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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
+7.79%
1 Year Est. Return
+17.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.71%
5 Year Est. Return
+105.59%
10 Year Est. Return
+384.93%
AUM
$8.01B
AUM Growth
+$365M
Cap. Flow
-$33.3M
Cap. Flow %
-0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
35.37%
Holding
383
New
13
Increased
92
Reduced
184
Closed
11
Avg Time Held
30.1 quarters
Top 10 Avg Time Held
14.4 quarters
Top 20 Avg Time Held
25.9 quarters

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$9M
2
CSL icon
Carlisle Companies
CSL
+$6.86M
3
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$6.67M
4
NEE icon
NextEra Energy
NEE
+$4.68M
5
VRTX icon
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
+$4.43M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CMCSA icon
Comcast
CMCSA
+$10.8M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$7.68M
3
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$5.62M
4
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$5.11M
5
BALL icon
Ball Corp
BALL
+$3.99M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 28.31%
2 Healthcare 15.49%
3 Financials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.17%
5 Industrials 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
NVDA icon
1
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.47T
$559M 6.98%
3,538,095
-61,009
-2% -$7.68M
2015 Q3
39 quarters
MSFT icon
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$4.07T
$447M 5.58%
898,016
-6,370
-0.7% -$2.77M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
AAPL icon
3
Apple
AAPL
$5.05T
$356M 4.45%
1,735,567
-7,098
-0.4% -$1.43M
2016 Q4
34 quarters
ORLY icon
4
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$70B
$266M 3.32%
2,945,844
-29,331
-1% -$2.67M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
V icon
5
Visa
V
$735B
$260M 3.25%
732,353
-5,649
-0.8% -$1.97M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
GOOG icon
6
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.28T
$214M 2.67%
1,207,493
-3,581
-0.3% -$592K
2016 Q4
34 quarters
SYK icon
7
Stryker
SYK
$107B
$204M 2.54%
514,389
-2,275
-0.4% -$851K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
JPM icon
8
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$891B
$197M 2.46%
679,848
-9,967
-1% -$2.54M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
RTX icon
9
RTX Corp
RTX
$246B
$169M 2.11%
1,155,533
-8,263
-0.7% -$1.1M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
COST icon
10
Costco
COST
$425B
$161M 2.02%
163,058
-2,553
-2% -$2.54M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
HD icon
11
Home Depot
HD
$292B
$157M 1.96%
428,324
-2,641
-0.6% -$956K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
FISV icon
12
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$24.5B
$149M 1.86%
865,819
+6,323
+0.7% +$1.15M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
DHR icon
13
Danaher
DHR
$156B
$137M 1.71%
694,879
+4,277
+0.6% +$829K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
ANSS icon
14
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$134M 1.67%
380,883
-5,846
-2% -$1.91M
2016 Q4
34 quarters
ECL icon
15
Ecolab
ECL
$79.7B
$128M 1.6%
474,328
+2,613
+0.6% +$664K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
PG icon
16
Procter & Gamble
PG
$354B
$126M 1.57%
790,238
-5,379
-0.7% -$878K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
AMZN icon
17
Amazon
AMZN
$2.82T
$120M 1.5%
547,872
+15,150
+3% +$3M
2016 Q4
34 quarters
LLY icon
18
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.05T
$116M 1.45%
149,445
+910
+0.6% +$707K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
CB icon
19
Chubb
CB
$133B
$116M 1.45%
401,368
-2,991
-0.7% -$861K
2018 Q3
27 quarters
ROP icon
20
Roper Technologies
ROP
$36.4B
$114M 1.42%
200,529
+823
+0.4% +$465K
2013 Q3
47 quarters
JNJ icon
21
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$604B
$105M 1.31%
687,142
-55
-0% -$8.45K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
TJX icon
22
TJX Companies
TJX
$156B
$96.9M 1.21%
785,017
+520
+0.1% +$66K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
VRTX icon
23
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$126B
$96.7M 1.21%
217,244
+9,605
+5% +$4.43M
2013 Q2
48 quarters
MDY icon
24
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$25.6B
$96M 1.2%
169,447
-437
-0.3% -$235K
2013 Q2
48 quarters
AJG icon
25
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$59.6B
$94.3M 1.18%
294,591
-3,295
-1% -$1.09M
2018 Q4
26 quarters
1
2 3 4 5

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Welch & Forbes's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2025, Welch & Forbes held 383 positions worth $8.01B, up 4.8% from $7.64B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 35% of the portfolio.

Welch & Forbes's Q2 2025 filing shows 13 new, 92 increased, 184 reduced and 11 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Advanced Micro Devices: 5,867 shares worth $833K. The largest sale was Comcast, an estimated $10.8M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 28% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • Welch & Forbes's largest Q2 2025 buy was Advanced Micro Devices: 5,867 shares worth $833K.
  • Welch & Forbes added most to ServiceNow in Q2 2025, an estimated $9M increase.
  • Welch & Forbes's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $10.8M.
  • Welch & Forbes fully exited Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $608K.
  • Welch & Forbes's ten largest holdings make up 35% of its $8.01B portfolio in Q2 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes opened 13 new positions and closed 11 in Q2 2025.
  • Welch & Forbes's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $8.01B.

Based on Welch & Forbes's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 5 Aug 2025.