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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
+11.97%
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
$6.68B
AUM Growth
+$663M
Cap. Flow
+$9.29M
Cap. Flow %
0.14%
Top 10 Hldgs %
30.47%
Holding
400
New
14
Increased
127
Reduced
135
Closed
14

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$2.56M
2
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$2.49M
3
MDY icon
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
+$2.45M
4
FTSL icon
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
+$2.2M
5
IWM icon
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
+$2.13M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$4.61M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$3.2M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$2.81M
4
VRTX icon
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
+$2.35M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$2.15M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.64%
2 Healthcare 20.02%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.58%
4 Financials 10.72%
5 Industrials 7.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMGN icon
126
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$7.04M 0.11%
31,281
-3,617
-10% -$763K
VEU icon
127
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$6.73M 0.1%
109,879
+667
+0.6% +$41.3K
IWO icon
128
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$6.54M 0.1%
22,313
+121
+0.5% +$36.5K
TXN icon
129
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$6.43M 0.1%
34,126
– –
BIV icon
130
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$6.38M 0.1%
72,817
+400
+0.6% +$35.5K
CAT icon
131
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$6.17M 0.09%
29,824
-160
-0.5% -$32.2K
ICLR icon
132
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$6.07M 0.09%
19,590
-100
-0.5% -$28K
CL icon
133
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$5.98M 0.09%
70,035
-3,463
-5% -$270K
GIS icon
134
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$5.78M 0.09%
85,825
-1,254
-1% -$79.7K
DXJ icon
135
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
$5.54M 0.08%
88,567
+5,687
+7% +$357K
CHKP icon
136
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
$5.36M 0.08%
45,978
-8,260
-15% -$957K
VUSB icon
137
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
VUSB
$8.94B
$5.32M 0.08%
106,517
+2,000
+2% +$100K
ADI icon
138
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$5.2M 0.08%
29,561
-78
-0.3% -$13.8K
ITW icon
139
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$5.11M 0.08%
20,692
-3,068
-13% -$713K
LOW icon
140
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$5M 0.07%
19,364
-386
-2% -$91.8K
GE icon
141
GE Aerospace
GE
$368B
$4.96M 0.07%
84,250
-4,707
-5% -$296K
MA icon
142
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$4.81M 0.07%
13,384
-62
-0.5% -$21.4K
VRSK icon
143
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.1B
$4.6M 0.07%
20,119
+4,715
+31% +$1.03M
PGR icon
144
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$4.42M 0.07%
43,022
– –
QQQ icon
145
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$450B
$4.34M 0.07%
10,911
+119
+1% +$45.9K
IVV icon
146
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$872B
$4.29M 0.06%
9,001
+1,545
+21% +$712K
GDX icon
147
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$23.5B
$4.12M 0.06%
128,575
+12,178
+10% +$389K
TIP icon
148
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$4.08M 0.06%
31,571
+374
+1% +$48.2K
EQIX icon
149
Equinix
EQIX
$103B
$3.98M 0.06%
4,710
-8
-0.2% -$6.41K
AMT icon
150
American Tower
AMT
$81.3B
$3.77M 0.06%
12,873
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Welch & Forbes's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2021, Welch & Forbes held 400 positions worth $6.68B, up 11% from $6.02B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 30% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q4 2021 filing shows 14 new, 127 increased, 135 reduced and 14 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF: 8,820 shares worth $659K. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $4.61M.

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

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q4 2021 buy was iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF: 8,820 shares worth $659K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to Amazon in Q4 2021, an estimated $2.56M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $4.61M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Alibaba in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $640K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 30% of its $6.68B portfolio in Q4 2021.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 14 new positions and closed 14 in Q4 2021.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $6.68B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 19 Jan 2022.