Welch Group, LLC

In its 13F for Q2 2024 (holdings as of June 30, 2024, filed July 17, 2024), Welch Group, LLC reported 266 stock positions worth $2.1 billion. Its top holding was Microsoft (MSFT) at 4.3% of the portfolio, followed by Servisfirst Bancshares (SFBS, 3.8%) and Apple (AAPL, 3.7%). Compared with Q1 2024, it opened 37 new positions, sold out of 5, added to 129 and reduced 39. The biggest buy was Apple (AAPL, shares +2%) and the biggest sale Servisfirst Bancshares (SFBS, shares −1%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
BIRMINGHAM, AL
CIK
0001443095
Portfolio Value
$2.1B (Q2 2024)
SEC Filing
0001842787-24-000004 ↗ filed Jul 17, 2024

Holdings Value

0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B Q1 2024: $2.0B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $2.1B $2.1B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $2.3B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $2.2B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $2.3B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $2.4B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $2.6B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $2.6B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $2.7B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $2.9B Q2 2026

Holdings 266 stocks · $2.1B

MSFT Microsoft Corp. 4.32% 201,022 $89.8M Reduce -0.8%
SFBS Servisfirst Bancshares Inc. 3.81% 1,255,498 $79.3M Reduce -1.5%
AAPL Apple Inc. 3.70% 366,000 $77.1M Add +2.2%
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. 3.27% 342,098 $68.1M Reduce -3.2%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.00% 309,063 $62.5M Reduce -1.9%
AJG Arthur J Gallagher & Co. filed as GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO 2.97% 238,639 $61.9M Reduce -1.3%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 2.96% 359,639 $61.7M Add +0.6%
SO The Southern Co. 2.94% 789,281 $61.2M Add +0.0%
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. 2.91% 624,865 $60.6M Reduce -0.5%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.83% 511,611 $58.9M Reduce -0.6%
CVX Chevron Corp. 2.83% 376,006 $58.8M Add +0.8%
HD Home Depot Inc. 2.79% 168,397 $58.0M Add +0.9%
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. 2.75% 808,100 $57.2M Add +1.8%
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 2.69% 324,188 $56.1M Reduce -0.0%
RTX RTX Corp. 2.63% 545,247 $54.7M Reduce -0.6%
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. 2.62% 116,764 $54.5M Add +1.2%
PG The Procter & Gamble Co. 2.54% 320,880 $52.9M Add +0.4%
EMR Emerson Electric Co. 2.53% 478,434 $52.7M Reduce -1.0%
PEP Pepsico Inc. 2.42% 305,650 $50.4M Add +1.9%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.37% 337,096 $49.3M Add +3.2%
MCD McDonald's Corp. 2.35% 192,099 $49.0M Add +3.2%
CINF Cincinnati Financial Corp. 2.34% 412,758 $48.7M Add +0.4%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. 2.32% 348,891 $48.2M Add +0.8%
UL Unilever PLC 2.29% 865,256 $47.6M Add +0.9%
PAYX Paychex Inc. 2.29% 401,151 $47.6M Add +0.8%
TFC Truist Financial Corp. 2.28% 1,222,780 $47.5M Add +2.1%
TXN Texas Instruments Inc. 2.16% 231,357 $45.0M Add +1.0%
ED Consolidated Edison Inc. 2.13% 495,320 $44.3M Add +1.2%
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. 2.11% 1,064,637 $43.9M Add +1.5%
PFE Pfizer Inc. 2.10% 1,560,118 $43.7M Add +4.5%
GIS General Mills Inc. 2.06% 676,543 $42.8M Add +1.7%
NVDA Nvidia Corp. 1.15% 194,562 $24.0M Reduce -4.2%
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 0.74% 240,736 $15.3M Add +5.1%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.57% 35,660 $11.9M Add +2.0%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 0.49% 53,035 $10.2M Add +0.5%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A 0.47% 53,369 $9.7M Add +0.7%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.46% 17,590 $9.6M Reduce -0.0%
DE Deere & Co. 0.41% 22,890 $8.6M Add +12.8%
ORCL Oracle Corp. 0.40% 59,126 $8.3M Add +1.4%
