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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
PRF icon
51
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF
PRF
$10.1B
$944K 0.12%
56,250
– –
AMZN icon
52
Amazon
AMZN
$2.74T
$749K 0.09%
9,980
+1,380
+16% +$115K
MRK icon
53
Merck
MRK
$359B
$743K 0.09%
10,194
+108
+1% +$7.62K
V icon
54
Visa
V
$702B
$734K 0.09%
5,566
+249
+5% +$34.4K
GLD icon
55
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$145B
$675K 0.08%
5,571
-50
-0.9% -$5.81K
FANG icon
56
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$58.4B
$664K 0.08%
+7,158
New +$800K
NOC icon
57
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$75B
$629K 0.08%
2,570
– –
RF icon
58
Regions Financial
RF
$25.7B
$629K 0.08%
46,975
– –
USB icon
59
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$607K 0.07%
13,293
+901
+7% +$46.4K
DE icon
60
Deere & Co
DE
$185B
$584K 0.07%
3,913
+378
+11% +$55.4K
SYK icon
61
Stryker
SYK
$109B
$583K 0.07%
3,720
+364
+11% +$60.9K
BMY icon
62
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$131B
$576K 0.07%
11,076
-200
-2% -$10.7K
YUM icon
63
Yum! Brands
YUM
$39.6B
$572K 0.07%
6,220
– –
OKE icon
64
Oneok
OKE
$61.2B
$568K 0.07%
10,523
– –
KMI icon
65
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69B
$564K 0.07%
36,661
+2,355
+7% +$39.9K
BP icon
66
BP
BP
$119B
$542K 0.07%
14,750
-223
-1% -$8.9K
DUK icon
67
Duke Energy
DUK
$92.7B
$530K 0.06%
6,144
– –
DEO icon
68
Diageo
DEO
$49.3B
$507K 0.06%
3,573
– –
GILD icon
69
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
$487K 0.06%
7,787
+1,078
+16% +$75.3K
WMT icon
70
Walmart Inc
WMT
$868B
$486K 0.06%
15,660
– –
PSX icon
71
Phillips 66
PSX
$103B
$453K 0.06%
5,253
– –
BA icon
72
Boeing
BA
$166B
$430K 0.05%
1,334
-8
-0.6% -$2.76K
AEP icon
73
American Electric Power
AEP
$66.5B
$410K 0.05%
5,485
– –
XEL icon
74
Xcel Energy
XEL
$46.6B
$406K 0.05%
8,240
– –
WBA
75
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$384K 0.05%
5,621
– –
1 2
3
4 5

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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.