Welch & Forbes LLC Top Holdings and 13F Report (2024) About Welch & Forbes LLCInvestment ActivityWelch & Forbes LLC has $7.86 billion in total holdings as of September 30, 2024.Welch & Forbes LLC owns shares of 373 different stocks, but just 54 companies or ETFs make up 80% of its holdings.Approximately 1.23% of the portfolio was purchased this quarter.About 1.03% of the portfolio was sold this quarter.This quarter, Welch & Forbes LLC has purchased 366 new stocks and bought additional shares in 102 stocks.Welch & Forbes LLC sold shares of 168 stocks and completely divested from 5 stocks this quarter.Largest Holdings NVIDIA $503,318,771Apple $413,005,528Microsoft $391,372,115O'Reilly Automotive $233,339,514Visa $206,021,934 Largest New Holdings this Quarter GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC $462,513 HoldingVanguard Information Technology ETF $402,353 HoldingiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF $310,257 HoldingSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF $284,824 HoldingGlobe Life $251,536 Holding Largest Purchases this Quarter Cintas 144,686 shares (about $29.79M)Broadcom 107,369 shares (about $18.52M)ServiceNow 15,806 shares (about $14.14M)Amazon.com 33,034 shares (about $6.16M)Xylem 15,587 shares (about $2.10M) Largest Sales this Quarter NVIDIA 87,823 shares (about $10.67M)Boston Scientific 53,194 shares (about $4.46M)Apple 14,721 shares (about $3.43M)Iron Mountain 24,416 shares (about $2.90M)O'Reilly Automotive 2,451 shares (about $2.82M) Sector Allocation Over TimeMap of 500 Largest Holdings ofWelch & Forbes LLC Selling Neutral Buying Latest 13F Holdings and Changes Since Previous Quarterly FilingIssuer NameHoldings ValueApproximate Purchase/SaleChange in SharesShares Held% of PortfolioSectorNVDANVIDIA$503,318,771$10,665,225 ▼-2.1%4,144,5886.4%Computer and TechnologyAAPLApple$413,005,528$3,429,993 ▼-0.8%1,772,5565.3%Computer and TechnologyMSFTMicrosoft$391,372,115$680,306 ▼-0.2%909,5315.0%Computer and TechnologyORLYO'Reilly Automotive$233,339,514$2,822,572 ▼-1.2%202,6223.0%Retail/WholesaleVVisa$206,021,934$637,885 ▼-0.3%749,3062.6%Business ServicesGOOGAlphabet$200,902,959$1,443,686 ▲0.7%1,201,6442.6%Computer and TechnologyDHRDanaher$187,983,364$554,650 ▼-0.3%676,1502.4%Multi-Sector ConglomeratesSYKStryker$187,753,474$28,178 ▲0.0%519,7182.4%MedicalHDHome Depot$174,633,496$205,031 ▲0.1%430,9812.2%Retail/WholesaleFIFiserv$161,073,329$1,490,738 ▼-0.9%896,5942.0%Business ServicesCOSTCostco Wholesale$149,412,321$1,128,540 ▼-0.7%168,5381.9%Retail/WholesaleJPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.