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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
+7.38%
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
$8.3B
AUM Growth
+$295M
Cap. Flow
-$153M
Cap. Flow %
-1.85%
Top 10 Hldgs %
38.13%
Holding
388
New
16
Increased
67
Reduced
184
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$24.7M
2
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$14M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$12.7M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$10.2M
5
UBER icon
Uber
UBER
+$8.27M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$134M
2
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$14.5M
3
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$13.2M
4
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$13.1M
5
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$6.13M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 27.79%
2 Healthcare 15.42%
3 Financials 12.12%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
5 Industrials 9.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TXN icon
126
Texas Instruments
TXN
$256B
$5.1M 0.06%
27,764
-77
-0.3% -$15.1K
VRSK icon
127
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$23.6B
$4.99M 0.06%
19,841
+702
+4% +$193K
INTC icon
128
Intel
INTC
$492B
$4.92M 0.06%
146,706
-54,307
-27% -$1.32M
OEF icon
129
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.5B
$4.84M 0.06%
14,536
+155
+1% +$49.3K
STT icon
130
State Street
STT
$51.3B
$4.54M 0.05%
39,153
– –
IWO icon
131
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.9B
$4.48M 0.05%
13,985
-233
-2% -$70.3K
BMY icon
132
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$4.4M 0.05%
97,478
-3,028
-3% -$141K
DIS icon
133
Walt Disney
DIS
$178B
$4.33M 0.05%
37,775
-1,321
-3% -$156K
IJH icon
134
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$127B
$4.25M 0.05%
65,162
-1,342
-2% -$86.2K
MDT icon
135
Medtronic
MDT
$114B
$4.24M 0.05%
44,515
-2,245
-5% -$206K
ISRG icon
136
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$139B
$4.2M 0.05%
9,384
-50
-0.5% -$24K
UNP icon
137
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$4.16M 0.05%
17,586
-147
-0.8% -$33.1K
CL icon
138
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$74.3B
$4.11M 0.05%
51,435
-1,295
-2% -$110K
GIS icon
139
General Mills
GIS
$19.9B
$4.08M 0.05%
80,973
-323
-0.4% -$16.2K
ROL icon
140
Rollins
ROL
$17.9B
$4.04M 0.05%
68,856
– –
VLO icon
141
Valero Energy
VLO
$90.7B
$3.98M 0.05%
23,347
-150
-0.6% -$22.4K
T icon
142
AT&T
T
$165B
$3.78M 0.05%
133,831
-3,900
-3% -$111K
WFC icon
143
Wells Fargo
WFC
$265B
$3.72M 0.04%
44,398
-1,108
-2% -$89.8K
LMT icon
144
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$139B
$3.67M 0.04%
7,342
– –
UPS icon
145
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.1B
$3.64M 0.04%
43,520
-7,232
-14% -$655K
TD icon
146
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$200B
$3.62M 0.04%
45,234
-1,776
-4% -$133K
LOW icon
147
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$123B
$3.59M 0.04%
14,293
-105
-0.7% -$25.8K
PM icon
148
Philip Morris
PM
$290B
$3.44M 0.04%
21,191
-515
-2% -$86.6K
LNT icon
149
Alliant Energy
LNT
$17.7B
$3.39M 0.04%
50,264
– –
INTU icon
150
Intuit
INTU
$91.5B
$3.31M 0.04%
4,851
-13
-0.3% -$9.37K
4 5
6
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2025, Welch & Forbes held 388 positions worth $8.3B, up 3.7% from $8.01B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 38% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2025 filing shows 16 new, 67 increased, 184 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Synopsys: 18,075 shares worth $8.92M. The largest sale was Ansys, an estimated $134M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2025 buy was Synopsys: 18,075 shares worth $8.92M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Palo Alto Networks in Q3 2025, an estimated $24.7M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was Danaher, cutting an estimated $14.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Ansys in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $134M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 38% of its $8.3B portfolio in Q3 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 16 new positions and closed 5 in Q3 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $8.3B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 4 Nov 2025.