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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
RY icon
126
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$285B
$134K 0.02%
1,954
-2,664
-58% -$194K
MDT icon
127
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
$132K 0.02%
1,450
– –
TIF
128
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$128K 0.02%
1,595
+8
+0.5% +$815
STI
129
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$128K 0.02%
2,544
+102
+4% +$6.11K
CMCSA icon
130
Comcast
CMCSA
$89.5B
$124K 0.02%
3,641
– –
XLK icon
131
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$120B
$117K 0.01%
+3,778
New +$128K
NUE icon
132
Nucor
NUE
$58.3B
$114K 0.01%
2,203
– –
EXC icon
133
Exelon
EXC
$44B
$113K 0.01%
3,526
– –
PDN icon
134
Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-US Small-Mid ETF
PDN
$359M
$113K 0.01%
4,093
– –
UNH icon
135
UnitedHealth
UNH
$346B
$111K 0.01%
445
+13
+3% +$3.43K
ADM icon
136
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$42.1B
$110K 0.01%
2,678
-220
-8% -$10.3K
MMP
137
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$109K 0.01%
1,902
– –
SCHX icon
138
Schwab US Large- Cap ETF
SCHX
$73.8B
$106K 0.01%
10,650
-151,182
-93% -$1.62M
TGIC
139
DELISTED
TRIAD GUARANTY INC
TGIC
$18K ﹤0.01%
+72,470
New +$18K
COST icon
140
Costco
COST
$407B
– –
-528
Closed -$124K
HAL icon
141
Halliburton
HAL
$29.1B
– –
-3,220
Closed -$131K
HII icon
142
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11B
– –
-428
Closed -$110K
KRE icon
143
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.33B
– –
-1,807
Closed -$107K
PAA icon
144
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$18.4B
– –
-6,495
Closed -$162K
SPY icon
145
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$804B
– –
-30,873
Closed -$8.98M
SWKS icon
146
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$12B
– –
-1,242
Closed -$113K
ZBH icon
147
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.4B
– –
-618
Closed -$78.9M
WRK
148
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
– –
-2,420
Closed -$129K
EGN
149
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
– –
-11,115
Closed -$958K
ETP
150
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
– –
-16,280
Closed -$362K
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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.