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Welch & Forbes

Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B Turnover 9.09%
1-Year Est. Return 17.62%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-5.91%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.93%
AUM
$3B
AUM Growth
-$218M
Cap. Flow
+$9.24M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
351
New
19
Increased
96
Reduced
154
Closed
24
Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.7 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.24M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.26M
3
SVC
Service Properties Trust
SVC
+$7.01M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.06M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$3.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.7M
2
PX icon
Praxair Inc
PX
+$8.06M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.51M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$3.79M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.26M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.49%
2 Technology 14.23%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
QQQ icon
201
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$475B
$850K 0.03%
8,353
-75
-0.9% -$8.06K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BMS
202
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$849K 0.03%
21,454
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
GXC icon
203
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$441M
$796K 0.03%
11,540
-6,200
-35% -$469K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
EPD icon
204
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$78.8B
$791K 0.03%
31,772
+2,000
+7% +$55.5K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
JWN icon
205
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$772K 0.03%
10,771
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MDLZ icon
206
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$81.4B
$763K 0.03%
18,232
+692
+4% +$29.8K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
HBI icon
207
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$743K 0.02%
25,700
+8,000
+45% +$248K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
BCS.PRC icon
208
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$743K 0.02%
28,748
-2,500
-8% -$65K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SEE icon
209
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$722K 0.02%
15,400
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
RNET
210
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$717K 0.02%
28,125
– –
2013 Q3
8 quarters
FXI icon
211
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$3.89B
$715K 0.02%
20,154
-11,695
-37% -$455K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
TGT icon
212
Target
TGT
$69.9B
$707K 0.02%
8,986
+175
+2% +$14K
2014 Q1
6 quarters
MHFI
213
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$684K 0.02%
7,910
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
IT icon
214
Gartner
IT
$12.9B
$680K 0.02%
8,100
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ADBE icon
215
Adobe
ADBE
$95.2B
$669K 0.02%
8,135
+385
+5% +$31.2K
2014 Q1
6 quarters
WAT icon
216
Waters Corp
WAT
$42.6B
$662K 0.02%
5,600
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
NBL
217
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$648K 0.02%
21,460
+2,130
+11% +$73.3K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
B icon
218
Barrick Mining
B
$66.6B
$642K 0.02%
100,975
-45,039
-31% -$339K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
IWB icon
219
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$48.6B
$642K 0.02%
6,000
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BEN icon
220
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$15.6B
$633K 0.02%
17,000
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters
EWC icon
221
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$7.27B
$627K 0.02%
27,240
-5,500
-17% -$135K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
WTM icon
222
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.13B
$620K 0.02%
+829
New +$596K
2015 Q3
0 quarters
PNC icon
223
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$86.5B
$616K 0.02%
6,907
-850
-11% -$79.9K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
HON icon
224
Honeywell
HON
$66.9B
$614K 0.02%
7,215
+688
+11% +$62.6K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
IAU icon
225
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$61.6B
$612K 0.02%
28,363
-49,387
-64% -$1.07M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
7 8
9
10 11

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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Welch & Forbes held 351 positions worth $3B, down 6.8% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 filing shows 19 new, 96 increased, 154 reduced and 24 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $10.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Service Properties Trust in Q3 2015, an estimated $7.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $540K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 24 in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.