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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
+14.79%
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
$3.99B
AUM Growth
+$439M
Cap. Flow
-$55.3M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.31%
Holding
354
New
15
Increased
69
Reduced
174
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$13.5M
2
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$9.23M
3
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$4.23M
4
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$3.68M
5
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$8.28M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.9M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.42M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$3.05M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$2.91M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.55%
2 Technology 18.81%
3 Financials 11.93%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.46%
5 Industrials 8.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
UNP icon
126
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$4.97M 0.12%
29,703
-167
-0.6% -$26.9K
GIS icon
127
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$4.93M 0.12%
95,299
-414
-0.4% -$18.8K
WBA
128
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$4.72M 0.12%
74,636
-1,542
-2% -$105K
KMB icon
129
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$4.69M 0.12%
37,867
-6,105
-14% -$709K
VEU icon
130
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$4.62M 0.12%
92,083
-9,077
-9% -$444K
DD icon
131
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$4.53M 0.11%
33,534
-933
-3% -$129K
VGK icon
132
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.8B
$4.4M 0.11%
82,016
-6,401
-7% -$335K
BUD icon
133
AB InBev
BUD
$166B
$4.19M 0.11%
49,858
-17,361
-26% -$1.33M
CHTR icon
134
Charter Communications
CHTR
$16.9B
$3.97M 0.1%
11,454
-483
-4% -$159K
BA icon
135
Boeing
BA
$175B
$3.9M 0.1%
10,227
-45
-0.4% -$17.3K
DXJ icon
136
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
$3.86M 0.1%
76,237
+1,782
+2% +$88.8K
TXN icon
137
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$3.73M 0.09%
35,203
+248
+0.7% +$25.7K
NWL icon
138
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$3.71M 0.09%
241,530
+34,055
+16% +$626K
VWO icon
139
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$3.61M 0.09%
85,015
-1,310
-2% -$53.9K
ZBH icon
140
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$3.48M 0.09%
28,083
-2,858
-9% -$325K
PGR icon
141
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$3.48M 0.09%
48,247
-900
-2% -$61.7K
VSS icon
142
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$11.3B
$3.48M 0.09%
33,410
+720
+2% +$73.2K
NEE icon
143
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$3.25M 0.08%
67,216
-784
-1% -$35.8K
ADI icon
144
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$3.16M 0.08%
29,996
-1
-0% -$100
ICLR icon
145
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$3.11M 0.08%
22,750
-31
-0.1% -$4.22K
CELG
146
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$3.08M 0.08%
32,598
-94,687
-74% -$8.28M
RPM icon
147
RPM International
RPM
$13.8B
$3.05M 0.08%
52,571
+6,591
+14% +$374K
MA icon
148
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$3.03M 0.08%
12,858
-17
-0.1% -$3.66K
CHX
149
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
$2.95M 0.07%
71,786
-3,998
-5% -$148K
IWO icon
150
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$2.94M 0.07%
14,924
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.99B, up 12% from $3.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 filing shows 15 new, 69 increased, 174 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M. The largest sale was Celgene Corp, an estimated $8.28M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2019 buy was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Watsco Inc in Q1 2019, an estimated $4.23M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Celgene Corp, cutting an estimated $8.28M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Dun & Bradstreet in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $1.42M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $3.99B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 15 new positions and closed 7 in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $3.99B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 29 Apr 2019.