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Welch & Forbes LLC

SEC CIK
0000105495
Latest filing
Jul 30, 2026

Holdings in Q2 2023

Holdings as of Jun 30, 2023, filed Jul 28, 2023. Long positions only; changes compare share counts with Q1 2023.

Institution overview
Positions
375
+10 vs. Q1 2023
Portfolio value
$6.34B
+$434.2M (+7.4%) vs. Q1 2023
Filed
Jul 28, 2023
SEC
Holdings of Welch & Forbes LLC in Q2 2023
SecurityClassSharesValue% of portfolioShare changeActionHistory
AAPLApple Inc.Stock1,796,581$348.5M5.5%−33,730−1.8%ReducedHistory
MSFTMicrosoft CorpStock914,449$311.4M4.9%−3,151−0.3%ReducedHistory
NVDANVIDIA CorpStock544,036$230.1M3.6%−17,433−3.1%ReducedHistory
ORLYO Reilly Automotive IncStock214,257$204.7M3.2%−3,615−1.7%ReducedHistory
VVisa Inc.Stock767,368$182.2M2.9%−6,310−0.8%ReducedHistory
DHRDanaher CorpStock674,568$161.9M2.6%+1,197+0.2%AddedHistory
SYKStryker CorpStock526,394$160.6M2.5%−5,232−1.0%ReducedHistory
GOOGAlphabet Inc.Stock1,184,599$143.3M2.3%−4,795−0.4%ReducedHistory
ANSSAnsys IncCOM416,263$137.5M2.2%−3,568−0.8%ReducedHistory
HDHome Depot, Inc.Stock434,444$135.0M2.1%−1,899−0.4%ReducedHistory
JNJJohnson & JohnsonStock796,658$131.9M2.1%−2,045−0.3%ReducedHistory
PGProcter & Gamble CoStock808,690$122.7M1.9%+1,666+0.2%AddedHistory
FISVFiserv IncStock912,463$115.1M1.8%−5,925−0.6%ReducedHistory
RTXRTX CorpStock1,156,241$113.3M1.8%+5,407+0.5%AddedHistory
PEPPepsiCo IncStock593,884$110.0M1.7%−1,595−0.3%ReducedHistory
JPMJPMorgan Chase & CoStock730,432$106.2M1.7%−6,327−0.9%ReducedHistory
MCDMcDonalds CorpStock323,133$96.4M1.5%−1,800−0.6%ReducedHistory
COSTCostco Wholesale CorpStock172,811$93.0M1.5%+214+0.1%AddedHistory
ROPRoper Technologies IncStock191,600$92.1M1.5%−640−0.3%ReducedHistory
IDXXIDEXX Laboratories IncCOM173,306$87.0M1.4%−1,108−0.6%ReducedHistory
MTDMettler Toledo International IncCOM64,985$85.2M1.3%−882−1.3%ReducedHistory
ECLEcolab Inc.Stock456,122$85.2M1.3%+712+0.2%AddedHistory
WSOWatsco IncCOM212,373$81.0M1.3%−2,481−1.2%ReducedHistory
CBChubb LtdStock414,375$79.8M1.3%+1,455+0.4%AddedHistory
KMXCarMax IncCOM923,448$77.3M1.2%−15,279−1.6%ReducedHistory
MDYSPDR S&P Midcap 400 ETF TrustETF161,265$77.2M1.2%+1,444+0.9%AddedHistory
ABTAbbott LaboratoriesStock646,534$70.5M1.1%+406+0.1%AddedHistory
RMDResmed IncCOM308,206$67.3M1.1%+2,686+0.9%AddedHistory
TJXTJX Companies IncStock791,406$67.1M1.1%−2,878−0.4%ReducedHistory
AMPAmeriprise Financial IncCOM200,845$66.7M1.1%−1,276−0.6%ReducedHistory
AJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.COM296,714$65.1M1.0%−2,641−0.9%ReducedHistory
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals IncStock184,804$65.0M1.0%−1,414−0.8%ReducedHistory
CVXChevron CorpStock381,588$60.0M0.9%+4,778+1.3%AddedHistory
