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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

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
CL icon
126
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$5.05M 0.1%
71,904
-475
-0.7% -$37.2K
TXN icon
127
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$5M 0.1%
32,303
-846
-3% -$142K
T icon
128
AT&T
T
$159B
$4.89M 0.1%
319,042
-4,220
-1% -$76.8K
CHKP icon
129
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
$4.76M 0.09%
42,478
-405
-0.9% -$49K
ITW icon
130
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$4.66M 0.09%
25,816
+1,116
+5% +$220K
CAT icon
131
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$4.6M 0.09%
28,049
+501
+2% +$91.5K
ADI icon
132
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$4.51M 0.09%
32,382
+968
+3% +$153K
GDX icon
133
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$23.5B
$4.36M 0.09%
180,682
+15,538
+9% +$393K
COP icon
134
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$4.32M 0.08%
42,238
+452
+1% +$45.1K
MA icon
135
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$4.29M 0.08%
15,105
+496
+3% +$164K
APTV icon
136
Aptiv
APTV
$12.3B
$4M 0.08%
51,188
-3,961
-7% -$380K
IWO icon
137
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$3.94M 0.08%
19,086
-2,956
-13% -$665K
FPEI icon
138
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPEI
$1.93B
$3.78M 0.07%
220,314
-55,869
-20% -$1.01M
VRSK icon
139
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.1B
$3.75M 0.07%
22,004
+105
+0.5% +$19.6K
ICLR icon
140
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ICLR
$12.8B
$3.59M 0.07%
19,515
VUSB icon
141
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
VUSB
$8.94B
$3.56M 0.07%
72,808
-33,709
-32% -$1.66M
LOW icon
142
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$3.48M 0.07%
18,529
+200
+1% +$39K
IVV icon
143
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$872B
$3.35M 0.07%
9,354
-133
-1% -$53.1K
IJH icon
144
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$3.29M 0.06%
74,945
+7,630
+11% +$369K
MRSH
145
Marsh
MRSH
$91.4B
$3.2M 0.06%
21,445
WFC icon
146
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
$3.01M 0.06%
74,844
-1,666
-2% -$71.6K
IAU icon
147
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$3M 0.06%
95,292
-1,089
-1% -$35.7K
LMT icon
148
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$132B
$2.97M 0.06%
7,685
+71
+0.9% +$29.6K
GE icon
149
GE Aerospace
GE
$368B
$2.95M 0.06%
76,547
+1,528
+2% +$67.2K
TIP icon
150
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$2.82M 0.06%
26,898
+90
+0.3% +$10.2K

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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.