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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
+9.73%
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
$4.63B
AUM Growth
+$365M
Cap. Flow
-$86.7K
Cap. Flow %
-0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
30.8%
Holding
364
New
19
Increased
118
Reduced
144
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IGSB icon
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
+$4.59M
2
ECL icon
Ecolab
ECL
+$3.16M
3
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$3.06M
4
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$2.9M
5
AOS icon
A.O. Smith
AOS
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$12M
2
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$6.33M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$4.78M
4
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$3.38M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$2.43M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.75%
2 Healthcare 21.36%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.38%
4 Financials 9.86%
5 Consumer Staples 8.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AWK icon
126
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
$4.67M 0.1%
32,231
+705
+2% +$99.9K
COF icon
127
Capital One
COF
$129B
$4.35M 0.09%
60,511
-1,968
-3% -$132K
MA icon
128
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$4.35M 0.09%
12,848
+115
+0.9% +$37.4K
CAT icon
129
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$4.31M 0.09%
28,912
-662
-2% -$93K
PGR icon
130
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$4.14M 0.09%
43,747
-334
-0.8% -$30K
FTSM icon
131
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
$6.51B
$4.08M 0.09%
67,907
-1,560
-2% -$93.7K
ICLR icon
132
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$3.82M 0.08%
19,965
-145
-0.7% -$26.7K
VLO icon
133
Valero Energy
VLO
$92.6B
$3.67M 0.08%
84,841
-21,231
-20% -$1.11M
IAU icon
134
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$3.48M 0.08%
96,768
+417
+0.4% +$15.2K
AOS icon
135
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.24B
$3.38M 0.07%
64,073
+47,879
+296% +$2.39M
LOW icon
136
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$3.3M 0.07%
19,898
-203
-1% -$31.3K
DXJ icon
137
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
$3.24M 0.07%
66,108
+2,581
+4% +$124K
ADI icon
138
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$3.2M 0.07%
27,380
-1,633
-6% -$191K
IWO icon
139
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$3.14M 0.07%
14,180
-624
-4% -$137K
GE icon
140
GE Aerospace
GE
$368B
$3M 0.06%
96,698
-5,175
-5% -$168K
WFC icon
141
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
$2.92M 0.06%
124,173
-193,900
-61% -$4.78M
GILD icon
142
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$2.82M 0.06%
44,597
-597
-1% -$41.4K
NOC icon
143
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76B
$2.69M 0.06%
8,519
-62
-0.7% -$20.2K
VWO icon
144
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$2.69M 0.06%
62,135
-508
-0.8% -$22.1K
LNT icon
145
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.62M 0.06%
50,664
-2,500
-5% -$131K
QQQ icon
146
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$450B
$2.59M 0.06%
9,310
-343
-4% -$93K
PYPL icon
147
PayPal
PYPL
$49.3B
$2.58M 0.06%
13,111
-98
-0.7% -$18.5K
ZBH icon
148
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$2.46M 0.05%
18,625
-799
-4% -$104K
LMT icon
149
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$132B
$2.46M 0.05%
6,409
+807
+14% +$308K
SDY icon
150
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$21.8B
$2.25M 0.05%
24,379
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2020, Welch & Forbes held 364 positions worth $4.63B, up 8.5% from $4.27B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2020 filing shows 19 new, 118 increased, 144 reduced and 11 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF: 49,561 shares worth $961K. The largest sale was Apple, an estimated $12M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2020 buy was First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF: 49,561 shares worth $961K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in Q3 2020, an estimated $4.59M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $12M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited White Mountains Insurance in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $332K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $4.63B portfolio in Q3 2020.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 11 in Q3 2020.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.63B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 23 Oct 2020.