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Welch Group Portfolio holdings

AUM $2.93B
1-Year Est. Return 27.62%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.79%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.24%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.29%
10 Year Est. Return
+258.15%
AUM
$483M
AUM Growth
+$41.3M
Cap. Flow
+$21.1M
Cap. Flow %
4.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.25%
Holding
146
New
22
Increased
69
Reduced
30
Closed
3

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Staples 17.4%
2 Energy 14.29%
3 Industrials 12.35%
4 Healthcare 9.92%
5 Utilities 8.95%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
PAYX icon
26
Paychex
PAYX
$43.4B
$12.7M 2.63%
305,464
+8,343
+3% +$343K
AJG icon
27
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$69.1B
$12.7M 2.63%
272,172
+10,227
+4% +$466K
CINF icon
28
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$27.8B
$12.6M 2.61%
262,317
+14,725
+6% +$716K
UL icon
29
Unilever
UL
$142B
$11.1M 2.29%
217,213
+7,697
+4% +$386K
RDS.A
30
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$9.61M 1.99%
116,631
+3,326
+3% +$260K
RDS.B
31
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$5.42M 1.12%
62,303
-84
-0.1% -$6.98K
EGN
32
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$4.97M 1.03%
55,905
-1,565
-3% -$132K
VMC icon
33
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.8B
$3.19M 0.66%
50,081
+1
+0% +$63
KO icon
34
Coca-Cola
KO
$383B
$2.64M 0.55%
62,403
+1,080
+2% +$43.8K
UN
35
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$2.5M 0.52%
57,142
-95
-0.2% -$4.08K
GL icon
36
Globe Life
GL
$14B
$2.5M 0.52%
45,719
-475
-1% -$25.4K
VWO icon
37
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$117B
$2.47M 0.51%
+57,222
New +$2.41M
VEA icon
38
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$223B
$2.44M 0.51%
57,307
-762
-1% -$32.1K
SFBS
39
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.9B
$2.25M 0.47%
+156,000
New +$2.24M
VXF icon
40
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$30B
$2.24M 0.46%
+25,539
New +$2.15M
QQQ icon
41
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$436B
$2.24M 0.46%
+23,822
New +$2.13M
PL
42
DELISTED
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP
PL
$1.9M 0.39%
27,372
-224
-0.8% -$12.8K
PRA
43
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.7M 0.35%
38,172
+661
+2% +$29.6K
PM icon
44
Philip Morris
PM
$309B
$1.46M 0.3%
17,256
+53
+0.3% +$4.56K
AAPL icon
45
Apple
AAPL
$4.97T
$1.43M 0.3%
61,744
-6,408
-9% -$136K
BRK.B icon
46
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$1.42M 0.29%
11,215
-86
-0.8% -$10.9K
GLD icon
47
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$1.17M 0.24%
+9,168
New +$1.14M
MRK icon
48
Merck
MRK
$322B
$1.05M 0.22%
18,998
-171
-0.9% -$9.33K
CAT icon
49
Caterpillar
CAT
$361B
$971K 0.2%
8,935
-72
-0.8% -$7.56K
RF icon
50
Regions Financial
RF
$26.4B
$866K 0.18%
81,571
-58
-0.1% -$605

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Welch Group's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Welch Group held 146 positions worth $483M, up 9.4% from $442M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Welch Group deployed $21.1M of net new capital in Q2 2014, opening 22 new positions and adding to 69 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF: 57,222 shares worth $2.47M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Staples at 17% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Lockheed Martin, an estimated $516K trimmed.

  • Welch Group's largest Q2 2014 buy was Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF: 57,222 shares worth $2.47M.
  • Welch Group added most to Consolidated Edison in Q2 2014, an estimated $849K increase.
  • Welch Group's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Lockheed Martin, cutting an estimated $516K.
  • Welch Group fully exited PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $2.15M.
  • Welch Group's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $483M portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Welch Group opened 22 new positions and closed 3 in Q2 2014.
  • Welch Group's portfolio value rose 9.4% quarter-over-quarter to $483M.

Based on Welch Group's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 22 Jul 2014.