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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
NOW icon
276
ServiceNow
NOW
$114B
$523K 0.01%
6,740
+450
+7% +$35.2K
DXCM icon
277
DexCom
DXCM
$28.8B
$520K 0.01%
4,596
– –
IWN icon
278
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.4B
$517K 0.01%
3,730
– –
F icon
279
Ford
F
$59.3B
$516K 0.01%
44,366
+31,600
+248% +$406K
MOO icon
280
VanEck Agribusiness ETF
MOO
$994M
$512K 0.01%
5,967
-1,000
-14% -$87.8K
B
281
Barrick Mining
B
$63.2B
$502K 0.01%
29,225
+2,120
+8% +$33.7K
VHT icon
282
Vanguard Health Care ETF
VHT
$18.3B
$496K 0.01%
+2,000
New +$485K
IWD icon
283
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$81.8B
$496K 0.01%
3,270
– –
SPGI icon
284
S&P Global
SPGI
$122B
$485K 0.01%
1,447
-190
-12% -$62.6K
STE icon
285
Steris
STE
$22.5B
$478K 0.01%
2,589
-1,423
-35% -$250K
ILMN icon
286
Illumina
ILMN
$31B
$476K 0.01%
2,422
– –
OSBC icon
287
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.29B
$476K 0.01%
29,686
– –
BRK.A icon
288
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.1T
$469K 0.01%
1
– –
NSC icon
289
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$75B
$463K 0.01%
1,879
+137
+8% +$32.4K
AGG icon
290
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$460K 0.01%
4,742
-507
-10% -$49K
IVW icon
291
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.7B
$458K 0.01%
7,837
– –
SCHW
292
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$181B
$455K 0.01%
5,462
– –
GS icon
293
Goldman Sachs
GS
$302B
$454K 0.01%
1,321
– –
KKR icon
294
KKR & Co
KKR
$90.7B
$453K 0.01%
9,764
– –
D icon
295
Dominion Energy
D
$61.3B
$451K 0.01%
7,349
-574
-7% -$36K
HES
296
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$447K 0.01%
3,153
+58
+2% +$7.97K
APA icon
297
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
$422K 0.01%
9,050
+700
+8% +$31.3K
HIFS icon
298
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$622M
$421K 0.01%
1,525
– –
AEP icon
299
American Electric Power
AEP
$69.5B
$414K 0.01%
4,362
+59
+1% +$5.37K
WEX icon
300
WEX
WEX
$6.35B
$413K 0.01%
2,525
– –
10 11
12
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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.