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Welch & Forbes Portfolio holdings

AUM $8.23B Turnover 9.09%
1-Year Est. Return 17.62%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.79%
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
$8.01B
AUM Growth
+$365M
Cap. Flow
-$33.3M
Cap. Flow %
-0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.37%
Holding
383
New
13
Increased
92
Reduced
184
Closed
11
Avg Time Held
7.5 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
3.6 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
6.5 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$9M
2
CSL icon
Carlisle Companies
CSL
+$6.86M
3
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$6.67M
4
NEE icon
NextEra Energy
NEE
+$4.68M
5
VRTX icon
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
+$4.43M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$10.8M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$7.68M
3
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$5.62M
4
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$5.11M
5
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$3.99M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 28.31%
2 Healthcare 15.49%
3 Financials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.17%
5 Industrials 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
AMP icon
26
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$44.1B
$93.9M 1.17%
175,953
-2,578
-1% -$1.27M
2016 Q4
34 quarters
WSO icon
27
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.1B
$93.7M 1.17%
212,190
-67
-0% -$31.1K
2018 Q4
26 quarters
META icon
28
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.8T
$91.5M 1.14%
124,030
+4,699
+4% +$2.9M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
MCD icon
29
McDonald's
MCD
$172B
$90.9M 1.13%
310,967
-1,566
-0.5% -$483K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
IDXX icon
30
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$90.7M 1.13%
169,017
-829
-0.5% -$396K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
ABT icon
31
Abbott
ABT
$181B
$86.2M 1.08%
634,135
-392
-0.1% -$51.7K
2018 Q1
29 quarters
RMD icon
32
ResMed
RMD
$33.5B
$85.5M 1.07%
331,578
+1,686
+0.5% +$402K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
GOOGL icon
33
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.17T
$75.9M 0.95%
430,647
-4,749
-1% -$777K
2016 Q4
34 quarters
ADP icon
34
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$113B
$73.2M 0.91%
237,424
-3,714
-2% -$1.14M
2016 Q4
34 quarters
MTD icon
35
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$32.5B
$70.9M 0.89%
60,334
-699
-1% -$781K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
PEP icon
36
PepsiCo
PEP
$179B
$70.3M 0.88%
532,789
-23,455
-4% -$3.16M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
IRM icon
37
Iron Mountain
IRM
$33.3B
$68.6M 0.86%
668,938
-5,104
-0.8% -$481K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
ABBV icon
38
AbbVie
ABBV
$504B
$65M 0.81%
349,910
-4,714
-1% -$876K
2018 Q1
29 quarters
CVX icon
39
Chevron
CVX
$440B
$59.5M 0.74%
415,588
+931
+0.2% +$131K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
BRK.B icon
40
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.13T
$58.9M 0.74%
121,186
-1,660
-1% -$843K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
KMX icon
41
CarMax
KMX
$7.47B
$57.7M 0.72%
858,471
-15,292
-2% -$1.03M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
AVGO icon
42
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.58T
$56.5M 0.71%
204,891
+30,733
+18% +$6.67M
2018 Q1
29 quarters
VEA icon
43
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$228B
$55.6M 0.69%
974,651
+15,643
+2% +$838K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
PAYX icon
44
Paychex
PAYX
$39.2B
$54.4M 0.68%
373,828
-4,883
-1% -$735K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
NOW icon
45
ServiceNow
NOW
$146B
$53.9M 0.67%
262,060
+47,715
+22% +$9M
2020 Q4
18 quarters
WMT icon
46
Walmart Inc
WMT
$942B
$51.5M 0.64%
526,490
+6,127
+1% +$584K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
CSL icon
47
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$13.2B
$51M 0.64%
136,530
+18,479
+16% +$6.86M
2019 Q2
24 quarters
XYL icon
48
Xylem
XYL
$24.2B
$49.3M 0.62%
381,335
+12,513
+3% +$1.52M
2016 Q1
37 quarters
BKNG icon
49
Booking.com
BKNG
$122B
$49M 0.61%
211,675
-325
-0.2% -$66.6K
2014 Q2
44 quarters
LIN icon
50
Linde
LIN
$229B
$48.4M 0.6%
103,127
+852
+0.8% +$389K
2019 Q1
25 quarters
1
2
3 4 5

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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2025, Welch & Forbes held 383 positions worth $8.01B, up 4.8% from $7.64B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2025 filing shows 13 new, 92 increased, 184 reduced and 11 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Advanced Micro Devices: 5,867 shares worth $833K. The largest sale was Comcast, an estimated $10.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 28% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2025 buy was Advanced Micro Devices: 5,867 shares worth $833K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to ServiceNow in Q2 2025, an estimated $9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $10.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $608K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $8.01B portfolio in Q2 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 11 in Q2 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $8.01B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 5 Aug 2025.