Fruth Investment Management

In its 13F for Q1 2024 (holdings as of March 31, 2024, filed April 19, 2024), Fruth Investment Management reported 222 stock positions worth $384.3 million. Its top holding was WW Grainger (GWW) at 5.0% of the portfolio, followed by Linde (LIN, 3.5%) and Mastercard Class A (MA, 2.6%). Compared with Q4 2023, it opened 5 new positions, sold out of 6, added to 18 and reduced 86. The biggest buy was a new position in Bunge Global (BG) and the biggest sale Eaton (ETN, shares −0%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
HOUSTON, TX
CIK
0001416856
Portfolio Value
$384.3M (Q1 2024)
SEC Filing
0001416856-24-000002 ↗ filed Apr 19, 2024

Holdings Value

0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M$400.0M$500.0M Q1 2024: $384.3M $384.3M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $367.7M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $385.4M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $363.1M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $358.2M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $368.0M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $369.3M Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $370.7M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $401.3M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $420.6M Q2 2026

Holdings 222 stocks · $384.3M
GWW WW Grainger Inc. filed as GRAINGER W W INC 5.03% 19,014 $19.3M Reduce -0.9%
LIN Linde PLC 3.47% 28,685 $13.3M Reduce -0.1%
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A 2.64% 21,076 $10.1M Reduce -0.5%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.54% 83,937 $9.8M Reduce -0.1%
TSCO Tractor Supply Company 2.43% 35,625 $9.3M Reduce -1.3%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 2.33% 21,305 $9.0M Reduce -4.1%
SBUX Starbucks Corp. 1.91% 80,249 $7.3M No change
CVX Chevron Corp. 1.90% 46,406 $7.3M Reduce -0.1%
ADP Automatic Data Processing 1.78% 27,399 $6.8M Reduce -0.0%
TT Trane Technologies PLC 1.67% 21,430 $6.4M Reduce -1.8%
A Agilent Technologies Inc. 1.67% 43,976 $6.4M Reduce -0.3%
HSY The Hershey Co. 1.58% 31,232 $6.1M Add +0.3%
AAPL Apple Inc. 1.54% 34,578 $5.9M Reduce -0.9%
DE Deere & Co. 1.39% 13,000 $5.3M No change
APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. 1.36% 21,596 $5.2M Reduce -0.2%
PEP Pepsico Inc. 1.32% 28,881 $5.1M Add +0.0%
TXN Texas Instruments Inc. 1.30% 28,607 $5.0M Reduce -1.4%
EMR Emerson Electric Co. 1.22% 41,430 $4.7M Reduce -0.4%
OLN Olin Corp. 1.19% 77,665 $4.6M No change
AIT Applied Industrial Tech Inc. 1.11% 21,640 $4.3M No change
AMAT Applied Materials Inc. 1.10% 20,475 $4.2M Reduce -0.5%
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp. 1.09% 20,778 $4.2M No change
UNP Union Pacific Corp. 1.08% 16,891 $4.2M Reduce -0.6%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 1.05% 25,536 $4.0M Add +0.2%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.00% 5,270 $3.9M Reduce -0.1%
PH Parker Hannifin Corp. 1.00% 6,940 $3.9M No change
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc. 0.96% 23,695 $3.7M No change
ABT Abbott Laboratories 0.96% 32,437 $3.7M Reduce -0.8%
SYY Sysco Corp. 0.91% 43,128 $3.5M No change
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.89% 8,953 $3.4M Add +0.4%
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc. 0.87% 10,522 $3.4M Reduce -0.1%
MUSA Murphy USA Inc. 0.84% 7,748 $3.2M Reduce -0.1%
CTAS Cintas Corp. 0.84% 4,686 $3.2M Reduce -9.9%
MKC McCormick & Co.-Non VTG SHRS 0.83% 41,387 $3.2M Reduce -0.1%
DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO 0.78% 24,348 $3.0M Reduce -1.6%
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 0.77% 8,033 $2.9M No change
VLO Valero Energy Corp. 0.76% 17,125 $2.9M Reduce -0.1%
MIDD Middleby Corp. 0.75% 18,000 $2.9M Reduce -2.2%
