0001443095-12-000003.txt : 20120727 0001443095-12-000003.hdr.sgml : 20120727 20120727145312 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001443095-12-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120727 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120727 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120727 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: 12990249 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 welch13f2q2012.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: June 30,2012 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 July 24, 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: 124 ----------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 310255(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 500 400SH SOLE NONE 400 3m COMPANY COM 88579Y101 7752 86520SH SOLE NONE 86520 AT&T INC NEW COM 00206R102 10046 281707SH SOLE NONE 281707 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 9017 139861SH SOLE NONE 139861 ACCENTURE COM G1150G111 136 2261SH SOLE NONE 2261 ALBEMARLE CORP COM 12653101 234 3918SH SOLE NONE 3918 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 442 12787SH SOLE NONE 12787 APPLE INC COM 37833100 1424 2438SH SOLE NONE 2438 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLND CO COM 39483102 125 4231SH SOLE NONE 4231 B P PRUDHOE BAY RLTY TR COM 55630107 146 1255SH SOLE NONE 1255 BAIDU COM INC ADR COM 56752108 149 1298SH SOLE NONE 1298 BANCO BILBOA ARGEN ADR COM 05946K101 193 27289SH SOLE NONE 27289 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM 71813109 165 3107SH SOLE NONE 3107 BEAM INC COM 73730103 125 2000SH SOLE NONE 2000 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL B COM 84670207 936 11234SH SOLE NONE 11234 BEST BUY INC COM 86516101 146 6976SH SOLE NONE 6976 BHP BILLITON LTD ADR COM 88606108 196 2995SH SOLE NONE 2995 BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FDII COM 09253T101 110 6452SH SOLE NONE 6452 Bp PLC ADR COM 55622104 178 4396SH SOLE NONE 4396 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 250 6964SH SOLE NONE 6964 BUCKLE INC COM 118440106 138 3493SH SOLE NONE 3493 CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 723 8515SH SOLE NONE 8515 CENTURYTEL INC COM 156700106 7308 185069SH SOLE NONE 185069 CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166764100 8979 85105SH SOLE NONE 85105 CINCINNATI FINANCIAL Cp COM 172062101 8525 223936SH SOLE NONE 223936 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 119 6941SH SOLE NONE 6941 CLOROX COMPANY COM 189054109 146 2011SH SOLE NONE 2011 CME GROUP INC CL A COM 12572Q105 130 485SH SOLE NONE 485 COCA COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 1976 25277SH SOLE NONE 25277 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 8487 81530SH SOLE NONE 81530 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 614 10986SH SOLE NONE 10986 CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC COM 209115104 8239 132489SH SOLE NONE 132489 CORE LABORATOREISD N V COM N22717107 131 1130SH SOLE NONE 1130 DEERE & CO COM 244199105 242 2991SH SOLE NONE 2991 DIAGEO PLC NEW ADR COM 25243Q205 446 4324SH SOLE NONE 4324 DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 149 3064SH SOLE NONE 3064 DOMINION RES INC VA NEW COM 25746U109 289 5358SH SOLE NONE 5358 DU PONT E I DE NEMOUR&CO COM 263534109 7989 157975SH SOLE NONE 157975 EBAY INC COM 278642103 145 3458SH SOLE NONE 3458 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 7368 158179SH SOLE NONE 158179 ENERGEN CORP COM 29265N108 3439 76206SH SOLE NONE 76206 EQUAL ENERGY LTD COM 29390Q109 129 51627SH SOLE NONE 51627 EXELON CORPORATION COM 30161N101 6573 174708SH SOLE NONE 174708 EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC COM 302182100 146 2616SH SOLE NONE 2616 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 10938 127826SH SOLE NONE 127826 GALLAGHER ARTHUR J&CO COM 363576109 7969 227226SH SOLE NONE 227226 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 394 18887SH SOLE NONE 18887 GENERAL MILLS INC COM 370334104 6976 181014SH SOLE NONE 181014 GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM 375558103 155 3018SH SOLE NONE 3018 GOODRICH CORPORATION COM 382388106 337 2652SH SOLE NONE 2652 GOOGLE INC CLASS A COM 38259P508 380 655SH SOLE NONE 655 HERBALIFE LTD COM G4412G101 131 2708SH SOLE NONE 2708 HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 9716 183364SH SOLE NONE 183364 HUTTON TELE TRUST UNIT COM 447900101 123 35800SH SOLE NONE 35800 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 8240 309193SH SOLE NONE 309193 INTL BUSINESS MACHINES COM 459200101 765 3911SH SOLE NONE 3911 ISHARES IBOXX INVESTOP COM 464287242 8598 73120SH SOLE NONE 73120 ISHARES HIGH YIELD COM 464288513 