0001443095-12-000001.txt : 20120130 0001443095-12-000001.hdr.sgml : 20120130 20120130125142 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001443095-12-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120130 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120130 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120130 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Welch Group, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001443095 IRS NUMBER: 631231262 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-13195 FILM NUMBER: 12554712 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3940 MONTCLAIR ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35213 BUSINESS PHONE: 205-879-5001 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3940 MONTCLAIR ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35213 13F-HR 1 welch13f4q2011.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31,2011 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: The Welch Group, LLC Address: 3940 Montclair Road Suite 500 Birmingham, AL 35213 Form 13F File Number: 28- 13195 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: GREG WEYANDT Title: CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Phone: 205-879-5001 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: GREG WEYANDT BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA January 25, 2012 --------------------- --------------------- ------------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report. [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: none ----------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 130 ----------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $272719 (x1000) ----------------------- List of Other Included Managers: Name of Reporting Manager Form 13F Information Table FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/100 BERKSHIRE HTWY CLA COM 84990175 459 400SH SOLE NONE 400 3m COMPANY COM 88579Y101 6108 74732SH SOLE NONE 74732 AT&T INC NEW COM 00206R102 8358 276396SH SOLE NONE 276396 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 7176 127626SH SOLE NONE 127626 ACCENTURE COM G1150G111 127 2387SH SOLE NONE 2387 ALBEMARLE CORP COM 12653101 202 3918SH SOLE NONE 3918 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 371 12504SH SOLE NONE 12504 APPLE INC COM 37833100 943 2328SH SOLE NONE 2328 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLND CO COM 39483102 121 4231SH SOLE NONE 4231 B P PRUDHOE BAY RLTY TR COM 55630107 143 1255SH SOLE NONE 1255 BAIDU COM INC ADR COM 56752108 121 1042SH SOLE NONE 1042 BANCO BILBOA ARGEN ADR COM 05946K101 277 32322SH SOLE NONE 32322 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM 71813109 159 3222SH SOLE NONE 3222 BEAM INC COM 73730103 102 2000SH SOLE NONE 2000 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL B COM 84670207 847 11101SH SOLE NONE 11101 BHP BILLITON LTD ADR COM 88606108 187 2650SH SOLE NONE 2650 BOUREQUE INDUSTRIES INC COM 102100104 26 27600SH SOLE NONE 27600 Bp PLC ADR COM 55622104 188 4396SH SOLE NONE 4396 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 245 6964SH SOLE NONE 6964 CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY COM 134429109 127 3834SH SOLE NONE 3834 CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 653 7209SH SOLE NONE 7209 CENTURYTEL INC COM 156700106 5932 159471SH SOLE NONE 159471 CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166764100 8325 78240SH SOLE NONE 78240 CINCINNATI FINANCIAL Cp COM 172062101 6228 204450SH SOLE NONE 204450 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 135 7489SH SOLE NONE 7489 CLOROX COMPANY COM 189054109 120 1799SH SOLE NONE 1799 CME GROUP INC CL A COM 12572Q105 119 488SH SOLE NONE 488 COCA COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 1715 24512SH SOLE NONE 24512 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 6800 73605SH SOLE NONE 73605 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 578 7926SH SOLE NONE 7926 CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC COM 209115104 7537 121508SH SOLE NONE 121508 CORE LABORATOREISD N V COM N22717107 126 1105SH SOLE NONE 1105 DEERE & CO COM 244199105 207 2673SH SOLE NONE 2673 DIAGEO PLC NEW ADR COM 25243Q205 395 4513SH SOLE NONE 4513 DOMINION RES INC VA NEW COM 25746U109 284 5358SH SOLE NONE 5358 DU PONT E I DE NEMOUR&CO COM 263534109 6617 144549SH SOLE NONE 144549 EBAY INC COM 278642103 132 4360SH SOLE NONE 4360 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 6464 138746SH SOLE NONE 138746 ENERGEN CORP COM 29265N108 4261 85212SH SOLE NONE 85212 EQUAL ENERGY LTD COM 29390Q109 230 51332SH SOLE NONE 51332 EXELON CORPORATION COM 30161N101 6135 141468SH SOLE NONE 141468 EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC COM 302182100 114 2560SH SOLE NONE 2560 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 10177 120071SH SOLE NONE 120071 GALLAGHER ARTHUR J&CO COM 363576109 6967 208351SH SOLE NONE 208351 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 309 17279SH SOLE NONE 17279 GENERAL MILLS INC COM 370334104 6194 153282SH SOLE NONE 153282 GENUINE PARTS CO COM 372460105 137 2239SH SOLE NONE 2239 GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM 375558103 127 3100SH SOLE NONE 3100 GOODRICH CORPORATION COM 382388106 328 2652SH SOLE NONE 2652 GOOGLE INC CLASS A COM 38259P508 414 641SH SOLE NONE 641 HALLIBURTON CO HLDG CO COM 406216101 