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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
+6.91%
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
$7.86B
AUM Growth
+$364M
Cap. Flow
-$23.2M
Cap. Flow %
-0.3%
Top 10 Hldgs %
33.84%
Holding
377
New
11
Increased
101
Reduced
170
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$13M
2
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$8.31M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$6.03M
4
XYL icon
Xylem
XYL
+$2.09M
5
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$1.46M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$10.4M
2
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$4.19M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$3.29M
4
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$2.93M
5
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$2.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 27.24%
2 Healthcare 17.22%
3 Financials 11.26%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.19%
5 Industrials 8.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NEE icon
51
NextEra Energy
NEE
$183B
$46.1M 0.59%
545,410
+3,301
+0.6% +$258K
ACN icon
52
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$42.8M 0.54%
121,059
+1,558
+1% +$512K
MRK icon
53
Merck
MRK
$321B
$41.7M 0.53%
367,565
-4,446
-1% -$528K
BAC icon
54
Bank of America
BAC
$433B
$41.6M 0.53%
1,047,468
+6,061
+0.6% +$243K
WMT icon
55
Walmart Inc
WMT
$884B
$41.1M 0.52%
509,473
+2,762
+0.5% +$203K
CSL icon
56
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15B
$40.2M 0.51%
89,448
+2,368
+3% +$979K
AFL icon
57
Aflac
AFL
$64.8B
$40.1M 0.51%
358,814
-24,176
-6% -$2.46M
CTAS icon
58
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$39.8M 0.51%
193,286
-1,114
-0.6% -$215K
LECO icon
59
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$38.8M 0.49%
202,317
+5,505
+3% +$1.06M
EMLP icon
60
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.09B
$36.8M 0.47%
1,096,529
-6,764
-0.6% -$218K
XOM icon
61
ExxonMobil
XOM
$651B
$36.5M 0.46%
311,341
-3,803
-1% -$439K
BKNG icon
62
Booking.com
BKNG
$150B
$36.4M 0.46%
216,025
-300
-0.1% -$46K
VZ icon
63
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$33.8M 0.43%
751,565
+3,206
+0.4% +$134K
CSCO icon
64
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$33.7M 0.43%
632,407
+3,874
+0.6% +$188K
LHX icon
65
L3Harris
LHX
$50.7B
$33.2M 0.42%
139,484
+3,838
+3% +$886K
DOV icon
66
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$31.2M 0.4%
162,665
-1,246
-0.8% -$227K
OTIS icon
67
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.3B
$29.9M 0.38%
287,515
-5,524
-2% -$526K
OMC icon
68
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$29.7M 0.38%
286,780
-2,614
-0.9% -$251K
TSCO icon
69
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$28.7M 0.37%
493,445
-4,560
-0.9% -$245K
FTSL icon
70
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.32B
$28.6M 0.36%
622,706
+6,566
+1% +$302K
QCOM icon
71
Qualcomm
QCOM
$160B
$24.8M 0.32%
145,570
-6,484
-4% -$1.14M
AXP icon
72
American Express
AXP
$228B
$24.3M 0.31%
89,774
+390
+0.4% +$97.1K
PFF icon
73
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$23.8M 0.3%
716,537
+13,524
+2% +$435K
SPY icon
74
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$23.6M 0.3%
41,120
+494
+1% +$273K
MCO icon
75
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$22.9M 0.29%
48,206
+63
+0.1% +$29.2K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2024, Welch & Forbes held 377 positions worth $7.86B, up 4.9% from $7.49B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 34% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2024: portfolio turnover was 4%. Welch & Forbes opened 11 new positions and exited 4, leaving the 377-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 27% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2024 buy was Vanguard Information Technology ETF: 5,488 shares worth $402K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to ServiceNow in Q3 2024, an estimated $13M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $10.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited APA Corp in Q3 2024, selling an estimated $228K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 34% of its $7.86B portfolio in Q3 2024.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 11 new positions and closed 4 in Q3 2024.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4.9% quarter-over-quarter to $7.86B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2024, filed 4 Nov 2024.