M 0.07%
49,102
– –
TMO icon
147
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$1.77M 0.06%
11,138
-265
-2% -$40.8K
PGR icon
148
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$1.73M 0.06%
54,930
-1,500
-3% -$48.8K
DNB
149
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.68M 0.06%
12,321
– –
VWO icon
150
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$1.65M 0.06%
43,875
-6,753
-13% -$251K
4 5
6
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $2.89B, down 12% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $443M in Q3 2016, closing 52 positions and reducing 151 holdings. Its most notable exit was Apple, an estimated $57.4M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Chubb worth $24.1M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2016 buy was Chubb: 191,500 shares worth $24.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2016, an estimated $5.58M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Linear Technology Corp, cutting an estimated $19.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Apple in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $57.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $2.89B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 52 in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $2.89B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 2 Nov 2016.