Jan 25, 2021 – Welch Group, LLC Buys Vanguard Information Technology ETF, Vanguard Energy ETF, SSgA Energy Select Sector SPDR, Sells International Business Machines Corp, Exxon Mobil Corp, Unilever NV

Birmingham, AL, based Investment company Welch Group, LLC (Current Portfolio) buys Vanguard Information Technology ETF, Vanguard Energy ETF, SSgA Energy Select Sector SPDR, BTC iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund, sells International Business Machines Corp, Exxon Mobil Corp, Unilever NV, SSgA Utilities Select Sector SPDR, Kinder Morgan Inc during the 3-months ended 2020Q4, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, Welch Group, LLC. As of 2020Q4, Welch Group, LLC owns 147 stocks with a total value of $1.2 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.

  • New Purchases: XLK, ALB, NLY, IJR, QQQ, IEP, BLK, CMCSA, MDT, MCHP, PNC, SNE, TIF, AGG, IJH, PXH,
  • Added Positions: VGT, VDE, XLE, IVV, XLC, UL, RTX, ED, CINF, NVS, LMT, PEP, KMB, JPM, TFC, BX, SHW, SYK, TJX, FB, ACN, IVW, CSCO, CAT, AMZN, BRK.B, DG, WMT, DIS, WM, MA, V, PM, PFE, SCHG, XLI, LLY, ABT, BMY, DE, TGT, GS, GOOGL, ORCL, CB, RF, NSC, DUK, RSG, BA, AXP, VYM, MO, APD, ROST,
  • Reduced Positions: IBM, T, XOM, CVX, SFBS, MSFT, HD, NEE, AJG, PG, AAPL, EMR, ABBV, QCOM, KMI, PAYX, INTC, USB, KO, GLD, NVDA, SLV, SPY, SNV, AON, DVY, VONE, YUM, WBA, VMC, GL, OKE, MPW, EPD, D, CLX,
  • Sold Out: UN, XLU, AMGN, RDS.B, BP, ITA, XLF, CADE,

For the details of Welch Group, LLC’s stock buys and sells,
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These are the top 5 holdings of Welch Group, LLC

  1. Servisfirst Bancshares Inc (SFBS) – 1,545,062 shares, 4.99% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 4.46%
  2. Microsoft Corp (MSFT) – 227,231 shares, 4.05% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 3.85%
  3. Apple Inc (AAPL) – 372,169 shares, 3.96% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 1.51%
  4. NextEra Energy Inc (NEE) – 545,260 shares, 3.37% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 2.51%
  5. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (AJG) – 332,558 shares, 3.30% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 2.57%

New Purchase: SSgA Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK)

Welch Group, LLC initiated holding in SSgA Technology Select Sector SPDR. The purchase prices were between $110.86 and $130.52, with an estimated average price of $121.98. The stock is now traded at around $132.830000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.1%. The holding were 9,716 shares as of 2020-12-31.

New Purchase: BTC iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR)

Welch Group, LLC initiated holding in BTC iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF. The purchase prices were between $71.64 and $92.42, with an estimated average price of $82.15. The stock is now traded at around $101.160000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 4,162 shares as of 2020-12-31.

New Purchase: Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY)

Welch Group, LLC initiated holding in Annaly Capital Management Inc. The purchase prices were between $6.98 and $8.56, with an estimated average price of $7.76. The stock is now traded at around $8.360000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 39,902 shares as of 2020-12-31.

New Purchase: Albemarle Corp (ALB)

Welch Group, LLC initiated holding in Albemarle Corp. The purchase prices were between $89.29 and $149.91, with an estimated average price of $119.94. The stock is now traded at around $173.710000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 2,207 shares as of 2020-12-31.

New Purchase: PowerShares QQQ Trust Ser 1 (QQQ)

Welch Group, LLC initiated holding in PowerShares QQQ Trust Ser 1. The purchase prices were between $269.38 and $313.74, with an estimated average price of $294.04. The stock is now traded at around $325.420000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.03%. The holding were 1,141 shares as of 2020-12-31.

New Purchase: Comcast Corp (CMCSA)

Welch Group, LLC initiated holding in Comcast Corp. The purchase prices were between $41.4 and $52.4, with an estimated average price of $48.03. The stock is now traded at around $48.680000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.02%. The holding were 5,241 shares as of 2020-12-31.

Added: Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)

Welch Group, LLC added to a holding in Vanguard Information Technology ETF by 806.58%. The purchase prices were between $297.99 and $355.36, with an estimated average price of $329.66. The stock is now traded at around $363.790000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.52%. The holding were 20,380 shares as of 2020-12-31.

Added: Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE)

Welch Group, LLC added to a holding in Vanguard Energy ETF by 371.84%. The purchase prices were between $37.58 and $56.62, with an estimated average price of $47.04. The stock is now traded at around $58.010000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.49%. The holding were 148,666 shares as of 2020-12-31.

Added: SSgA Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE)

Welch Group, LLC added to a holding in SSgA Energy Select Sector SPDR by 369.36%. The purchase prices were between $27.71 and $41.6, with an estimated average price of $34.68. The stock is now traded at around $42.070000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.37%. The holding were 154,937 shares as of 2020-12-31.

Added: BTC iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)

Welch Group, LLC added to a holding in BTC iShares Core S&P 500 ETF by 392.28%. The purchase prices were between $326.19 and $375.39, with an estimated average price of $355. The stock is now traded at around $384.310000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.35%. The holding were 14,606 shares as of 2020-12-31.

Added: Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC)

Welch Group, LLC added to a holding in Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund by 467.14%. The purchase prices were between $58.74 and $67.48, with an estimated average price of $63.75. The stock is now traded at around $68.840000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.33%. The holding were 73,689 shares as of 2020-12-31.

Added: Facebook Inc (FB)

Welch Group, LLC added to a holding in Facebook Inc by 52.79%. The purchase prices were between $258.12 and $294.68, with an estimated average price of $274.17. The stock is now traded at around $274.500000. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.02%. The holding were 2,544 shares as of 2020-12-31.

Sold Out: Unilever NV (UN)

Welch Group, LLC sold out a holding in Unilever NV. The sale prices were between $56.56 and $62.57, with an estimated average price of $60.43.

Sold Out: SSgA Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU)

Welch Group, LLC sold out a holding in SSgA Utilities Select Sector SPDR. The sale prices were between $60.69 and $66.76, with an estimated average price of $63.32.

Sold Out: Amgen Inc (AMGN)

Welch Group, LLC sold out a holding in Amgen Inc. The sale prices were between $216.38 and $257.67, with an estimated average price of $229.9.

Sold Out: Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS.B)

Welch Group, LLC sold out a holding in Royal Dutch Shell PLC. The sale prices were between $21.82 and $36.65, with an estimated average price of $30.01.

Sold Out: SSgA Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF)

Welch Group, LLC sold out a holding in SSgA Financial Select Sector SPDR. The sale prices were between $23.61 and $29.48, with an estimated average price of $26.86.

Sold Out: BTC iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

Welch Group, LLC sold out a holding in BTC iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF. The sale prices were between $47.15 and $96.4, with an estimated average price of $81.83.

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