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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
+10.31%
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
$8.23B
AUM Growth
+$494M
Cap. Flow
-$86.9M
Cap. Flow %
-1.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
37.88%
Holding
396
New
28
Increased
117
Reduced
170
Closed
8
Avg Time Held
31.2 quarters
Top 10 Avg Time Held
16.5 quarters
Top 20 Avg Time Held
24.4 quarters

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$9.01M
2
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$8.65M
3
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$5.2M
4
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$5M
5
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$4.57M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.54%
2 Healthcare 16.05%
3 Financials 12%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.33%
5 Industrials 9.6%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
STE icon
276
Steris
STE
$21.2B
$570K 0.01%
2,707
+140
+5% +$30K
2020 Q4
22 quarters
VUG icon
277
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
VUG
$237B
$566K 0.01%
6,576
+168
+3% +$14.1K
2023 Q4
10 quarters
WAB icon
278
Wabtec
WAB
$48.1B
$553K 0.01%
2,050
+36
+2% +$9.52K
2021 Q4
18 quarters
SNDK icon
279
Sandisk
SNDK
$207B
$553K 0.01%
+243
New +$347K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
MDLZ icon
280
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$78.3B
$546K 0.01%
9,447
-4,952
-34% -$298K
2013 Q2
52 quarters
BR icon
281
Broadridge
BR
$19B
$531K 0.01%
3,880
-20
-0.5% -$3.02K
2016 Q1
41 quarters
ENTG icon
282
Entegris
ENTG
$24B
$526K 0.01%
2,925
-90
-3% -$13K
2023 Q1
13 quarters
CTVA icon
283
Corteva
CTVA
$8.91B
$526K 0.01%
6,208
-1,458
-19% -$117K
2019 Q3
27 quarters
TT icon
284
Trane Technologies
TT
$104B
$508K 0.01%
+1,034
New +$484K
2026 Q2
0 quarters
VIG icon
285
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$112B
$508K 0.01%
2,145
– –
2017 Q4
34 quarters
ROK icon
286
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$47.8B
$503K 0.01%
1,016
– –
2024 Q4
6 quarters
MUB icon
287
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$48.8B
$492K 0.01%
4,574
+421
+10% +$45K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
HPE icon
288
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$91.4B
$491K 0.01%
10,878
+178
+2% +$6.43K
2024 Q1
9 quarters
MTB icon
289
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.5B
$490K 0.01%
2,058
+12
+0.6% +$2.62K
2020 Q4
22 quarters
DCI icon
290
Donaldson
DCI
$9.99B
$485K 0.01%
5,401
– –
2022 Q3
15 quarters
DIA icon
291
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$44.9B
$476K 0.01%
911
– –
2020 Q4
22 quarters
JILL icon
292
J. Jill
JILL
$362M
$473K 0.01%
29,825
– –
2021 Q2
20 quarters
BP icon
293
BP
BP
$125B
$469K 0.01%
12,690
+279
+2% +$12.2K
2016 Q4
38 quarters
HIFS icon
294
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$642M
$468K 0.01%
1,525
– –
2016 Q3
39 quarters
KVUE icon
295
Kenvue
KVUE
$33.8B
$465K 0.01%
24,345
– –
2023 Q3
11 quarters
MOAT icon
296
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MOAT
$11.6B
$464K 0.01%
4,464
– –
2017 Q1
37 quarters
Q icon
297
Qnity Electronics Inc
Q
$25.4B
$464K 0.01%
2,839
-729
-20% -$107K
2025 Q4
2 quarters
APH icon
298
Amphenol
APH
$208B
$463K 0.01%
5,248
-244
-4% -$17.6K
2025 Q2
4 quarters
SMBC icon
299
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$768M
$457K 0.01%
6,000
– –
2023 Q1
13 quarters
PPG icon
300
PPG Industries
PPG
$23.2B
$449K 0.01%
3,705
+532
+17% +$59.2K
2013 Q2
52 quarters

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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, Welch & Forbes held 396 positions worth $8.23B, up 6.4% from $7.73B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 38% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2026 filing shows 28 new, 117 increased, 170 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Honeywell Aerospace: 4,815 shares worth $1.06M. The largest sale was Roper Technologies, an estimated $13.5M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2026 buy was Honeywell Aerospace: 4,815 shares worth $1.06M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q2 2026, an estimated $9.01M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Roper Technologies, cutting an estimated $13.5M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited BHP in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $263K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 38% of its $8.23B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 28 new positions and closed 8 in Q2 2026.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $8.23B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 30 Jul 2026.