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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
+5.7%
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
$3.12B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
-$17.6M
Cap. Flow %
-0.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.39%
Holding
354
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
111
Closed
25

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$23.2M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$6.79M
3
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$5.17M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.12M
5
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$4.33M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.5M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.21M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$7.93M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$5.53M
5
MDT icon
Medtronic
MDT
+$4.83M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.89%
2 Technology 14.15%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.78%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
HON icon
201
Honeywell
HON
$77B
$788K 0.03%
8,461
+1,246
+17% +$114K
AGG icon
202
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$137B
$784K 0.03%
7,252
+2,012
+38% +$219K
ADBE icon
203
Adobe
ADBE
$99.5B
$770K 0.02%
8,194
+59
+0.7% +$5.3K
DE icon
204
Deere & Co
DE
$160B
$767K 0.02%
10,052
+2,825
+39% +$219K
HBI
205
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$749K 0.02%
25,450
-250
-1% -$7.5K
MHFI
206
DELISTED
MCGRAW-HILL FINANCIAL INC COM
MHFI
$740K 0.02%
7,510
-400
-5% -$37.9K
IAU icon
207
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
$738K 0.02%
36,088
+7,725
+27% +$165K
IT icon
208
Gartner
IT
$10.1B
$735K 0.02%
8,100
– –
PNC icon
209
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.7B
$715K 0.02%
7,507
+600
+9% +$55.7K
FXI icon
210
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$712K 0.02%
20,154
– –
EMC
211
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$703K 0.02%
27,352
-40,058
-59% -$1.04M
SEE
212
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$687K 0.02%
15,400
– –
IWB icon
213
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$48.2B
$680K 0.02%
6,000
– –
LNC icon
214
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.73B
$661K 0.02%
13,135
+2,060
+19% +$108K
WLY icon
215
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.65B
$650K 0.02%
14,432
+3,500
+32% +$173K
AMG icon
216
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.69B
$644K 0.02%
4,030
+700
+21% +$120K
WFM
217
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$641K 0.02%
19,132
+2,500
+15% +$79.5K
NKE icon
218
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$638K 0.02%
10,204
+1,520
+18% +$98K
NBL
219
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$634K 0.02%
19,230
-2,230
-10% -$78K
NTRS icon
220
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.3B
$629K 0.02%
8,725
-221
-2% -$15.9K
ALL icon
221
Allstate
ALL
$68B
$627K 0.02%
10,098
– –
BEN icon
222
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$626K 0.02%
17,000
– –
CAH icon
223
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.9B
$618K 0.02%
6,916
+966
+16% +$82K
WTS icon
224
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$616K 0.02%
12,425
+1,450
+13% +$79.2K
TGT icon
225
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$609K 0.02%
8,380
-606
-7% -$45.2K
7 8
9
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $3.12B, up 4% from $3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 22% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2015 filing shows 27 new, 151 increased, 111 reduced and 25 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $21.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 627,520 shares worth $24.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2015, an estimated $6.79M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $21.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Check Point Software Technologies in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $8.21M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 22% of its $3.12B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 27 new positions and closed 25 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 27 Jan 2016.