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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B Turnover 9.09%
1-Year Est. Return 17.62%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-5.91%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.93%
AUM
$3B
AUM Growth
-$218M
Cap. Flow
+$9.24M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
351
New
19
Increased
96
Reduced
154
Closed
24
Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.7 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.24M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.26M
3
SVC
Service Properties Trust
SVC
+$7.01M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.06M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$3.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.7M
2
PX icon
Praxair Inc
PX
+$8.06M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.51M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$3.79M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.26M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.49%
2 Technology 14.23%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
RBS.PRL.CL
151
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.36M 0.08%
97,202
-7,500
-7% -$184K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BSV icon
152
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$45.5B
$2.32M 0.08%
28,846
-1,060
-4% -$85K
2014 Q1
6 quarters
SPLS icon
153
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$2.3M 0.08%
196,150
-14,080
-7% -$198K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TIF
154
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.29M 0.08%
29,630
-150
-0.5% -$13.1K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
LOW icon
155
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$110B
$2.26M 0.08%
32,779
-1,563
-5% -$107K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MJN
156
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$2.24M 0.07%
31,770
-1,539
-5% -$127K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PM icon
157
Philip Morris
PM
$318B
$2.03M 0.07%
25,643
-3
-0% -$247
2013 Q2
9 quarters
VNO icon
158
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$6.16B
$1.95M 0.07%
26,685
-642
-2% -$48.4K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ICLR icon
159
Icon
ICLR
$13.1B
$1.92M 0.06%
+27,001
New +$2.03M
2015 Q3
0 quarters
MAS icon
160
Masco
MAS
$14.3B
$1.92M 0.06%
76,107
-16,193
-18% -$416K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MCO icon
161
Moody's
MCO
$83.2B
$1.9M 0.06%
19,317
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
LNT icon
162
Alliant Energy
LNT
$17.6B
$1.84M 0.06%
62,900
– –
2014 Q3
4 quarters
ITW icon
163
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.4B
$1.81M 0.06%
22,001
-350
-2% -$30.6K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
DD icon
164
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$17.6B
$1.79M 0.06%
16,667
-395
-2% -$45.8K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PGR icon
165
Progressive
PGR
$125B
$1.79M 0.06%
58,420
-4,700
-7% -$142K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
EV icon
166
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$1.78M 0.06%
53,170
-2,536
-5% -$93.3K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
NOC icon
167
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$72.8B
$1.74M 0.06%
10,498
-800
-7% -$134K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MO icon
168
Altria Group
MO
$125B
$1.66M 0.06%
30,420
+1,200
+4% +$64.3K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
VB icon
169
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$76.7B
$1.65M 0.06%
15,260
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
EMC icon
170
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$1.63M 0.05%
67,410
-47,371
-41% -$1.2M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MUI icon
171
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$1.57M 0.05%
113,000
+2,000
+2% +$27.6K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
DXJ icon
172
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$2.35B
$1.56M 0.05%
+96,420
New +$1.74M
2015 Q3
0 quarters
NWN icon
173
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.07B
$1.56M 0.05%
34,006
-200
-0.6% -$8.79K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BA icon
174
Boeing
BA
$149B
$1.55M 0.05%
11,863
-109
-0.9% -$15.1K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TXN icon
175
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$1.55M 0.05%
31,256
-400
-1% -$19.5K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
5 6
7
8 9

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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Welch & Forbes held 351 positions worth $3B, down 6.8% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 filing shows 19 new, 96 increased, 154 reduced and 24 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $10.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Service Properties Trust in Q3 2015, an estimated $7.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $540K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 24 in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.