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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
OZK icon
176
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.57B
$1.95M 0.04%
48,768
-4,188
-8% -$180K
AMT icon
177
American Tower
AMT
$81.3B
$1.93M 0.03%
9,119
-308
-3% -$64.1K
ZBH icon
178
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
$1.92M 0.03%
15,026
+547
+4% +$63.5K
EFA icon
179
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$1.85M 0.03%
28,149
-7,476
-21% -$468K
AVGO icon
180
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.85T
$1.8M 0.03%
32,140
+960
+3% +$48.1K
INTU icon
181
Intuit
INTU
$86.3B
$1.77M 0.03%
4,542
– –
APTV icon
182
Aptiv
APTV
$12.3B
$1.7M 0.03%
18,201
-32,987
-64% -$3.14M
PNC icon
183
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.2B
$1.67M 0.03%
10,542
-101
-0.9% -$15.9K
DEO icon
184
Diageo
DEO
$49.5B
$1.66M 0.03%
9,312
+47
+0.5% +$8.24K
DVY icon
185
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.6B
$1.54M 0.03%
12,789
-1,848
-13% -$219K
ES icon
186
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.8B
$1.51M 0.03%
17,991
-387
-2% -$30.7K
OEF icon
187
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$19.9B
$1.42M 0.03%
8,335
-185
-2% -$31.9K
IWR icon
188
iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF
IWR
$56.1B
$1.4M 0.03%
20,721
+3,981
+24% +$268K
CRM icon
189
Salesforce
CRM
$148B
$1.39M 0.02%
10,495
+45
+0.4% +$6.57K
MPC icon
190
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$91.7B
$1.37M 0.02%
11,760
– –
PSX icon
191
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.4B
$1.37M 0.02%
13,149
+318
+2% +$32.5K
CPRT icon
192
Copart
CPRT
$27.4B
$1.36M 0.02%
44,516
– –
IWB icon
193
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$47.9B
$1.35M 0.02%
6,435
-500
-7% -$106K
BX icon
194
Blackstone
BX
$102B
$1.35M 0.02%
18,259
+7,695
+73% +$665K
EBC icon
195
Eastern Bankshares
EBC
$5.29B
$1.35M 0.02%
78,000
-5,000
-6% -$95.6K
WAT icon
196
Waters Corp
WAT
$37.3B
$1.33M 0.02%
3,888
-50
-1% -$15.8K
PH icon
197
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$121B
$1.33M 0.02%
4,575
-15
-0.3% -$4.29K
GLP icon
198
Global Partners
GLP
$1.66B
$1.3M 0.02%
37,420
– –
SWK icon
199
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.4B
$1.3M 0.02%
17,252
-156,496
-90% -$12.2M
MAS icon
200
Masco
MAS
$14.2B
$1.28M 0.02%
27,467
-19,250
-41% -$928K
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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.