$148,124,382$1,415,504 ▼-0.9%702,4771.9%FinanceRTXRTX$142,553,831$613,675 ▼-0.4%1,176,5751.8%AerospacePGProcter & Gamble$137,481,770$571,040 ▼-0.4%793,7751.7%Consumer StaplesANSSANSYS$126,757,194$869,224 ▼-0.7%397,8191.6%Computer and TechnologyECLEcolab$120,632,089$52,598 ▲0.0%472,4551.5%Basic MaterialsLLYEli Lilly and Company$119,506,268$2,261,806 ▼-1.9%134,8921.5%MedicalCBChubb$117,663,891$443,256 ▼-0.4%408,0021.5%FinanceJNJJohnson & Johnson$114,434,572$1,630,974 ▼-1.4%706,1241.5%MedicalROPRoper Technologies$111,650,242$518,602 ▲0.5%200,6511.4%Computer and TechnologyWSOWatsco$105,706,505$1,018,684 ▼-1.0%214,9031.3%ConstructionAMZNAmazon.com$97,021,767$6,155,232 ▲6.8%520,6981.2%Retail/WholesalePEPPepsiCo$96,746,436$1,055,333 ▼-1.1%568,9281.2%Consumer StaplesMCDMcDonald's$95,709,130$876,990 ▼-0.9%314,3051.2%Retail/WholesaleTJXTJX Companies$93,194,823$920,104 ▼-1.0%792,8771.2%Retail/WholesaleMTDMettler-Toledo International$92,582,620$517,397 ▼-0.6%61,7341.2%Computer and TechnologyVRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals$91,443,568$800,868 ▲0.9%196,6191.2%MedicalAMPAmeriprise Financial$85,944,278$526,657 ▲0.6%182,9341.1%FinanceIDXXIDEXX Laboratories$85,501,948$244,527 ▼-0.3%169,2371.1%MedicalAJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.$85,187,209$842,424 ▼-1.0%302,7581.1%FinanceIRMIron Mountain$81,692,005$2,901,356 ▼-3.4%687,4691.0%Business ServicesMDYSPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust$79,929,057$226,725 ▲0.3%140,3101.0%ETFRMDResMed$79,815,516$381,071 ▲0.5%326,9521.0%MedicalGOOGLAlphabet$74,490,724$379,962 ▼-0.5%449,1450.9%Computer and TechnologyABTAbbott Laboratories$72,864,860$730,006 ▼-1.0%639,1090.9%MedicalABBVAbbVie$71,995,089$1,240,767 ▼-1.7%364,5690.9%MedicalKMXCarMax$68,875,227$112,898 ▼-0.2%890,0890.9%Retail/WholesaleADPAutomatic Data Processing$67,172,510$406,239 ▼-0.6%242,7370.9%Business ServicesMETAMeta Platforms$64,591,263$1,069,318 ▲1.7%112,8350.8%Computer and TechnologyCVXChevron$61,783,991$1,279,778 ▲2.1%419,5280.8%Oils/EnergyADBEAdobe$60,712,397$211,772 ▲0.4%117,2550.8%Computer and TechnologyBRK.BBerkshire Hathaway$59,416,395$437,708 ▲0.7%129,0930.8%FinanceTMOThermo Fisher Scientific$58,316,991$237,531 ▲0.4%94,2770.7%MedicalPAYXPaychex$51,952,771$304,746 ▼-0.6%387,1580.7%Business ServicesAOSA. O. Smith$50,880,083$752,867 ▲1.5%566,4030.6%Industrial ProductsCMCSAComcast$49,220,025$206,052 ▼-0.4%1,178,3550.6%Consumer DiscretionaryXYLXylem$47,717,960$2,104,718 ▲4.6%353,3870.6%Business ServicesVEAVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF$47,367,981$983,218 ▲2.1%896,9500.6%ETFCHDChurch & Dwight$47,149,448$198,759 ▼-0.4%450,2430.6%Consumer StaplesLINDE PLC$46,511,539$328,077 ▲0.7%97,5380.6%SHSNEENextEra Energy$46,103,622$279,034 ▲0.6%545,4100.6%UtilitiesACNAccenture$42,791,923$550,722 ▲1.3%121,0590.5%Computer and TechnologyMRKMerck & Co., Inc.$41,740,688$504,888 ▼-1.2%367,5650.5%MedicalBACBank of America$41,563,521$240,500 ▲0.6%1,047,4680.5%FinanceWMTWalmart$41,140,077$223,032 ▲0.5%509,4730.5%Retail/WholesaleCSLCarlisle Companies$40,229,354$1,065,011 ▲2.7%89,4480.5%Multi-Sector ConglomeratesAFLAflac$40,115,409$2,702,877 ▼-6.3%358,8140.5%FinanceCTASCintas$39,793,721$29,787,953 ▲297.7%193,2860.5%Business ServicesLECOLincoln Electric$38,848,993$1,057,072 ▲2.8%202,3170.5%Industrial