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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
+5.79%
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
$3.49B
AUM Growth
+$152M
Cap. Flow
-$14M
Cap. Flow %
-0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.41%
Holding
361
New
18
Increased
147
Reduced
147
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BEN icon
Franklin Resources
BEN
+$7.71M
2
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$6.82M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$5.09M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$4.33M
5
IAU icon
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
+$1.74M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
+$8.75M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$7.3M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$5.62M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$5.44M
5
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$4.24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.72%
2 Technology 15.24%
3 Industrials 10.94%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EOG icon
126
EOG Resources
EOG
$79.2B
$4.76M 0.14%
48,831
-284
-0.6% -$28.3K
HEDJ icon
127
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.83B
$4.75M 0.14%
151,390
+13,850
+10% +$412K
APC
128
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$4.71M 0.13%
75,983
+7,449
+11% +$496K
MUI
129
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$4.58M 0.13%
331,045
+725
+0.2% +$10.1K
NWL icon
130
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.38B
$4.54M 0.13%
96,198
-5,549
-5% -$263K
DD
131
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$4.3M 0.12%
53,519
-1,493
-3% -$116K
XRAY icon
132
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$4.27M 0.12%
68,339
-1,491
-2% -$89.7K
VWO icon
133
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$4.22M 0.12%
106,303
+44,553
+72% +$1.72M
IWM icon
134
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$4.17M 0.12%
30,317
+379
+1% +$51.8K
AXP icon
135
American Express
AXP
$227B
$3.95M 0.11%
49,926
+4,852
+11% +$379K
MORN icon
136
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$3.86M 0.11%
49,123
-200
-0.4% -$15.6K
DXJ icon
137
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.08B
$3.74M 0.11%
73,803
+8,993
+14% +$458K
TIF
138
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$3.56M 0.1%
37,390
+1,195
+3% +$102K
BIIB icon
139
Biogen
BIIB
$30B
$3.55M 0.1%
12,972
-1,376
-10% -$389K
ADI icon
140
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$3.25M 0.09%
39,622
+15,497
+64% +$1.22M
UNP icon
141
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$3.04M 0.09%
28,740
-1,480
-5% -$158K
NOV icon
142
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$3.01M 0.09%
75,125
+8,665
+13% +$338K
ITW icon
143
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$2.86M 0.08%
21,590
-188
-0.9% -$24.3K
BSV icon
144
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$2.77M 0.08%
34,766
-1,365
-4% -$109K
PM icon
145
Philip Morris
PM
$297B
$2.61M 0.07%
23,119
+92
+0.4% +$9.49K
IAU icon
146
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
$2.55M 0.07%
106,083
+73,887
+229% +$1.74M
RBS.PRL.CL
147
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.49M 0.07%
99,371
– –
TXN icon
148
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$2.48M 0.07%
30,756
-468
-1% -$36.2K
DD icon
149
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$2.46M 0.07%
15,255
-208
-1% -$32.3K
MAS icon
150
Masco
MAS
$14.1B
$2.45M 0.07%
72,069
-783
-1% -$26.2K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.49B, up 4.5% from $3.34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2017 filing shows 18 new, 147 increased, 147 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF: 11,269 shares worth $1.3M. The largest sale was Linear Technology Corp, an estimated $8.75M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2017 buy was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF: 11,269 shares worth $1.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Franklin Resources in Q1 2017, an estimated $7.71M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $5.62M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Linear Technology Corp in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $8.75M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.49B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 14 in Q1 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $3.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 27 Apr 2017.