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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
-7.33%
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
$816M
AUM Growth
-$144M
Cap. Flow
-$78.9M
Cap. Flow %
-9.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
32.96%
Holding
154
New
6
Increased
54
Reduced
40
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
IVV icon
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
+$18.6M
2
VTI icon
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
+$1.76M
3
FANG icon
Diamondback Energy
FANG
+$800K
4
MMM icon
3M
MMM
+$668K
5
SFBS
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
+$654K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ZBH icon
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
+$78.9M
2
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$8.98M
3
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$3.05M
4
GIS icon
General Mills
GIS
+$2.49M
5
T icon
AT&T
T
+$2.24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Staples 17.76%
2 Technology 12.58%
3 Industrials 11.1%
4 Healthcare 10.39%
5 Utilities 9.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LEG
26
DELISTED
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$19.2M 2.35%
534,426
-980
-0.2% -$37.3K
T icon
27
AT&T
T
$181B
$18.1M 2.22%
841,385
-96,129
-10% -$2.24M
IVV icon
28
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$844B
$17.4M 2.13%
69,206
+68,403
+8,518% +$18.6M
GIS icon
29
General Mills
GIS
$19.6B
$16.6M 2.03%
425,915
-58,922
-12% -$2.49M
RDS.B
30
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$15.6M 1.91%
259,905
+2,364
+0.9% +$151K
IBM icon
31
IBM
IBM
$237B
$15.4M 1.89%
141,637
-25,389
-15% -$3.05M
SFBS
32
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.64B
$7.46M 0.91%
468,074
+36,360
+8% +$654K
RDS.A
33
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$6.84M 0.84%
117,438
+242
+0.2% +$15K
KO icon
34
Coca-Cola
KO
$383B
$4.33M 0.53%
91,539
+997
+1% +$47.7K
AAPL icon
35
Apple
AAPL
$4.88T
$3.79M 0.46%
96,076
+816
+0.9% +$39.6K
GL icon
36
Globe Life
GL
$13.2B
$2.72M 0.33%
36,478
– –
CSCO icon
37
Cisco
CSCO
$438B
$2.58M 0.32%
59,446
+1,172
+2% +$53.6K
UN
38
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$2.51M 0.31%
46,722
-80
-0.2% -$4.37K
PFE icon
39
Pfizer
PFE
$159B
$2.45M 0.3%
59,138
+66
+0.1% +$2.74K
SNV
40
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
$2.03M 0.25%
63,591
-4,463
-7% -$168K
PRA
41
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.72M 0.21%
42,489
-279
-0.7% -$12K
BRK.B icon
42
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$1.69M 0.21%
8,264
+280
+4% +$58.5K
JPM icon
43
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
$1.64M 0.2%
16,797
+310
+2% +$33K
VTI icon
44
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$685B
$1.63M 0.2%
+12,747
New +$1.76M
BAC icon
45
Bank of America
BAC
$432B
$1.57M 0.19%
63,812
– –
ABT icon
46
Abbott
ABT
$179B
$1.35M 0.17%
18,695
+607
+3% +$42.7K
CAT icon
47
Caterpillar
CAT
$361B
$1.34M 0.16%
10,519
-4
-0% -$520
GOOG icon
48
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.19T
$1.25M 0.15%
23,980
+440
+2% +$23.6K
EPD icon
49
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$84.3B
$1.07M 0.13%
43,359
– –
VMC icon
50
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$32.6B
$1.01M 0.12%
10,238
+1,646
+19% +$167K
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Welch Group's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Welch Group held 154 positions worth $816M, down 15% from $960M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 33% of the portfolio.

Welch Group withdrew a net $78.9M in Q4 2018, closing 11 positions and reducing 40 holdings. Its most notable exit was Zimmer Biomet, an estimated $78.9M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Staples at 18% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, Welch Group opened a new position in Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF worth $1.63M.

  • Welch Group's largest Q4 2018 buy was Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF: 12,747 shares worth $1.63M.
  • Welch Group added most to iShares Core S&P 500 ETF in Q4 2018, an estimated $18.6M increase.
  • Welch Group's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was IBM, cutting an estimated $3.05M.
  • Welch Group fully exited Zimmer Biomet in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $78.9M.
  • Welch Group's ten largest holdings make up 33% of its $816M portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Welch Group opened 6 new positions and closed 11 in Q4 2018.
  • Welch Group's portfolio value fell 15% quarter-over-quarter to $816M.

Based on Welch Group's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 10 Jan 2019.