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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
-1.2%
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
$3.88B
AUM Growth
+$134M
Cap. Flow
+$219M
Cap. Flow %
5.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.53%
Holding
368
New
30
Increased
108
Reduced
154
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$51M
2
CB icon
Chubb
CB
+$44M
3
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$37.6M
4
AFL icon
Aflac
AFL
+$31M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EACQ
Easterly Acquisition Corp
EACQ
+$10M
2
CVS icon
CVS Health
CVS
+$6.32M
3
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$4.84M
4
HEDJ icon
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
+$4.74M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$4.59M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.2%
2 Technology 17.48%
3 Financials 12.88%
4 Industrials 9.97%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EV
201
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$1.03M 0.03%
18,488
+1,803
+11% +$102K
WEC icon
202
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.8B
$1.03M 0.03%
16,409
-557
-3% -$34.6K
WAT icon
203
Waters Corp
WAT
$37.3B
$1.03M 0.03%
5,166
– –
JKHY icon
204
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11B
$1.02M 0.03%
8,465
+3,740
+79% +$455K
BNS icon
205
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$1.02M 0.03%
16,558
-1,055
-6% -$66.9K
IWB icon
206
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$47.9B
$1.01M 0.03%
6,850
+650
+10% +$98.8K
PYPL icon
207
PayPal
PYPL
$49.3B
$938K 0.02%
12,370
+172
+1% +$13.6K
AET
208
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$917K 0.02%
5,428
+39
+0.7% +$7.01K
BMS
209
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$894K 0.02%
20,533
– –
CPRT icon
210
Copart
CPRT
$27.4B
$889K 0.02%
69,800
– –
SPGI icon
211
S&P Global
SPGI
$122B
$879K 0.02%
4,600
-200
-4% -$36.9K
EWJ icon
212
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$22.1B
$866K 0.02%
14,275
+2,000
+16% +$123K
ALL icon
213
Allstate
ALL
$68.3B
$850K 0.02%
8,971
-805
-8% -$78K
IT icon
214
Gartner
IT
$10.2B
$849K 0.02%
7,222
– –
INTU icon
215
Intuit
INTU
$86.3B
$848K 0.02%
+4,891
New +$823K
IWR icon
216
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56.1B
$800K 0.02%
15,496
+744
+5% +$39.2K
TIP icon
217
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$794K 0.02%
7,025
+3,592
+105% +$404K
AWK icon
218
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
$787K 0.02%
9,586
-82
-0.8% -$6.69K
NKE icon
219
Nike
NKE
$62.7B
$766K 0.02%
11,537
+4,251
+58% +$281K
SO icon
220
Southern Company
SO
$106B
$751K 0.02%
16,824
– –
XYL icon
221
Xylem
XYL
$27.3B
$746K 0.02%
9,692
-122
-1% -$9.02K
BR icon
222
Broadridge
BR
$17.9B
$733K 0.02%
6,681
– –
CTSH icon
223
Cognizant
CTSH
$24.3B
$733K 0.02%
+9,105
New +$720K
IVV icon
224
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$872B
$728K 0.02%
2,743
– –
NTRS icon
225
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.4B
$716K 0.02%
6,946
– –
7 8
9
10 11

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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Welch & Forbes held 368 positions worth $3.88B, up 3.6% from $3.75B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes deployed $219M of net new capital in Q1 2018, opening 30 new positions and adding to 108 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was CVS Health, an estimated $6.32M trimmed.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2018 buy was AbbVie: 464,710 shares worth $44M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Johnson & Johnson in Q1 2018, an estimated $8.9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was CVS Health, cutting an estimated $6.32M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Easterly Acquisition Corp in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $10M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3.88B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 30 new positions and closed 12 in Q1 2018.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $3.88B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 12 Apr 2018.