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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
-5.91%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.93%
AUM
$3B
AUM Growth
-$218M
Cap. Flow
+$9.24M
Cap. Flow %
0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
22.62%
Holding
351
New
19
Increased
96
Reduced
154
Closed
24
Avg Time Held
7.6 quarters
Top 10 Avg Time Held
7.7 quarters
Top 20 Avg Time Held
6.7 quarters

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$9.24M
2
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$8.26M
3
SVC
Service Properties Trust
SVC
+$7.01M
4
CF icon
CF Industries
CF
+$5.06M
5
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$3.89M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$10.7M
2
PX icon
Praxair Inc
PX
+$8.06M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$4.51M
4
VWO icon
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
+$3.79M
5
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$3.26M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.49%
2 Technology 14.23%
3 Industrials 12.16%
4 Financials 10.9%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
ORLY icon
1
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$70.1B
$91M 3.04%
5,461,830
-52,845
-1% -$853K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
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2
Procter & Gamble
PG
$355B
$72.7M 2.43%
1,011,245
-25,588
-2% -$1.92M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
XOM icon
3
ExxonMobil
XOM
$716B
$69.9M 2.33%
939,621
-8,845
-0.9% -$682K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
RTX icon
4
RTX Corp
RTX
$245B
$68.6M 2.29%
1,224,931
-8,360
-0.7% -$515K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
JNJ icon
5
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$599B
$67.2M 2.24%
720,111
+105
+0% +$10.2K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
AAPL icon
6
Apple
AAPL
$5.05T
$65.7M 2.19%
2,382,536
+48,260
+2% +$1.42M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
KMX icon
7
CarMax
KMX
$7.12B
$62.7M 2.09%
1,057,525
+6,077
+0.6% +$381K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SRCL icon
8
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$60.9M 2.03%
437,170
-336
-0.1% -$46.8K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
DHR icon
9
Danaher
DHR
$157B
$60.7M 2.03%
1,060,168
+43,702
+4% +$2.58M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PEP icon
10
PepsiCo
PEP
$172B
$58.1M 1.94%
616,245
+440
+0.1% +$41.9K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SYK icon
11
Stryker
SYK
$108B
$54.8M 1.83%
582,476
+6,105
+1% +$605K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
V icon
12
Visa
V
$738B
$50.4M 1.68%
723,589
+5,874
+0.8% +$419K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ANSS icon
13
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$50M 1.67%
567,287
-979
-0.2% -$89.9K
2014 Q3
4 quarters
HD icon
14
Home Depot
HD
$292B
$49.1M 1.64%
425,099
-4,380
-1% -$507K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
GE icon
15
GE Aerospace
GE
$319B
$47.7M 1.59%
394,732
-729
-0.2% -$89.3K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
WFC icon
16
Wells Fargo
WFC
$249B
$46.9M 1.56%
912,712
+12,112
+1% +$666K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
GOOG icon
17
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.3T
$46.1M 1.54%
1,483,060
+64,260
+5% +$1.97M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CVS icon
18
CVS Health
CVS
$112B
$46M 1.53%
476,386
+30,639
+7% +$3.22M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MSFT icon
19
Microsoft
MSFT
$4.07T
$43.1M 1.44%
972,666
+743
+0.1% +$33.4K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
SLB icon
20
SLB Ltd
SLB
$72.2B
$41.2M 1.37%
596,752
-2,981
-0.5% -$236K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
IRM icon
21
Iron Mountain
IRM
$33.6B
$39.4M 1.32%
1,270,345
-916
-0.1% -$27.3K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ECL icon
22
Ecolab
ECL
$80.1B
$39.4M 1.31%
358,917
+6,264
+2% +$701K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MMM icon
23
3M
MMM
$82.9B
$38M 1.27%
320,966
-3,095
-1% -$381K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
PAYX icon
24
Paychex
PAYX
$37.6B
$36.8M 1.23%
773,188
-2,627
-0.3% -$123K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MCD icon
25
McDonald's
MCD
$167B
$35.7M 1.19%
362,624
-6,074
-2% -$592K
2013 Q2
9 quarters
1
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Welch & Forbes held 351 positions worth $3B, down 6.8% from $3.21B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2015 filing shows 19 new, 96 increased, 154 reduced and 24 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M. The largest sale was Qualcomm, an estimated $10.7M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2015 buy was Perrigo: 50,397 shares worth $7.93M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Service Properties Trust in Q3 2015, an estimated $7.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $540K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $3B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 24 in Q3 2015.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.8% quarter-over-quarter to $3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.