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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
+7.38%
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
$8.3B
AUM Growth
+$295M
Cap. Flow
-$153M
Cap. Flow %
-1.85%
Top 10 Hldgs %
38.13%
Holding
388
New
16
Increased
67
Reduced
184
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$24.7M
2
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$14M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$12.7M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$10.2M
5
UBER icon
Uber
UBER
+$8.27M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$134M
2
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$14.5M
3
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$13.2M
4
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$13.1M
5
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$6.13M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 27.79%
2 Healthcare 15.42%
3 Financials 12.12%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
5 Industrials 9.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DGRO icon
376
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
DGRO
$43.7B
$204K ﹤0.01%
+2,998
New +$198K
VOOG icon
377
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
VOOG
$27.3B
$202K ﹤0.01%
+2,790
New +$193K
ATR icon
378
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.52B
$202K ﹤0.01%
1,510
– –
MPLX icon
379
MPLX
MPLX
$59.6B
$201K ﹤0.01%
4,029
– –
NOBL icon
380
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
$11.9B
$200K ﹤0.01%
+3,884
New +$201K
EXG icon
381
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$3.08B
$105K ﹤0.01%
11,500
– –
AMCR icon
382
Amcor
AMCR
$21.7B
$94.1K ﹤0.01%
2,300
– –
CMPX icon
383
Compass Therapeutics
CMPX
$412M
$52.5K ﹤0.01%
+15,000
New +$47.4K
ANSS
384
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
– –
-380,883
Closed -$134M
DEO icon
385
Diageo
DEO
$53.1B
– –
-2,394
Closed -$241K
ESGU icon
386
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
ESGU
$18.4B
– –
-1,707
Closed -$231K
HES
387
DELISTED
Hess
HES
– –
-2,650
Closed -$367K
PRU icon
388
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42B
– –
-2,133
Closed -$229K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2025, Welch & Forbes held 388 positions worth $8.3B, up 3.7% from $8.01B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 38% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2025 filing shows 16 new, 67 increased, 184 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Synopsys: 18,075 shares worth $8.92M. The largest sale was Ansys, an estimated $134M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 28% of assets, down from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2025 buy was Synopsys: 18,075 shares worth $8.92M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Palo Alto Networks in Q3 2025, an estimated $24.7M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was Danaher, cutting an estimated $14.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Ansys in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $134M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 38% of its $8.3B portfolio in Q3 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 16 new positions and closed 5 in Q3 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $8.3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 4 Nov 2025.