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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SPLS
176
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$1.34M 0.04%
141,289
-54,861
-28% -$644K
DNB
177
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.28M 0.04%
12,321
– –
ADI icon
178
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$1.26M 0.04%
22,769
+3,300
+17% +$194K
ABB
179
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$1.24M 0.04%
69,850
-12,400
-15% -$228K
STI
180
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.23M 0.04%
28,776
-1,000
-3% -$42.1K
PSX icon
181
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.9B
$1.18M 0.04%
14,440
+260
+2% +$22.4K
TEVA icon
182
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$40.8B
$1.17M 0.04%
17,741
+834
+5% +$51.5K
VGK icon
183
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.7B
$1.15M 0.04%
23,091
+259
+1% +$13.2K
PAGP icon
184
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.21B
$1.14M 0.04%
45,200
-32,767
-42% -$1.15M
IWF icon
185
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$121B
$1.11M 0.04%
44,620
+25,420
+132% +$634K
EOG icon
186
EOG Resources
EOG
$79.2B
$1.11M 0.04%
15,649
+8,490
+119% +$689K
NOV icon
187
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$1.04M 0.03%
31,174
+147
+0.5% +$5.46K
OEF icon
188
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.1B
$1.03M 0.03%
11,277
-94
-0.8% -$8.62K
WEC icon
189
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.7B
$976K 0.03%
19,019
-18
-0.1% -$919
AMZN icon
190
Amazon
AMZN
$2.92T
$965K 0.03%
28,580
+5,660
+25% +$178K
BMS
191
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$959K 0.03%
21,454
– –
RDS.A
192
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$939K 0.03%
20,513
-733
-3% -$36.8K
QQQ icon
193
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$453B
$937K 0.03%
8,378
+25
+0.3% +$2.79K
IWR icon
194
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56B
$924K 0.03%
23,072
-3,136
-12% -$128K
MRSH
195
Marsh
MRSH
$90.5B
$891K 0.03%
16,073
-1,061
-6% -$58.5K
MDLZ icon
196
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$882K 0.03%
19,676
+1,444
+8% +$64.6K
GXC icon
197
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$462M
$880K 0.03%
11,970
+430
+4% +$32.6K
BCS.PRC
198
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$824K 0.03%
31,248
+2,500
+9% +$65.5K
EPD icon
199
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.3B
$812K 0.03%
31,750
-22
-0.1% -$572
WAT icon
200
Waters Corp
WAT
$37B
$804K 0.03%
5,980
+380
+7% +$48.8K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.