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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
VZ icon
51
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$30.3M 0.54%
768,799
+11,742
+2% +$442K
AOS icon
52
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.24B
$30M 0.54%
523,771
+10,644
+2% +$595K
PFE icon
53
Pfizer
PFE
$142B
$29.9M 0.54%
584,126
+4,451
+0.8% +$213K
CSCO icon
54
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$29M 0.52%
609,764
+6,606
+1% +$301K
ADBE icon
55
Adobe
ADBE
$98.5B
$29M 0.52%
86,205
-4,924
-5% -$1.57M
LIN icon
56
Linde
LIN
$235B
$27.2M 0.49%
83,349
-143
-0.2% -$44.8K
PFF icon
57
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$27M 0.48%
885,698
-75,788
-8% -$2.36M
SBUX icon
58
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$25.9M 0.46%
260,717
+3,743
+1% +$353K
ACN icon
59
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$25.7M 0.46%
96,283
+712
+0.7% +$197K
NEE icon
60
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$24.3M 0.44%
290,705
+11,925
+4% +$963K
OTIS icon
61
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.3B
$24.3M 0.44%
310,217
-3,455
-1% -$255K
TD icon
62
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$23.1M 0.41%
355,993
-2,350
-0.7% -$152K
WMT icon
63
Walmart Inc
WMT
$884B
$23M 0.41%
486,837
+3,816
+0.8% +$181K
DOV icon
64
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$22.9M 0.41%
169,237
-3,087
-2% -$410K
BDX icon
65
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$22.8M 0.41%
89,651
-108
-0.1% -$25.5K
OMC icon
66
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$22.8M 0.41%
279,097
-1,046
-0.4% -$77.7K
AWK icon
67
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
$22.5M 0.4%
147,930
-4,634
-3% -$669K
KO icon
68
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$22.4M 0.4%
352,767
+82
+0% +$4.95K
SPY icon
69
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$22.3M 0.4%
58,433
+14,419
+33% +$5.54M
LECO icon
70
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$22.3M 0.4%
154,247
+68,084
+79% +$9.55M
BALL icon
71
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.4B
$20.7M 0.37%
405,170
-123,287
-23% -$6.38M
LHX icon
72
L3Harris
LHX
$50.7B
$20.5M 0.37%
98,302
+3,444
+4% +$777K
EW icon
73
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$20.3M 0.36%
272,669
-4,792
-2% -$369K
FTSL icon
74
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$20.3M 0.36%
454,201
-120,124
-21% -$5.38M
CTAS icon
75
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$19.7M 0.35%
174,296
-280
-0.2% -$30.3K
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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.