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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
+8.31%
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
$4.2B
AUM Growth
+$328M
Cap. Flow
+$33.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.33%
Holding
372
New
13
Increased
69
Reduced
176
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$43.3M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$11.3M
3
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$11.1M
4
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.37M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.85M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BUD icon
AB InBev
BUD
+$6.48M
2
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.1M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$2.81M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$2.19M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$2.07M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.65%
2 Technology 18.71%
3 Financials 12.26%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.7%
5 Industrials 9.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CI icon
151
Cigna
CI
$76.1B
$3.04M 0.07%
14,604
-175
-1% -$32.4K
NOC icon
152
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76B
$2.95M 0.07%
9,288
-217
-2% -$66.1K
MA icon
153
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$2.87M 0.07%
12,870
+215
+2% +$44.9K
ADI icon
154
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$2.85M 0.07%
30,857
-708
-2% -$68K
NEE icon
155
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$2.85M 0.07%
68,076
+276
+0.4% +$11.7K
MORN icon
156
Morningstar
MORN
$7.34B
$2.85M 0.07%
22,621
-900
-4% -$121K
EEM icon
157
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.6B
$2.78M 0.07%
64,822
-750
-1% -$32.4K
BKLN icon
158
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$2.72M 0.06%
117,285
-6,600
-5% -$152K
LOW icon
159
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$2.68M 0.06%
23,341
+26
+0.1% +$2.71K
RPM icon
160
RPM International
RPM
$13.8B
$2.53M 0.06%
39,018
+19,245
+97% +$1.24M
BABA icon
161
Alibaba
BABA
$279B
$2.52M 0.06%
15,321
-205
-1% -$36.3K
BIIB icon
162
Biogen
BIIB
$30.7B
$2.47M 0.06%
6,983
-957
-12% -$329K
LNT icon
163
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.42M 0.06%
56,900
-3,800
-6% -$163K
MCO icon
164
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$2.4M 0.06%
14,338
-710
-5% -$125K
BSV icon
165
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$2.34M 0.06%
29,954
-160
-0.5% -$12.5K
ITW icon
166
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$2.33M 0.06%
16,521
-686
-4% -$96.7K
EFA icon
167
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$2.29M 0.05%
33,740
+259
+0.8% +$17.5K
IAU icon
168
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$2.2M 0.05%
96,071
-1,500
-2% -$34.9K
VOO icon
169
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$972B
$2.19M 0.05%
8,200
– –
DVY icon
170
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$2.19M 0.05%
21,945
+250
+1% +$25.1K
HON icon
171
Honeywell
HON
$76.7B
$2.04M 0.05%
13,547
+548
+4% +$77.7K
MAS icon
172
Masco
MAS
$14.2B
$1.99M 0.05%
54,282
-1,000
-2% -$38.5K
STI
173
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.78M 0.04%
26,648
– –
XRAY icon
174
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.75B
$1.76M 0.04%
46,631
-11,036
-19% -$460K
VAR
175
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.75M 0.04%
15,673
-600
-4% -$67.9K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Welch & Forbes held 372 positions worth $4.2B, up 8.5% from $3.87B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2018 filing shows 13 new, 69 increased, 176 reduced and 12 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M. The largest sale was AB InBev, an estimated $6.48M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2018 buy was Chubb: 320,359 shares worth $42.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to AT&T in Q3 2018, an estimated $3.37M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was AB InBev, cutting an estimated $6.48M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Johnson Controls International in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $981K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $4.2B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 12 in Q3 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.2B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 17 Oct 2018.