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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
-16.99%
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
$3.58B
AUM Growth
-$914M
Cap. Flow
-$55.6M
Cap. Flow %
-1.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
28.97%
Holding
362
New
11
Increased
86
Reduced
157
Closed
33

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$7.28M
2
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$5.23M
3
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$4.57M
4
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
+$4.05M
5
MDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
+$4.04M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$10.2M
2
COF icon
Capital One
COF
+$8.27M
3
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$7.02M
4
EXPD icon
Expeditors International
EXPD
+$5.29M
5
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$4.75M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.43%
2 Healthcare 21.91%
3 Financials 10.88%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.83%
5 Consumer Staples 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CAT icon
126
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$3.66M 0.1%
31,562
-925
-3% -$118K
VMW
127
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$3.57M 0.1%
+29,450
New +$4.05M
GILD icon
128
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$3.48M 0.1%
46,610
-29,868
-39% -$2.06M
AWK icon
129
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
$3.35M 0.09%
28,059
+3,198
+13% +$413K
PGR icon
130
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$3.35M 0.09%
45,347
-700
-2% -$54K
TXN icon
131
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$3.24M 0.09%
32,403
-801
-2% -$96.1K
COF icon
132
Capital One
COF
$129B
$3.08M 0.09%
61,165
-94,103
-61% -$8.27M
MA icon
133
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$3.06M 0.09%
12,654
-1,022
-7% -$304K
CVGW
134
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$3.02M 0.08%
52,278
-43,576
-45% -$3.08M
IAU icon
135
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$3.01M 0.08%
99,856
+3,175
+3% +$96K
CSL icon
136
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15B
$2.86M 0.08%
22,847
+7,097
+45% +$1.05M
ICLR icon
137
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ICLR
$12.8B
$2.82M 0.08%
20,764
-150
-0.7% -$24K
WBA
138
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$2.82M 0.08%
61,679
+973
+2% +$49.4K
BP icon
139
BP
BP
$114B
$2.73M 0.08%
111,783
-11,822
-10% -$382K
LNT icon
140
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.72M 0.08%
56,364
– –
DXJ icon
141
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
$2.68M 0.07%
63,567
+94
+0.1% +$4.62K
SVC
142
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$2.61M 0.07%
96,655
-41,139
-30% -$3.69M
ADI icon
143
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$2.6M 0.07%
29,064
-505
-2% -$55.2K
NOC icon
144
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76B
$2.6M 0.07%
8,581
+125
+1% +$43.5K
VWO icon
145
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$2.52M 0.07%
75,214
-3,403
-4% -$139K
IWO icon
146
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$2.5M 0.07%
15,804
+650
+4% +$129K
NWL icon
147
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$2.43M 0.07%
182,880
-52,169
-22% -$898K
ITW icon
148
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$2.4M 0.07%
16,886
-150
-0.9% -$25.5K
LOW icon
149
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$2.23M 0.06%
25,851
-707
-3% -$77.3K
ZBH icon
150
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$2.15M 0.06%
21,918
-3,708
-14% -$486K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2020, Welch & Forbes held 362 positions worth $3.58B, down 20% from $4.49B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2020 filing shows 11 new, 86 increased, 157 reduced and 33 closed positions. Its largest new stake was VMware, Inc: 29,450 shares worth $3.57M. The largest sale was Wells Fargo, an estimated $10.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2020 buy was VMware, Inc: 29,450 shares worth $3.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Watsco Inc in Q1 2020, an estimated $7.28M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $10.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $1.59M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $3.58B portfolio in Q1 2020.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 11 new positions and closed 33 in Q1 2020.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $3.58B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 17 Apr 2020.