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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
+8.31%
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
$4.2B
AUM Growth
+$328M
Cap. Flow
+$33.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.33%
Holding
372
New
13
Increased
69
Reduced
176
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$43.3M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$11.3M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$11.1M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.37M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.85M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$6.48M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.1M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$2.81M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$2.19M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$2.07M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.65%
2 Technology 18.71%
3 Financials 12.26%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.7%
5 Industrials 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
WBA
126
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$5.53M 0.13%
75,824
-2,809
-4% -$191K
VEU icon
127
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$5.37M 0.13%
103,180
-7,000
-6% -$365K
TSCO icon
128
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$5.06M 0.12%
278,610
-10,585
-4% -$176K
APC
129
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$5.06M 0.12%
75,094
+940
+1% +$63.4K
KMB icon
130
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$5.06M 0.12%
44,526
-3,040
-6% -$341K
UNP icon
131
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$4.99M 0.12%
30,640
-196
-0.6% -$29.5K
AMZN icon
132
Amazon
AMZN
$2.53T
$4.92M 0.12%
49,080
+60
+0.1% +$5.64K
DXJ icon
133
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
$4.77M 0.11%
82,350
+25
+0% +$1.37K
VSS icon
134
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$11.3B
$4.45M 0.11%
39,625
+4,445
+13% +$507K
AGN
135
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$4.33M 0.1%
22,729
-545
-2% -$100K
GIS icon
136
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$4.23M 0.1%
98,457
-787
-0.8% -$35.6K
ZBH icon
137
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$3.95M 0.09%
30,941
-1,425
-4% -$169K
NWL icon
138
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$3.92M 0.09%
193,256
+86,861
+82% +$2.04M
CHTR icon
139
Charter Communications
CHTR
$16.9B
$3.89M 0.09%
11,937
-500
-4% -$153K
OZK icon
140
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.57B
$3.81M 0.09%
100,309
+9,879
+11% +$406K
CF icon
141
CF Industries
CF
$19.3B
$3.8M 0.09%
69,842
-45,400
-39% -$2.19M
IWO icon
142
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$3.78M 0.09%
17,574
+2,642
+18% +$563K
BA icon
143
Boeing
BA
$175B
$3.77M 0.09%
10,122
-337
-3% -$118K
SRCL
144
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$3.62M 0.09%
61,688
-10,972
-15% -$701K
PGR icon
145
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$3.61M 0.09%
50,772
-2,090
-4% -$134K
ICLR icon
146
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$3.5M 0.08%
22,781
-100
-0.4% -$14.3K
NOV icon
147
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$3.47M 0.08%
80,535
TXN icon
148
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$3.45M 0.08%
32,151
-58
-0.2% -$6.45K
CHX
149
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
$3.43M 0.08%
78,830
-5,541
-7% -$232K
ADBE icon
150
Adobe
ADBE
$98.5B
$3.37M 0.08%
12,501
+150
+1% +$38.7K

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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Welch & Forbes held 372 positions worth $4.2B, up 8.5% from $3.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 filing shows 13 new, 69 increased, 176 reduced and 12 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M. The largest sale was AB InBev, an estimated $6.48M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2018 buy was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to AT&T in Q3 2018, an estimated $3.37M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was AB InBev, cutting an estimated $6.48M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Johnson Controls International in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $981K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $4.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 12 in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.2B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 17 Oct 2018.