DOW Dow Inc. 0.75% 49,776 $2.9M Add +0.1%
BG Bunge Global SA 0.75% 28,066 $2.9M New
DRI Darden Restaurants Inc. 0.75% 17,150 $2.9M No change
MUR Murphy Oil Corp. 0.74% 62,321 $2.8M No change
STE Steris Corp. 0.74% 12,650 $2.8M No change
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. 0.73% 21,719 $2.8M Reduce -0.3%
GRC Gorman-Rupp Co. 0.72% 69,512 $2.7M Reduce -0.1%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 0.71% 20,790 $2.7M Reduce -1.8%
AXP American Express Co. 0.68% 11,550 $2.6M No change
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. 0.67% 10,050 $2.6M Reduce -0.5%
ADI Analog Devices Inc. 0.66% 12,860 $2.5M No change
MSA Msa Safety Inc. 0.66% 13,025 $2.5M Reduce -0.1%
BF.B Brown-Forman Corp. Class B 0.64% 47,936 $2.5M Reduce -0.6%
SON Sonoco Products Co. 0.61% 40,375 $2.3M No change
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. 0.60% 9,078 $2.3M Reduce -0.1%
WRK Westrock Co. 0.60% 46,256 $2.3M Reduce -1.3%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutio 0.59% 11,155 $2.3M Reduce -5.1%
PSX Phillips 66 0.56% 13,095 $2.1M No change
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.54% 10,122 $2.1M No change
CE Celanese Corp. 0.54% 12,025 $2.1M No change
KEX Kirby Corp. 0.54% 21,654 $2.1M Reduce -8.5%
AIN Albany Intl Corp. Class A 0.53% 21,700 $2.0M No change
CPK Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 0.53% 18,894 $2.0M Reduce -0.5%
TKR Timken Co. 0.53% 23,094 $2.0M No change
SLB SLB Ltd. filed as SCHLUMBERGER LTD 0.52% 36,145 $2.0M No change
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 0.51% 32,144 $2.0M Reduce -0.2%
FELE Franklin Electric Co. Inc. 0.51% 18,400 $2.0M No change
ASIX Advansix Inc. 0.51% 68,060 $1.9M Reduce -0.1%
GIS General Mills Inc. 0.49% 26,915 $1.9M Reduce -0.2%
IFF Intl Flavors & Fragrances filed as INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRA 0.49% 21,776 $1.9M Reduce -1.9%
CB Chubb Corp. 0.49% 7,213 $1.9M No change
COP Conocophillips 0.48% 14,565 $1.9M No change
OKE Oneok Inc. 0.47% 22,457 $1.8M No change
SYK Stryker Corp. 0.47% 5,000 $1.8M No change
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC 0.47% 18,848 $1.8M Reduce -2.4%
EL Estee Lauder Companies Class A filed as LAUDER ESTEE COS INC 0.46% 11,497 $1.8M Reduce -12.2%
MRO Marathon Oil Corp. 0.43% 58,575 $1.7M Reduce -0.2%
ABBV Abbvie Inc. 0.41% 8,551 $1.6M Reduce -2.8%
CTVA Corteva Inc. 0.40% 26,790 $1.5M No change
AVT Avnet Inc. 0.40% 30,944 $1.5M No change
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.39% 1,935 $1.5M Reduce -2.5%
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO 0.38% 19,179 $1.5M No change
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 0.38% 63,725 $1.4M Reduce -0.5%
DOV Dover Corp. 0.37% 7,975 $1.4M No change
CP Canadian Pac Railway 0.36% 15,652 $1.4M No change
MET Metlife Inc. 0.36% 18,500 $1.4M No change
ATO Atmos Energy Corp. 0.35% 11,266 $1.3M No change
PAG Penske Automotive Group Inc. 0.34% 8,000 $1.3M No change
X United States Steel Corp. 0.33% 31,275 $1.3M Reduce -4.0%
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc. 0.33% 8,600 $1.3M No change
HES Hess Corp. 0.33% 8,300 $1.3M No change
ATI Ati Inc. 0.33% 24,700 $1.3M Reduce -2.4%
MTUS Metallus Inc. 0.32% 54,750 $1.2M No change
FIS Fidelity National Info Serv 0.30% 15,760 $1.2M Reduce -4.9%
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. 0.30% 3,300 $1.1M No change
NEM Newmont Corp. 0.29% 31,099 $1.1M No change
OWENS-ILLINOIS INC filed as O-I GLASS, INC. 0.29% 66,875 $1.1M No change
SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. 0.28% 15,072 $1.1M Reduce -0.4%
CSX CSX Corp. 0.28% 29,300 $1.1M Reduce -0.7%
CMC Commercial Metals Co. 0.28% 18,000 $1.1M No change
MKL Markel Group Inc. 0.27% 685 $1.0M No change
ENB Enbridge Inc. 0.27% 28,669 $1.0M No change

