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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
+11.73%
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
$5.58B
AUM Growth
+$459M
Cap. Flow
-$69.3M
Cap. Flow %
-1.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.39%
Holding
389
New
19
Increased
84
Reduced
179
Closed
21

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GSK icon
GSK
GSK
+$17.4M
2
LECO icon
Lincoln Electric
LECO
+$9.55M
3
VEA icon
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
+$7.33M
4
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$5.54M
5
HLN icon
Haleon
HLN
+$4.42M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SWK icon
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
+$12.2M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$8.4M
3
DXJ icon
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
+$7M
4
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$6.38M
5
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$5.38M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.37%
2 Technology 20.21%
3 Financials 12.4%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.04%
5 Consumer Staples 8.38%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MCO icon
101
Moody's
MCO
$83.5B
$10.3M 0.18%
36,966
-2,185
-6% -$598K
SYY icon
102
Sysco
SYY
$40.6B
$10.3M 0.18%
134,172
-3,072
-2% -$248K
ORCL icon
103
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$10M 0.18%
122,464
-106
-0.1% -$8.06K
FTV icon
104
Fortive
FTV
$17.7B
$9.49M 0.17%
195,963
-16,555
-8% -$802K
USB icon
105
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$8.83M 0.16%
202,541
-5,252
-3% -$225K
AMGN icon
106
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$7.67M 0.14%
29,197
-79
-0.3% -$21.2K
DUK icon
107
Duke Energy
DUK
$98.4B
$7.65M 0.14%
74,259
– –
NKE icon
108
Nike
NKE
$62.7B
$7.61M 0.14%
65,003
-4,875
-7% -$491K
RPM icon
109
RPM International
RPM
$13.8B
$7.52M 0.13%
77,133
-1,246
-2% -$121K
GIS icon
110
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$7.45M 0.13%
88,818
+1,804
+2% +$147K
NVS icon
111
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$7.24M 0.13%
79,791
-8,316
-9% -$700K
IGSB icon
112
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$7.19M 0.13%
144,409
-75,509
-34% -$3.74M
KMB icon
113
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$7.18M 0.13%
52,876
+66
+0.1% +$8.39K
SHW icon
114
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.7B
$7.12M 0.13%
29,983
-691
-2% -$160K
CAT icon
115
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$6.7M 0.12%
27,988
-61
-0.2% -$13.3K
STT icon
116
State Street
STT
$50.2B
$6.3M 0.11%
81,243
-2,502
-3% -$184K
BSV icon
117
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$6.24M 0.11%
82,895
-12,342
-13% -$926K
UNP icon
118
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$5.91M 0.11%
28,546
-156
-0.5% -$32K
COF icon
119
Capital One
COF
$129B
$5.86M 0.11%
63,016
-551
-0.9% -$54.2K
T icon
120
AT&T
T
$159B
$5.8M 0.1%
315,178
-3,864
-1% -$69.2K
CL icon
121
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$5.68M 0.1%
72,043
+139
+0.2% +$10.4K
PGR icon
122
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$5.68M 0.1%
43,754
– –
VEU icon
123
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$5.67M 0.1%
112,997
-5,050
-4% -$245K
ITW icon
124
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$5.62M 0.1%
25,503
-313
-1% -$66.7K
BKLN icon
125
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$5.57M 0.1%
271,449
+206,142
+316% +$4.27M
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5
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2022, Welch & Forbes held 389 positions worth $5.58B, up 9% from $5.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2022 filing shows 19 new, 84 increased, 179 reduced and 21 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GSK: 521,101 shares worth $18.3M. The largest sale was Stanley Black & Decker, an estimated $12.2M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2022 buy was GSK: 521,101 shares worth $18.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Lincoln Electric in Q4 2022, an estimated $9.55M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2022 reduction was Stanley Black & Decker, cutting an estimated $12.2M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund in Q4 2022, selling an estimated $7M.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $5.58B portfolio in Q4 2022.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 19 new positions and closed 21 in Q4 2022.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 9% quarter-over-quarter to $5.58B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2022, filed 2 Feb 2023.