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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
+2.61%
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
$3.21B
AUM Growth
+$94.5M
Cap. Flow
+$32.9M
Cap. Flow %
1.02%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
365
New
35
Increased
98
Reduced
165
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$13.7M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$9.07M
3
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$8.39M
4
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$6.88M
5
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$6.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTCT
CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM
CTCT
+$5.6M
2
STT icon
State Street
STT
+$5.19M
3
NVS icon
Novartis
NVS
+$3.76M
4
CB
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
+$3.58M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.15M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.8%
2 Technology 14.57%
3 Industrials 12.06%
4 Financials 10.04%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MDLZ icon
201
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$880K 0.03%
21,926
+2,250
+11% +$91.6K
DE icon
202
Deere & Co
DE
$160B
$872K 0.03%
11,327
+1,275
+13% +$99.8K
IAU icon
203
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
$828K 0.03%
34,838
-1,250
-3% -$28.6K
QQQ icon
204
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$453B
$825K 0.03%
7,557
-821
-10% -$85.3K
B
205
Barrick Mining
B
$61.5B
$815K 0.03%
60,025
-2,750
-4% -$32K
BCS.PRC
206
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$811K 0.03%
31,248
– –
EPD icon
207
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.3B
$791K 0.02%
32,100
+350
+1% +$8.15K
WAT icon
208
Waters Corp
WAT
$37B
$789K 0.02%
5,980
– –
AVGO icon
209
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.85T
$774K 0.02%
+50,080
New +$677K
PNC icon
210
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.7B
$774K 0.02%
9,147
+1,640
+22% +$140K
HBI
211
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$763K 0.02%
26,937
+1,487
+6% +$42.5K
WY icon
212
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18B
$757K 0.02%
+24,443
New +$653K
WTS icon
213
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$727K 0.02%
13,183
+758
+6% +$38.3K
IT icon
214
Gartner
IT
$10.1B
$724K 0.02%
8,100
– –
IWR icon
215
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56B
$718K 0.02%
17,616
-5,456
-24% -$208K
WLY icon
216
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.65B
$705K 0.02%
14,432
– –
AGG icon
217
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$137B
$701K 0.02%
6,325
-927
-13% -$101K
TGT icon
218
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$690K 0.02%
8,380
– –
IWB icon
219
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$48.2B
$684K 0.02%
6,000
– –
ALL icon
220
Allstate
ALL
$68B
$670K 0.02%
9,940
-158
-2% -$9.92K
AMG icon
221
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.69B
$662K 0.02%
4,074
+44
+1% +$6.14K
GXC icon
222
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$462M
$661K 0.02%
9,460
-2,510
-21% -$163K
WTM icon
223
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.2B
$661K 0.02%
+824
New +$616K
JWN
224
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$644K 0.02%
11,249
+478
+4% +$24.6K
FXI icon
225
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$642K 0.02%
19,006
-1,148
-6% -$36K
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9
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Welch & Forbes held 365 positions worth $3.21B, up 3% from $3.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2016 filing shows 35 new, 98 increased, 165 reduced and 22 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M. The largest sale was CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM, an estimated $5.6M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2016 buy was Chubb: 119,456 shares worth $14.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to GSK in Q1 2016, an estimated $6.88M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was State Street, cutting an estimated $5.19M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited CONSTANT CONTACT, INC COM in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $5.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.21B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 35 new positions and closed 22 in Q1 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3% quarter-over-quarter to $3.21B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 5 May 2016.