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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
OMC icon
76
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.2B
$18M 0.23%
238,369
-14,131
-6% -$1.1M
QCOM icon
77
Qualcomm
QCOM
$180B
$17.8M 0.23%
138,251
-1,785
-1% -$261K
KMX icon
78
CarMax
KMX
$8.29B
$17.7M 0.23%
426,833
-19,740
-4% -$864K
PFF icon
79
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.2B
$17.7M 0.23%
584,741
-9,686
-2% -$303K
IJR icon
80
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$109B
$17.5M 0.23%
141,144
+3,169
+2% +$403K
GDX icon
81
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$22.9B
$17.2M 0.22%
187,249
-27,026
-13% -$2.66M
ORCL icon
82
Oracle
ORCL
$346B
$16.8M 0.22%
113,935
+1,280
+1% +$208K
ACN icon
83
Accenture
ACN
$84.9B
$16.7M 0.22%
84,177
-3,877
-4% -$903K
UBER icon
84
Uber
UBER
$140B
$16.1M 0.21%
224,048
-30,703
-12% -$2.36M
CGNX icon
85
Cognex
CGNX
$10.6B
$15.8M 0.2%
322,893
-7,745
-2% -$362K
EMR icon
86
Emerson Electric
EMR
$81.2B
$14.5M 0.19%
110,476
-2,698
-2% -$388K
EW icon
87
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48.3B
$14.4M 0.19%
179,504
-2,167
-1% -$179K
EXPD icon
88
Expeditors International
EXPD
$23B
$14.4M 0.19%
100,357
-1,902
-2% -$289K
CAT icon
89
Caterpillar
CAT
$412B
$13.5M 0.17%
19,031
-374
-2% -$259K
SNPS icon
90
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.5B
$13.3M 0.17%
33,491
-2,065
-6% -$934K
GE icon
91
GE Aerospace
GE
$362B
$13M 0.17%
45,782
+499
+1% +$157K
IBM icon
92
IBM
IBM
$195B
$13M 0.17%
53,445
-466
-0.9% -$126K
NFLX icon
93
Netflix
NFLX
$287B
$11.4M 0.15%
118,448
+115,125
+3,464% +$10.1M
IVV icon
94
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$875B
$11.1M 0.14%
17,064
-1,276
-7% -$871K
MZTI
95
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.92B
$10M 0.13%
72,423
-120
-0.2% -$19.1K
PFE icon
96
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
$9.73M 0.13%
346,584
-9,079
-3% -$242K
GEV icon
97
GE Vernova
GEV
$275B
$9.71M 0.13%
11,124
+124
+1% +$96.7K
APD icon
98
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$9.66M 0.12%
33,262
-250
-0.7% -$68.9K
NVS icon
99
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$8.8M 0.11%
57,626
-3,462
-6% -$531K
AMGN icon
100
Amgen
AMGN
$201B
$8.74M 0.11%
24,846
-85
-0.3% -$30.3K

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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.