V Visa Inc. Class A 0.36% 28,789 $7.6M Add +12.4%
AFL Aflac Inc. 0.36% 83,851 $7.5M Add +147.7%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices 0.34% 43,337 $7.0M Add +8.8%
VMC Vulcan Materials Co. 0.34% 28,247 $7.0M Add +10.3%
TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW 0.33% 63,019 $6.9M Add +2.7%
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.33% 15,116 $6.8M Add +2.1%
BX Blackstone Inc. 0.32% 54,243 $6.7M Add +1.9%
META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A 0.32% 13,212 $6.7M Add +2.8%
ABT Abbott Laboratories 0.30% 60,571 $6.3M Add +5.1%
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. 0.30% 129,315 $6.1M Add +4.9%
SYK Stryker Corp. 0.29% 17,821 $6.1M Add +2.9%
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A 0.28% 13,323 $5.9M Add +2.6%
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. 0.28% 19,472 $5.8M Add +3.1%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.28% 6,339 $5.7M Add +6.7%
TGT Target Corp. 0.27% 37,741 $5.6M Add +3.3%
CARR Carrier Global Corp. 0.26% 84,512 $5.3M Add +6.5%
ACN Accenture PLC Class A 0.25% 17,285 $5.2M Add +9.9%
DG Dollar General Corp. 0.22% 35,309 $4.7M Add +9.3%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 0.20% 8,427 $4.2M Add +0.8%
GL Globe Life Inc. 0.19% 48,818 $4.0M Reduce -4.6%
AXP American Express Co. 0.19% 16,842 $3.9M Add +26.2%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 0.18% 30,654 $3.8M Reduce -0.6%
SNV Synovus Financial Corp. 0.15% 77,980 $3.1M Add +30.0%
WMT Walmart Inc. 0.14% 43,992 $3.0M Add +2.5%
RF Regions Financial Corp. 0.13% 130,181 $2.6M Add +5.2%
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C 0.11% 12,140 $2.2M Reduce -5.8%
PM Philip Morris International 0.10% 21,567 $2.2M Add +1.5%
GGG Graco Inc. 0.09% 23,791 $1.9M Add +6.7%
MO Altria Group Inc. 0.09% 40,925 $1.9M Add +5.2%
GPC Genuine Parts Co. 0.09% 13,091 $1.8M Add +44.0%
BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP 0.08% 42,621 $1.7M Add +5.8%
RSG Republic Services Inc. 0.08% 8,609 $1.7M Add +27.8%
T AT&T Inc. 0.08% 84,634 $1.6M Add +26.0%
CR Crane Co. 0.08% 11,000 $1.6M Add +83.3%
AON Aon PLC Class A 0.07% 5,272 $1.5M No change
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.07% 7,032 $1.5M Add +88.4%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.07% 1,736 $1.5M Add +0.5%
GLD SPDR Gold Shares 0.07% 6,812 $1.5M Add +14.6%
WM Waste Management Inc. 0.07% 6,788 $1.4M Add +16.5%
TXT Textron Inc. 0.06% 15,400 $1.3M Add +185.2%
MOD Modine Manufacturing Co. 0.06% 13,000 $1.3M Add +271.4%
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector 0.06% 8,860 $1.3M Add +322.3%
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. 0.06% 21,166 $1.3M Add +44.3%
MLI Mueller Industries Inc. 0.06% 22,000 $1.3M Add +76.0%
MDLZ Mondelez International Inc. Class A 0.06% 18,988 $1.2M Add +27.6%
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US 0.06% 2,278 $1.2M Reduce -0.7%
DUK Duke Energy Corp. 0.06% 12,336 $1.2M Add +10.5%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp. 0.06% 2,770 $1.2M No change
DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO 0.06% 11,606 $1.2M Add +54.3%
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bo 0.06% 14,020 $1.1M Add +14.3%
WELL Welltower Inc. 0.05% 10,700 $1.1M No change
COP Conocophillips 0.05% 9,554 $1.1M Reduce -3.9%
NVS Novartis AG-Sponsored ADR 0.05% 10,226 $1.1M No change
VONE Vanguard Russell 1000 0.05% 4,366 $1.1M Reduce -0.1%
BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF 0.05% 11,588 $1.1M Add +0.6%
XYL Xylem Inc. 0.05% 7,800 $1.1M Add +69.6%
PTLC Pacer Trendpilot US Large Ca 0.05% 20,607 $1.0M Reduce -1.0%
XLE SS Energy Select Sector 0.05% 11,135 $1.0M Add +89.5%
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp. filed as BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.05% 16,936 $1.0M Add +217.4%
GATX Gatx Corp. 0.05% 7,512 $994K Add +149.4%
WTS Watts Water Technologies-A 0.05% 5,400 $990K Add +86.2%

