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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
VLO icon
151
Valero Energy
VLO
$90.1B
$3.16M 0.04%
23,497
-332
-1% -$41.4K
IWB icon
152
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$50.1B
$3.07M 0.04%
9,045
+881
+11% +$277K
LNT icon
153
Alliant Energy
LNT
$17.8B
$3.04M 0.04%
50,264
-312
-0.6% -$19.1K
EOG icon
154
EOG Resources
EOG
$73.9B
$2.99M 0.04%
25,039
+962
+4% +$110K
GILD icon
155
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$165B
$2.99M 0.04%
26,924
-500
-2% -$53.2K
SDY icon
156
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$22.1B
$2.97M 0.04%
21,900
– –
CI icon
157
Cigna
CI
$73.6B
$2.95M 0.04%
8,912
-2
-0% -$645
VB icon
158
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$82.5B
$2.9M 0.04%
12,230
-11
-0.1% -$2.45K
FPEI icon
159
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPEI
$1.94B
$2.79M 0.03%
146,708
– –
FAST icon
160
Fastenal
FAST
$59.7B
$2.77M 0.03%
65,884
-100
-0.2% -$4.06K
CHEF icon
161
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$4.48B
$2.74M 0.03%
43,005
-1,560
-4% -$92.7K
ICLR icon
162
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ICLR
$12.8B
$2.73M 0.03%
18,740
-540
-3% -$76.6K
VO icon
163
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$109B
$2.68M 0.03%
38,344
+184
+0.5% +$12.1K
VWO icon
164
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$126B
$2.68M 0.03%
54,196
– –
HON icon
165
Honeywell
HON
$77.2B
$2.57M 0.03%
11,713
+787
+7% +$159K
EFA icon
166
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$79.9B
$2.55M 0.03%
28,553
-1,501
-5% -$128K
CRM icon
167
Salesforce
CRM
$161B
$2.52M 0.03%
9,253
-273
-3% -$73K
VTV icon
168
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$192B
$2.5M 0.03%
14,161
-1,408
-9% -$238K
SCHD icon
169
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SCHD
$107B
$2.48M 0.03%
93,510
– –
COP icon
170
ConocoPhillips
COP
$146B
$2.43M 0.03%
27,057
– –
KMB icon
171
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$2.41M 0.03%
18,667
-367
-2% -$49.8K
IWF icon
172
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$127B
$2.38M 0.03%
22,460
+2,100
+10% +$201K
BSV icon
173
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$45.6B
$2.27M 0.03%
28,824
+246
+0.9% +$19.2K
BX icon
174
Blackstone
BX
$111B
$2.22M 0.03%
14,831
-48
-0.3% -$6.59K
FTSM icon
175
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
$6.54B
$2.18M 0.03%
36,389
-159
-0.4% -$9.52K
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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.