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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
+7.91%
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
$4.49B
AUM Growth
+$304M
Cap. Flow
+$3.28M
Cap. Flow %
0.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.84%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
108
Reduced
132
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$12.3M
2
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$8.32M
3
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$4.06M
4
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$3.06M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$3.04M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KYN icon
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
+$3.74M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.04M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.64M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.46M
5
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$2.45M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.32%
2 Healthcare 19.93%
3 Financials 12.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.9%
5 Industrials 8.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CAT icon
126
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$4.8M 0.11%
32,487
-420
-1% -$58.6K
RPM icon
127
RPM International
RPM
$13.8B
$4.79M 0.11%
62,468
+2,725
+5% +$198K
KMB icon
128
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$4.74M 0.11%
34,426
+481
+1% +$65.1K
BP icon
129
BP
BP
$114B
$4.67M 0.1%
123,605
-14,428
-10% -$548K
NWL icon
130
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$4.52M 0.1%
235,049
-22,650
-9% -$436K
FTSM icon
131
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
$6.51B
$4.49M 0.1%
74,671
+37,813
+103% +$2.27M
TIF
132
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$4.39M 0.1%
32,865
-20,765
-39% -$2.45M
TXN icon
133
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$4.26M 0.09%
33,204
-300
-0.9% -$37K
HAIN icon
134
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$44.4M
$4.24M 0.09%
163,235
-24,253
-13% -$580K
NEE icon
135
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$4.24M 0.09%
69,948
+716
+1% +$41.8K
EOG icon
136
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$4.22M 0.09%
50,346
-10,116
-17% -$741K
VGK icon
137
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.8B
$4.14M 0.09%
70,672
-4,479
-6% -$250K
MA icon
138
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$4.08M 0.09%
13,676
-620
-4% -$175K
ZBH icon
139
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$3.72M 0.08%
25,626
-736
-3% -$102K
MCO icon
140
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$3.62M 0.08%
15,235
+1,375
+10% +$306K
ICLR icon
141
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$3.6M 0.08%
20,914
-280
-1% -$43.2K
WBA
142
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$3.58M 0.08%
60,706
+1,284
+2% +$74K
ADI icon
143
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$3.51M 0.08%
29,569
+287
+1% +$32.3K
VWO icon
144
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$3.5M 0.08%
78,617
-3,367
-4% -$143K
BA icon
145
Boeing
BA
$175B
$3.44M 0.08%
10,565
+538
+5% +$190K
DXJ icon
146
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
$3.41M 0.08%
63,473
-4,243
-6% -$226K
PGR icon
147
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$3.33M 0.07%
46,047
-2,000
-4% -$144K
IWO icon
148
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$3.25M 0.07%
15,154
+550
+4% +$112K
LOW icon
149
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$3.18M 0.07%
26,558
+965
+4% +$110K
MORN icon
150
Morningstar
MORN
$7.34B
$3.18M 0.07%
20,997
-216
-1% -$33.2K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $4.49B, up 7.3% from $4.19B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 filing shows 13 new, 108 increased, 132 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K. The largest sale was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, an estimated $3.74M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2019 buy was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Ball Corp in Q4 2019, an estimated $12.3M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, cutting an estimated $3.74M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited SunTrust Banks, Inc. in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $1.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $4.49B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $4.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 17 Jan 2020.