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Welch & Forbes LLC portfolio

Managed by . 368 reported positions worth $7.7B as of 2026-03-31, filed with the SEC on 2026-05-01. Parsed from the filing itself, not a reseller.

$7.7B
Book value
368
Positions
37%
Top 10 weight
+9
New this quarter
-15
Exited
134 days
Age today
How old this actually is

Every position on this page is a snapshot of 2026-03-31. It was already 31 days old on 2026-05-01, the day it first became public. Today it is 134 days old.

That lag is the law, not a service level — Rule 13f-1 gives managers 45 days after quarter end to file, and no product can shorten it. A fund can have sold every share below before you read this sentence. Treat it as a record of what happened, never as a position you can follow.

What changed

Positions opened and closed

Against its 2025-12-31 filing. This is the part worth reading — the holdings table below is mostly years old.

New positions (9)
TickerIssuerValueShares% of book
EPDENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L$1.1M29,2950.01%
DOWDOW HLDGS INC$243,1965,8390.00%
FDXFEDEX CORP$237,2166660.00%
EQTEQT CORP$206,8303,2500.00%
AMEAMETEK INC$206,2159620.00%
VDEVANGUARD WORLD FD$203,8401,1780.00%
TSMTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC$203,7846030.00%
MISTMILESTONE PHARMACEUTICALS IN$29,75025,0000.00%
DRMADERMATA THERAPEUTICS INC$24,20020,0000.00%
Closed out (15)
TickerIssuerWas worthShares% of book
BSXBOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP$10.7M111,7390.00%
LSEQHARBOR ETF TRUST$386,58014,0160.00%
ADSKAUTODESK INC$343,0751,1590.00%
SGISOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC$316,0513,5400.00%
MORNMORNINGSTAR INC$295,3241,3590.00%
GRALGRAIL INC$266,0143,1080.00%
LYVLIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN$255,5031,7930.00%
SOLVSOLVENTUM CORP$253,5683,2000.00%
UBSUBS GROUP AG$231,9215,0080.00%
TDGTRANSDIGM GROUP INC$231,3951740.00%
SPYMSPDR SERIES TRUST$223,4932,7860.00%
FDNFIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD$216,6908050.00%
AONAON PLC$216,3156130.00%
MLMMARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC$201,7423240.00%
AMCRAMCOR PLC$95,91011,5000.00%
Added to (53)
TickerIssuerValueShares% of bookShares Δ
METAMETA PLATFORMS INC$76.6M133,9690.99%+3%
AVGOBROADCOM INC$74.7M241,4410.97%+5%
XYLXYLEM INC$49.5M413,8550.64%+3%
PANWPALO ALTO NETWORKS INC$48.2M300,5640.62%+28%
CSLCARLISLE COS INC$46.9M140,4660.61%+7%
BKNGBOOKING HOLDINGS INC$45.8M10,8700.59%+2%
NOWSERVICENOW INC$29.8M284,8640.39%+26%
EQIXEQUINIX INC$25.3M25,7940.33%+2%
MCOMOODYS CORP$22.2M50,7950.29%+1%
IJRISHARES TR$17.5M141,1440.23%+2%
ORCLORACLE CORP$16.8M113,9350.22%+1%
GEGE AEROSPACE$13.0M45,7820.17%+1%
NFLXNETFLIX INC.$11.4M118,4480.15%+3464%
GEVGE VERNOVA INC$9.7M11,1240.13%+1%
VEUVANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F$8.5M112,5790.11%+2%
Trimmed (140)
TickerIssuerValueShares% of bookShares Δ
ADBEADOBE INC$2.9M12,0330.04%-84%
ICLRICON PLC$952,2308,6050.01%-54%
BKLNINVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II$208,46810,2140.00%-43%
TERTERADYNE INC$505,4651,7050.01%-42%
WMWASTE MGMT INC DEL$1.1M4,9790.01%-40%
VLTOVERALTO CORP$740,7858,3780.01%-39%
CMCSACOMCAST CORP NEW$4.5M157,7130.06%-38%
UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC$532,7951,9690.01%-36%
TANINVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR II$295,2645,3000.00%-32%
WABWABTEC$503,3192,0140.01%-31%
ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC$458,9725,0760.01%-25%
RALRALLIANT CORP$600,38814,4360.01%-25%
CRMSALESFORCE INC$1.3M6,9650.02%-22%
EMEEMCOR GROUP INC$369,1555000.00%-19%
SPYSTATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T$29.7M45,6280.38%-19%
The book

