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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
+5.27%
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
$5.42B
AUM Growth
+$303M
Cap. Flow
+$82.5M
Cap. Flow %
1.52%
Top 10 Hldgs %
28.76%
Holding
400
New
14
Increased
130
Reduced
145
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AWK icon
American Water Works
AWK
+$16.6M
2
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$13.7M
3
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$5.83M
4
APTV icon
Aptiv
APTV
+$5.19M
5
VRTX icon
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
+$4.02M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.23%
2 Healthcare 19.98%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.46%
4 Financials 11.25%
5 Industrials 8.21%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
OMC icon
76
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$19.6M 0.36%
264,895
+3,682
+1% +$254K
CMI icon
77
Cummins
CMI
$87.3B
$19.4M 0.36%
74,960
+6,426
+9% +$1.61M
MDT icon
78
Medtronic
MDT
$110B
$17.8M 0.33%
150,656
-66
-0% -$7.74K
VEA icon
79
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$230B
$17.5M 0.32%
357,199
+38,715
+12% +$1.89M
WMT icon
80
Walmart Inc
WMT
$884B
$17.2M 0.32%
378,993
+18,177
+5% +$842K
EXPD icon
81
Expeditors International
EXPD
$21.8B
$17M 0.31%
157,478
-18,374
-10% -$1.77M
CTAS icon
82
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$16.5M 0.3%
193,008
+1,256
+0.7% +$106K
MZTI
83
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.95B
$16.1M 0.3%
91,567
-4,737
-5% -$849K
IGSB icon
84
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$15.5M 0.29%
282,571
+26,214
+10% +$1.44M
BSX icon
85
Boston Scientific
BSX
$68.4B
$15.4M 0.29%
399,320
+325
+0.1% +$12.3K
AOS icon
86
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.24B
$15.4M 0.28%
227,906
+32,563
+17% +$1.98M
T icon
87
AT&T
T
$159B
$13.8M 0.25%
601,962
-5,337
-0.9% -$118K
ACN icon
88
Accenture
ACN
$99.9B
$13.7M 0.25%
49,627
+9,653
+24% +$2.5M
DIS icon
89
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$13.6M 0.25%
73,751
+1,596
+2% +$294K
EMR icon
90
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.3B
$13.6M 0.25%
150,766
-1,387
-0.9% -$119K
AXP icon
91
American Express
AXP
$228B
$13.1M 0.24%
92,901
+599
+0.6% +$79.1K
STZ icon
92
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.3B
$12.9M 0.24%
56,476
+1,582
+3% +$357K
SPY icon
93
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$12.7M 0.23%
32,030
-463
-1% -$179K
BMY icon
94
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$12.6M 0.23%
198,924
-9,310
-4% -$579K
USB icon
95
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$12.5M 0.23%
226,348
-24,041
-10% -$1.2M
CARR icon
96
Carrier Global
CARR
$50.6B
$12.5M 0.23%
294,974
-1,887
-0.6% -$73.4K
APD icon
97
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.8B
$12M 0.22%
42,800
-1,667
-4% -$453K
TSCO icon
98
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$12M 0.22%
338,570
+165
+0% +$5.26K
SYY icon
99
Sysco
SYY
$40.6B
$11.9M 0.22%
150,540
-4,666
-3% -$362K
UPS icon
100
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$11.4M 0.21%
67,238
-1,854
-3% -$300K

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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, Welch & Forbes held 400 positions worth $5.42B, up 5.9% from $5.11B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2021 filing shows 14 new, 130 increased, 145 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Aptiv: 35,705 shares worth $4.92M. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $2.86M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2021 buy was Aptiv: 35,705 shares worth $4.92M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to American Water Works in Q1 2021, an estimated $16.6M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $2.86M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Service Corp International in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $997K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $5.42B portfolio in Q1 2021.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 14 new positions and closed 14 in Q1 2021.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 5.9% quarter-over-quarter to $5.42B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 14 Apr 2021.