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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
SDY icon
151
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$21.8B
$3.02M 0.05%
24,140
+214
+0.9% +$26.4K
TIP icon
152
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$2.93M 0.05%
27,560
+662
+2% +$70.7K
PM icon
153
Philip Morris
PM
$299B
$2.91M 0.05%
28,772
-351
-1% -$33.1K
HON icon
154
Honeywell
HON
$76.7B
$2.89M 0.05%
14,288
-99
-0.7% -$18.9K
IJR icon
155
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$110B
$2.88M 0.05%
30,432
+266
+0.9% +$25.5K
ISRG icon
156
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$126B
$2.82M 0.05%
10,631
+184
+2% +$44.9K
GILD icon
157
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$163B
$2.82M 0.05%
32,830
-2,507
-7% -$199K
LNT icon
158
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$2.81M 0.05%
50,899
– –
NOC icon
159
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76B
$2.63M 0.05%
4,818
– –
UNH icon
160
UnitedHealth
UNH
$383B
$2.62M 0.05%
4,946
+217
+5% +$115K
VWO icon
161
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$2.6M 0.05%
66,693
+1,265
+2% +$48.2K
BP icon
162
BP
BP
$114B
$2.49M 0.04%
71,186
+12,256
+21% +$408K
DE icon
163
Deere & Co
DE
$162B
$2.4M 0.04%
5,608
+975
+21% +$396K
MDLZ icon
164
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$80.5B
$2.4M 0.04%
36,070
-3,090
-8% -$195K
SCHD icon
165
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SCHD
$103B
$2.38M 0.04%
94,461
– –
VB icon
166
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$2.32M 0.04%
12,623
-715
-5% -$133K
EOG icon
167
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$2.25M 0.04%
17,351
+2,203
+15% +$293K
TFC icon
168
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.5B
$2.24M 0.04%
52,099
+163
+0.3% +$7.15K
IT icon
169
Gartner
IT
$10.2B
$2.24M 0.04%
6,652
-115
-2% -$37.1K
VO icon
170
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$106B
$2.2M 0.04%
43,252
-1,576
-4% -$80.3K
QQQ icon
171
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$450B
$2.16M 0.04%
8,100
-55
-0.7% -$15.2K
VTV icon
172
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$188B
$2.1M 0.04%
+14,952
New +$2.06M
HAIN icon
173
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$44.4M
$2.09M 0.04%
129,079
-22,260
-15% -$397K
CNI icon
174
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$2.06M 0.04%
17,288
– –
EVN
175
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
EVN
$416M
$2.03M 0.04%
205,784
– –
5 6
7
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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.