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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
TXN icon
126
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$5.35M 0.1%
32,395
+92
+0.3% +$15.3K
DIS icon
127
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$5.3M 0.1%
61,056
-4,658
-7% -$446K
GDX icon
128
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$23.5B
$5.25M 0.09%
183,068
+2,386
+1% +$63.8K
HLN icon
129
Haleon
HLN
$44.5B
$5.2M 0.09%
+649,604
New +$4.42M
MA icon
130
Mastercard
MA
$510B
$5.19M 0.09%
14,917
-188
-1% -$61.9K
ADI icon
131
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$5.11M 0.09%
31,168
-1,214
-4% -$189K
CHKP icon
132
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
$5.05M 0.09%
40,011
-2,467
-6% -$308K
COP icon
133
ConocoPhillips
COP
$145B
$4.63M 0.08%
39,259
-2,979
-7% -$362K
GE icon
134
GE Aerospace
GE
$368B
$3.98M 0.07%
76,184
-363
-0.5% -$17.8K
ICLR icon
135
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ICLR
$12.8B
$3.89M 0.07%
20,015
+500
+3% +$99.1K
LOW icon
136
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$3.87M 0.07%
19,410
+881
+5% +$176K
LMT icon
137
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$132B
$3.74M 0.07%
7,685
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IJH icon
138
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$3.68M 0.07%
75,980
+1,035
+1% +$50K
IVV icon
139
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$872B
$3.53M 0.06%
9,189
-165
-2% -$63.7K
IWO icon
140
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.4B
$3.42M 0.06%
15,960
-3,126
-16% -$685K
EQIX icon
141
Equinix
EQIX
$103B
$3.38M 0.06%
5,166
+405
+9% +$250K
FPEI icon
142
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPEI
$1.93B
$3.32M 0.06%
186,469
-33,845
-15% -$594K
IAU icon
143
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.8B
$3.25M 0.06%
94,042
-1,250
-1% -$41K
PYPL icon
144
PayPal
PYPL
$49.3B
$3.2M 0.06%
44,936
-21,187
-32% -$1.7M
VLO icon
145
Valero Energy
VLO
$92.6B
$3.13M 0.06%
24,675
-730
-3% -$91.6K
CI icon
146
Cigna
CI
$76.1B
$3.13M 0.06%
9,443
-17
-0.2% -$5.38K
MRSH
147
Marsh
MRSH
$91.4B
$3.1M 0.06%
18,734
-2,711
-13% -$443K
WFC icon
148
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
$3.06M 0.05%
74,114
-730
-1% -$32.3K
VRSK icon
149
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.1B
$3.03M 0.05%
17,185
-4,819
-22% -$847K
FTSM icon
150
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
$6.51B
$3.02M 0.05%
50,852
-79,220
-61% -$4.71M
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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.