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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
+4.75%
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
$3.8B
AUM Growth
+$221M
Cap. Flow
+$68M
Cap. Flow %
1.79%
Top 10 Hldgs %
21.78%
Holding
354
New
11
Increased
90
Reduced
155
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$39.4M
2
MDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
+$17.2M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$12.8M
4
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$6.34M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$4.58M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$6.35M
2
DD
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
+$4.36M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$4.09M
4
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$3.46M
5
RBS.PRL.CL
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc
RBS.PRL.CL
+$2.46M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.7%
2 Technology 15.68%
3 Financials 12.33%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MORN icon
151
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$2.72M 0.07%
31,990
-8,700
-21% -$709K
EEM icon
152
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.8B
$2.69M 0.07%
60,026
+1,850
+3% +$81.4K
PM icon
153
Philip Morris
PM
$297B
$2.63M 0.07%
23,706
+649
+3% +$75.5K
PGR icon
154
Progressive
PGR
$123B
$2.6M 0.07%
53,797
– –
ITW icon
155
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$2.59M 0.07%
17,516
-200
-1% -$28.4K
LNT icon
156
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.56M 0.07%
61,700
– –
MCO icon
157
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$2.45M 0.06%
17,624
-316
-2% -$41.5K
IAU icon
158
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
$2.43M 0.06%
98,683
+825
+0.8% +$20.3K
NOV icon
159
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$2.4M 0.06%
67,250
-7,860
-10% -$257K
BIIB icon
160
Biogen
BIIB
$30B
$2.4M 0.06%
7,666
-233
-3% -$69K
NEE icon
161
NextEra Energy
NEE
$181B
$2.38M 0.06%
65,016
-2,000
-3% -$73.3K
TMO icon
162
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$2.3M 0.06%
12,148
– –
IWO icon
163
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.3B
$2.24M 0.06%
12,530
+330
+3% +$56.1K
EFA icon
164
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$2.24M 0.06%
32,714
+3,165
+11% +$212K
BABA icon
165
Alibaba
BABA
$293B
$2.22M 0.06%
12,860
+900
+8% +$146K
DVY icon
166
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$2.21M 0.06%
23,570
+3,485
+17% +$322K
CAH icon
167
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.9B
$2.19M 0.06%
32,691
+3,450
+12% +$244K
AMZN icon
168
Amazon
AMZN
$2.92T
$2.17M 0.06%
45,220
+400
+0.9% +$19.6K
MO icon
169
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$2.03M 0.05%
32,060
+1,377
+4% +$91.8K
VAR
170
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.94M 0.05%
19,372
-822
-4% -$84.4K
VOO icon
171
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$979B
$1.89M 0.05%
8,200
– –
VGK icon
172
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.7B
$1.86M 0.05%
31,965
+9,280
+41% +$527K
LOW icon
173
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$1.75M 0.05%
21,850
-4,967
-19% -$380K
IJH icon
174
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$1.64M 0.04%
45,695
+2,055
+5% +$71.6K
STI
175
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.6M 0.04%
26,812
-550
-2% -$31.1K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.8B, up 6.2% from $3.58B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2017 filing shows 11 new, 90 increased, 155 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 272,408 shares worth $38.8M. The largest sale was IBM, an estimated $6.35M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2017 buy was Chubb: 272,408 shares worth $38.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust in Q3 2017, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was IBM, cutting an estimated $6.35M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Du Pont De Nemours E I in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $4.36M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.8B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 11 new positions and closed 22 in Q3 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.8B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.