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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
+2.92%
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
$4.19B
AUM Growth
+$82.5M
Cap. Flow
-$16M
Cap. Flow %
-0.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.27%
Holding
357
New
12
Increased
103
Reduced
137
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$5.5M
2
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$4.23M
3
IWM icon
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
+$2.72M
4
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$1.81M
5
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$1.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MIDD icon
Middleby
MIDD
+$5.77M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$4.37M
3
STT icon
State Street
STT
+$3.95M
4
VSS icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
+$2.54M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$2.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.8%
2 Technology 19.23%
3 Financials 12.25%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.23%
5 Consumer Staples 8.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
KMB icon
126
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$4.82M 0.12%
33,945
-2,742
-7% -$377K
CHTR icon
127
Charter Communications
CHTR
$16.9B
$4.68M 0.11%
11,353
– –
UNP icon
128
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$4.5M 0.11%
27,793
-254
-0.9% -$42.7K
EOG icon
129
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$4.49M 0.11%
60,462
-6,061
-9% -$491K
TXN icon
130
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$4.33M 0.1%
33,504
+1,028
+3% +$127K
CAT icon
131
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$4.16M 0.1%
32,907
-5,050
-13% -$642K
RPM icon
132
RPM International
RPM
$13.8B
$4.11M 0.1%
59,743
+2,013
+3% +$133K
NEE icon
133
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$4.03M 0.1%
69,232
+1,492
+2% +$80.7K
VGK icon
134
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.8B
$4.03M 0.1%
75,151
-3,274
-4% -$175K
HAIN icon
135
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$44.4M
$4.03M 0.1%
187,488
-13,147
-7% -$275K
ACN icon
136
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$4.03M 0.1%
20,927
+2,084
+11% +$403K
MA icon
137
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$3.88M 0.09%
14,296
+1,657
+13% +$457K
BA icon
138
Boeing
BA
$175B
$3.81M 0.09%
10,027
-70
-0.7% -$25K
PGR icon
139
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$3.71M 0.09%
48,047
-200
-0.4% -$15.7K
BUD icon
140
AB InBev
BUD
$166B
$3.58M 0.09%
37,570
-2,731
-7% -$259K
ZBH icon
141
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$3.51M 0.08%
26,362
-272
-1% -$35.1K
DXJ icon
142
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
$3.42M 0.08%
67,716
-5,091
-7% -$246K
VWO icon
143
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$3.3M 0.08%
81,984
-877
-1% -$36.2K
WBA
144
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$3.29M 0.08%
59,422
-13,506
-19% -$724K
ADI icon
145
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$3.27M 0.08%
29,282
-354
-1% -$40.1K
CF icon
146
CF Industries
CF
$19.3B
$3.2M 0.08%
65,017
-1,400
-2% -$67.9K
NOC icon
147
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76B
$3.17M 0.08%
8,456
+175
+2% +$62K
ICLR icon
148
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$3.12M 0.07%
21,194
-16
-0.1% -$2.46K
MORN icon
149
Morningstar
MORN
$7.34B
$3.1M 0.07%
21,213
-250
-1% -$38.5K
LNT icon
150
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$3.07M 0.07%
56,900
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4 5
6
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, Welch & Forbes held 357 positions worth $4.19B, up 2% from $4.11B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2019 filing shows 12 new, 103 increased, 137 reduced and 9 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DuPont de Nemours: 20,585 shares worth $1.84M. The largest sale was Middleby, an estimated $5.77M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2019 buy was DuPont de Nemours: 20,585 shares worth $1.84M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Microsoft in Q3 2019, an estimated $5.5M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Middleby, cutting an estimated $5.77M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $2.09M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $4.19B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 12 new positions and closed 9 in Q3 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2% quarter-over-quarter to $4.19B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 11 Oct 2019.