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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
-1.2%
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
$3.88B
AUM Growth
+$134M
Cap. Flow
+$219M
Cap. Flow %
5.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.53%
Holding
368
New
30
Increased
108
Reduced
154
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$51M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$44M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$37.6M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$31M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$10M
2
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$6.32M
3
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$4.84M
4
HEDJ icon
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
+$4.74M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$4.59M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.2%
2 Technology 17.48%
3 Financials 12.88%
4 Industrials 9.97%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ADI icon
151
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$3.09M 0.08%
33,945
+2,195
+7% +$200K
XRAY icon
152
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.75B
$2.91M 0.08%
57,855
-431
-0.7% -$25.4K
NOV icon
153
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$2.88M 0.07%
78,250
+14,100
+22% +$517K
MAS icon
154
Masco
MAS
$14.2B
$2.87M 0.07%
70,957
-100
-0.1% -$4.29K
NEE icon
155
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$2.81M 0.07%
68,744
+5,124
+8% +$198K
BABA icon
156
Alibaba
BABA
$279B
$2.78M 0.07%
15,161
+1,961
+15% +$369K
ICLR icon
157
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ICLR
$12.8B
$2.75M 0.07%
+23,250
New +$2.67M
ITW icon
158
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$2.69M 0.07%
17,147
-30
-0.2% -$4.98K
OZK icon
159
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.57B
$2.68M 0.07%
55,475
+16,460
+42% +$833K
MCO icon
160
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$2.65M 0.07%
16,418
-71
-0.4% -$11.5K
EFA icon
161
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$2.51M 0.06%
36,028
+1,662
+5% +$119K
IAU icon
162
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$2.5M 0.06%
98,071
-250
-0.3% -$6.38K
TMO icon
163
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$2.49M 0.06%
12,042
-11
-0.1% -$2.31K
LNT icon
164
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.48M 0.06%
60,700
– –
MORN icon
165
Morningstar
MORN
$7.34B
$2.48M 0.06%
25,971
-1,650
-6% -$159K
CI icon
166
Cigna
CI
$76.1B
$2.48M 0.06%
14,779
-1,062
-7% -$206K
IWO icon
167
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$2.42M 0.06%
12,718
+172
+1% +$33K
BSV icon
168
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$2.37M 0.06%
30,164
-6,562
-18% -$516K
ADBE icon
169
Adobe
ADBE
$98.5B
$2.31M 0.06%
+10,669
New +$2.17M
VAR
170
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$2.3M 0.06%
18,722
-215
-1% -$25.6K
NWL icon
171
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$2.26M 0.06%
88,504
+600
+0.7% +$17K
PM icon
172
Philip Morris
PM
$299B
$2.23M 0.06%
22,418
-637
-3% -$66.3K
MA icon
173
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$2.2M 0.06%
12,565
+10,107
+411% +$1.73M
BIIB icon
174
Biogen
BIIB
$30.7B
$2.16M 0.06%
7,884
+641
+9% +$199K
LOW icon
175
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$2.05M 0.05%
23,354
+2,117
+10% +$200K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Welch & Forbes held 368 positions worth $3.88B, up 3.6% from $3.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $219M of net new capital in Q1 2018, opening 30 new positions and adding to 108 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $6.32M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2018 buy was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q1 2018, an estimated $8.9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $6.32M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Easterly Acquisition Corp in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.88B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 30 new positions and closed 12 in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $3.88B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 12 Apr 2018.