Largest 150 of 368 holdings

TickerIssuerValueShares% of bookShares Δ
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION$540.0M3,096,4036.98%
AAPLAPPLE INC$426.3M1,679,9095.51%
GOOGALPHABET INC$336.3M1,172,3634.35%
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP$326.3M881,5834.22%
ORLYOREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC$261.4M2,832,1703.38%
VVISA INC$217.5M719,5512.81%
RTXRTX CORPORATION$211.1M1,094,5942.73%
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO$192.1M652,9072.48%
SYKSTRYKER CORPORATION$167.3M509,0552.16%
COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION$160.8M161,3662.08%
JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON$160.7M657,5282.08%
LLYELI LILLY & CO$154.7M168,2352.00%
HDHOME DEPOT INC$141.0M428,6941.82%
CBCHUBB LTD SWITZ$126.1M386,7561.63%
ECLECOLAB INC$125.1M470,4431.62%
TJXTJX COS INC NEW$123.3M771,9751.59%
AMZNAMAZON COM INC$118.3M567,9661.53%
GOOGLALPHABET INC$117.7M409,4451.52%
DHRDANAHER CORP DEL$116.2M612,6571.50%
PGPROCTER & GAMBLE CO$110.3M763,8521.43%
MDYSTATE STR SPDR S&P MIDCAP 40$99.6M161,5541.29%
VRTXVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC$98.1M219,6691.27%
IDXXIDEXX LABS INC$94.5M168,1811.22%
MCDMCDONALDS CORP$94.5M303,9891.22%
CVXCHEVRON CORPORATION$82.9M400,5361.07%
AMPAMERIPRISE FINL INC$77.1M173,4611.00%
METAMETA PLATFORMS INC$76.6M133,9690.99%
WSOWATSCO INC$76.3M209,8050.99%
ABBVABBVIE INC$74.7M343,6150.97%
AVGOBROADCOM INC$74.7M241,4410.97%
MTDMETTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL$74.2M58,8070.96%
RMDRESMED INC$73.3M326,4070.95%
IRMIRON MTN INC DEL$66.6M652,0680.86%
WMTWALMART INC$65.0M523,0980.84%
ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES$64.7M629,8360.84%
PEPPEPSICO INC$64.6M415,9770.84%
ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC$63.7M180,1200.82%
AJGGALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO$63.5M293,2880.82%
NEENEXTERA ENERGY INC$62.7M675,3880.81%
VEAVANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS$62.2M970,4110.80%
BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL$56.3M117,5360.73%
LECOLINCOLN ELEC HLDGS INC$52.3M209,8880.68%
LINLINDE PLC$52.2M105,2700.67%
XYLXYLEM INC$49.5M413,8550.64%
CSCOCISCO SYS INC$49.2M633,5470.64%
EXMOCEXXON MOBIL CORP$48.4M284,9820.63%
PANWPALO ALTO NETWORKS INC$48.2M300,5640.62%
LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC$47.7M138,0960.62%
BACBANK AMERICA CORP$47.6M976,5950.62%
CSLCARLISLE COS INC$46.9M140,4660.61%
BKNGBOOKING HOLDINGS INC$45.8M10,8700.59%
ADPAUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN$45.5M223,9600.59%
TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC$43.7M88,9340.57%
EMLPFIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD$43.5M996,0030.56%
AOSSMITH A O CORP$38.2M579,7800.49%
MRKMERCK & CO INC$38.2M317,3680.49%
CHDCHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC$35.4M378,9020.46%
AFLAFLAC INC$34.8M317,0110.45%
PAYXPAYCHEX INC$33.4M362,1160.43%
VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC$32.7M652,2640.42%
CTASCINTAS CORP$32.2M190,4190.42%
DOVDOVER CORP$29.9M143,4430.39%
NOWSERVICENOW INC$29.8M284,8640.39%
SPYSTATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T$29.7M45,6280.38%
GSKGSK PLC$28.6M518,5970.37%
FTSLFIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD$28.3M631,8730.37%
FISVFISERV INC$28.3M506,3940.37%
EQIXEQUINIX INC$25.3M25,7940.33%
AXPAMERICAN EXPRESS CO$24.7M81,7640.32%
CMICUMMINS INC$23.0M42,8110.30%
MCOMOODYS CORP$22.2M50,7950.29%
TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY CO$21.6M477,9160.28%
KOCOCA COLA CO$21.4M281,1170.28%
OTISOTIS WORLDWIDE CORP$18.9M245,6780.24%
SHOPSHOPIFY INC$18.2M153,5310.24%
OMCOMNICOM GROUP INC$18.0M238,3690.23%
QCOMQUALCOMM INC$17.8M138,2510.23%
