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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VNO icon
151
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.41B
$2.16M 0.07%
26,685
– –
ITW icon
152
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$2.14M 0.07%
23,051
+1,050
+5% +$95.3K
APA icon
153
APA Corp
APA
$13.2B
$1.99M 0.06%
44,800
-17,060
-28% -$795K
NOC icon
154
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.1B
$1.96M 0.06%
10,398
-100
-1% -$18.3K
MCO icon
155
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$1.94M 0.06%
19,317
– –
LNT icon
156
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$1.93M 0.06%
61,700
-1,200
-2% -$36.1K
PGR icon
157
Progressive
PGR
$123B
$1.88M 0.06%
59,040
+620
+1% +$19.7K
NEE icon
158
NextEra Energy
NEE
$181B
$1.81M 0.06%
69,716
+6,612
+10% +$167K
MO icon
159
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$1.81M 0.06%
31,053
+633
+2% +$36.7K
BNS icon
160
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$1.78M 0.06%
45,130
-33,269
-42% -$1.44M
EV
161
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$1.78M 0.06%
54,902
+1,732
+3% +$60.7K
VB icon
162
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$1.78M 0.06%
16,071
+811
+5% +$91.9K
BA icon
163
Boeing
BA
$171B
$1.75M 0.06%
12,115
+252
+2% +$36.3K
SLCA
164
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.73M 0.06%
92,425
-3,550
-4% -$66.4K
TXN icon
165
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$1.69M 0.05%
30,749
-507
-2% -$28.3K
NWN icon
166
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.06B
$1.68M 0.05%
33,206
-800
-2% -$38.5K
VAR
167
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.68M 0.05%
23,704
+1,483
+7% +$102K
ESRX
168
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$1.67M 0.05%
19,108
+4,080
+27% +$349K
TMO icon
169
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$1.61M 0.05%
11,341
-1,221
-10% -$163K
MUI
170
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$1.6M 0.05%
113,000
– –
IWO icon
171
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.3B
$1.56M 0.05%
11,217
+747
+7% +$106K
CPB icon
172
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.55B
$1.55M 0.05%
29,453
– –
MPC icon
173
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$92.4B
$1.46M 0.05%
28,174
-200
-0.7% -$10.5K
CVE icon
174
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$55.7B
$1.44M 0.05%
114,194
-108,918
-49% -$1.61M
CDK
175
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$1.38M 0.04%
29,021
+1,215
+4% +$59K
5 6
7
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.