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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
+3.18%
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
$3.34B
AUM Growth
+$450M
Cap. Flow
+$378M
Cap. Flow %
11.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.43%
Holding
361
New
58
Increased
102
Reduced
107
Closed
18

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$67.9M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$46M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$42.6M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$31M
5
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$30.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$24.1M
2
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$18.5M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.59M
4
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$8.41M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.74M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.26%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 10.96%
4 Financials 10.64%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SHW icon
126
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$4.79M 0.14%
53,451
-300
-0.6% -$26.5K
APC
127
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$4.78M 0.14%
+68,534
New +$4.46M
ZBH icon
128
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$4.59M 0.14%
45,791
-154
-0.3% -$16.5K
MUI
129
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$4.56M 0.14%
330,320
+34,285
+12% +$486K
NWL icon
130
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.38B
$4.54M 0.14%
101,747
+4,143
+4% +$201K
BIIB icon
131
Biogen
BIIB
$30B
$4.07M 0.12%
14,348
-625
-4% -$185K
DD
132
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$4.04M 0.12%
55,012
-901
-2% -$64K
IWM icon
133
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$4.04M 0.12%
29,938
+565
+2% +$72.2K
XRAY icon
134
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$4.03M 0.12%
69,830
-5,407
-7% -$319K
HEDJ icon
135
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.83B
$3.95M 0.12%
137,540
+13,940
+11% +$381K
MORN icon
136
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$3.63M 0.11%
49,323
-4,192
-8% -$308K
AXP icon
137
American Express
AXP
$227B
$3.34M 0.1%
+45,074
New +$3.12M
DXJ icon
138
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.08B
$3.21M 0.1%
64,810
+8,605
+15% +$404K
UNP icon
139
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$3.13M 0.09%
30,220
+1,517
+5% +$149K
NVIV
140
DELISTED
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp
NVIV
$2.98M 0.09%
38
-15
-28% -$1.34M
BSV icon
141
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$2.87M 0.09%
36,131
+7,025
+24% +$562K
TIF
142
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.8M 0.08%
36,195
+115
+0.3% +$8.86K
SLCA
143
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$2.78M 0.08%
49,050
-750
-2% -$37.1K
ITW icon
144
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$2.67M 0.08%
21,778
-651
-3% -$78.6K
NOC icon
145
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.1B
$2.61M 0.08%
11,226
+841
+8% +$196K
BEN icon
146
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$2.51M 0.08%
63,425
+48,425
+323% +$1.81M
NOV icon
147
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$2.49M 0.07%
66,460
-4,074
-6% -$148K
RBS.PRL.CL
148
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.37M 0.07%
99,371
-2,081
-2% -$51.4K
LNT icon
149
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.34M 0.07%
+61,700
New +$2.28M
MAS icon
150
Masco
MAS
$14.1B
$2.3M 0.07%
72,852
-1,278
-2% -$41K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.34B, up 16% from $2.89B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $378M of net new capital in Q4 2016, opening 58 new positions and adding to 102 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Apple: 2,394,764 shares worth $69.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Stericycle Inc, an estimated $8.41M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2016 buy was Apple: 2,394,764 shares worth $69.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Hain Celestial in Q4 2016, an estimated $8.53M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Stericycle Inc, cutting an estimated $8.41M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $24.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.34B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 58 new positions and closed 18 in Q4 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $3.34B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 7 Feb 2017.