Show all 266 holdings

Other holdings (1): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $600 (not counted above)
SecurityClassShares / PrincipalValueChange
AP.WS Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. -CW25 *W EXP 08/01/202 12,000$600New

Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $2.1B.

Portfolio Sells Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

SFBS Servisfirst Bancshares Inc. Reduce -1.5% 3.81% −0.38
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. Reduce -0.0% 2.69% −0.38
EMR Emerson Electric Co. Reduce -1.0% 2.53% −0.19
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. Reduce -0.6% 2.83% −0.14
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Reduce -1.9% 3.00% −0.13
GL Globe Life Inc. Reduce -4.6% 0.19% −0.10
AJG Arthur J Gallagher & Co. Reduce -1.3% 2.97% −0.03
RTX RTX Corp. Reduce -0.6% 2.63% −0.02
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Reduce -0.6% 0.18% −0.02
BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya-SP ADR Reduce -15.0% 0.03% −0.01
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Reduce -2.1% 0.03% −0.01
EFX Equifax Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.01
ADSK Autodesk Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.01
COP Conocophillips Reduce -3.9% 0.05% −0.01
USB US Bancorp Sold out 0.00% −0.01
VOT Vngrd Mrngstr MC GRW ETF-Usd Sold out 0.00% −0.01
MLM Martin Marietta Materials Reduce -14.1% 0.03% −0.01
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Reduce -49.1% 0.01% −0.01
SBUX Starbucks Corp. Reduce -4.5% 0.02% −0.00
CB Chubb Ltd. Reduce -8.3% 0.03% −0.00
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Reduce -25.7% 0.01% −0.00
CRGY Crescent Energy Inc. Class A Reduce -9.2% 0.03% −0.00
SB Safe Bulkers Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.00
PRF Invesco Rafi US 1000 ETF Reduce -7.0% 0.02% −0.00
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF Reduce -10.2% 0.01% −0.00
ORLY O'reilly Automotive Inc. Reduce -10.0% 0.01% −0.00
CRM Salesforce Inc. Reduce -0.3% 0.01% −0.00
F Ford Motor Co. Reduce -10.5% 0.01% −0.00
ITT Itt Inc. Reduce -4.4% 0.01% −0.00
FANG Diamondback Energy Inc. Reduce -2.5% 0.03% −0.00
ETN Eaton Corp. PLC Reduce -0.5% 0.04% −0.00
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF Reduce -11.9% 0.02% −0.00
APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Reduce -6.9% 0.01% −0.00
PTLC Pacer Trendpilot US Large Ca Reduce -1.0% 0.05% 0.00
VONE Vanguard Russell 1000 Reduce -0.1% 0.05% 0.00
SPY SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust-US Reduce -0.7% 0.06% +0.00
AMAT Applied Materials Inc. Reduce -1.1% 0.01% +0.00
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui Reduce -0.2% 0.04% +0.00
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Reduce -0.0% 0.46% +0.00
GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C Reduce -5.8% 0.11% +0.01
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -0.8% 4.32% +0.09
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. Reduce -0.5% 2.91% +0.11
NVDA Nvidia Corp. Reduce -4.2% 1.15% +0.24
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Reduce -3.2% 3.27% +0.31

