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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
BAC icon
51
Bank of America
BAC
$358B
$47.9M 0.6%
1,012,075
+592
+0.1% +$24.9K
2016 Q4
34 quarters
NEE icon
52
NextEra Energy
NEE
$166B
$46.3M 0.58%
667,412
+67,430
+11% +$4.68M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
CSCO icon
53
Cisco
CSCO
$423B
$45.3M 0.57%
652,563
-1,034
-0.2% -$63.5K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
LECO icon
54
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.3B
$44.7M 0.56%
215,456
+4,567
+2% +$873K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
CHD icon
55
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.8B
$43.1M 0.54%
448,473
-1,031
-0.2% -$102K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
CTAS icon
56
Cintas
CTAS
$84.9B
$43.1M 0.54%
193,241
+745
+0.4% +$160K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
ADBE icon
57
Adobe
ADBE
$95.4B
$40.1M 0.5%
103,667
-14,589
-12% -$5.62M
2018 Q1
29 quarters
EMLP icon
58
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.14B
$39.9M 0.5%
1,063,563
-1,302
-0.1% -$47.6K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
AOS icon
59
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.05B
$39.1M 0.49%
596,244
+3,263
+0.6% +$213K
2020 Q2
20 quarters
TMO icon
60
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$255B
$36.9M 0.46%
91,114
-655
-0.7% -$274K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
ACN icon
61
Accenture
ACN
$141B
$36.6M 0.46%
122,521
-242
-0.2% -$73.7K
2018 Q1
29 quarters
LHX icon
62
L3Harris
LHX
$46.3B
$35.8M 0.45%
142,889
+1,283
+0.9% +$295K
2020 Q4
18 quarters
AFL icon
63
Aflac
AFL
$60.1B
$35.2M 0.44%
333,302
-8,122
-2% -$853K
2018 Q1
29 quarters
XOM icon
64
ExxonMobil
XOM
$736B
$33.1M 0.41%
306,896
-1,404
-0.5% -$150K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
VZ icon
65
Verizon
VZ
$186B
$31.5M 0.39%
727,059
+1,169
+0.2% +$50.6K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
FTSL icon
66
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.48B
$31.3M 0.39%
682,178
+21,844
+3% +$998K
2016 Q2
36 quarters
DOV icon
67
Dover
DOV
$26.4B
$29.1M 0.36%
158,550
-2,463
-2% -$429K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
AXP icon
68
American Express
AXP
$212B
$28.3M 0.35%
88,793
-861
-1% -$242K
2016 Q4
34 quarters
MRK icon
69
Merck
MRK
$360B
$26.3M 0.33%
331,608
-5,950
-2% -$473K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
TSCO icon
70
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$17.3B
$25.8M 0.32%
488,188
+1,417
+0.3% +$72.5K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
ORCL icon
71
Oracle
ORCL
$389B
$25.5M 0.32%
116,838
+2,519
+2% +$407K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
OTIS icon
72
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.2B
$25.5M 0.32%
257,312
-6,631
-3% -$640K
2020 Q2
20 quarters
SPY icon
73
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$806B
$25.2M 0.31%
40,816
-1,611
-4% -$921K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
MCO icon
74
Moody's
MCO
$84B
$24.6M 0.31%
49,106
+241
+0.5% +$112K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
QCOM icon
75
Qualcomm
QCOM
$184B
$22.8M 0.29%
143,438
-444
-0.3% -$65.4K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
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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.