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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
GNTX icon
201
Gentex
GNTX
$5.03B
$1.28M 0.02%
46,950
– –
BLK icon
202
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$1.27M 0.02%
1,790
-2
-0.1% -$1.34K
VOO icon
203
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$972B
$1.25M 0.02%
3,570
-66
-2% -$23.3K
PANW icon
204
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$265B
$1.24M 0.02%
17,716
+148
+0.8% +$11.9K
DD icon
205
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$1.23M 0.02%
14,277
-286
-2% -$22.9K
NVO
206
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$228B
$1.22M 0.02%
18,090
-1,000
-5% -$58.6K
SRCL
207
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$1.21M 0.02%
24,332
-1,365
-5% -$65K
MO icon
208
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$1.21M 0.02%
26,432
-1,215
-4% -$55K
UL icon
209
Unilever
UL
$141B
$1.19M 0.02%
20,929
– –
DOW icon
210
Dow Inc
DOW
$21.7B
$1.18M 0.02%
23,481
+821
+4% +$40.1K
BIV icon
211
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$1.17M 0.02%
15,696
-56,603
-78% -$4.19M
WEC icon
212
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.9B
$1.15M 0.02%
12,219
– –
HTD
213
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
HTD
$915M
$1.14M 0.02%
50,000
– –
HUBB icon
214
Hubbell
HUBB
$25B
$1.14M 0.02%
4,844
-230
-5% -$55.2K
TGT icon
215
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$1.13M 0.02%
7,597
-100
-1% -$15.7K
EEM icon
216
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$28.6B
$1.13M 0.02%
29,842
-13,580
-31% -$501K
VSS icon
217
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$11.3B
$1.12M 0.02%
10,940
-150
-1% -$15.1K
HSY icon
218
Hershey
HSY
$35.9B
$1.12M 0.02%
4,836
– –
CTVA icon
219
Corteva
CTVA
$59.8B
$1.11M 0.02%
18,934
-180
-0.9% -$11.4K
WTS icon
220
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$1.11M 0.02%
7,599
– –
GD icon
221
General Dynamics
GD
$103B
$1.09M 0.02%
4,397
-183
-4% -$44.6K
MKC icon
222
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.7B
$1.08M 0.02%
13,045
-545
-4% -$43.9K
TSLA icon
223
Tesla
TSLA
$1.22T
$1.07M 0.02%
8,680
-56
-0.6% -$10.6K
GM icon
224
General Motors
GM
$80B
$1.04M 0.02%
30,965
-37,673
-55% -$1.39M
GPC icon
225
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.2B
$1.04M 0.02%
6,000
– –
7 8
9
10 11

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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.