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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
+3.55%
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
$3.28B
AUM Growth
+$70.4M
Cap. Flow
-$20.4M
Cap. Flow %
-0.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.93%
Holding
360
New
17
Increased
105
Reduced
134
Closed
23

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$5.24M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$2.36M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$2.23M
4
EMLP icon
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
+$2.15M
5
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$1.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$14.2M
2
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
+$12M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.87M
4
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.85M
5
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$3.72M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.56%
2 Technology 14.01%
3 Industrials 11.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.54%
5 Consumer Staples 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PAGP icon
176
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.18B
$1.3M 0.04%
46,762
-1,057
-2% -$27.3K
MRSH
177
Marsh
MRSH
$90.7B
$1.29M 0.04%
18,800
– –
IWO icon
178
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.3B
$1.24M 0.04%
9,024
-1,905
-17% -$257K
WEC icon
179
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.9B
$1.21M 0.04%
18,575
– –
AMZN icon
180
Amazon
AMZN
$2.88T
$1.21M 0.04%
33,720
+1,480
+5% +$50.1K
CVE icon
181
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$55.5B
$1.2M 0.04%
86,824
-12,320
-12% -$178K
LMT icon
182
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
$1.16M 0.04%
4,685
– –
STI
183
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.15M 0.04%
27,912
-514
-2% -$21K
RDS.A
184
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.13M 0.03%
20,513
– –
VGK icon
185
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.7B
$1.11M 0.03%
23,840
+1,607
+7% +$78.1K
FTSL icon
186
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$1.11M 0.03%
+23,275
New +$1.12M
CAH icon
187
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.6B
$1.11M 0.03%
14,216
+7,300
+106% +$582K
BMS
188
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$1.1M 0.03%
21,454
– –
OEF icon
189
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$19.9B
$1.04M 0.03%
11,183
– –
MPC icon
190
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$91B
$1.01M 0.03%
26,674
-1,000
-4% -$36.7K
MDLZ icon
191
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$997K 0.03%
21,909
-17
-0.1% -$741
PSX icon
192
Phillips 66
PSX
$84B
$990K 0.03%
12,480
-872
-7% -$71.2K
ADBE icon
193
Adobe
ADBE
$98.3B
$984K 0.03%
10,274
+300
+3% +$28.8K
HON icon
194
Honeywell
HON
$77.1B
$983K 0.03%
9,405
-236
-2% -$24.3K
EMC
195
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$968K 0.03%
35,627
+25
+0.1% +$676
EPD icon
196
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82B
$932K 0.03%
31,850
-250
-0.8% -$6.71K
IAU icon
197
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.8B
$925K 0.03%
36,271
+1,433
+4% +$34.8K
SPLS
198
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$917K 0.03%
106,339
-14,250
-12% -$136K
ESRX
199
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$912K 0.03%
12,038
-3,906
-24% -$287K
IWF icon
200
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$120B
$908K 0.03%
36,200
-200
-0.5% -$4.99K
6 7
8
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.28B, up 2.2% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2016 filing shows 17 new, 105 increased, 134 reduced and 23 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M. The largest sale was Chubb, an estimated $14.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2016 buy was Charter Communications: 24,369 shares worth $5.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q2 2016, an estimated $2.36M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Aflac, cutting an estimated $3.72M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Chubb in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.28B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 17 new positions and closed 23 in Q2 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 2.2% quarter-over-quarter to $3.28B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 2 Aug 2016.