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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
+7.91%
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
$4.49B
AUM Growth
+$304M
Cap. Flow
+$3.28M
Cap. Flow %
0.07%
Top 10 Hldgs %
26.84%
Holding
361
New
13
Increased
108
Reduced
132
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$12.3M
2
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$8.32M
3
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$4.06M
4
AJG icon
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
+$3.06M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$3.04M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KYN icon
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
+$3.74M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$3.04M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.64M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$2.46M
5
TIF
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
+$2.45M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.32%
2 Healthcare 19.93%
3 Financials 12.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.9%
5 Industrials 8.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VOO icon
201
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$972B
$1.07M 0.02%
3,629
+79
+2% +$22.3K
DE icon
202
Deere & Co
DE
$162B
$1.07M 0.02%
6,185
-1,120
-15% -$193K
DEO icon
203
Diageo
DEO
$49.5B
$1.06M 0.02%
6,283
+31
+0.5% +$5.04K
WAT icon
204
Waters Corp
WAT
$37.3B
$1.05M 0.02%
4,475
– –
ALL icon
205
Allstate
ALL
$68.3B
$1.01M 0.02%
8,998
+137
+2% +$15K
IJR icon
206
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$110B
$999K 0.02%
11,908
+6,656
+127% +$536K
VNO icon
207
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.55B
$980K 0.02%
14,739
– –
AVGO icon
208
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.85T
$948K 0.02%
30,000
-520
-2% -$15.8K
MET icon
209
MetLife
MET
$62.5B
$940K 0.02%
18,426
-159
-0.9% -$7.67K
ES icon
210
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.8B
$897K 0.02%
10,549
-328
-3% -$27.3K
TGT icon
211
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$887K 0.02%
6,916
-287
-4% -$33.7K
BLK icon
212
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$880K 0.02%
1,752
+792
+83% +$376K
UNH icon
213
UnitedHealth
UNH
$383B
$870K 0.02%
2,959
-65
-2% -$17K
XYL icon
214
Xylem
XYL
$27.3B
$865K 0.02%
10,982
+240
+2% +$18.7K
BKLN icon
215
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$864K 0.02%
37,830
-9,215
-20% -$208K
BR icon
216
Broadridge
BR
$17.9B
$825K 0.02%
6,681
– –
VB icon
217
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$816K 0.02%
4,925
+280
+6% +$44.6K
WTS icon
218
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$816K 0.02%
8,178
– –
SO icon
219
Southern Company
SO
$106B
$809K 0.02%
12,694
– –
BSM icon
220
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.14B
$802K 0.02%
63,106
– –
MPC icon
221
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$91.7B
$801K 0.02%
13,300
– –
TIP icon
222
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$777K 0.02%
6,667
-133
-2% -$15.5K
HUBB icon
223
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
$768K 0.02%
5,198
– –
IWR icon
224
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56.1B
$756K 0.02%
12,688
+360
+3% +$20.7K
ISRG icon
225
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$126B
$753K 0.02%
3,825
– –
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9
10 11

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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Welch & Forbes held 361 positions worth $4.49B, up 7.3% from $4.19B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2019 filing shows 13 new, 108 increased, 132 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K. The largest sale was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, an estimated $3.74M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2019 buy was Goldman Sachs: 1,619 shares worth $372K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Ball Corp in Q4 2019, an estimated $12.3M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, cutting an estimated $3.74M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited SunTrust Banks, Inc. in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $1.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $4.49B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2019.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $4.49B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 17 Jan 2020.