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Similarity is computed from each fund's top conviction holdings in their latest 13F filing. Funds are scored by the overlap of distinctive shared positions (the mega-caps that nearly every fund owns are excluded), so the ranking reflects genuinely shared strategy rather than common index exposure.

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Most similar hedge funds by 13F overlap

WELCH & FORBES LLC is an institutional investor managing $8.2B across 388 U.S. equity positions as of Q2 2026. Based on the overlap of conviction holdings in their latest 13F filings, the hedge funds with portfolios most similar to WELCH & FORBES are HOWLAND, Bath Savings, WENDELL DAVID ASSOCIATES, with shared positions in $ORLY, $SYK, $ECL, $CB, $TJX, $DHR. The full ranking of 25 similar funds is below.

#1HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCActive

Notable overlap · 8 shared positions

$ORLY $SYK $ECL $CB $TJX $DHR

$2.9B

286 positions

#2Bath Savings Trust CoActive

Notable overlap · 9 shared positions

$SYK $ECL $TJX $WSO $DHR $IDXX

$966M

178 positions

#3WENDELL DAVID ASSOCIATES INCActive

Notable overlap · 8 shared positions

$SYK $ECL $TJX $WSO $MCD $DHR

$947M

155 positions

#4DB Fitzpatrick & Co, IncActive

Notable overlap · 5 shared positions

$ORLY $SYK $CB $ECL $DHR

$121M

100 positions

#5Capital Investment Services of America, Inc.Active

Notable overlap · 6 shared positions

$SYK $ECL $TJX $DHR $IDXX $RMD

$1.0B

83 positions

#6MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust, FSBPassive

Notable overlap · 9 shared positions

$MDY $CB $MCD $AMP $ECL $ORLY

$3.8B

2,398 positions

#7Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, LLCActive

Some overlap · 6 shared positions

$ORLY $ECL $IDXX $IRM $SYK $MCD

$984M

200 positions

#8L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLPPassive

Some overlap · 5 shared positions

$ORLY $SYK $ECL $MTD $MCD

$981M

193 positions

#9DILLON & ASSOCIATES INCActive

Some overlap · 5 shared positions

$ORLY $SYK $ECL $DHR $NEE

$849M

79 positions

#10Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC.Active

Some overlap · 6 shared positions

$ECL $TJX $ORLY $IDXX $DHR $MTD

$8.9B

547 positions

#11Harbour Trust & Investment Management CoActive

Some overlap · 6 shared positions

$SYK $TJX $MDY $MCD $ECL $NEE

$1.0B

160 positions

#12MIDDLETON & CO INC/MAActive

Some overlap · 6 shared positions

$ORLY $DHR $ECL $SYK $IDXX $NEE

$943M

163 positions

#13Minot DeBlois Advisors LLCPassive

Some overlap · 5 shared positions

$CB $ECL $TJX $DHR $NEE

$116M

240 positions

#14Stillwater Wealth Management Group

Some overlap · 5 shared positions

$SYK $CB $TJX $MCD $NEE

$187M

70 positions

#15YHB Investment Advisors, Inc.Passive

Some overlap · 6 shared positions

$ECL $DHR $SYK $TJX $NEE $MCD

$1.6B

314 positions

#16NEW VERNON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCActive

Some overlap · 5 shared positions

$ORLY $CB $TJX $AJG $SYK

$82M

37 positions

#17SIGMA INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INCActive

Some overlap · 6 shared positions

$SYK $TJX $VRTX $AJG $DHR $NEE

$2.1B

218 positions

#18WOODLEY FARRA MANION PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT INCActive

Some overlap · 5 shared positions

$SYK $CB $DHR $AJG $NEE

$2.1B

131 positions

#19HARVEY INVESTMENT CO LLCActive

Some overlap · 4 shared positions

$ORLY $TJX $IDXX $MTD

$926M

100 positions

#20Vantage Investment Partners, LLC

Some overlap · 5 shared positions

$ORLY $IDXX $WSO $MCD $NEE

$1.6B

67 positions

#21Liberty Capital Management, Inc.Passive

Some overlap · 5 shared positions

$ECL $CB $DHR $SYK $MCD

$582M

184 positions

#22Nicollet Investment Management, Inc.Active

Some overlap · 5 shared positions

$ECL $TJX $CB $MDY $RMD

$336M

77 positions

#23DAVIS R M INCActive

Some overlap · 6 shared positions

$CB $TJX $DHR $IDXX $MTD $NEE

$6.3B

280 positions

#24BEESE FULMER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.Passive

Some overlap · 5 shared positions

$ORLY $TJX $CB $SYK $MCD

$1.8B

356 positions

#25Long Road Investment Counsel, LLCActive

Some overlap · 3 shared positions

$ORLY $SYK $IDXX

$271M

80 positions

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Similarity is derived from each fund’s latest 13F-HR filing with the SEC. Funds are ranked by the overlap of distinctive conviction holdings; near-universal mega-cap positions are excluded so the ranking reflects shared strategy, not common index exposure. Data is informational only and not investment advice.