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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
+5.66%
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
$3.75B
AUM Growth
-$52.5M
Cap. Flow
-$224M
Cap. Flow %
-5.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.33%
Holding
360
New
28
Increased
96
Reduced
143
Closed
22

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$9.98M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$4.37M
3
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$3.81M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$2.93M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$2.65M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$43M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$38.8M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$33.4M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$29.1M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$18.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.17%
2 Technology 16.95%
3 Financials 11.91%
4 Industrials 10.71%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SPGI icon
201
S&P Global
SPGI
$121B
$813K 0.02%
4,800
– –
SO icon
202
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$809K 0.02%
16,824
– –
AMG icon
203
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.69B
$778K 0.02%
3,792
+18
+0.5% +$3.49K
IWR icon
204
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56B
$768K 0.02%
14,752
-148
-1% -$7.51K
APA icon
205
APA Corp
APA
$13.2B
$761K 0.02%
18,022
-5,508
-23% -$232K
CPRT icon
206
Copart
CPRT
$27B
$754K 0.02%
69,800
– –
IVV icon
207
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$878B
$738K 0.02%
2,743
-652
-19% -$171K
EWJ icon
208
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$21.9B
$735K 0.02%
+12,275
New +$720K
CPB icon
209
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.55B
$732K 0.02%
15,209
-350
-2% -$16.6K
HUBB icon
210
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
$710K 0.02%
5,250
-48
-0.9% -$5.99K
NTRS icon
211
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.3B
$694K 0.02%
6,946
– –
EPD icon
212
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.3B
$672K 0.02%
25,354
– –
WLY icon
213
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.65B
$671K 0.02%
10,207
-725
-7% -$41.9K
XYL icon
214
Xylem
XYL
$27.3B
$669K 0.02%
9,814
+122
+1% +$8.1K
UNH icon
215
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$645K 0.02%
2,926
+362
+14% +$76.7K
AGG icon
216
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$137B
$637K 0.02%
5,825
-200
-3% -$21.9K
IWF icon
217
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$121B
$635K 0.02%
18,836
+936
+5% +$30.7K
CNI icon
218
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$632K 0.02%
7,664
– –
WY icon
219
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18B
$622K 0.02%
17,652
+95
+0.5% +$3.36K
LNC icon
220
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.73B
$619K 0.02%
8,060
– –
BR icon
221
Broadridge
BR
$17.8B
$605K 0.02%
6,681
– –
VB icon
222
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$570K 0.02%
3,855
+350
+10% +$50.6K
FXI icon
223
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$561K 0.02%
12,140
– –
WTRG icon
224
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.3B
$561K 0.02%
14,306
-2,483
-15% -$90.5K
IVE icon
225
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49B
$560K 0.01%
+4,900
New +$543K
7 8
9
10 11

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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Welch & Forbes held 360 positions worth $3.75B, down 1.4% from $3.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes withdrew a net $224M in Q4 2017, closing 22 positions and reducing 143 holdings. Its most notable exit was AbbVie, an estimated $43M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 17% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

Against the trend, Welch & Forbes opened a new position in Easterly Acquisition Corp worth $10M.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2017 buy was Easterly Acquisition Corp: 994,036 shares worth $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Praxair Inc in Q4 2017, an estimated $3.81M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was GE Aerospace, cutting an estimated $8.07M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited AbbVie in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $43M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.75B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 28 new positions and closed 22 in Q4 2017.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $3.75B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 26 Jan 2018.