LLYEli Lilly & CoStock121,857$57.1M0.9%−971−0.8%ReducedHistory
AMZNAmazon Com IncStock432,821$56.4M0.9%+3,918+0.9%AddedHistory
ADPAutomatic Data Processing IncStock253,279$55.7M0.9%+832+0.3%AddedHistory
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.Stock464,679$55.6M0.9%+5,479+1.2%AddedHistory
ABBVAbbVie Inc.Stock402,309$54.2M0.9%−4,992−1.2%ReducedHistory
CMCSAComcast CorpStock1,226,874$51.0M0.8%−7,573−0.6%ReducedHistory
PAYXPaychex IncStock421,978$47.2M0.7%−5,817−1.4%ReducedHistory
BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway IncStock136,267$46.5M0.7%+2,163+1.6%AddedHistory
MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Stock397,874$45.9M0.7%−2,804−0.7%ReducedHistory
ADBEAdobe Inc.Stock92,615$45.3M0.7%+2,300+2.5%AddedHistory
CHDChurch & Dwight Co IncCOM439,227$44.0M0.7%−2,693−0.6%ReducedHistory
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.Stock83,985$43.8M0.7%+1,642+2.0%AddedHistory
IRMIron Mountain IncCOM744,524$42.3M0.7%−1610.0%ReducedHistory
AOSSmith A O CorpCOM542,369$39.5M0.6%+4,009+0.7%AddedHistory
Vanguard Ftse Developed Markets ETF921943858ETF790,507$36.5M0.6%+15,874+2.0%Added–
XOMExxonMobil Holdings CorpCOM323,948$34.7M0.5%−355−0.1%ReducedHistory
LECOLincoln Electric Holdings IncCOM171,725$34.1M0.5%+4,980+3.0%AddedHistory
BACBank of America CorpStock1,165,185$33.4M0.5%+12,075+1.0%AddedHistory
LINLinde PLCStock86,448$32.9M0.5%+546+0.6%AddedHistory
ACNAccenture plcStock106,511$32.9M0.5%+4,784+4.7%AddedHistory
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.Stock622,804$32.2M0.5%+11,095+1.8%AddedHistory
AFLAflac IncStock452,998$31.6M0.5%−11,463−2.5%ReducedHistory
First Tr Exchange-Traded FD33738D101NO AMER ENERGY1,152,102$31.1M0.5%−10,665−0.9%Reduced–
VZVerizon Communications IncStock811,833$30.2M0.5%+8,515+1.1%AddedHistory
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.Stock101,279$29.1M0.5%−492−0.5%ReducedHistory
OTISOtis Worldwide CorpStock303,676$27.0M0.4%−1,824−0.6%ReducedHistory
NEENextera Energy IncStock357,700$26.5M0.4%+27,922+8.5%AddedHistory
OMCOmnicom Group Inc.COM278,312$26.5M0.4%+1150.0%AddedHistory
SBUXStarbucks CorpStock266,404$26.4M0.4%+2,733+1.0%AddedHistory
WMTWalmart Inc.Stock165,107$26.0M0.4%+1,053+0.6%AddedHistory
EWEdwards Lifesciences CorpStock271,822$25.6M0.4%−1,075−0.4%ReducedHistory
DOVDOVER CorpCOM169,726$25.1M0.4%+772+0.5%AddedHistory
First Tr Exchange-Traded FD33738D309SENIOR LN FD542,304$24.6M0.4%+36,071+7.1%Added–
iShares Tr464288687PFD AND INCM SEC784,752$24.3M0.4%−47,213−5.7%Reduced–
BALLBALL CorpCOM400,642$23.3M0.4%−16,418−3.9%ReducedHistory
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.Stock8,614$23.3M0.4%−41−0.5%ReducedHistory
LHXL3HARRIS Technologies, Inc.Stock118,317$23.2M0.4%+4,004+3.5%AddedHistory
