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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
+2.54%
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
$2.89B
AUM Growth
-$389M
Cap. Flow
-$443M
Cap. Flow %
-15.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.08%
Holding
354
New
18
Increased
53
Reduced
151
Closed
52

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$24.3M
2
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$14.2M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.59M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$5.58M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$4.17M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$57.4M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$51.4M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$36M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$32.5M
5
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$31.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.22%
2 Industrials 12.88%
3 Technology 12.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.77%
5 Financials 9.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SO icon
201
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$542K 0.02%
10,565
-327
-3% -$17.2K
CNI icon
202
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$536K 0.02%
8,189
-100
-1% -$6.31K
BEN icon
203
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.2B
$534K 0.02%
15,000
– –
NKE icon
204
Nike
NKE
$62.7B
$524K 0.02%
9,950
– –
IWF icon
205
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$120B
$521K 0.02%
20,000
-16,200
-45% -$421K
XYL icon
206
Xylem
XYL
$27.3B
$519K 0.02%
9,892
– –
SEE
207
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$504K 0.02%
11,000
– –
RBS.PRH.CL
208
DELISTED
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRH.CL
$501K 0.02%
19,666
– –
HAIN icon
209
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$44.4M
$495K 0.02%
13,900
-1,245
-8% -$54.6K
NTRS icon
210
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.4B
$489K 0.02%
7,196
– –
HUBB icon
211
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
$488K 0.02%
4,530
– –
UN
212
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$488K 0.02%
10,580
-120
-1% -$5.53K
MTB icon
213
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.8B
$476K 0.02%
4,100
– –
MOO icon
214
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$994M
$465K 0.02%
9,300
-2,210
-19% -$109K
FXI icon
215
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$463K 0.02%
12,190
-5,166
-30% -$189K
BR icon
216
Broadridge
BR
$17.9B
$461K 0.02%
6,802
– –
VB icon
217
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$452K 0.02%
3,705
-10,800
-74% -$1.31M
INGR icon
218
Ingredion
INGR
$6.33B
$449K 0.02%
3,375
– –
WFM
219
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$446K 0.02%
15,732
-1,200
-7% -$36.9K
BAX icon
220
Baxter International
BAX
$13.8B
$440K 0.02%
9,224
-2,326
-20% -$110K
FAST icon
221
Fastenal
FAST
$53.5B
$424K 0.01%
+40,560
New +$432K
RNET
222
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$422K 0.01%
27,877
– –
NWN icon
223
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.11B
$421K 0.01%
7,006
-22,326
-76% -$1.4M
STJ
224
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$420K 0.01%
5,265
– –
JKHY icon
225
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11B
$419K 0.01%
4,900
– –
7 8
9
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, Welch & Forbes held 354 positions worth $2.89B, down 12% from $3.28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $443M in Q3 2016, closing 52 positions and reducing 151 holdings. Its most notable exit was Apple, an estimated $57.4M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Chubb worth $24.1M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2016 buy was Chubb: 191,500 shares worth $24.1M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2016, an estimated $5.58M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Linear Technology Corp, cutting an estimated $19.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Apple in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $57.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $2.89B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 18 new positions and closed 52 in Q3 2016.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $2.89B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 2 Nov 2016.