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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
+11.73%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.92%
AUM
$5.58B
AUM Growth
+$459M
Cap. Flow
-$69.3M
Cap. Flow %
-1.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.39%
Holding
389
New
19
Increased
84
Reduced
179
Closed
21

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$17.4M
2
LECO icon
Lincoln Electric
LECO
+$9.55M
3
VEA icon
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
+$7.33M
4
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$5.54M
5
HLN icon
Haleon
HLN
+$4.42M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$12.2M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$8.4M
3
DXJ icon
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
+$7M
4
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$6.38M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$5.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.37%
2 Technology 20.21%
3 Financials 12.4%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.04%
5 Consumer Staples 8.38%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PAYC icon
251
Paycom
PAYC
$7.57B
$692K 0.01%
2,229
– –
MS icon
252
Morgan Stanley
MS
$329B
$690K 0.01%
8,116
-203
-2% -$17.3K
LH icon
253
Labcorp
LH
$25.3B
$673K 0.01%
3,326
+31
+0.9% +$6.06K
PHO icon
254
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$1.99B
$670K 0.01%
13,000
– –
SO icon
255
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$666K 0.01%
9,327
-616
-6% -$41.2K
IEFA icon
256
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
IEFA
$189B
$664K 0.01%
10,776
+1,036
+11% +$61K
APH icon
257
Amphenol
APH
$197B
$658K 0.01%
17,272
– –
AMAT icon
258
Applied Materials
AMAT
$402B
$656K 0.01%
6,739
+300
+5% +$28.8K
CEF icon
259
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.37B
$654K 0.01%
36,501
– –
IJK icon
260
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.6B
$653K 0.01%
9,555
– –
EPD icon
261
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$81.2B
$644K 0.01%
26,680
– –
IWF icon
262
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$119B
$642K 0.01%
11,992
-8,100
-40% -$446K
BA icon
263
Boeing
BA
$169B
$627K 0.01%
3,291
+1,461
+80% +$239K
MET icon
264
MetLife
MET
$62.1B
$627K 0.01%
8,661
-179
-2% -$12.8K
ENB icon
265
Enbridge
ENB
$120B
$623K 0.01%
15,924
-1,248
-7% -$48.8K
TRV icon
266
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.7B
$617K 0.01%
3,293
– –
NBN icon
267
Northeast Bank
NBN
$1.05B
$589K 0.01%
14,000
– –
SHEL icon
268
Shell
SHEL
$251B
$583K 0.01%
10,241
+1,883
+23% +$104K
BAH icon
269
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.13B
$568K 0.01%
5,437
+102
+2% +$10.6K
WTRG icon
270
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.4B
$558K 0.01%
11,687
– –
DHR.PRB
271
DELISTED
Danaher Corporation 5.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B
DHR.PRB
$543K 0.01%
400
– –
GLD icon
272
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$536K 0.01%
3,159
+110
+4% +$17.7K
WDAY icon
273
Workday
WDAY
$38.8B
$534K 0.01%
3,192
– –
IQV icon
274
IQVIA
IQV
$38.4B
$533K 0.01%
2,600
-200
-7% -$40.6K
PLD icon
275
Prologis
PLD
$135B
$524K 0.01%
+4,647
New +$515K
9 10
11
12 13

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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2022, Welch & Forbes held 389 positions worth $5.58B, up 9% from $5.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2022 filing shows 19 new, 84 increased, 179 reduced and 21 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GSK: 521,101 shares worth $18.3M. The largest sale was Stanley Black & Decker, an estimated $12.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2022 buy was GSK: 521,101 shares worth $18.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Lincoln Electric in Q4 2022, an estimated $9.55M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2022 reduction was Stanley Black & Decker, cutting an estimated $12.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund in Q4 2022, selling an estimated $7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $5.58B portfolio in Q4 2022.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 21 in Q4 2022.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 9% quarter-over-quarter to $5.58B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2022, filed 2 Feb 2023.