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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
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$4.9T
$240M 4.3%
1,848,062
-7,504
-0.4% -$1.07M
MSFT icon
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.35T
$220M 3.95%
918,532
-3,061
-0.3% -$735K
ORLY icon
3
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$189M 3.39%
3,359,295
-63,960
-2% -$3.44M
DHR icon
4
Danaher
DHR
$138B
$179M 3.21%
761,743
-7,520
-1% -$1.74M
V icon
5
Visa
V
$673B
$161M 2.89%
775,456
-4,039
-0.5% -$815K
JNJ icon
6
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$617B
$141M 2.53%
798,641
-2,670
-0.3% -$461K
HD icon
7
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$139M 2.49%
439,733
-2,443
-0.6% -$744K
SYK icon
8
Stryker
SYK
$133B
$131M 2.34%
534,799
-841
-0.2% -$191K
PG icon
9
Procter & Gamble
PG
$335B
$122M 2.2%
808,192
+2,293
+0.3% +$321K
RTX icon
10
RTX Corp
RTX
$289B
$117M 2.09%
1,155,559
+3,680
+0.3% +$346K
PEP icon
11
PepsiCo
PEP
$191B
$108M 1.93%
595,469
-2,589
-0.4% -$462K
GOOG icon
12
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.08T
$105M 1.89%
1,185,815
-11,002
-0.9% -$1.05M
ANSS
13
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$102M 1.82%
421,025
-4,101
-1% -$955K
JPM icon
14
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$933B
$98.8M 1.77%
737,093
+1,452
+0.2% +$184K
MTD icon
15
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$27.9B
$96.9M 1.74%
67,028
-376
-0.6% -$503K
FISV
16
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$92.9M 1.67%
919,213
-8,524
-0.9% -$849K
CB icon
17
Chubb
CB
$135B
$90.1M 1.62%
408,525
-1,895
-0.5% -$394K
MCD icon
18
McDonald's
MCD
$191B
$85.2M 1.53%
323,436
+204
+0.1% +$53.8K
NVDA icon
19
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.72T
$84.6M 1.52%
5,787,330
-66,290
-1% -$972K
ROP icon
20
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.5B
$83.4M 1.5%
193,058
-1,714
-0.9% -$706K
COST icon
21
Costco
COST
$423B
$78.3M 1.4%
171,506
+740
+0.4% +$362K
IDXX icon
22
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
$71.9M 1.29%
176,257
-2,274
-1% -$883K
ABT icon
23
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$71.1M 1.27%
647,270
-1,913
-0.3% -$198K
MDY icon
24
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$70.1M 1.26%
158,372
-2,320
-1% -$1.03M
ABBV icon
25
AbbVie
ABBV
$455B
$67.1M 1.2%
415,464
+1,843
+0.4% +$283K
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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.