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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
+7.91%
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
$4.49B
AUM Growth
+$304M
Cap. Flow
+$3.28M
Cap. Flow %
0.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.84%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
108
Reduced
132
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$12.3M
2
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$8.32M
3
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$4.06M
4
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$3.06M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$3.04M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KYN icon
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
+$3.74M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.04M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.64M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.46M
5
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$2.45M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.32%
2 Healthcare 19.93%
3 Financials 12.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.9%
5 Industrials 8.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LNT icon
151
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$3.08M 0.07%
56,364
-536
-0.9% -$28.5K
ITW icon
152
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$3.06M 0.07%
17,036
-85
-0.5% -$14.4K
AWK icon
153
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
$3.05M 0.07%
24,861
+3,341
+16% +$405K
BUD icon
154
AB InBev
BUD
$166B
$2.96M 0.07%
36,086
-1,484
-4% -$124K
NOC icon
155
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76B
$2.91M 0.06%
8,456
– –
IAU icon
156
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$2.8M 0.06%
96,681
+1,132
+1% +$32.1K
SDY icon
157
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$21.8B
$2.67M 0.06%
24,794
– –
NKE icon
158
Nike
NKE
$62.7B
$2.59M 0.06%
25,548
+2,472
+11% +$233K
CF icon
159
CF Industries
CF
$19.3B
$2.56M 0.06%
53,567
-11,450
-18% -$536K
CSL icon
160
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15B
$2.55M 0.06%
15,750
+715
+5% +$110K
SRCL
161
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$2.44M 0.05%
38,212
-1,500
-4% -$88.7K
CI icon
162
Cigna
CI
$76.1B
$2.43M 0.05%
11,901
-40
-0.3% -$7.33K
EFA icon
163
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$2.32M 0.05%
33,470
+3,967
+13% +$268K
JWN
164
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$2.23M 0.05%
54,520
+10,270
+23% +$380K
EEM icon
165
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.6B
$2.19M 0.05%
48,727
-5,050
-9% -$217K
VAR
166
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$2.13M 0.05%
15,001
– –
IJH icon
167
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$2.12M 0.05%
51,430
+12,395
+32% +$491K
HON icon
168
Honeywell
HON
$76.7B
$2.04M 0.05%
12,221
+714
+6% +$117K
LMT icon
169
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$132B
$1.98M 0.04%
5,077
+636
+14% +$244K
MAS icon
170
Masco
MAS
$14.2B
$1.96M 0.04%
40,888
– –
DVY icon
171
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$1.96M 0.04%
18,505
+1,665
+10% +$171K
PM icon
172
Philip Morris
PM
$299B
$1.94M 0.04%
22,831
+1,672
+8% +$138K
AMT icon
173
American Tower
AMT
$81.3B
$1.89M 0.04%
8,221
+288
+4% +$62.7K
QQQ icon
174
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$450B
$1.8M 0.04%
8,478
-20
-0.2% -$4K
MRSH
175
Marsh
MRSH
$91.4B
$1.78M 0.04%
16,000
-1,300
-8% -$136K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $4.49B, up 7.3% from $4.19B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 filing shows 13 new, 108 increased, 132 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K. The largest sale was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, an estimated $3.74M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2019 buy was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Ball Corp in Q4 2019, an estimated $12.3M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, cutting an estimated $3.74M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited SunTrust Banks, Inc. in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $1.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $4.49B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $4.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 17 Jan 2020.