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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
LEG icon
326
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.37B
$300K 0.01%
9,314
-471
-5% -$15.9K
PHYS icon
327
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$14.8B
$300K 0.01%
21,289
-10,050
-32% -$134K
GL icon
328
Globe Life
GL
$14.2B
$298K 0.01%
2,475
-425
-15% -$48.6K
AON icon
329
Aon
AON
$77.8B
$298K 0.01%
+992
New +$290K
IBB icon
330
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.52B
$296K 0.01%
2,257
– –
YUM icon
331
Yum! Brands
YUM
$43.3B
$295K 0.01%
2,304
-15
-0.6% -$1.82K
TPR icon
332
Tapestry
TPR
$30.8B
$293K 0.01%
7,700
-2,800
-27% -$95.9K
ABNB icon
333
Airbnb
ABNB
$90.3B
$286K 0.01%
3,340
-100
-3% -$10.1K
MMP
334
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$282K 0.01%
5,622
– –
BHP icon
335
BHP
BHP
$218B
$279K 0.01%
+4,500
New +$253K
FLRN icon
336
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$3.08B
$274K ﹤0.01%
9,000
– –
IGIB icon
337
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.5B
$273K ﹤0.01%
5,520
– –
PEG icon
338
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$38.6B
$272K ﹤0.01%
4,435
– –
IFF icon
339
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$20.3B
$266K ﹤0.01%
2,539
– –
QTEC icon
340
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.51B
$262K ﹤0.01%
2,493
– –
KNSL icon
341
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$8.11B
$262K ﹤0.01%
1,000
– –
NTAP icon
342
NetApp
NTAP
$34.1B
$261K ﹤0.01%
4,344
– –
VIG icon
343
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$112B
$260K ﹤0.01%
1,711
-5,494
-76% -$819K
MGRC icon
344
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$2.81B
$257K ﹤0.01%
2,600
– –
URI icon
345
United Rentals
URI
$66.5B
$251K ﹤0.01%
+707
New +$232K
HUBS icon
346
HubSpot
HUBS
$11.9B
$250K ﹤0.01%
863
– –
KHC icon
347
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.3B
$234K ﹤0.01%
+5,752
New +$218K
DFS
348
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$232K ﹤0.01%
2,367
+56
+2% +$5.63K
PFM icon
349
Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF
PFM
$792M
$226K ﹤0.01%
6,178
– –
OKE icon
350
Oneok
OKE
$56.1B
$224K ﹤0.01%
+3,410
New +$210K
12 13
14
15 16

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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.