Show all 222 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
ETN Eaton Corporation Reduce -0.1% 0.00% −1.18
AAPL Apple Inc. Reduce -0.9% 1.54% −0.34
APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Reduce -0.2% 1.36% −0.30
SFM Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.18
BF.B Brown-Forman Corp. Class B Reduce -0.6% 0.64% −0.13
X United States Steel Corp. Reduce -4.0% 0.33% −0.11
TXN Texas Instruments Inc. Reduce -1.4% 1.30% −0.09
UNP Union Pacific Corp. Reduce -0.6% 1.08% −0.09
BR Broadridge Financial Solutio Reduce -5.1% 0.59% −0.08
EL Estee Lauder Companies Class A Reduce -12.2% 0.46% −0.08
USB US Bancorp Sold out 0.00% −0.07
ASIX Advansix Inc. Reduce -0.1% 0.51% −0.07
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.06
CONSOL ENERGY INC Sold out 0.00% −0.06
A Agilent Technologies Inc. Reduce -0.3% 1.67% −0.05
ABT Abbott Laboratories Reduce -0.8% 0.96% −0.05
CTAS Cintas Corp. Reduce -9.9% 0.84% −0.04
CVX Chevron Corp. Reduce -0.1% 1.90% −0.04
CPK Chesapeake Utilities Corp. Reduce -0.5% 0.53% −0.03
MATX Matson Inc. Reduce -11.4% 0.18% −0.03
GT Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Reduce -0.8% 0.25% −0.03
MMM 3M Co. Reduce -4.8% 0.19% −0.03
CC The Chemours Co. Reduce -3.7% 0.09% −0.03
BHF Brighthouse Financial Inc. Reduce -7.6% 0.15% −0.03
AVY Avery Dennison Corp. Reduce -23.8% 0.09% −0.03
NAD Nuveen Quality Municipal Inc. Reduce -39.9% 0.03% −0.02
CHS Chico's Fas Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.02
KO The Coca-Cola Co. Reduce -0.2% 0.51% −0.02
CMA Comerica Inc. Reduce -0.8% 0.19% −0.02
NGVT Ingevity Corp. Reduce -0.7% 0.23% −0.02
IFF Intl Flavors & Fragrances Reduce -1.9% 0.49% −0.02
D Dominion Energy Inc. Reduce -11.5% 0.10% −0.02
KN Knowles Corp. Reduce -0.3% 0.08% −0.02
Duke Energy Corp New Reduce -1.6% 0.15% −0.02
SWK Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Reduce -0.2% 0.14% −0.01
BDX Becton Dickinson and Co. Reduce -8.8% 0.07% −0.01
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. Reduce -0.3% 0.73% −0.01
NTRS Northern Trust Corp. Reduce -2.3% 0.22% −0.01
OGS One Gas Inc. Reduce -6.7% 0.07% −0.01
FARM Farmer Bros Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.01
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -4.1% 2.33% −0.01
ALLE Allegion PLC Reduce -1.8% 0.26% −0.01
ADP Automatic Data Processing Reduce -0.0% 1.78% −0.01
SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. Reduce -0.4% 0.28% −0.01
PNC PNC Financial Services Group Reduce -6.1% 0.07% −0.01
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc. Reduce -0.7% 0.14% −0.01
ORI Old Republic Intl Corp. Reduce -0.5% 0.17% −0.01
MIDD Middleby Corp. Reduce -2.2% 0.75% −0.01
CSX CSX Corp. Reduce -0.7% 0.28% −0.00
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Reduce -4.2% 0.17% −0.00

Portfolio Buys Q4 2023 → Q1 2024
BG Bunge Global SA New 0.75% +0.75
TEX Terex Corp. New 0.06% +0.06
V Visa Inc. Class A New 0.05% +0.05
DVN Devon Energy Corp. New 0.05% +0.05
CHX Championx Corp. New 0.05% +0.05
HD Home Depot Inc. Add +0.4% 0.89% +0.03
RTX RTX Corp. Add +0.6% 0.19% +0.01
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. Add +3.2% 0.10% +0.01
CTRA Coterra Energy Inc. Add +2.9% 0.23% +0.01
SWN Southwestern Energy Co. Add +14.4% 0.02% +0.00
FNV Franco-Nevada Corp. Add +0.8% 0.20% +0.00
RF Regions Financial Corp. Add +0.0% 0.08% +0.00
IVAC Intevac Inc. Add +12.7% 0.02% −0.00
RGCO RGC Resources Inc. Add +4.8% 0.06% −0.00
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Add +0.6% 0.23% −0.00
PFE Pfizer Inc. Add +7.3% 0.21% −0.01
RIG Transocean Ltd. Add +0.2% 0.14% −0.01
DOW Dow Inc. Add +0.1% 0.75% −0.01
MOS The Mosaic Co. Add +9.6% 0.17% −0.01
INTC Intel Corp. Add +1.8% 0.13% −0.03
HSY The Hershey Co. Add +0.3% 1.58% −0.05
PEP Pepsico Inc. Add +0.0% 1.32% −0.06
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Add +0.2% 1.05% −0.07

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 225$420.6MGWW, LIN, AMAT, XOM, MA
Q1 2026 229$401.3MGWW, XOM, LIN, CVX, MA
Q4 2025 220$370.7MGWW, MA, LIN, XOM, CVX
Q3 2025 215$369.3MGWW, LIN, MA, MSFT, XOM
Q2 2025 217$368.0MGWW, LIN, MA, MSFT, XOM
Q1 2025 218$358.2MGWW, LIN, MA, XOM, TSCO
Q4 2024 216$363.1MGWW, LIN, MA, XOM, TSCO
Q3 2024 219$385.4MGWW, LIN, MA, XOM, TSCO
Q2 2024 217$367.7MGWW, LIN, XOM, MSFT, TSCO
Q1 2024 222$384.3MGWW, LIN, MA, XOM, TSCO