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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $7.73B
1-Year Est. Return 14.94%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-3.05%
1 Year Est. Return
+14.94%
3 Year Est. Return
+71.58%
5 Year Est. Return
+102.98%
10 Year Est. Return
+355.22%
AUM
$7.73B
AUM Growth
-$519M
Cap. Flow
-$140M
Cap. Flow %
-1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
36.71%
Holding
383
New
9
Increased
73
Reduced
191
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$11.1M
2
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$10.1M
3
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$6.9M
4
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$3.9M
5
CSL icon
Carlisle Companies
CSL
+$3.25M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$44.2M
2
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$17.5M
3
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$10.7M
4
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$7.16M
5
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$5.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.87%
2 Healthcare 16.45%
3 Financials 11.78%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.95%
5 Industrials 9.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BKNG icon
51
Booking.com
BKNG
$134B
$45.8M 0.59%
271,750
+5,375
+2% +$989K
ADP icon
52
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$97.1B
$45.5M 0.59%
223,960
-2,548
-1% -$584K
TMO icon
53
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$43.7M 0.57%
88,934
-150
-0.2% -$81.4K
EMLP icon
54
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.18B
$43.5M 0.56%
996,003
-44,696
-4% -$1.86M
AOS icon
55
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.2B
$38.2M 0.49%
579,780
-6,037
-1% -$435K
MRK icon
56
Merck
MRK
$322B
$38.2M 0.49%
317,368
-4,861
-2% -$561K
CHD icon
57
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.8B
$35.4M 0.46%
378,902
-28,420
-7% -$2.73M
AFL icon
58
Aflac
AFL
$63.3B
$34.8M 0.45%
317,011
-4,237
-1% -$470K
PAYX icon
59
Paychex
PAYX
$39.4B
$33.4M 0.43%
362,116
-6,357
-2% -$629K
VZ icon
60
Verizon
VZ
$183B
$32.7M 0.42%
652,264
-12,400
-2% -$575K
CTAS icon
61
Cintas
CTAS
$81.3B
$32.2M 0.42%
190,419
-88
-0% -$16.9K
DOV icon
62
Dover
DOV
$26.6B
$29.9M 0.39%
143,443
-739
-0.5% -$158K
NOW icon
63
ServiceNow
NOW
$95.1B
$29.8M 0.39%
284,864
+58,687
+26% +$6.9M
SPY icon
64
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$777B
$29.7M 0.38%
45,628
-10,530
-19% -$7.16M
GSK icon
65
GSK
GSK
$102B
$28.6M 0.37%
518,597
– –
FTSL icon
66
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.3B
$28.3M 0.37%
631,873
-65,089
-9% -$2.95M
FISV
67
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$26.6B
$28.3M 0.37%
506,394
-50,990
-9% -$3.16M
EQIX icon
68
Equinix
EQIX
$102B
$25.3M 0.33%
25,794
+615
+2% +$547K
AXP icon
69
American Express
AXP
$233B
$24.7M 0.32%
81,764
-5,482
-6% -$1.84M
CMI icon
70
Cummins
CMI
$91.8B
$23M 0.3%
42,811
-1,559
-4% -$882K
MCO icon
71
Moody's
MCO
$82.5B
$22.2M 0.29%
50,795
+580
+1% +$274K
TSCO icon
72
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.9B
$21.6M 0.28%
477,916
-9,931
-2% -$506K
KO icon
73
Coca-Cola
KO
$349B
$21.4M 0.28%
281,117
-2,470
-0.9% -$187K
OTIS icon
74
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.2B
$18.9M 0.24%
245,678
-902
-0.4% -$78.9K
SHOP icon
75
Shopify
SHOP
$145B
$18.2M 0.24%
153,531
+597
+0.4% +$78.4K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2026, Welch & Forbes held 383 positions worth $7.73B, down 6.3% from $8.25B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 37% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2026 filing shows 9 new, 73 increased, 191 reduced and 15 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Enterprise Products Partners: 29,295 shares worth $1.11M. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $44.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, down from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2026 buy was Enterprise Products Partners: 29,295 shares worth $1.11M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Palo Alto Networks in Q1 2026, an estimated $11.1M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2026 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $44.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Boston Scientific in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $10.7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 37% of its $7.73B portfolio in Q1 2026.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 9 new positions and closed 15 in Q1 2026.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $7.73B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 1 May 2026.