Portfolio Buys Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

AAPL Apple Inc. Add +2.2% 3.70% +0.66
NEE Nextera Energy Inc. Add +1.8% 2.75% +0.23
AFL Aflac Inc. Add +147.7% 0.36% +0.22
TXN Texas Instruments Inc. Add +1.0% 2.16% +0.18
UL Unilever PLC Add +0.9% 2.29% +0.15
SO The Southern Co. Add +0.0% 2.94% +0.13
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. Add +0.8% 2.32% +0.10
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Add +0.7% 0.47% +0.07
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector Add +322.3% 0.06% +0.05
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. Add +6.7% 0.28% +0.05
MOD Modine Manufacturing Co. Add +271.4% 0.06% +0.05
PFE Pfizer Inc. Add +4.5% 2.10% +0.04
BATRA Atlanta Braves Holdings in-A New 0.04% +0.04
KO The Coca-Cola Co. Add +5.1% 0.74% +0.04
ORCL Oracle Corp. Add +1.4% 0.40% +0.04
TXT Textron Inc. Add +185.2% 0.06% +0.04
AXP American Express Co. Add +26.2% 0.19% +0.04
CR Crane Co. Add +83.3% 0.08% +0.04
HON Honeywell International Inc. Add +88.4% 0.07% +0.03
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Add +217.4% 0.05% +0.03
SNV Synovus Financial Corp. Add +30.0% 0.15% +0.03
AD Array Digital Infrastructure New 0.03% +0.03
GATX Gatx Corp. Add +149.4% 0.05% +0.03
CARR Carrier Global Corp. Add +6.5% 0.26% +0.03
XLP SS Consumer Staples Sel Sect New 0.03% +0.03
MLI Mueller Industries Inc. Add +76.0% 0.06% +0.03
NFG National Fuel Gas Co. New 0.03% +0.03
TJX TJX Companies Inc. Add +2.7% 0.33% +0.02
GPN Global Payments Inc. Add +289.1% 0.04% +0.02
MSGS Madison Square Garden Sports New 0.02% +0.02
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Add +2.1% 0.33% +0.02
XLE SS Energy Select Sector Add +89.5% 0.05% +0.02
XYL Xylem Inc. Add +69.6% 0.05% +0.02
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Add +0.5% 0.49% +0.02
SJM The JM Smucker Co. Add +164.6% 0.04% +0.02
SONY Sony Group Corp. - SP ADR New 0.02% +0.02
T AT&T Inc. Add +26.0% 0.08% +0.02
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. Add +44.3% 0.06% +0.02
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. Add +1.2% 2.62% +0.02
NEM Newmont Corp. New 0.02% +0.02
GPC Genuine Parts Co. Add +44.0% 0.09% +0.02
POST Post Holdings Inc. New 0.02% +0.02
WTS Watts Water Technologies-A Add +86.2% 0.05% +0.02
TRN Trinity Industries Inc. New 0.02% +0.02
RSG Republic Services Inc. Add +27.8% 0.08% +0.02
ES Eversource Energy New 0.02% +0.02
FOX Fox Corp. Class B New 0.02% +0.02
WMT Walmart Inc. Add +2.5% 0.14% +0.02
VMI Valmont Industries New 0.01% +0.01
PARAA Paramount Global Class A New 0.01% +0.01

Notes & Other Activity Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

AP.WS Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. -CW25 *W EXP 08/01/202 New 12,000 $600

Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 320$2.9BAAPL, CSCO, ABBV, JPM, JNJ
Q1 2026 308$2.7BAAPL, RTX, CVX, XOM, JNJ
Q4 2025 307$2.6BAAPL, MSFT, RTX, JPM, IBM
Q3 2025 298$2.6BMSFT, AAPL, JPM, RTX, ABBV
Q2 2025 279$2.4BMSFT, IBM, JPM, AAPL, RTX
Q1 2025 265$2.3BSFBS, AAPL, MSFT, AJG, ABBV
Q4 2024 262$2.2BAAPL, SFBS, MSFT, JPM, IBM
Q3 2024 268$2.3BSFBS, MSFT, AAPL, IBM, ABBV
Q2 2024 266$2.1BMSFT, SFBS, AAPL, QCOM, JPM
Q1 2024 234$2.0BMSFT, SFBS, ABBV, HD, JPM