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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
+0.55%
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
$7.64B
AUM Growth
-$135M
Cap. Flow
-$63.8M
Cap. Flow %
-0.83%
Top 10 Hldgs %
33.47%
Holding
389
New
10
Increased
90
Reduced
193
Closed
19

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$19.9M
2
CSL icon
Carlisle Companies
CSL
+$8.89M
3
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$6.92M
4
IJR icon
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
+$5.07M
5
VRTX icon
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
+$4.59M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$49.3M
2
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$13M
3
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$7.69M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$3.59M
5
BSX icon
Boston Scientific
BSX
+$3.44M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 26.09%
2 Healthcare 16.39%
3 Financials 12.87%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.86%
5 Industrials 8.93%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NVDA icon
1
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.72T
$390M 5.1%
3,599,104
-388,804
-10% -$49.3M
AAPL icon
2
Apple
AAPL
$4.9T
$387M 5.06%
1,742,665
-15,513
-0.9% -$3.59M
MSFT icon
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.35T
$339M 4.44%
904,386
-1,256
-0.1% -$512K
ORLY icon
4
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$284M 3.72%
2,975,175
-30,345
-1% -$2.64M
V icon
5
Visa
V
$673B
$259M 3.38%
738,002
-6,748
-0.9% -$2.28M
SYK icon
6
Stryker
SYK
$133B
$192M 2.52%
516,664
-559
-0.1% -$213K
FISV
7
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$190M 2.48%
859,496
-15,265
-2% -$3.34M
GOOG icon
8
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.08T
$189M 2.48%
1,211,074
+8,617
+0.7% +$1.58M
JPM icon
9
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$933B
$169M 2.21%
689,815
-8,636
-1% -$2.2M
HD icon
10
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$158M 2.07%
430,965
+320
+0.1% +$125K
COST icon
11
Costco
COST
$423B
$157M 2.05%
165,611
-2,149
-1% -$2.1M
RTX icon
12
RTX Corp
RTX
$289B
$154M 2.02%
1,163,796
-7,571
-0.6% -$960K
DHR icon
13
Danaher
DHR
$138B
$142M 1.85%
690,602
+5,749
+0.8% +$1.26M
PG icon
14
Procter & Gamble
PG
$335B
$136M 1.77%
795,617
+1,336
+0.2% +$224K
LLY icon
15
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.03T
$123M 1.61%
148,535
+1,555
+1% +$1.29M
ANSS
16
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$122M 1.6%
386,729
-9,041
-2% -$3.03M
CB icon
17
Chubb
CB
$135B
$122M 1.6%
404,359
-1,506
-0.4% -$418K
ECL icon
18
Ecolab
ECL
$78.6B
$120M 1.56%
471,715
+3,034
+0.6% +$765K
ROP icon
19
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.5B
$118M 1.54%
199,706
-619
-0.3% -$347K
JNJ icon
20
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$617B
$114M 1.49%
687,197
-5,409
-0.8% -$846K
WSO icon
21
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.8B
$108M 1.41%
212,257
-2,024
-0.9% -$998K
AJG icon
22
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$65.9B
$103M 1.35%
297,886
-2,255
-0.8% -$712K
AMZN icon
23
Amazon
AMZN
$2.53T
$101M 1.33%
532,722
+11,255
+2% +$2.44M
VRTX icon
24
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
$101M 1.32%
207,639
+9,858
+5% +$4.59M
MCD icon
25
McDonald's
MCD
$191B
$97.6M 1.28%
312,533
+29
+0% +$8.67K
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Welch & Forbes's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2025, Welch & Forbes held 389 positions worth $7.64B, down 1.7% from $7.78B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 33% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q1 2025 filing shows 10 new, 90 increased, 193 reduced and 19 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Williams Companies: 7,209 shares worth $431K. The largest sale was NVIDIA, an estimated $49.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q1 2025 buy was Williams Companies: 7,209 shares worth $431K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to ServiceNow in Q1 2025, an estimated $19.9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $49.3M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Amphenol in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $760K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 33% of its $7.64B portfolio in Q1 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 10 new positions and closed 19 in Q1 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value fell 1.7% quarter-over-quarter to $7.64B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 2 May 2025.