Latest WELCH & FORBES LLC Stock Portfolio
WELCH & FORBES LLC Performance:
2025 Q3: 5.8%YTD: 6.77%2024: 17.91%
Performance for 2025 Q3 is 5.8%, and YTD is 6.77%, and 2024 is 17.91%.
About WELCH & FORBES LLC and 13F Hedge Fund Stock Holdings
In it's latest 13F Holdings report, WELCH & FORBES LLC reported an equity portfolio of $8.3 Billions as of 30 Sep, 2025.
The top stock holdings of WELCH & FORBES LLC are NVDA, MSFT, AAPL. The fund has invested 7.8% of it's portfolio in NVIDIA CORPORATION and 5.6% of portfolio in MICROSOFT CORP.
The fund managers got completely rid off ANSYS INC (ANSS), HESS CORP (HES) and DIAGEO PLC (DEO) stocks. They significantly reduced their stock positions in INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II (BAB), CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC (STZ) and BROADRIDGE FINL SOLUTIONS IN (BR). WELCH & FORBES LLC opened new stock positions in SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS), UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC (UBER) and RALLIANT CORP. The fund showed a lot of confidence in some stocks as they added substantially to PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW), S&P GLOBAL INC (SPGI) and VANGUARD INDEX FDS (VB).
The top stock holdings of WELCH & FORBES LLC are NVDA, MSFT, AAPL. The fund has invested 7.8% of it's portfolio in NVIDIA CORPORATION and 5.6% of portfolio in MICROSOFT CORP.
The fund managers got completely rid off ANSYS INC (ANSS), HESS CORP (HES) and DIAGEO PLC (DEO) stocks. They significantly reduced their stock positions in INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II (BAB), CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC (STZ) and BROADRIDGE FINL SOLUTIONS IN (BR). WELCH & FORBES LLC opened new stock positions in SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS), UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC (UBER) and RALLIANT CORP. The fund showed a lot of confidence in some stocks as they added substantially to PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW), S&P GLOBAL INC (SPGI) and VANGUARD INDEX FDS (VB).
WELCH & FORBES LLC Annual Return Estimates Vs S&P 500
Our best estimate is that WELCH & FORBES LLC made a return of 5.8% in the last quarter. In trailing 12 months, it's portfolio return was 5.79%.
New Buys
| Ticker | $ Bought |
|---|---|
| synopsys inc | 8,918,030 |
| uber technologies inc | 8,658,600 |
| ralliant corp | 854,269 |
| micron technology inc | 247,801 |
| ishares bitcoin trust etf | 224,575 |
| cadence design system inc | 219,538 |
| barrick mng corp | 213,005 |
| ishares tr | 212,067 |
New stocks bought by WELCH & FORBES LLC
Additions
| Ticker | % Inc. |
|---|---|
| palo alto networks inc | 693 |
| s&p global inc | 296 |
| vanguard index fds | 64.19 |
| booking holdings inc | 26.86 |
| mckesson corp | 23.94 |
| equinix inc | 19.27 |
| ishares tr | 17.41 |
| vanguard specialized funds | 17.09 |
Additions to existing portfolio by WELCH & FORBES LLC
Reductions
| Ticker | % Reduced |
|---|---|
| invesco exch traded fd tr ii | -65.18 |
| constellation brands inc | -44.34 |
| broadridge finl solutions in | -42.44 |
| spdr series trust | -35.09 |
| schlumberger ltd | -33.25 |
| gartner inc | -29.96 |
| ball corp | -28.99 |
| west pharmaceutical svsc inc | -27.47 |
WELCH & FORBES LLC reduced stake in above stock
Sold off
| Ticker | $ Sold |
|---|---|
| ansys inc | -133,774,000 |
| hess corp | -367,131 |
| diageo plc | -241,362 |
| prudential finl inc | -229,169 |
| ishares tr | -230,957 |
WELCH & FORBES LLC got rid off the above stocks
Sector Distribution
WELCH & FORBES LLC has about 24.8% of it's holdings in Technology sector.
| Sector | % |
|---|---|
| Technology | 24.8 |
| Healthcare | 15 |
| Consumer Cyclical | 11.6 |
| Financial Services | 11.3 |
| Industrials | 10.4 |
| Others | 8.5 |
| Communication Services | 6.7 |
| Consumer Defensive | 5.9 |
| Basic Materials | 2.5 |
| Energy | 1.4 |
| Real Estate | 1.1 |
Market Cap. Distribution
WELCH & FORBES LLC has about 90.5% of it's portfolio invested in the large-cap and mega-cap stocks.
| Category | % |
|---|---|
| MEGA-CAP | 48.1 |
| LARGE-CAP | 42.4 |
| UNALLOCATED | 8.5 |
Stocks belong to which Index?
About 88.5% of the stocks held by WELCH & FORBES LLC either belong to S&P 500 or RUSSELL 2000 index.
| Index | % |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 88.5 |
| Others | 11.2 |
WELCH & FORBES LLC Holdings Map
This heatmap illustrates the top 50 positions within the fund's portfolio.
Current Stock Holdings of WELCH & FORBES LLC
WELCH & FORBES LLC has 380 stocks in it's portfolio. About 38.1% of the portfolio is in top 10 stocks. KMX proved to be the most loss making stock for the portfolio. NVDA was the most profitable stock for WELCH & FORBES LLC last quarter.
Last Reported on: 04 Nov, 2025| Ticker | Namesorted ascending | % Portfolio | Shares Held | $ Value | Type | % Change | Options | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | apple inc | 5.28 | 1,722,290 | 438,547,000 | reduced | -0.76 | ||
| AAXJ | ishares tr | 0.25 | 645,491 | 20,410,400 | reduced | -3.13 | ||
| AAXJ | ishares tr | 0.04 | 58,933 | 3,125,220 | reduced | -7.63 | ||
| ABBV | abbvie inc | 0.97 | 348,371 | 80,661,900 | reduced | -0.44 | ||
| ABNB | airbnb inc | 0.00 | 3,515 | 426,792 | reduced | -25.45 | ||
| ABT | abbott labs | 1.02 | 631,865 | 84,632,100 | reduced | -0.36 | ||
| ACN | accenture plc ireland | 0.33 | 111,598 | 27,520,100 | reduced | -8.92 | ||
| ACWF | ishares tr | 0.00 | 2,998 | 204,105 | new | |||
| ADBE | adobe inc | 0.40 | 94,978 | 33,503,700 | reduced | -8.38 | ||
| ADI | analog devices inc | 0.08 | 27,035 | 6,642,510 | added | 0.83 | ||
| ADP | automatic data processing in | 0.81 | 228,549 | 67,079,100 | reduced | -3.74 | ||
| ADSK | autodesk inc | 0.00 | 1,125 | 357,379 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| AEP | american elec pwr co inc | 0.01 | 4,456 | 501,302 | reduced | -0.42 | ||
| AFK | vaneck etf trust | 0.21 | 230,269 | 17,592,600 | reduced | -4.03 | ||
| AFK | vaneck etf trust | 0.00 | 4,506 | 446,591 | added | 1.69 | ||
| AFK | vaneck etf trust | 0.00 | 1,193 | 389,347 | added | 6.71 | ||
| AFL | aflac inc | 0.44 | 326,635 | 36,485,100 | reduced | -2.00 | ||
| AGT | ishares tr | 0.00 | 2,605 | 242,213 | unchanged | 0.00 | ||
| AGT | ishares tr | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | sold off | -100 | ||
| AJG | gallagher arthur j & co | 1.09 | 292,770 | 90,682,800 | reduced | -0.62 | ||