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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
+2.54%
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
$2.89B
AUM Growth
-$389M
Cap. Flow
-$443M
Cap. Flow %
-15.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.08%
Holding
354
New
18
Increased
53
Reduced
151
Closed
52

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$24.3M
2
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$14.2M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.59M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$5.58M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$4.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$57.4M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$51.4M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$36M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$32.5M
5
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$31.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.22%
2 Industrials 12.88%
3 Technology 12.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.77%
5 Financials 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ESRX
176
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$850K 0.03%
12,039
+1
+0% +$75
PNC icon
177
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.2B
$815K 0.03%
9,047
– –
EPD icon
178
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.5B
$770K 0.03%
27,850
-4,000
-13% -$111K
IWR icon
179
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56.1B
$759K 0.03%
17,416
-200
-1% -$8.67K
IWB icon
180
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$47.9B
$747K 0.03%
6,200
+200
+3% +$24K
WLY icon
181
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.66B
$745K 0.03%
14,432
– –
TEVA icon
182
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$41.2B
$722K 0.03%
15,675
-366
-2% -$19.1K
IT icon
183
Gartner
IT
$10.2B
$716K 0.02%
8,100
– –
WY icon
184
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$16.9B
$703K 0.02%
22,003
-450
-2% -$14.2K
SPLS
185
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$702K 0.02%
82,099
-24,240
-23% -$213K
SPGI icon
186
S&P Global
SPGI
$122B
$696K 0.02%
5,500
-300
-5% -$36K
AGG icon
187
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$688K 0.02%
6,125
+125
+2% +$14.1K
KHC icon
188
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.3B
$683K 0.02%
7,630
– –
WTM icon
189
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.25B
$662K 0.02%
+797
New +$657K
HBI
190
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$617K 0.02%
24,450
-1,487
-6% -$39.2K
SM icon
191
SM Energy
SM
$7.58B
$611K 0.02%
15,830
-20
-0.1% -$641
NBL
192
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$609K 0.02%
17,030
-2,200
-11% -$77.3K
CPRT icon
193
Copart
CPRT
$27.4B
$608K 0.02%
90,800
– –
HAL icon
194
Halliburton
HAL
$26.4B
$603K 0.02%
13,425
– –
ENOV icon
195
Enovis
ENOV
$1.69B
$597K 0.02%
11,039
-1,627
-13% -$82K
DE icon
196
Deere & Co
DE
$162B
$592K 0.02%
6,928
-700
-9% -$57.3K
K
197
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$578K 0.02%
7,945
– –
CDK
198
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$559K 0.02%
9,749
-1,039
-10% -$59.8K
JWN
199
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$550K 0.02%
10,600
-539
-5% -$25.3K
TGT icon
200
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$550K 0.02%
8,025
-775
-9% -$55.5K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $2.89B, down 12% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $443M in Q3 2016, closing 52 positions and reducing 151 holdings. Its most notable exit was Apple, an estimated $57.4M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Chubb worth $24.1M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2016 buy was Chubb: 191,500 shares worth $24.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2016, an estimated $5.58M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Linear Technology Corp, cutting an estimated $19.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Apple in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $57.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $2.89B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 52 in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $2.89B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 2 Nov 2016.