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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
+2.92%
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
$4.19B
AUM Growth
+$82.5M
Cap. Flow
-$16M
Cap. Flow %
-0.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.27%
Holding
357
New
12
Increased
103
Reduced
137
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$5.5M
2
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$4.23M
3
IWM icon
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
+$2.72M
4
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$1.81M
5
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$1.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MIDD icon
Middleby
MIDD
+$5.77M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$4.37M
3
STT icon
State Street
STT
+$3.95M
4
VSS icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
+$2.54M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$2.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.8%
2 Technology 19.23%
3 Financials 12.25%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.23%
5 Consumer Staples 8.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MCO icon
151
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$2.84M 0.07%
13,860
-8
-0.1% -$1.68K
IWO icon
152
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$2.81M 0.07%
14,604
+105
+0.7% +$20.8K
LOW icon
153
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$2.81M 0.07%
25,593
+575
+2% +$60.7K
IAU icon
154
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$2.69M 0.06%
95,549
+1,846
+2% +$52.1K
ITW icon
155
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$2.68M 0.06%
17,121
+164
+1% +$24.9K
AWK icon
156
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
$2.67M 0.06%
21,520
+6,555
+44% +$791K
SDY icon
157
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$21.8B
$2.54M 0.06%
24,794
+2,246
+10% +$226K
FTSM icon
158
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
$6.51B
$2.21M 0.05%
36,858
+14,614
+66% +$879K
EEM icon
159
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.6B
$2.2M 0.05%
53,777
-3,740
-7% -$154K
CSL icon
160
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15B
$2.19M 0.05%
15,035
+8,900
+145% +$1.25M
NKE icon
161
Nike
NKE
$62.7B
$2.17M 0.05%
23,076
+765
+3% +$65.6K
SRCL
162
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$2.02M 0.05%
39,712
-200
-0.5% -$9.3K
EFA icon
163
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$1.93M 0.05%
29,503
-2,395
-8% -$154K
DD icon
164
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$1.84M 0.04%
+20,585
New +$1.81M
HON icon
165
Honeywell
HON
$76.7B
$1.83M 0.04%
11,507
+190
+2% +$30.2K
CI icon
166
Cigna
CI
$76.1B
$1.81M 0.04%
11,941
-3,150
-21% -$513K
VAR
167
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.79M 0.04%
15,001
– –
AMT icon
168
American Tower
AMT
$81.3B
$1.75M 0.04%
7,933
+600
+8% +$131K
BSV icon
169
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$1.74M 0.04%
21,495
-205
-0.9% -$16.5K
LMT icon
170
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$132B
$1.73M 0.04%
4,441
+219
+5% +$82.4K
MUI
171
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$1.73M 0.04%
122,150
-5,000
-4% -$71.6K
MRSH
172
Marsh
MRSH
$91.4B
$1.73M 0.04%
17,300
– –
DVY icon
173
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$1.72M 0.04%
16,840
+1,070
+7% +$107K
MAS icon
174
Masco
MAS
$14.2B
$1.7M 0.04%
40,888
-2,000
-5% -$80.2K
PM icon
175
Philip Morris
PM
$299B
$1.61M 0.04%
21,159
+480
+2% +$38K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, Welch & Forbes held 357 positions worth $4.19B, up 2% from $4.11B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 26% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2019 filing shows 12 new, 103 increased, 137 reduced and 9 closed positions. Its largest new stake was DuPont de Nemours: 20,585 shares worth $1.84M. The largest sale was Middleby, an estimated $5.77M.

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 2019 buy was DuPont de Nemours: 20,585 shares worth $1.84M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Microsoft in Q3 2019, an estimated $5.5M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Middleby, cutting an estimated $5.77M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Anadarko Petroleum in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $2.09M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 26% of its $4.19B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 12 new positions and closed 9 in Q3 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2% quarter-over-quarter to $4.19B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 11 Oct 2019.