111 3220SH SOLE NONE 3220 HANSEN NATURAL CORP COM 411310105 128 1391SH SOLE NONE 1391 HERBALIFE LTD COM G4412G101 119 2294SH SOLE NONE 2294 HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 7479 177905SH SOLE NONE 177905 HUTTON TELE TRUST UNIT COM 447900101 105 35800SH SOLE NONE 35800 IMMUNOCELLULAR THERAPUTC COM 452536105 17 12687SH SOLE NONE 12687 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 6986 288099SH SOLE NONE 288099 INTL BUSINESS MACHINES COM 459200101 861 4682SH SOLE NONE 4682 ISHARES IBOXX INVESTOP COM 464287242 4112 36140SH SOLE NONE 36140 ISHARES HIGH YIELD COM 464288513 4607 51510SH SOLE NONE 51510 ISHARES S&P 500 VALUE COM 464287408 2019 34916SH SOLE NONE 34916 ISHARES SILVER TRUST COM 46428Q109 181 6700SH SOLE NONE 6700 ISHARES TRUST SP COM 464287200 134 1061SH SOLE NONE 1061 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 679 10358SH SOLE NONE 10358 JP MORGAN CHASE CO COM 46625H100 169 5097SH SOLE NONE 5097 KELLOGG COMPANY COM 487836108 202 4000SH SOLE NONE 4000 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 6787 92259SH SOLE NONE 92259 KRAFT FOODS INC COM 50075N104 551 14759SH SOLE NONE 14759 LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 6932 166797SH SOLE NONE 166797 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 6889 85157SH SOLE NONE 85157 MASTERCARD INC COM 57636Q104 145 388SH SOLE NONE 388 MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 8111 80842SH SOLE NONE 80842 MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 913 24213SH SOLE NONE 24213 NEXTERA ENERGY INC COM 65339F101 7073 116184SH SOLE NONE 116184 NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM 655844108 127 1739SH SOLE NONE 1739 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COM 666807102 173 2960SH SOLE NONE 2960 NOVARTIS A G SPON ADR COM 66987V109 6274 109744SH SOLE NONE 109744 NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 101 2550SH SOLE NONE 2550 NVIDIA CORP COM 67066G104 131 9434SH SOLE NONE 9434 ORACLE CORPORATION COM 68389X105 134 5224SH SOLE NONE 5224 P P G INDUSTRIES INC COM 693506107 178 2128SH SOLE NONE 2128 PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 6182 205316SH SOLE NONE 205316 PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 104 3152SH SOLE NONE 3152 PEPSICO INCORPORATED COM 713448108 6819 102769SH SOLE NONE 102769 PFIZER INCORPORATED COM 717081103 143 6610SH SOLE NONE 6610 PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM 718172109 1261 16069SH SOLE NONE 16069 POWERSHARES RAFI EMERGING MKT COM 73936T763 123 6066SH SOLE NONE 6066 POWERSHARES RAFI LARGE CAP L COM 73935X583 122 3804SH SOLE NONE 3804 POWERSHARES RAFI SMALL/MID CAP COM 73936T771 125 6102SH SOLE NONE 6102 POWERSHARES RAFI SMALL/MID CAP COM 73935X567 281 4689SH SOLE NONE 4689 POWERSHARES RAFI LARGE CAP US COM 73935X583 721 13219SH SOLE NONE 13219 PROASSURANCE CORPORATION COM 74267C106 1169 14649SH SOLE NONE 14649 PROCTER & GAMBLE COM 742718109 6746 101127SH SOLE NONE 101127 PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP COM 743674103 347 15369SH SOLE NONE 15369 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 142 2588SH SOLE NONE 2588 REGIONS FINANCIAL CP NEW COM 7591EP100 410 95455SH SOLE NONE 95455 ROSS STORES INC COM 778296103 151 3174SH SOLE NONE 3174 ROYAL BK CDA MONTREAL COM 780087102 325 6375SH SOLE NONE 6375 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL A ADRF COM 780259206 7273 99505SH SOLE NONE 99505 SPDR TRUST UNIT SR COM 78462F103 122 975SH SOLE NONE 975 SCANA CORPORATION NEW COM 80589M102 496 11004SH SOLE NONE 11004 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 406 5950SH SOLE NONE 5950 SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES COM 81768T108 450 15000SH SOLE NONE 15000 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 832248108 117 4800SH SOLE NONE 4800 SOUTHCITY BANK COM 841990195 140 10000SH SOLE NONE 10000 SPDR BARCLAYS CAPITAL COM 78464A417 296 7690SH SOLE NONE 7690 SPDR BARCLAYS T BILL ETF COM 78464A680 13791 300916SH SOLE NONE 300916 STREETTRACKS GOLD TRUST COM 863307104 1028 6765SH SOLE NONE 6765 STRYKER CORP COM 863667101 242 4866SH SOLE NONE 4866 T J X CO INC COM 872540109 140 2170SH SOLE NONE 2170 TEVA PHARM INDS LTD ADRF COM 881624209 148 3674SH SOLE NONE 3674 THE SOUTHERN COMPANY COM 842587107 8355 180501SH SOLE NONE 180501 TORCHMARK CORPORATION COM 891027104 1467 33817SH SOLE NONE 33817 UNILEVER N V NY SHS NEWF COM 904784709 2189 63693SH SOLE NONE 63693 UNILEVER PLC ADR NEW COM 904767704 4454 132868SH SOLE NONE 132868 UNION PACIFIC CORP COM 907818108 508 1959SH SOLE NONE 1959 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 6325 86538SH SOLE NONE 86538 VANGUARD EMERGING MARKET COM 922042858 1183 30957SH SOLE NONE 30957 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 7691 191704SH SOLE NONE 191704 VIROPHARMA INC COM 928241108 414 15100SH SOLE NONE 15100 VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY COM 929160109 1961 49847SH SOLE NONE 49847 WADDELL REED FINL CL A COM 930059100 136 5480SH SOLE NONE 5480 WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 667 11170SH SOLE NONE 11170 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 496 18010SH SOLE NONE 18010 XCEL ENERGY INC COM 98389B100 241 8722SH SOLE NONE 8722 YOU ON DEMAND HLGS INC COM 98741R108 5 86847SH SOLE NONE 86847 YUM BRANDS INC COM 988498101 332 5619SH SOLE NONE 5619 TOTAL $272719 (thousands)