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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
-1.2%
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
$3.88B
AUM Growth
+$134M
Cap. Flow
+$219M
Cap. Flow %
5.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.53%
Holding
368
New
30
Increased
108
Reduced
154
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$51M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$44M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$37.6M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$31M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$10M
2
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$6.32M
3
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$4.84M
4
HEDJ icon
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
+$4.74M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$4.59M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.2%
2 Technology 17.48%
3 Financials 12.88%
4 Industrials 9.97%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DVY icon
176
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$2.05M 0.05%
21,520
-2,325
-10% -$227K
VOO icon
177
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$972B
$1.99M 0.05%
8,200
– –
STI
178
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.81M 0.05%
26,628
-285
-1% -$19.8K
MO icon
179
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$1.64M 0.04%
26,243
-3,799
-13% -$252K
IJH icon
180
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$1.61M 0.04%
42,815
-350
-0.8% -$13.4K
MRSH
181
Marsh
MRSH
$91.4B
$1.57M 0.04%
19,029
+1,229
+7% +$102K
PNC icon
182
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.2B
$1.53M 0.04%
10,092
+17
+0.2% +$2.64K
USMV icon
183
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$23.5B
$1.52M 0.04%
29,265
– –
DNB
184
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.41M 0.04%
12,070
-251
-2% -$30.5K
AVGO icon
185
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.85T
$1.33M 0.03%
+56,580
New +$1.42M
MPC icon
186
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$91.7B
$1.33M 0.03%
18,162
-241
-1% -$16.6K
QQQ icon
187
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$450B
$1.27M 0.03%
7,940
-810
-9% -$134K
WTS icon
188
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$1.24M 0.03%
15,957
-1,100
-6% -$85.6K
IWD icon
189
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$81.8B
$1.24M 0.03%
10,310
– –
AMT icon
190
American Tower
AMT
$81.3B
$1.23M 0.03%
8,473
+4,948
+140% +$697K
PSX icon
191
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.4B
$1.23M 0.03%
12,816
-492
-4% -$47.9K
HON icon
192
Honeywell
HON
$76.7B
$1.23M 0.03%
9,390
-316
-3% -$43.7K
OEF icon
193
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$19.9B
$1.23M 0.03%
10,569
– –
RDS.A
194
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.22M 0.03%
19,049
-400
-2% -$26.3K
CNI icon
195
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$1.2M 0.03%
16,381
+8,717
+114% +$673K
DE icon
196
Deere & Co
DE
$162B
$1.15M 0.03%
7,428
-738
-9% -$120K
LMT icon
197
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$132B
$1.14M 0.03%
3,385
– –
VNO icon
198
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.55B
$1.1M 0.03%
16,353
-775
-5% -$53.7K
CAH icon
199
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.2B
$1.1M 0.03%
17,530
+963
+6% +$66.1K
FAST icon
200
Fastenal
FAST
$53.5B
$1.04M 0.03%
76,160
+1,940
+3% +$26.7K
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8
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Welch & Forbes held 368 positions worth $3.88B, up 3.6% from $3.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $219M of net new capital in Q1 2018, opening 30 new positions and adding to 108 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $6.32M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2018 buy was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q1 2018, an estimated $8.9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $6.32M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Easterly Acquisition Corp in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.88B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 30 new positions and closed 12 in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $3.88B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 12 Apr 2018.