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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B Turnover 9.09%
1-Year Est. Return 17.62%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-5.91%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.93%
AUM
$3B
AUM Growth
-$218M
Cap. Flow
+$9.24M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
351
New
19
Increased
96
Reduced
154
Closed
24
Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.7 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.24M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.26M
3
SVC
Service Properties Trust
SVC
+$7.01M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.06M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$3.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.7M
2
PX icon
Praxair Inc
PX
+$8.06M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.51M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$3.79M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.26M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.49%
2 Technology 14.23%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
NEE icon
176
NextEra Energy
NEE
$166B
$1.54M 0.05%
63,104
-784
-1% -$19.9K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TMO icon
177
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$253B
$1.54M 0.05%
12,562
-423
-3% -$55.1K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ENOV icon
178
Enovis
ENOV
$1.13B
$1.51M 0.05%
29,419
-3,657
-11% -$243K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CPB icon
179
Campbell Soup
CPB
$5.92B
$1.49M 0.05%
29,453
-3,300
-10% -$162K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ABB
180
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$1.45M 0.05%
82,250
-118,784
-59% -$2.32M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
VAR
181
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$1.44M 0.05%
22,221
-1,597
-7% -$117K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
IWO icon
182
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$13.4B
$1.4M 0.05%
10,470
-168
-2% -$24.9K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SLCA icon
183
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.35M 0.05%
95,975
+23,725
+33% +$506K
2014 Q1
6 quarters
TDC icon
184
Teradata
TDC
$2.81B
$1.34M 0.04%
46,331
-17,375
-27% -$557K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
NE icon
185
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$1.34M 0.04%
+122,975
New +$1.55M
2015 Q3
0 quarters
CDK
186
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$1.33M 0.04%
27,806
-2,127
-7% -$108K
2014 Q4
3 quarters
MPC icon
187
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$134B
$1.31M 0.04%
28,374
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
DNB icon
188
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.29M 0.04%
12,321
– –
2014 Q1
6 quarters
ESRX
189
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$1.22M 0.04%
15,028
-1,272
-8% -$111K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
NOV icon
190
NOV
NOV
$6.72B
$1.17M 0.04%
31,027
-110,257
-78% -$4.51M
2014 Q4
3 quarters
STI icon
191
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.14M 0.04%
29,776
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
VGK icon
192
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$29.7B
$1.12M 0.04%
22,832
+1,700
+8% +$90.1K
2015 Q1
2 quarters
ADI icon
193
Analog Devices
ADI
$193B
$1.1M 0.04%
19,469
-2,822
-13% -$164K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
PSX icon
194
Phillips 66
PSX
$117B
$1.09M 0.04%
14,180
-686
-5% -$54.5K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
IWR icon
195
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$55.9B
$1.02M 0.03%
26,208
-112
-0.4% -$4.64K
2013 Q3
8 quarters
RDS.A
196
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.01M 0.03%
22,409
-2,574
-10% -$131K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
WEC icon
197
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.3B
$994K 0.03%
19,037
-838
-4% -$40.8K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
OEF icon
198
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.3B
$964K 0.03%
11,371
+5
+0% +$449
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TEVA icon
199
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
TEVA
$48.1B
$954K 0.03%
16,907
-5,680
-25% -$368K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MRSH icon
200
Marsh
MRSH
$89.6B
$895K 0.03%
17,134
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
6 7
8
9 10

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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Welch & Forbes held 351 positions worth $3B, down 6.8% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 filing shows 19 new, 96 increased, 154 reduced and 24 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $10.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Service Properties Trust in Q3 2015, an estimated $7.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $540K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 24 in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.