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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
-0.62%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.62%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.24%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.29%
10 Year Est. Return
+258.33%
AUM
$545M
AUM Growth
+$26.2M
Cap. Flow
+$13.2M
Cap. Flow %
2.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
31.49%
Holding
149
New
7
Increased
56
Reduced
39
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KMI icon
Kinder Morgan
KMI
+$13.2M
2
EFA icon
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
+$2.07M
3
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$1.25M
4
EMR icon
Emerson Electric
EMR
+$1.06M
5
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$905K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Staples 17.85%
2 Energy 14.74%
3 Industrials 12.41%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
5 Healthcare 9.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
KMB icon
26
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$33.4B
$14.6M 2.68%
136,134
+6,769
+5% +$748K
CVX icon
27
Chevron
CVX
$422B
$14.4M 2.65%
137,636
+11,724
+9% +$1.25M
KMI icon
28
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$68.9B
$14.3M 2.63%
341,062
+318,267
+1,396% +$13.2M
EMR icon
29
Emerson Electric
EMR
$82.7B
$13.6M 2.49%
239,946
+18,238
+8% +$1.06M
UL icon
30
Unilever
UL
$137B
$11.9M 2.19%
254,406
+12,795
+5% +$613K
RDS.A
31
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$7.93M 1.46%
142,334
+15,057
+12% +$892K
RDS.B
32
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$4.91M 0.9%
78,222
+7,558
+11% +$500K
SFBS
33
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.64B
$4.37M 0.8%
529,600
+39,372
+8% +$310K
VMC icon
34
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$32.6B
$4.26M 0.78%
50,586
+2
+0% +$154
KO icon
35
Coca-Cola
KO
$383B
$2.47M 0.45%
60,819
+1,192
+2% +$49.9K
IWM icon
36
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$77.9B
$2.44M 0.45%
19,601
-141
-0.7% -$17K
UN
37
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$2.41M 0.44%
57,651
-608
-1% -$25.5K
QQQ icon
38
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$478B
$2.36M 0.43%
22,391
-171
-0.8% -$18K
GL icon
39
Globe Life
GL
$13.2B
$2.3M 0.42%
41,818
-273
-0.6% -$14.5K
EFA icon
40
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$2.11M 0.39%
+32,921
New +$2.07M
MINT icon
41
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MINT
$17.6B
$2.11M 0.39%
20,865
-21,336
-51% -$2.16M
AAPL icon
42
Apple
AAPL
$4.88T
$1.92M 0.35%
61,592
+3,552
+6% +$107K
PRA
43
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.47M 0.27%
32,066
+5,433
+20% +$247K
PM icon
44
Philip Morris
PM
$301B
$1.32M 0.24%
17,587
+301
+2% +$24.4K
EGN
45
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$1.24M 0.23%
18,855
-1,701
-8% -$110K
BRK.B icon
46
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$1.23M 0.23%
8,531
MRK icon
47
Merck
MRK
$359B
$1.04M 0.19%
18,998
GLD icon
48
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$145B
$1M 0.18%
8,846
SNV
49
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
$979K 0.18%
34,956
+108
+0.3% +$2.93K
WFC icon
50
Wells Fargo
WFC
$268B
$904K 0.17%
16,615
+1,258
+8% +$68K

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Welch Group's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Welch Group held 149 positions worth $545M, up 5.1% from $518M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.

Welch Group's Q1 2015 filing shows 7 new, 56 increased, 39 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 32,921 shares worth $2.11M. The largest sale was ConocoPhillips, an estimated $12.4M.

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

  • Welch Group's largest Q1 2015 buy was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 32,921 shares worth $2.11M.
  • Welch Group added most to Kinder Morgan in Q1 2015, an estimated $13.2M increase.
  • Welch Group's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was ConocoPhillips, cutting an estimated $12.4M.
  • Welch Group fully exited PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $862K.
  • Welch Group's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $545M portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Welch Group opened 7 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2015.
  • Welch Group's portfolio value rose 5.1% quarter-over-quarter to $545M.

Based on Welch Group's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 29 Apr 2015.