5617 61528SH SOLE NONE 61528 ISHARES S&P 500 VALUE COM 464287408 1930 30984SH SOLE NONE 30984 ISHARES SILVER TRUST COM 46428Q109 179 6700SH SOLE NONE 6700 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 742 10977SH SOLE NONE 10977 JP MORGAN CHASE CO COM 46625H100 168 4693SH SOLE NONE 4693 KELLOGG COMPANY COM 487836108 197 4000SH SOLE NONE 4000 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 8498 101450SH SOLE NONE 101450 KRAFT FOODS INC COM 50075N104 591 15305SH SOLE NONE 15305 LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 8045 187483SH SOLE NONE 187483 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 8093 92940SH SOLE NONE 92940 MASTERCARD INC COM 57636Q104 160 371SH SOLE NONE 371 MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 7704 87020SH SOLE NONE 87020 MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 1036 24804SH SOLE NONE 24804 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 278 9092SH SOLE NONE 9092 MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP COM 611740101 129 1809SH SOLE NONE 1809 NEXTERA ENERGY INC COM 65339F101 8709 126570SH SOLE NONE 126570 NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM 655844108 109 1524SH SOLE NONE 1524 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COM 666807102 189 2960SH SOLE NONE 2960 NOVARTIS A G SPON ADR COM 66987V109 7208 128938SH SOLE NONE 128938 NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 106 2795SH SOLE NONE 2795 NVIDIA CORP COM 67066G104 141 10214SH SOLE NONE 10214 ORACLE CORPORATION COM 68389X105 184 6181SH SOLE NONE 6181 P P G INDUSTRIES INC COM 693506107 226 2128SH SOLE NONE 2128 PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 7376 234820SH SOLE NONE 234820 PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 163 6637SH SOLE NONE 6637 PEPSICO INCORPORATED COM 713448108 8236 116552SH SOLE NONE 116552 PFIZER INCORPORATED COM 717081103 164 7117SH SOLE NONE 7117 PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM 718172109 1436 16460SH SOLE NONE 16460 POWERSHARES RAFI EMERGING MKT COM 73936T763 250 12372SH SOLE NONE 12372 POWERSHARES RAFI SMALL/MID CAP COM 73935X567 295 4567SH SOLE NONE 4567 POWERSHARES RAFI LARGE CAP US COM 73935X583 750 12891SH SOLE NONE 12891 PROASSURANCE CORPORATION COM 74267C106 1317 14780SH SOLE NONE 14780 PROCTER & GAMBLE COM 742718109 7123 116295SH SOLE NONE 116295 PROTECTIVE LIFE CORP COM 743674103 443 15059SH SOLE NONE 15059 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 145 2596SH SOLE NONE 2596 REGIONS FINANCIAL CP NEW COM 7591EP100 646 95749SH SOLE NONE 95749 ROSS STORES INC COM 778296103 129 2072SH SOLE NONE 2072 ROYAL BK CDA MONTREAL COM 780087102 346 6761SH SOLE NONE 6761 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL A ADRF COM 780259206 7603 112754SH SOLE NONE 112754 SCANA CORPORATION NEW COM 80589M102 526 11004SH SOLE NONE 11004 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 436 6723SH SOLE NONE 6723 SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES COM 81768T108 450 15000SH SOLE NONE 15000 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 832248108 104 4800SH SOLE NONE 4800 SPDR BARCLAYS CAPITAL COM 78464A417 357 9043SH SOLE NONE 9043 SPDR BARCLAYS T BILL ETF COM 78464A680 9296 202930SH SOLE NONE 202930 STREETTRACKS GOLD TRUST COM 863307104 1407 9069SH SOLE NONE 9069 STRYKER CORP COM 863667101 257 4666SH SOLE NONE 4666 T J X CO INC COM 872540109 142 3309SH SOLE NONE 3309 TEVA PHARM INDS LTD ADRF COM 881624209 199 5046SH SOLE NONE 5046 THE SOUTHERN COMPANY COM 842587107 9085 196216SH SOLE NONE 196216 TORCHMARK CORPORATION COM 891027104 1697 33564SH SOLE NONE 33564 TRIAD GUARANTY INC COM 895925105 5 72470SH SOLE NONE 72470 TUPPERWARE BRANDS COPR COM 899896104 122 2225SH SOLE NONE 2225 US BANCORP DEL NEW COM 902973304 227 7062SH SOLE NONE 7062 UNILEVER N V NY SHS NEWF COM 904784709 2142 64242SH SOLE NONE 64242 UNILEVER PLC ADR NEW COM 904767704 5363 158985SH SOLE NONE 158985 UNION PACIFIC CORP COM 907818108 223 1868SH SOLE NONE 1868 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 7440 98503SH SOLE NONE 98503 VANGUARD EMERGING MARKET COM 922042858 1499 37531SH SOLE NONE 37531 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 9347 210331SH SOLE NONE 210331 VIROPHARMA INC COM 928241108 322 13600SH SOLE NONE 13600 VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY COM 929160109 1977 49784SH SOLE NONE 49784 WADDELL REED FINL CL A COM 930059100 160 5280SH SOLE NONE 5280 WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 229 3281SH SOLE NONE 3281 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 518 15497SH SOLE NONE 15497 XCEL ENERGY INC COM 98389B100 248 8722SH SOLE NONE 8722 YUM BRANDS INC COM 988498101 394 6119SH SOLE NONE 6119 TOTAL $310255 (thousands)