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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
SIVB
351
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$219K ﹤0.01%
950
-650
-41% -$161K
WPC icon
352
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.9B
$216K ﹤0.01%
+2,818
New +$212K
EBAY icon
353
eBay
EBAY
$50.4B
$208K ﹤0.01%
5,022
-3,300
-40% -$137K
PDP icon
354
Invesco Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF
PDP
$1.45B
$208K ﹤0.01%
+2,922
New +$213K
VFC icon
355
VF Corp
VFC
$5.88B
$207K ﹤0.01%
7,506
-435
-5% -$12.8K
TXT icon
356
Textron
TXT
$15B
$204K ﹤0.01%
+2,880
New +$196K
VGK icon
357
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.8B
$204K ﹤0.01%
+3,675
New +$194K
MRO
358
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$203K ﹤0.01%
+7,500
New +$218K
CNQ icon
359
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$98.6B
$202K ﹤0.01%
+7,270
New +$208K
KYN icon
360
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.45B
$181K ﹤0.01%
21,140
-1,000
-5% -$8.66K
WBD icon
361
Warner Bros
WBD
$63.9B
$141K ﹤0.01%
14,874
-23,046
-61% -$260K
NWL icon
362
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$137K ﹤0.01%
10,500
-13,100
-56% -$179K
AMCR icon
363
Amcor
AMCR
$20.9B
$137K ﹤0.01%
+2,300
New +$134K
EXG icon
364
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$2.97B
$86.8K ﹤0.01%
11,500
– –
SVC
365
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.04B
$83.3K ﹤0.01%
2,285
-492
-18% -$18K
SWN
366
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$58.5K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
CELL
367
DELISTED
PhenomeX Inc. Common Stock
CELL
$40.2K ﹤0.01%
15,000
– –
GOVX icon
368
GeoVax Labs
GOVX
$3.66M
$10.7K ﹤0.01%
45
– –
BLD
369
DELISTED
TopBuild
BLD
– –
-1,222
Closed -$201K
BOH icon
370
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.15B
– –
-2,780
Closed -$212K
DSGX icon
371
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$6.39B
– –
-3,500
Closed -$222K
DXJ icon
372
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
– –
-113,501
Closed -$7M
ENTG icon
373
Entegris
ENTG
$17.8B
– –
-2,700
Closed -$224K
FORM icon
374
FormFactor
FORM
$8.21B
– –
-8,000
Closed -$200K
FXH icon
375
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
$1.04B
– –
-2,717
Closed -$264K
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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.