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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
+3.55%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$70.4M
Cap. Flow
-$20.4M
Cap. Flow %
-0.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.93%
Holding
360
New
17
Increased
105
Reduced
134
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$5.24M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$2.36M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$2.23M
4
EMLP icon
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
+$2.15M
5
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$1.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$14.2M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$12M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.87M
4
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.85M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.72M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.56%
2 Technology 14.01%
3 Industrials 11.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.54%
5 Consumer Staples 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DXJ icon
151
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.07B
$2.19M 0.07%
56,505
+6,505
+13% +$274K
VNO icon
152
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.45B
$2.11M 0.06%
26,119
-376
-1% -$29.1K
CI icon
153
Cigna
CI
$74.8B
$2.1M 0.06%
16,436
-4,000
-20% -$528K
TXN icon
154
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$2.09M 0.06%
33,421
-660
-2% -$39.2K
DD icon
155
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
$2.07M 0.06%
16,441
-230
-1% -$30.3K
MO icon
156
Altria Group
MO
$116B
$2.04M 0.06%
29,657
-1,096
-4% -$70.2K
APA icon
157
APA Corp
APA
$12.9B
$2.03M 0.06%
36,392
-7,838
-18% -$426K
EFA icon
158
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$2.02M 0.06%
36,165
-26
-0.1% -$1.5K
BNS icon
159
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$1.97M 0.06%
40,095
-3,359
-8% -$165K
NWN icon
160
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.08B
$1.9M 0.06%
29,332
-500
-2% -$27.9K
PGR icon
161
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$1.89M 0.06%
56,430
-1,610
-3% -$53.3K
CPB icon
162
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.58B
$1.86M 0.06%
27,953
– –
TIF
163
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$1.81M 0.06%
29,920
-1,600
-5% -$106K
AKAM icon
164
Akamai
AKAM
$16.6B
$1.8M 0.05%
32,110
-5,175
-14% -$272K
MCO icon
165
Moody's
MCO
$82.7B
$1.78M 0.05%
19,041
-276
-1% -$26.7K
VWO icon
166
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$120B
$1.78M 0.05%
50,628
-1,637
-3% -$55.9K
ICLR icon
167
Icon
ICLR
$12.7B
$1.77M 0.05%
25,295
-356
-1% -$24.4K
EV
168
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$1.74M 0.05%
49,102
-400
-0.8% -$14K
TMO icon
169
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$212B
$1.69M 0.05%
11,403
-200
-2% -$29.5K
VB icon
170
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.4B
$1.68M 0.05%
14,505
– –
VAR
171
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.68M 0.05%
23,225
– –
BA icon
172
Boeing
BA
$169B
$1.51M 0.05%
11,629
– –
DNB
173
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.5M 0.05%
12,321
– –
ADI icon
174
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$1.42M 0.04%
24,995
-50
-0.2% -$2.86K
B
175
Barrick Mining
B
$61.7B
$1.31M 0.04%
61,359
+1,334
+2% +$23.8K
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7
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.28B, up 2.2% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 filing shows 17 new, 105 increased, 134 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M. The largest sale was Chubb, an estimated $14.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2016 buy was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2016, an estimated $2.36M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $3.72M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 17 new positions and closed 23 in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 2 Aug 2016.