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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
+0.53%
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
$7.78B
AUM Growth
-$79.7M
Cap. Flow
-$36.7M
Cap. Flow %
-0.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.49%
Holding
388
New
15
Increased
116
Reduced
169
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
+$18.5M
2
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$10M
3
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$5.17M
4
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$5.03M
5
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$3.14M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$21.6M
2
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
+$4.46M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$3.39M
4
ORLY icon
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
+$2.73M
5
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$2.67M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 28.59%
2 Healthcare 15.55%
3 Financials 12.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Industrials 8.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
QCOM icon
76
Qualcomm
QCOM
$160B
$22.3M 0.29%
145,416
-154
-0.1% -$25.2K
PFF icon
77
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$20.6M 0.26%
653,626
-62,911
-9% -$2.05M
ORCL icon
78
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$19M 0.24%
113,900
-2,546
-2% -$452K
KO icon
79
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$18.7M 0.24%
299,604
-1,454
-0.5% -$94.9K
GSK icon
80
GSK
GSK
$104B
$17.6M 0.23%
519,835
+16
+0% +$576
EW icon
81
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$17.3M 0.22%
233,715
-11,396
-5% -$798K
EQIX icon
82
Equinix
EQIX
$103B
$17M 0.22%
18,000
+256
+1% +$236K
STZ icon
83
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.3B
$16.8M 0.22%
75,870
-4,683
-6% -$1.11M
CMI icon
84
Cummins
CMI
$87.3B
$16M 0.21%
45,930
-1,269
-3% -$446K
BALL icon
85
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.4B
$15.7M 0.2%
284,178
-43,597
-13% -$2.67M
EMR icon
86
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.3B
$15.4M 0.2%
124,474
-1,457
-1% -$177K
BDX icon
87
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$14.2M 0.18%
62,373
-6,692
-10% -$1.55M
IBM icon
88
IBM
IBM
$209B
$13.5M 0.17%
61,486
-802
-1% -$179K
MZTI
89
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.95B
$13.4M 0.17%
77,372
+353
+0.5% +$64.6K
SHOP icon
90
Shopify
SHOP
$159B
$13.2M 0.17%
124,551
+761
+0.6% +$74K
BSX icon
91
Boston Scientific
BSX
$68.4B
$13.1M 0.17%
146,466
-5,547
-4% -$488K
EXPD icon
92
Expeditors International
EXPD
$21.8B
$11.7M 0.15%
105,462
-5,348
-5% -$638K
CGNX icon
93
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$11.7M 0.15%
325,265
-6,469
-2% -$253K
PFE icon
94
Pfizer
PFE
$142B
$11.3M 0.15%
425,718
-30,472
-7% -$827K
IVV icon
95
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$872B
$10.9M 0.14%
18,532
+491
+3% +$291K
APD icon
96
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.8B
$10.6M 0.14%
36,493
+6
+0% +$1.88K
SBUX icon
97
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$10.4M 0.13%
114,121
-5,182
-4% -$501K
CARR icon
98
Carrier Global
CARR
$50.6B
$10.1M 0.13%
147,716
-2,957
-2% -$223K
SHW icon
99
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$9.75M 0.13%
28,696
+181
+0.6% +$67.6K
PGR icon
100
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$9.36M 0.12%
39,045
-252
-0.6% -$63.4K
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2024, Welch & Forbes held 388 positions worth $7.78B, down 1% from $7.86B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2024 filing shows 15 new, 116 increased, 169 reduced and 9 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Telefonica: 67,720 shares worth $272K. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $21.6M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2024 buy was Telefonica: 67,720 shares worth $272K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust in Q4 2024, an estimated $18.5M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $21.6M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Aptiv in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $704K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $7.78B portfolio in Q4 2024.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 15 new positions and closed 9 in Q4 2024.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 1% quarter-over-quarter to $7.78B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 7 Feb 2025.