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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
-5.91%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.92%
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

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
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 20.43%
2 Technology 14.22%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.84%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RBS.PRL.CL
151
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
$2.36M 0.08%
97,202
-7,500
-7% -$184K
BSV icon
152
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$2.32M 0.08%
28,846
-1,060
-4% -$85K
SPLS
153
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$2.3M 0.08%
196,150
-14,080
-7% -$198K
TIF
154
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.29M 0.08%
29,630
-150
-0.5% -$13.1K
LOW icon
155
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$2.26M 0.08%
32,779
-1,563
-5% -$107K
MJN
156
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$2.24M 0.07%
31,770
-1,539
-5% -$127K
PM icon
157
Philip Morris
PM
$297B
$2.03M 0.07%
25,643
-3
-0% -$247
VNO icon
158
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.41B
$1.95M 0.07%
26,685
-642
-2% -$48.4K
ICLR icon
159
Icon
ICLR
$12.6B
$1.92M 0.06%
+27,001
New +$2.03M
MAS icon
160
Masco
MAS
$14.1B
$1.92M 0.06%
76,107
-16,193
-18% -$416K
MCO icon
161
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$1.9M 0.06%
19,317
– –
LNT icon
162
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$1.84M 0.06%
62,900
– –
ITW icon
163
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$1.81M 0.06%
22,001
-350
-2% -$30.6K
DD icon
164
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$1.79M 0.06%
16,667
-395
-2% -$45.8K
PGR icon
165
Progressive
PGR
$123B
$1.79M 0.06%
58,420
-4,700
-7% -$142K
EV
166
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$1.78M 0.06%
53,170
-2,536
-5% -$93.3K
NOC icon
167
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.1B
$1.74M 0.06%
10,498
-800
-7% -$134K
MO icon
168
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$1.66M 0.06%
30,420
+1,200
+4% +$64.3K
VB icon
169
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$1.65M 0.06%
15,260
– –
EMC
170
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$1.63M 0.05%
67,410
-47,371
-41% -$1.2M
MUI
171
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$1.57M 0.05%
113,000
+2,000
+2% +$27.6K
DXJ icon
172
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.08B
$1.56M 0.05%
+32,140
New +$1.74M
NWN icon
173
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.06B
$1.56M 0.05%
34,006
-200
-0.6% -$8.79K
BA icon
174
Boeing
BA
$171B
$1.55M 0.05%
11,863
-109
-0.9% -$15.1K
TXN icon
175
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$1.55M 0.05%
31,256
-400
-1% -$19.5K
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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.