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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
+14.79%
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
$3.99B
AUM Growth
+$439M
Cap. Flow
-$55.3M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.31%
Holding
354
New
15
Increased
69
Reduced
174
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$13.5M
2
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$9.23M
3
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$4.23M
4
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$3.68M
5
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$8.28M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.9M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.42M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$3.05M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$2.91M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.55%
2 Technology 18.81%
3 Financials 11.93%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.46%
5 Industrials 8.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ACN icon
151
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$2.86M 0.07%
16,254
+12,477
+330% +$1.96M
LOW icon
152
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$2.83M 0.07%
25,827
+239
+0.9% +$23.9K
MORN icon
153
Morningstar
MORN
$7.34B
$2.79M 0.07%
22,171
– –
CF icon
154
CF Industries
CF
$19.3B
$2.72M 0.07%
66,617
-3,025
-4% -$128K
LNT icon
155
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.68M 0.07%
56,900
– –
EEM icon
156
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.6B
$2.62M 0.07%
61,012
-350
-0.6% -$14.7K
CI icon
157
Cigna
CI
$76.1B
$2.58M 0.06%
16,035
-34
-0.2% -$6.21K
MCO icon
158
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$2.56M 0.06%
14,138
-200
-1% -$32.9K
AGN
159
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$2.52M 0.06%
17,183
-3,366
-16% -$488K
ITW icon
160
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$2.5M 0.06%
17,407
+5
+0% +$692
SRCL
161
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$2.38M 0.06%
43,803
-13,485
-24% -$610K
IAU icon
162
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$2.32M 0.06%
93,563
-1,208
-1% -$30.2K
NOC icon
163
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76B
$2.29M 0.06%
8,481
-419
-5% -$114K
NOV icon
164
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$2.18M 0.05%
81,750
-500
-0.6% -$14.2K
EFA icon
165
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$2.17M 0.05%
33,389
+674
+2% +$42.5K
VOO icon
166
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$972B
$2.13M 0.05%
8,200
– –
VAR
167
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$2.13M 0.05%
15,001
– –
PM icon
168
Philip Morris
PM
$299B
$2.02M 0.05%
22,828
-730
-3% -$58.8K
MAS icon
169
Masco
MAS
$14.2B
$1.93M 0.05%
48,971
+16
+0% +$571
BSV icon
170
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$1.92M 0.05%
24,164
-3,525
-13% -$278K
DVY icon
171
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$1.78M 0.04%
18,155
-505
-3% -$48.4K
HON icon
172
Honeywell
HON
$76.7B
$1.76M 0.04%
11,752
-1,183
-9% -$165K
MUI
173
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$1.75M 0.04%
127,150
– –
OZK icon
174
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.57B
$1.75M 0.04%
60,233
+34,254
+132% +$1.04M
APC
175
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$1.74M 0.04%
38,277
-34,157
-47% -$1.55M
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.99B, up 12% from $3.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 filing shows 15 new, 69 increased, 174 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M. The largest sale was Celgene Corp, an estimated $8.28M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2019 buy was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Watsco Inc in Q1 2019, an estimated $4.23M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Celgene Corp, cutting an estimated $8.28M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Dun & Bradstreet in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $1.42M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $3.99B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 15 new positions and closed 7 in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $3.99B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 29 Apr 2019.