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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
+7.16%
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
$557M
AUM Growth
+$39.5M
Cap. Flow
+$7.17M
Cap. Flow %
1.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
32.93%
Holding
155
New
9
Increased
61
Reduced
36
Closed
8

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Staples 19.13%
2 Industrials 11.71%
3 Financials 9.51%
4 Healthcare 9.5%
5 Utilities 9.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
UL icon
26
Unilever
UL
$142B
$13.6M 2.44%
280,018
+5,342
+2% +$261K
EMR icon
27
Emerson Electric
EMR
$81.6B
$13.5M 2.43%
283,156
+14,095
+5% +$671K
SFBS
28
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.9B
$8.76M 1.57%
368,546
-20,394
-5% -$460K
IBM icon
29
IBM
IBM
$213B
$8.65M 1.55%
65,742
+60,409
+1,133% +$8.12M
MINT icon
30
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MINT
$16.9B
$6.19M 1.11%
61,541
-22,093
-26% -$2.23M
RDS.A
31
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$5.55M 1%
121,226
-24,736
-17% -$1.24M
RDS.B
32
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$4.89M 0.88%
106,303
+9,501
+10% +$480K
KO icon
33
Coca-Cola
KO
$383B
$2.78M 0.5%
64,766
+938
+1% +$39.8K
GL icon
34
Globe Life
GL
$14B
$2.7M 0.48%
47,225
-153
-0.3% -$8.96K
VMC icon
35
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.8B
$2.61M 0.47%
27,495
+45
+0.2% +$4.36K
XLE icon
36
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$39B
$2.59M 0.47%
85,904
+5,540
+7% +$182K
UN
37
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$2.47M 0.44%
57,007
-750
-1% -$32.9K
PRA
38
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$2.26M 0.41%
46,489
-504
-1% -$25.9K
IVV icon
39
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$858B
$2.23M 0.4%
+10,878
New +$2.25M
EGN
40
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$2.13M 0.38%
51,894
-478
-0.9% -$26.2K
XLK icon
41
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$109B
$2.03M 0.36%
+94,700
New +$2.04M
PM icon
42
Philip Morris
PM
$309B
$1.7M 0.31%
19,355
AAPL icon
43
Apple
AAPL
$4.97T
$1.68M 0.3%
63,864
+948
+2% +$27.1K
BRK.B icon
44
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$1.23M 0.22%
9,307
-59
-0.6% -$7.92K
SNV
45
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
$1.13M 0.2%
34,848
GLD icon
46
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$981K 0.18%
9,669
-733
-7% -$77.5K
MO icon
47
Altria Group
MO
$125B
$970K 0.17%
16,664
MRK icon
48
Merck
MRK
$322B
$957K 0.17%
18,991
+559
+3% +$28.2K
WFC icon
49
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
$931K 0.17%
17,121
+286
+2% +$15.5K
PRF icon
50
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF
PRF
$9.72B
$840K 0.15%
48,395
-335
-0.7% -$5.9K

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Welch Group's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Welch Group held 155 positions worth $557M, up 7.6% from $517M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 33% of the portfolio.

Welch Group's Q4 2015 filing shows 9 new, 61 increased, 36 reduced and 8 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF: 10,878 shares worth $2.23M. The largest sale was Home Depot, an estimated $18.4M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Staples at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • Welch Group's largest Q4 2015 buy was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF: 10,878 shares worth $2.23M.
  • Welch Group added most to IBM in Q4 2015, an estimated $8.12M increase.
  • Welch Group's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Kinder Morgan, cutting an estimated $8.92M.
  • Welch Group fully exited Home Depot in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $18.4M.
  • Welch Group's ten largest holdings make up 33% of its $557M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Welch Group opened 9 new positions and closed 8 in Q4 2015.
  • Welch Group's portfolio value rose 7.6% quarter-over-quarter to $557M.

Based on Welch Group's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 21 Jan 2016.