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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
+7.79%
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
$8.01B
AUM Growth
+$365M
Cap. Flow
-$33.3M
Cap. Flow %
-0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.37%
Holding
383
New
13
Increased
92
Reduced
184
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$9M
2
CSL icon
Carlisle Companies
CSL
+$6.86M
3
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$6.67M
4
NEE icon
NextEra Energy
NEE
+$4.68M
5
VRTX icon
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
+$4.43M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$10.8M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$7.68M
3
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$5.62M
4
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$5.11M
5
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$3.99M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 28.31%
2 Healthcare 15.49%
3 Financials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.17%
5 Industrials 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BAC icon
51
Bank of America
BAC
$442B
$47.9M 0.6%
1,012,075
+592
+0.1% +$24.9K
NEE icon
52
NextEra Energy
NEE
$177B
$46.3M 0.58%
667,412
+67,430
+11% +$4.68M
CSCO icon
53
Cisco
CSCO
$479B
$45.3M 0.57%
652,563
-1,034
-0.2% -$63.5K
LECO icon
54
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.4B
$44.7M 0.56%
215,456
+4,567
+2% +$873K
CHD icon
55
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.5B
$43.1M 0.54%
448,473
-1,031
-0.2% -$102K
CTAS icon
56
Cintas
CTAS
$81.3B
$43.1M 0.54%
193,241
+745
+0.4% +$160K
ADBE icon
57
Adobe
ADBE
$105B
$40.1M 0.5%
103,667
-14,589
-12% -$5.62M
EMLP icon
58
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.09B
$39.9M 0.5%
1,063,563
-1,302
-0.1% -$47.6K
AOS icon
59
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.7B
$39.1M 0.49%
596,244
+3,263
+0.6% +$213K
TMO icon
60
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$220B
$36.9M 0.46%
91,114
-655
-0.7% -$274K
ACN icon
61
Accenture
ACN
$108B
$36.6M 0.46%
122,521
-242
-0.2% -$73.7K
LHX icon
62
L3Harris
LHX
$53.4B
$35.8M 0.45%
142,889
+1,283
+0.9% +$295K
AFL icon
63
Aflac
AFL
$62.6B
$35.2M 0.44%
333,302
-8,122
-2% -$853K
XOM icon
64
ExxonMobil
XOM
$634B
$33.1M 0.41%
306,896
-1,404
-0.5% -$150K
VZ icon
65
Verizon
VZ
$196B
$31.5M 0.39%
727,059
+1,169
+0.2% +$50.6K
FTSL icon
66
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.33B
$31.3M 0.39%
682,178
+21,844
+3% +$998K
DOV icon
67
Dover
DOV
$28.4B
$29.1M 0.36%
158,550
-2,463
-2% -$429K
AXP icon
68
American Express
AXP
$230B
$28.3M 0.35%
88,793
-861
-1% -$242K
MRK icon
69
Merck
MRK
$318B
$26.3M 0.33%
331,608
-5,950
-2% -$473K
TSCO icon
70
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18B
$25.8M 0.32%
488,188
+1,417
+0.3% +$72.5K
ORCL icon
71
Oracle
ORCL
$423B
$25.5M 0.32%
116,838
+2,519
+2% +$407K
OTIS icon
72
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$28.2B
$25.5M 0.32%
257,312
-6,631
-3% -$640K
SPY icon
73
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$810B
$25.2M 0.31%
40,816
-1,611
-4% -$921K
MCO icon
74
Moody's
MCO
$82.7B
$24.6M 0.31%
49,106
+241
+0.5% +$112K
QCOM icon
75
Qualcomm
QCOM
$176B
$22.8M 0.29%
143,438
-444
-0.3% -$65.4K
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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2025, Welch & Forbes held 383 positions worth $8.01B, up 4.8% from $7.64B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2025 filing shows 13 new, 92 increased, 184 reduced and 11 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Advanced Micro Devices: 5,867 shares worth $833K. The largest sale was Comcast, an estimated $10.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 28% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2025 buy was Advanced Micro Devices: 5,867 shares worth $833K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to ServiceNow in Q2 2025, an estimated $9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $10.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $608K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $8.01B portfolio in Q2 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 11 in Q2 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $8.01B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 5 Aug 2025.