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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
+5.79%
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
$3.49B
AUM Growth
+$152M
Cap. Flow
-$14M
Cap. Flow %
-0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.41%
Holding
361
New
18
Increased
147
Reduced
147
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BEN icon
Franklin Resources
BEN
+$7.71M
2
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$6.82M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$5.09M
4
AMP icon
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
+$4.33M
5
IAU icon
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
+$1.74M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LLTC
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
+$8.75M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$7.3M
3
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$5.62M
4
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$5.44M
5
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$4.24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.72%
2 Technology 15.24%
3 Industrials 10.94%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NOC icon
151
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.1B
$2.45M 0.07%
10,292
-934
-8% -$222K
LNT icon
152
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.44M 0.07%
61,712
+12
+0% +$460
CI icon
153
Cigna
CI
$73.7B
$2.41M 0.07%
16,469
+33
+0.2% +$4.86K
LOW icon
154
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$2.4M 0.07%
29,203
-2,639
-8% -$202K
AMZN icon
155
Amazon
AMZN
$2.92T
$2.28M 0.07%
51,440
+2,500
+5% +$104K
EEM icon
156
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.8B
$2.26M 0.06%
57,490
-3,361
-6% -$128K
EV
157
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$2.21M 0.06%
49,102
– –
NEE icon
158
NextEra Energy
NEE
$181B
$2.16M 0.06%
67,280
-5,496
-8% -$173K
PGR icon
159
Progressive
PGR
$123B
$2.15M 0.06%
54,947
+17
+0% +$649
BA icon
160
Boeing
BA
$171B
$2.08M 0.06%
11,744
+88
+0.8% +$15K
MO icon
161
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$2.07M 0.06%
28,951
-446
-2% -$32.3K
NVIV
162
DELISTED
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp
NVIV
$2.06M 0.06%
27
-11
-29% -$889K
MCO icon
163
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$2.01M 0.06%
17,946
-382
-2% -$41K
IWO icon
164
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.3B
$1.95M 0.06%
12,080
+3,000
+33% +$476K
CAH icon
165
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.9B
$1.95M 0.06%
23,944
+3,488
+17% +$275K
ICLR icon
166
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ICLR
$12.6B
$1.95M 0.06%
24,445
-500
-2% -$40.9K
VNO icon
167
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.41B
$1.93M 0.06%
23,762
-240
-1% -$20.5K
TMO icon
168
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$1.86M 0.05%
12,114
-334
-3% -$51K
VAR
169
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.85M 0.05%
20,267
-2,764
-12% -$231K
EFA icon
170
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$1.83M 0.05%
29,409
-5,394
-15% -$326K
DVY icon
171
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$1.79M 0.05%
19,665
+1,780
+10% +$161K
VOO icon
172
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$979B
$1.77M 0.05%
8,200
+6,800
+486% +$1.45M
BNS icon
173
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$1.72M 0.05%
29,372
-8,060
-22% -$479K
STI
174
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.51M 0.04%
27,380
-4,258
-13% -$244K
IJH icon
175
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$1.43M 0.04%
41,740
+33,900
+432% +$1.15M
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $3.49B, up 4.5% from $3.34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2017 filing shows 18 new, 147 increased, 147 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF: 11,269 shares worth $1.3M. The largest sale was Linear Technology Corp, an estimated $8.75M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2017 buy was iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF: 11,269 shares worth $1.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Franklin Resources in Q1 2017, an estimated $7.71M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $5.62M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Linear Technology Corp in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $8.75M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.49B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 14 in Q1 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $3.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 27 Apr 2017.