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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
+0.53%
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
$7.78B
AUM Growth
-$79.7M
Cap. Flow
-$36.7M
Cap. Flow %
-0.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.49%
Holding
388
New
15
Increased
116
Reduced
169
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
+$18.5M
2
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$10M
3
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$5.17M
4
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$5.03M
5
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$3.14M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$21.6M
2
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$4.46M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$3.39M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$2.73M
5
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$2.67M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 28.59%
2 Healthcare 15.55%
3 Financials 12.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Industrials 8.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BKNG icon
51
Booking.com
BKNG
$160B
$42.5M 0.55%
213,625
-2,400
-1% -$461K
LIN icon
52
Linde
LIN
$227B
$41.9M 0.54%
100,099
+2,561
+3% +$1.17M
XYL icon
53
Xylem
XYL
$28.3B
$40M 0.51%
345,032
-8,355
-2% -$1.06M
NEE icon
54
NextEra Energy
NEE
$177B
$39.5M 0.51%
550,794
+5,384
+1% +$418K
AOS icon
55
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.48B
$38.8M 0.5%
568,613
+2,210
+0.4% +$167K
EMLP icon
56
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.1B
$38.4M 0.49%
1,076,331
-20,198
-2% -$716K
LECO icon
57
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.1B
$38.2M 0.49%
203,784
+1,467
+0.7% +$296K
CSCO icon
58
Cisco
CSCO
$483B
$37.8M 0.49%
638,752
+6,345
+1% +$362K
AFL icon
59
Aflac
AFL
$61.2B
$36.8M 0.47%
355,576
-3,238
-0.9% -$353K
MRK icon
60
Merck
MRK
$323B
$35.9M 0.46%
360,482
-7,083
-2% -$730K
CTAS icon
61
Cintas
CTAS
$81.1B
$35.3M 0.45%
193,029
-257
-0.1% -$54K
CSL icon
62
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15.3B
$34.4M 0.44%
93,248
+3,800
+4% +$1.66M
XOM icon
63
ExxonMobil
XOM
$662B
$33.7M 0.43%
313,469
+2,128
+0.7% +$249K
AVGO icon
64
Broadcom
AVGO
$2.01T
$32.8M 0.42%
141,473
+27,933
+25% +$5.17M
DOV icon
65
Dover
DOV
$28.3B
$30.3M 0.39%
161,338
-1,327
-0.8% -$259K
VZ icon
66
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$29.3M 0.38%
733,070
-18,495
-2% -$780K
FTSL icon
67
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.33B
$29.3M 0.38%
633,271
+10,565
+2% +$488K
LHX icon
68
L3Harris
LHX
$54B
$29M 0.37%
138,138
-1,346
-1% -$323K
SPY icon
69
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$810B
$27.2M 0.35%
46,454
+5,334
+13% +$3.14M
AXP icon
70
American Express
AXP
$229B
$26.7M 0.34%
89,872
+98
+0.1% +$28.2K
TSCO icon
71
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18B
$25.7M 0.33%
484,922
-8,523
-2% -$482K
OTIS icon
72
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.7B
$25.7M 0.33%
277,550
-9,965
-3% -$999K
OMC icon
73
Omnicom Group
OMC
$23.2B
$24.5M 0.31%
284,370
-2,410
-0.8% -$239K
NOW icon
74
ServiceNow
NOW
$132B
$23.6M 0.3%
111,270
+24,850
+29% +$5.03M
MCO icon
75
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$22.8M 0.29%
48,259
+53
+0.1% +$25.3K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2024, Welch & Forbes held 388 positions worth $7.78B, down 1% from $7.86B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2024 filing shows 15 new, 116 increased, 169 reduced and 9 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Telefonica: 67,720 shares worth $272K. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $21.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 29% of assets, up from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2024 buy was Telefonica: 67,720 shares worth $272K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust in Q4 2024, an estimated $18.5M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $21.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Aptiv in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $704K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $7.78B portfolio in Q4 2024.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 15 new positions and closed 9 in Q4 2024.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 1% quarter-over-quarter to $7.78B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 7 Feb 2025.