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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
+1.3%
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
$6.02B
AUM Growth
+$98.8M
Cap. Flow
+$42.2M
Cap. Flow %
0.7%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.4%
Holding
395
New
7
Increased
124
Reduced
123
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VUSB icon
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
VUSB
+$5.24M
2
KMB icon
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
+$4.3M
3
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$3.77M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$3.66M
5
VEA icon
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
+$3.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MZTI
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
+$3.57M
2
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$2.57M
3
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$2.51M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.42M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$1.81M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.4%
2 Healthcare 20.36%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.39%
4 Financials 11.41%
5 Industrials 7.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
OMC icon
76
Omnicom Group
OMC
$23.2B
$19.5M 0.32%
268,587
+4,894
+2% +$364K
WMT icon
77
Walmart Inc
WMT
$897B
$19.3M 0.32%
415,095
+20,388
+5% +$982K
CMI icon
78
Cummins
CMI
$87.4B
$18.8M 0.31%
83,744
+4,833
+6% +$1.13M
EXPD icon
79
Expeditors International
EXPD
$23.3B
$18.7M 0.31%
156,773
-605
-0.4% -$75.7K
CTAS icon
80
Cintas
CTAS
$81.1B
$18.2M 0.3%
191,392
+720
+0.4% +$70.4K
ACN icon
81
Accenture
ACN
$109B
$18.2M 0.3%
56,794
+3,545
+7% +$1.15M
MDT icon
82
Medtronic
MDT
$114B
$18M 0.3%
143,268
-2,198
-2% -$284K
FTV icon
83
Fortive
FTV
$18.6B
$17.6M 0.29%
331,770
-16,646
-5% -$911K
AOS icon
84
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.48B
$16.9M 0.28%
276,376
+28,754
+12% +$2.01M
IGSB icon
85
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23.3B
$16.4M 0.27%
300,333
+15,766
+6% +$863K
BSX icon
86
Boston Scientific
BSX
$73.1B
$15.8M 0.26%
362,995
-36,000
-9% -$1.59M
AXP icon
87
American Express
AXP
$229B
$15.3M 0.26%
91,612
-538
-0.6% -$90K
CARR icon
88
Carrier Global
CARR
$52.3B
$14.8M 0.25%
285,495
-7,478
-3% -$402K
SPY icon
89
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$810B
$14.5M 0.24%
33,683
+340
+1% +$150K
EMR icon
90
Emerson Electric
EMR
$88.5B
$14.1M 0.23%
149,709
-2,637
-2% -$263K
DIS icon
91
Walt Disney
DIS
$178B
$13.9M 0.23%
81,963
+3,851
+5% +$686K
TSCO icon
92
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18B
$13.5M 0.22%
332,550
-1,825
-0.5% -$70.8K
USB icon
93
US Bancorp
USB
$100B
$13.1M 0.22%
219,862
-6,681
-3% -$380K
STZ icon
94
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.8B
$12.9M 0.22%
61,400
+3,420
+6% +$746K
IWM icon
95
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$81.5B
$12.7M 0.21%
57,900
+5,767
+11% +$1.28M
MCO icon
96
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$12.5M 0.21%
35,167
+1,116
+3% +$421K
MZTI
97
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.13B
$12.2M 0.2%
72,553
-19,294
-21% -$3.57M
PYPL icon
98
PayPal
PYPL
$50.5B
$12.2M 0.2%
46,810
+13,287
+40% +$3.77M
UPS icon
99
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.1B
$12.1M 0.2%
66,643
-553
-0.8% -$109K
SYY icon
100
Sysco
SYY
$40.1B
$11.4M 0.19%
145,821
-2,200
-1% -$168K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2021, Welch & Forbes held 395 positions worth $6.02B, up 1.7% from $5.92B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2021: portfolio turnover was 4.1%. Welch & Forbes opened 7 new positions and exited 9, leaving the 395-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2021 buy was Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF: 104,517 shares worth $5.24M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Kimberly-Clark in Q3 2021, an estimated $4.3M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was The Marzetti Company, cutting an estimated $3.57M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Snowflake in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $1.13M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $6.02B portfolio in Q3 2021.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 7 new positions and closed 9 in Q3 2021.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 1.7% quarter-over-quarter to $6.02B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 13 Oct 2021.