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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
BALL icon
101
Ball Corp
BALL
$16.8B
$9.01M 0.11%
160,551
-76,459
-32% -$3.99M
BDX icon
102
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$48.2B
$8.59M 0.11%
49,886
-6,425
-11% -$1.18M
MMM icon
103
3M
MMM
$94.3B
$7.94M 0.1%
52,141
+601
+1% +$85.9K
MA icon
104
Mastercard
MA
$493B
$7.77M 0.1%
13,828
-438
-3% -$242K
CAT icon
105
Caterpillar
CAT
$387B
$7.67M 0.1%
19,757
-964
-5% -$321K
CHKP icon
106
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
$7.56M 0.09%
34,186
-100
-0.3% -$22K
NVS icon
107
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$7.48M 0.09%
61,809
+515
+0.8% +$58K
VEU icon
108
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$70.2B
$7.42M 0.09%
110,382
+17,135
+18% +$1.08M
RPM icon
109
RPM International
RPM
$15B
$7.35M 0.09%
66,901
-951
-1% -$105K
DUK icon
110
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.3B
$7.32M 0.09%
62,075
+1,005
+2% +$119K
AWK icon
111
American Water Works
AWK
$26.9B
$7.11M 0.09%
51,137
-463
-0.9% -$66.3K
AMGN icon
112
Amgen
AMGN
$222B
$7.1M 0.09%
25,434
+309
+1% +$87.5K
HLN icon
113
Haleon
HLN
$44.2B
$6.67M 0.08%
643,501
-700
-0.1% -$7.38K
LQD icon
114
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$32.8B
$6.44M 0.08%
58,745
-1,525
-3% -$164K
ADI icon
115
Analog Devices
ADI
$190B
$6.38M 0.08%
26,813
-404
-1% -$84.1K
IWM icon
116
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$81.9B
$5.99M 0.07%
27,749
-1,036
-4% -$208K
GEV icon
117
GE Vernova
GEV
$264B
$5.99M 0.07%
11,313
-331
-3% -$138K
VRSK icon
118
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$25B
$5.96M 0.07%
19,139
-90
-0.5% -$27.3K
TXN icon
119
Texas Instruments
TXN
$261B
$5.78M 0.07%
27,841
+269
+1% +$47.8K
ITW icon
120
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$84.5B
$5.49M 0.07%
22,190
-425
-2% -$103K
MDB icon
121
MongoDB
MDB
$32.1B
$5.42M 0.07%
25,834
-5,114
-17% -$945K
IAU icon
122
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$64.4B
$5.42M 0.07%
86,883
-1,419
-2% -$87.9K
SYY icon
123
Sysco
SYY
$40.3B
$5.18M 0.06%
68,343
-3,255
-5% -$236K
ISRG icon
124
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$134B
$5.13M 0.06%
9,434
-137
-1% -$71.6K
UPS icon
125
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.9B
$5.12M 0.06%
50,752
-2,659
-5% -$262K
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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.