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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
K
301
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$413K 0.01%
6,168
+1,065
+21% +$72.3K
SLY
302
DELISTED
SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Index--symbol SML)
SLY
$412K 0.01%
5,015
– –
NTRS icon
303
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.4B
$401K 0.01%
4,536
– –
WRAC
304
DELISTED
Williams Rowland Acquisition Corp.
WRAC
$401K 0.01%
+40,000
New +$406K
HUM icon
305
Humana
HUM
$44B
$396K 0.01%
773
– –
ETN icon
306
Eaton
ETN
$150B
$389K 0.01%
2,476
+200
+9% +$30.7K
TT icon
307
Trane Technologies
TT
$97.3B
$383K 0.01%
2,277
– –
XLK icon
308
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$115B
$380K 0.01%
6,112
-2,794
-31% -$177K
IVE icon
309
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49.1B
$377K 0.01%
2,600
– –
VDE icon
310
Vanguard Energy ETF
VDE
$9.97B
$375K 0.01%
3,094
+349
+13% +$42.5K
DCI icon
311
Donaldson
DCI
$10.7B
$375K 0.01%
6,365
– –
HIG icon
312
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$39.2B
$361K 0.01%
4,766
-101
-2% -$7.27K
TYL icon
313
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$13.2B
$360K 0.01%
1,117
+18
+2% +$5.88K
DEA
314
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.15B
$354K 0.01%
9,910
– –
MTB icon
315
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.8B
$350K 0.01%
2,412
– –
DIA icon
316
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$45.5B
$345K 0.01%
1,040
– –
VYM icon
317
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VYM
$80.9B
$336K 0.01%
3,104
-3,512
-53% -$374K
GWW icon
318
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$64B
$334K 0.01%
600
– –
SLF icon
319
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.9B
$324K 0.01%
6,977
– –
MUB icon
320
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.2B
$323K 0.01%
3,057
-2,023
-40% -$211K
LDOS icon
321
Leidos
LDOS
$14.1B
$321K 0.01%
3,050
– –
SU icon
322
Suncor Energy
SU
$78.8B
$320K 0.01%
10,080
+1,608
+19% +$52.9K
HAL icon
323
Halliburton
HAL
$26.4B
$316K 0.01%
+8,030
New +$284K
MOAT icon
324
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MOAT
$11.8B
$310K 0.01%
4,781
– –
MORN icon
325
Morningstar
MORN
$7.24B
$305K 0.01%
1,410
– –
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.