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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
-5.91%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.92%
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

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
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 20.43%
2 Technology 14.22%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.84%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
QQQ icon
201
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$453B
$850K 0.03%
8,353
-75
-0.9% -$8.06K
BMS
202
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$849K 0.03%
21,454
– –
GXC icon
203
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$462M
$796K 0.03%
11,540
-6,200
-35% -$469K
EPD icon
204
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.3B
$791K 0.03%
31,772
+2,000
+7% +$55.5K
JWN
205
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$772K 0.03%
10,771
– –
MDLZ icon
206
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$763K 0.03%
18,232
+692
+4% +$29.8K
HBI
207
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$743K 0.02%
25,700
+8,000
+45% +$248K
BCS.PRC
208
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$743K 0.02%
28,748
-2,500
-8% -$65K
SEE
209
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$722K 0.02%
15,400
– –
RNET
210
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$717K 0.02%
28,125
– –
FXI icon
211
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$715K 0.02%
20,154
-11,695
-37% -$455K
TGT icon
212
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$707K 0.02%
8,986
+175
+2% +$14K
MHFI
213
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$684K 0.02%
7,910
– –
IT icon
214
Gartner
IT
$10.1B
$680K 0.02%
8,100
– –
ADBE icon
215
Adobe
ADBE
$99.5B
$669K 0.02%
8,135
+385
+5% +$31.2K
WAT icon
216
Waters Corp
WAT
$37B
$662K 0.02%
5,600
– –
NBL
217
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$648K 0.02%
21,460
+2,130
+11% +$73.3K
B
218
Barrick Mining
B
$61.5B
$642K 0.02%
100,975
-45,039
-31% -$339K
IWB icon
219
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$48.2B
$642K 0.02%
6,000
– –
BEN icon
220
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$633K 0.02%
17,000
– –
EWC icon
221
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.13B
$627K 0.02%
27,240
-5,500
-17% -$135K
WTM icon
222
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.2B
$620K 0.02%
+829
New +$596K
PNC icon
223
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.7B
$616K 0.02%
6,907
-850
-11% -$79.9K
HON icon
224
Honeywell
HON
$77B
$614K 0.02%
7,215
+688
+11% +$62.6K
IAU icon
225
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
$612K 0.02%
28,363
-49,387
-64% -$1.07M
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9
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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.