KMXCARMAX INC$17.7M426,8330.23%
PFFISHARES TR$17.7M584,7410.23%
IJRISHARES TR$17.5M141,1440.23%
GDXVANECK ETF TRUST$17.2M187,2490.22%
ORCLORACLE CORP$16.8M113,9350.22%
ACNACCENTURE PLC IRELAND$16.7M84,1770.22%
UBERUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC$16.1M224,0480.21%
CGNXCOGNEX CORP$15.8M322,8930.20%
EMREMERSON ELEC CO$14.5M110,4760.19%
EWEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP$14.4M179,5040.19%
EXPDEXPEDITORS INTL WASH INC$14.4M100,3570.19%
CATCATERPILLAR INC$13.5M19,0310.17%
SNPSSYNOPSYS INC$13.3M33,4910.17%
GEGE AEROSPACE$13.0M45,7820.17%
IBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS$13.0M53,4450.17%
NFLXNETFLIX INC.$11.4M118,4480.15%
IVVISHARES TR$11.1M17,0640.14%
MZTIMARZETTI COMPANY$10.0M72,4230.13%
PFEPFIZER INC$9.7M346,5840.13%
GEVGE VERNOVA INC$9.7M11,1240.13%
APDAIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS I$9.7M33,2620.12%
NVSNOVARTIS AG$8.8M57,6260.11%
AMGNAMGEN INC$8.7M24,8460.11%
SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS CO$8.7M27,0100.11%
VEUVANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F$8.5M112,5790.11%
ADIANALOG DEVICES INC$8.3M26,0570.11%
DUKDUKE ENERGY CORP NEW$8.1M61,9470.10%
CARRCARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION$8.0M141,1990.10%
IAUISHARES GOLD TR$7.7M86,8830.10%
SBUXSTARBUCKS CORP$7.6M84,5510.10%
MMM3M CO$7.3M50,6090.10%
PGRPROGRESSIVE CORP$7.2M36,2570.09%
AWKAMERICAN WTR WKS CO INC NEW$6.7M49,4240.09%
HLNHALEON PLC$6.4M643,5010.08%
IWMISHARES TR$6.3M25,6030.08%
INTCINTEL CORP$6.3M142,2910.08%
MAMASTERCARD INCORPORATED$6.2M12,3530.08%
RPMRPM INTL INC$6.1M61,7260.08%
LQDISHARES TR$6.1M55,8700.08%
BDXBECTON DICKINSON & CO$6.0M37,9260.08%
QQQINVESCO QQQ TR$5.8M10,0910.08%
MDBMONGODB INC$5.8M23,5850.07%
VLOVALERO ENERGY CORP$5.8M23,3200.07%
ITWILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC$5.8M22,1200.07%
BMYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO$5.7M94,3240.07%
TXNTEXAS INSTRS INC$5.6M28,6130.07%
TIPISHARES TR$5.4M49,0470.07%
IJHISHARES TR$5.3M78,7060.07%
STTSTATE STR CORP$4.9M38,9290.06%
CHKPCHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT$4.9M33,9950.06%
BSVVANGUARD BD INDEX FDS$4.5M57,8190.06%
CMCSACOMCAST CORP NEW$4.5M157,7130.06%
LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$4.5M7,4500.06%
IWOISHARES TR$4.4M13,9800.06%
ISRGINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC$4.3M9,2830.06%
UNPUNION PAC CORP$4.3M17,5490.06%
OEFISHARES TR$4.2M13,1870.05%
UPSUNITED PARCEL SVCS INC$4.1M41,2510.05%
TDTORONTO DOMINION BK ONT$4.0M43,3160.05%
CLCOLGATE PALMOLIVE CO$4.0M46,7640.05%
BALLBALL CORP$4.0M67,3920.05%
SYYSYSCO CORP$3.9M55,3090.05%
TAT&T INC$3.9M133,2870.05%
CHEFCHEFS WHSE INC$3.8M64,2550.05%
GILDGILEAD SCIENCES INC$3.7M26,6700.05%
ROLROLLINS INC$3.7M68,8560.05%
LNTALLIANT ENERGY CORP$3.6M50,2640.05%
DEDEERE & CO$3.5M6,2870.05%
COPCONOCOPHILLIPS$3.5M26,7090.05%
EOGEOG RES INC$3.5M24,2690.05%
WFCWELLS FARGO & CO$3.5M43,8970.05%
LOWLOWES COS INC$3.4M14,4480.04%
DISDISNEY WALT CO$3.3M34,1280.04%

This table is the 150 largest positions by value, out of 368 reported. The search box only searches what is on this page — a name absent from it may still be in the filing further down the book. The full info table is here.

Rows are aggregated by CUSIP — a manager files the same security multiple times when different internal desks hold it. Tickers link to our own backtest of that asset where we cover it.

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This page was built from one document: the 2026-03-31 Form 13F info table filed by Welch & Forbes LLC (CIK 105495, accession 0000105495-26-000002). Every other 13F site is reading the same file.

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