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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
-4.79%
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
$5.12B
AUM Growth
-$345M
Cap. Flow
-$36.9M
Cap. Flow %
-0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.77%
Holding
386
New
7
Increased
134
Reduced
131
Closed
16

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AOS icon
A.O. Smith
AOS
+$3.37M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$1.98M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$1.74M
4
NEE icon
NextEra Energy
NEE
+$1.7M
5
VEA icon
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
+$1.56M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$28.4M
2
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$4.2M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$3.17M
4
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$2.2M
5
PFF icon
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
+$2.04M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.09%
2 Healthcare 20.53%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.15%
4 Financials 11.63%
5 Consumer Staples 8.26%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MCO icon
101
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$9.52M 0.19%
39,151
+176
+0.5% +$51.1K
APD icon
102
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.8B
$9.35M 0.18%
40,182
-191
-0.5% -$47.3K
FTV icon
103
Fortive
FTV
$17.7B
$9.34M 0.18%
212,518
-11,518
-5% -$538K
IBM icon
104
IBM
IBM
$209B
$9.29M 0.18%
78,164
+923
+1% +$121K
USB icon
105
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$8.38M 0.16%
207,793
-3,437
-2% -$159K
FTSM icon
106
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
$6.51B
$7.72M 0.15%
130,072
+5,411
+4% +$322K
ORCL icon
107
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$7.49M 0.15%
122,570
+1,342
+1% +$98.3K
BSV icon
108
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$7.13M 0.14%
95,237
-3,091
-3% -$236K
DXJ icon
109
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
$7M 0.14%
113,501
+8,879
+8% +$571K
DUK icon
110
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$6.91M 0.13%
74,259
-4,160
-5% -$447K
NVS icon
111
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$6.7M 0.13%
88,107
-1,986
-2% -$165K
GIS icon
112
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$6.67M 0.13%
87,014
-1,699
-2% -$130K
AMGN icon
113
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$6.6M 0.13%
29,276
-1,184
-4% -$287K
RPM icon
114
RPM International
RPM
$13.8B
$6.53M 0.13%
78,379
-408
-0.5% -$36.2K
SHW icon
115
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$6.28M 0.12%
30,674
-590
-2% -$140K
DIS icon
116
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$6.2M 0.12%
65,714
-120
-0.2% -$12.8K
KMB icon
117
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$5.94M 0.12%
52,810
+8
+0% +$1.04K
COF icon
118
Capital One
COF
$129B
$5.86M 0.11%
63,567
-1,804
-3% -$192K
NKE icon
119
Nike
NKE
$62.7B
$5.81M 0.11%
69,878
-32
-0% -$3.44K
PYPL icon
120
PayPal
PYPL
$49.3B
$5.69M 0.11%
66,123
-1,114
-2% -$98.8K
UNP icon
121
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$5.59M 0.11%
28,702
-367
-1% -$81.2K
BIV icon
122
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$5.31M 0.1%
72,299
-916
-1% -$70.9K
VEU icon
123
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$5.24M 0.1%
118,047
-792
-0.7% -$39.2K
STT icon
124
State Street
STT
$50.2B
$5.09M 0.1%
83,745
-3,949
-5% -$270K
PGR icon
125
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$5.08M 0.1%
43,754
-105
-0.2% -$12.6K
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Welch & Forbes's Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2022, Welch & Forbes held 386 positions worth $5.12B, down 6.3% from $5.47B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 30% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q3 2022 filing shows 7 new, 134 increased, 131 reduced and 16 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF: 6,616 shares worth $628K. The largest sale was GSK, an estimated $28.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q3 2022 buy was Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF: 6,616 shares worth $628K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to A.O. Smith in Q3 2022, an estimated $3.37M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q3 2022 reduction was Ball Corp, cutting an estimated $4.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited GSK in Q3 2022, selling an estimated $28.4M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 30% of its $5.12B portfolio in Q3 2022.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 7 new positions and closed 16 in Q3 2022.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 6.3% quarter-over-quarter to $5.12B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q3 2022, filed 31 Oct 2022.