BDXBecton Dickinson & CoStock87,481$23.1M0.4%−1,562−1.8%ReducedHistory
KOCoca Cola CoStock361,013$21.7M0.3%+8,297+2.4%AddedHistory
CTASCintas CorpStock43,642$21.7M0.3%−579−1.3%ReducedHistory
TDToronto Dominion BankStock341,211$21.2M0.3%−12,093−3.4%ReducedHistory
PFEPfizer IncStock574,602$21.1M0.3%−5,909−1.0%ReducedHistory
AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.Stock144,505$20.6M0.3%−2,292−1.6%ReducedHistory
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TrustETF46,208$20.5M0.3%−220.0%ReducedHistory
STZConstellation Brands, Inc.Stock77,833$19.2M0.3%+1,138+1.5%AddedHistory
QCOMQualcomm IncStock158,862$18.9M0.3%−713−0.4%ReducedHistory
GSKGSK plcADR520,977$18.6M0.3%−1240.0%ReducedHistory
CSLCarlisle Companies IncCOM72,003$18.5M0.3%+8,224+12.9%AddedHistory
CGNXCognex CorpCOM318,342$17.8M0.3%+7,729+2.5%AddedHistory
iShares Russell 2000 ETF464287655ETF92,658$17.4M0.3%+2,415+2.7%Added–
TSCOTractor Supply CoCOM76,988$17.0M0.3%+681+0.9%AddedHistory
EXPDExpeditors International of Washington IncCOM136,558$16.5M0.3%−1,654−1.2%ReducedHistory
AXPAmerican Express CoStock91,162$15.9M0.3%+929+1.0%AddedHistory
INTCIntel CorpStock459,303$15.4M0.2%−10,180−2.2%ReducedHistory
ORCLOracle CorpStock120,859$14.4M0.2%−1,026−0.8%ReducedHistory
BSXBoston Scientific CorpStock256,614$13.9M0.2%+1,667+0.7%AddedHistory
MZTIMarzetti CoCOM67,345$13.5M0.2%−665−1.0%ReducedHistory
MCOMoodys CorpStock38,507$13.4M0.2%+162+0.4%AddedHistory
iShares Iboxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF464287242ETF121,324$13.1M0.2%−14,191−10.5%Reduced–
EMREmerson Electric CoStock142,919$12.9M0.2%−222−0.2%ReducedHistory
UPSUnited Parcel Service IncStock71,207$12.8M0.2%−1,173−1.6%ReducedHistory
CMICummins IncStock51,591$12.6M0.2%+179+0.3%AddedHistory
APDAir Products & Chemicals, Inc.Stock39,797$11.9M0.2%−97−0.2%ReducedHistory
MDTMedtronic plcStock122,386$10.8M0.2%+1,135+0.9%AddedHistory
CARRCarrier Global CorpStock211,939$10.5M0.2%−64,809−23.4%ReducedHistory
FTVFortive CorpStock139,168$10.4M0.2%+259+0.2%AddedHistory
BMYBristol Myers Squibb CoStock160,194$10.2M0.2%−2,797−1.7%ReducedHistory

Sold out since Q1 2023 (6)

Positions held at the end of Q1 2023 that are gone from this filing.

Positions of Welch & Forbes LLC sold out since Q1 2023
SecurityClassShares in Q1 2023Value in Q1 2023% of portfolio in Q1 2023History
Danaher Corp2358514095% CONV PFD B400$509.7K<0.1%–
SPDR Ser Tr78464A813S&P 600 SML CAP5,015$421.4K<0.1%–
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF921946406ETF3,104$327.5K<0.1%–
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F922042874FTSE EUROPE ETF3,675$224.0K<0.1%–
WPCW. P. Carey Inc.COM2,760$213.8K<0.1%History
TXTTextron IncCOM2,899$204.8K<0.1%History