ProductsEMLPFirst Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund$36,843,377$227,270 ▼-0.6%1,096,5290.5%ETFXOMExxon Mobil$36,495,376$445,787 ▼-1.2%311,3410.5%Oils/EnergyBKNGBooking$36,396,890$50,545 ▼-0.1%8,6410.5%Retail/WholesaleVZVerizon Communications$33,752,884$143,982 ▲0.4%751,5650.4%Computer and TechnologyCSCOCisco Systems$33,656,795$206,175 ▲0.6%632,4070.4%Computer and TechnologyLHXL3Harris Technologies$33,179,121$912,947 ▲2.8%139,4840.4%AerospaceDOVDover$31,189,399$238,908 ▼-0.8%162,6650.4%Industrial ProductsOTISOtis Worldwide$29,884,359$574,166 ▼-1.9%287,5150.4%ConstructionOMCOmnicom Group$29,650,249$270,262 ▼-0.9%286,7800.4%Business ServicesTSCOTractor Supply$28,711,618$265,328 ▼-0.9%98,6890.4%Retail/WholesaleFTSLFirst Trust Senior Loan ETF$28,575,969$301,314 ▲1.1%622,7060.4%ManufacturingQCOMQUALCOMM$24,754,204$1,102,605 ▼-4.3%145,5700.3%Computer and TechnologyAXPAmerican Express$24,346,711$105,768 ▲0.4%89,7740.3%FinancePFFiShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF$23,810,552$449,403 ▲1.9%716,5370.3%ETFSPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust$23,593,013$283,437 ▲1.2%41,1200.3%FinanceMCOMoody's$22,878,128$29,899 ▲0.1%48,2060.3%FinanceBALLBall$22,259,256$1,784,747 ▼-7.4%327,7750.3%Industrial ProductsKOCoca-Cola$21,634,038$429,076 ▼-1.9%301,0580.3%Consumer StaplesGSKGSK$21,250,202$34,012 ▼-0.2%519,8190.3%MedicalSTZConstellation Brands$20,757,752$497,343 ▲2.5%80,5530.3%Consumer StaplesORCLOracle$19,842,397$212,318 ▼-1.1%116,4460.3%Computer and TechnologyAVGOBroadcom$19,585,709$18,521,208 ▲1,739.9%113,5400.2%Computer and TechnologyBDXBecton, Dickinson and Company$16,651,625$1,332,323 ▼-7.4%69,0650.2%MedicalEWEdwards Lifesciences$16,174,898$53,452 ▼-0.3%245,1110.2%MedicalEQIXEquinix$15,750,124$789,104 ▲5.3%17,7440.2%FinanceNOWServiceNow$15,458,669$14,136,758 ▲1,069.4%17,2840.2%Computer and TechnologyCMICummins$15,282,598$59,901 ▼-0.4%47,1990.2%Auto/Tires/TrucksEXPDExpeditors International of Washington$14,560,432$157,680 ▼-1.1%110,8100.2%TransportationEMREmerson Electric$13,773,078$66,169 ▼-0.5%125,9310.2%Industrial ProductsIBMInternational Business Machines$13,770,692$288,953 ▼-2.1%62,2880.2%Computer and TechnologyLANCLancaster Colony$13,599,268$24,720 ▲0.2%77,0190.2%Consumer StaplesCGNXCognex$13,435,257$125,753 ▼-0.9%331,7340.2%Computer and TechnologyPFEPfizer$13,202,143$282,889 ▼-2.1%456,1900.2%MedicalBSXBoston Scientific$12,738,689$4,457,657 ▼-25.9%152,0130.2%MedicalCARRCarrier Global$12,127,687$264,008 ▼-2.1%150,6730.2%Computer and TechnologySBUXStarbucks$11,630,868$503,927 ▼-4.2%119,3030.1%Retail/WholesaleSHWSherwin-Williams$10,883,318$96,944 ▼-0.9%28,5150.1%Basic MaterialsAPDAir Products and Chemicals$10,863,642$139,640 ▼-1.3%36,4870.1%Basic MaterialsIVViShares Core S&P 500 ETF$10,406,407$1,192,287 ▲12.9%18,0410.1%ETFAWKAmerican Water Works$10,117,760$243,197 ▼-2.3%69,1860.1%UtilitiesPGRProgressive$9,972,006$748,592 ▼-7.0%39,2970.1%FinanceShowing largest 100 holdings. 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