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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
+14.79%
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
$3.99B
AUM Growth
+$439M
Cap. Flow
-$55.3M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.31%
Holding
354
New
15
Increased
69
Reduced
174
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LIN icon
Linde
LIN
+$13.5M
2
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$9.23M
3
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$4.23M
4
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$3.68M
5
HAIN icon
Hain Celestial
HAIN
+$2.39M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
+$8.28M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$3.9M
3
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$3.42M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$3.05M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$2.91M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.55%
2 Technology 18.81%
3 Financials 11.93%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.46%
5 Industrials 8.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MRSH
176
Marsh
MRSH
$91.4B
$1.67M 0.04%
17,800
– –
SRLN icon
177
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SRLN
$5.3B
$1.58M 0.04%
34,230
– –
USMV icon
178
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$23.5B
$1.58M 0.04%
26,795
– –
QQQ icon
179
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$450B
$1.53M 0.04%
8,513
+487
+6% +$82.6K
STI
180
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$1.49M 0.04%
25,190
– –
IJH icon
181
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$1.49M 0.04%
39,190
-11,815
-23% -$436K
CNI icon
182
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$1.48M 0.04%
16,531
– –
AMT icon
183
American Tower
AMT
$81.3B
$1.45M 0.04%
7,333
– –
MO icon
184
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$1.44M 0.04%
25,041
-1,963
-7% -$100K
PYPL icon
185
PayPal
PYPL
$49.3B
$1.35M 0.03%
13,017
+7
+0.1% +$663
BABA icon
186
Alibaba
BABA
$279B
$1.31M 0.03%
7,190
-4,451
-38% -$749K
INTU icon
187
Intuit
INTU
$86.3B
$1.28M 0.03%
4,891
– –
DE icon
188
Deere & Co
DE
$162B
$1.27M 0.03%
7,944
-545
-6% -$87.1K
LMT icon
189
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$132B
$1.25M 0.03%
4,172
+67
+2% +$19.6K
BKLN icon
190
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$1.23M 0.03%
54,535
-6,650
-11% -$150K
SLCA
191
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.23M 0.03%
71,100
-1,750
-2% -$25.1K
WEC icon
192
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.8B
$1.19M 0.03%
15,074
-233
-2% -$17.3K
PNC icon
193
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.2B
$1.17M 0.03%
9,556
-496
-5% -$61.4K
RDS.A
194
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.17M 0.03%
18,723
+74
+0.4% +$4.58K
JKHY icon
195
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11B
$1.16M 0.03%
8,390
-63
-0.7% -$8.33K
WAT icon
196
Waters Corp
WAT
$37.3B
$1.13M 0.03%
4,475
-541
-11% -$123K
AJG icon
197
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$65.9B
$1.11M 0.03%
14,263
+11,213
+368% +$864K
BSM icon
198
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.14B
$1.11M 0.03%
63,106
-4,938
-7% -$84.8K
IT icon
199
Gartner
IT
$10.2B
$1.09M 0.03%
7,222
– –
IVV icon
200
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$872B
$1.08M 0.03%
3,813
-1,668
-30% -$456K
6 7
8
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.99B, up 12% from $3.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2019 filing shows 15 new, 69 increased, 174 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M. The largest sale was Celgene Corp, an estimated $8.28M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2019 buy was Linde: 81,203 shares worth $14.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Watsco Inc in Q1 2019, an estimated $4.23M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Celgene Corp, cutting an estimated $8.28M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Dun & Bradstreet in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $1.42M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $3.99B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 15 new positions and closed 7 in Q1 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $3.99B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 29 Apr 2019.