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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
+2.61%
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
$3.21B
AUM Growth
+$94.5M
Cap. Flow
+$32.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
365
New
35
Increased
98
Reduced
165
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$13.7M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.07M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$8.39M
4
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$6.88M
5
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$6.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTCT
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
+$5.6M
2
STT icon
State Street
STT
+$5.19M
3
NVS icon
Novartis
NVS
+$3.76M
4
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$3.58M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.15M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.8%
2 Technology 14.57%
3 Industrials 12.06%
4 Financials 10.04%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DXJ icon
151
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.08B
$2.19M 0.07%
50,000
+5,445
+12% +$240K
NEE icon
152
NextEra Energy
NEE
$181B
$2.17M 0.07%
73,216
+3,500
+5% +$98.2K
APA icon
153
APA Corp
APA
$13.2B
$2.16M 0.07%
44,230
-570
-1% -$23.7K
DD icon
154
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$2.15M 0.07%
16,671
-10
-0.1% -$1.2K
BNS icon
155
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$2.08M 0.06%
43,454
-1,676
-4% -$68.6K
AKAM icon
156
Akamai
AKAM
$16.7B
$2.07M 0.06%
37,285
-11,250
-23% -$572K
EFA icon
157
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$2.07M 0.06%
36,191
-9,587
-21% -$528K
SLCA
158
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$2.06M 0.06%
90,425
-2,000
-2% -$37.1K
PGR icon
159
Progressive
PGR
$123B
$2.04M 0.06%
58,040
-1,000
-2% -$32K
VNO icon
160
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.41B
$2.02M 0.06%
26,495
-190
-0.7% -$13.8K
NOC icon
161
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.1B
$2.02M 0.06%
10,198
-200
-2% -$37.8K
TXN icon
162
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$1.96M 0.06%
34,081
+3,332
+11% +$177K
MO icon
163
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$1.93M 0.06%
30,753
-300
-1% -$18.1K
ICLR icon
164
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ICLR
$12.6B
$1.93M 0.06%
+25,651
New +$1.8M
MCO icon
165
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$1.86M 0.06%
19,317
– –
VWO icon
166
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$1.81M 0.06%
52,265
-32,644
-38% -$1.02M
CPB icon
167
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.55B
$1.78M 0.06%
27,953
-1,500
-5% -$88.2K
EOG icon
168
EOG Resources
EOG
$79.2B
$1.78M 0.06%
24,563
+8,914
+57% +$616K
EV
169
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$1.66M 0.05%
49,502
-5,400
-10% -$161K
TMO icon
170
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$1.64M 0.05%
11,603
+262
+2% +$35.1K
VAR
171
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.63M 0.05%
23,225
-479
-2% -$32.5K
VB icon
172
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$1.62M 0.05%
14,505
-1,566
-10% -$162K
NWN icon
173
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.06B
$1.61M 0.05%
29,832
-3,374
-10% -$174K
ADI icon
174
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$1.48M 0.05%
25,045
+2,276
+10% +$122K
BA icon
175
Boeing
BA
$171B
$1.48M 0.05%
11,629
-486
-4% -$60.3K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Welch & Forbes held 365 positions worth $3.21B, up 3% from $3.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 filing shows 35 new, 98 increased, 165 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M. The largest sale was CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM, an estimated $5.6M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2016 buy was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to GSK in Q1 2016, an estimated $6.88M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was State Street, cutting an estimated $5.19M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $5.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.21B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 35 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.21B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 5 May 2016.