Fruth Investment Management

In its 13F for Q4 2025 (holdings as of December 31, 2025, filed January 26, 2026), Fruth Investment Management reported 220 stock positions worth $370.7 million. Its top holding was WW Grainger (GWW) at 4.6% of the portfolio, followed by Mastercard Class A (MA, 3.2%) and Linde (LIN, 3.0%). Compared with Q3 2025, it opened 8 new positions, sold out of 3, added to 18 and reduced 71. The biggest buy was a new position in Conagra Brands (CAG) and the biggest sale Linde (LIN, shares −2%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
HOUSTON, TX
CIK
0001416856
Portfolio Value
$370.7M (Q4 2025)
SEC Filing
0001416856-26-000001 ↗ filed Jan 26, 2026

Holdings Value

0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M$400.0M$500.0M Q1 2024: $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 $370.7M Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $401.3M Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $420.6M Q2 2026

Holdings 220 stocks · $370.7M
GWW WW Grainger Inc. 4.65% 17,067 $17.2M Reduce -1.3%
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A 3.22% 20,906 $11.9M Reduce -0.1%
LIN Linde PLC 3.02% 26,302 $11.2M Reduce -1.7%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.62% 80,657 $9.7M Reduce -0.3%
CVX Chevron Corp. 2.19% 53,390 $8.1M Add +3.7%
MSFT Microsoft Corp. 2.17% 16,652 $8.1M Reduce -9.8%
TSCO Tractor Supply Company 2.09% 155,065 $7.8M Reduce -2.9%
TT Trane Technologies PLC 1.97% 18,775 $7.3M Reduce -6.7%
ADP Automatic Data Processing 1.75% 25,191 $6.5M Reduce -0.4%
AAPL Apple Inc. 1.74% 23,671 $6.4M No change
DE Deere & Co. 1.57% 12,500 $5.8M Reduce -0.4%
SBUX Starbucks Corp. 1.57% 68,981 $5.8M Reduce -1.1%
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc. 1.56% 10,464 $5.8M Reduce -0.3%
HSY The Hershey Co. 1.52% 30,914 $5.6M Reduce -1.0%
A Agilent Technologies Inc. 1.46% 39,772 $5.4M Reduce -0.9%
PH Parker Hannifin Corp. 1.44% 6,075 $5.3M Reduce -0.4%
AIT Applied Industrial Tech Inc. 1.38% 19,994 $5.1M Reduce -1.0%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 1.36% 24,342 $5.0M Reduce -0.6%
ETN Eaton Corporation 1.34% 15,572 $5.0M No change
EMR Emerson Electric Co. 1.31% 36,679 $4.9M Reduce -3.4%
APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. 1.31% 19,655 $4.9M Reduce -2.1%
AMAT Applied Materials Inc. 1.30% 18,725 $4.8M Reduce -0.3%
VIK Viking Holdings Ltd. 1.28% 66,544 $4.8M Reduce -1.9%
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc. 1.21% 22,035 $4.5M Reduce -0.5%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.17% 5,030 $4.3M No change
CAT Caterpillar Inc. 1.17% 7,563 $4.3M Reduce -2.3%
AXP American Express Co. 1.10% 10,980 $4.1M No change
PEP Pepsico Inc. 1.06% 27,336 $3.9M Reduce -0.7%
ABT Abbott Laboratories 1.00% 29,652 $3.7M Reduce -0.9%
UNP Union Pacific Corp. 0.97% 15,606 $3.6M Reduce -0.1%
CTAS Cintas Corp. 0.88% 17,249 $3.2M No change
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp. 0.87% 19,838 $3.2M No change
ADI Analog Devices Inc. 0.87% 11,895 $3.2M No change
NEM Newmont Corp. 0.86% 31,866 $3.2M Add +4.9%
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.82% 8,871 $3.1M Reduce -0.2%
GRC Gorman-Rupp Co. 0.81% 63,099 $3.0M Reduce -0.3%
MUSA Murphy USA Inc. 0.80% 7,346 $3.0M Reduce -0.3%
DRI Darden Restaurants Inc. 0.79% 15,850 $2.9M Reduce -0.6%
STE Steris Corp. 0.77% 11,335 $2.9M No change
SYY Sysco Corp. 0.77% 38,729 $2.9M Reduce -0.5%
VLO Valero Energy Corp. 0.70% 16,050 $2.6M Reduce -1.2%
COP Conocophillips 0.70% 27,754 $2.6M Reduce -0.1%
MKC McCormick & Co.-Non VTG SHRS 0.68% 36,980 $2.5M Reduce -0.3%
DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO 0.68% 22,034 $2.5M Reduce -0.9%
BG Bunge Global SA 0.64% 26,816 $2.4M Reduce -0.4%
MIDD Middleby Corp. 0.62% 15,435 $2.3M No change
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. 0.61% 7,808 $2.3M Reduce -1.9%
CPK Chesapeake Utilities Corp. 0.60% 17,824 $2.2M No change
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. 0.60% 9,200 $2.2M No change
TXN Texas Instruments Inc. 0.58% 12,380 $2.1M Reduce -2.4%
CB Chubb Corp. 0.54% 6,421 $2.0M Reduce -0.1%
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 0.53% 28,325 $2.0M Reduce -0.3%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. 0.52% 19,259 $1.9M Reduce -0.5%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. 0.52% 18,390 $1.9M Add +0.3%
MSA Msa Safety Inc. 0.52% 11,965 $1.9M No change
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.51% 9,772 $1.9M No change
MUR Murphy Oil Corp. 0.51% 60,821 $1.9M No change
TKR Timken Co. 0.50% 22,234 $1.9M No change
GLW Corning Inc. 0.47% 20,000 $1.8M Reduce -2.0%
SYK Stryker Corp. 0.46% 4,900 $1.7M No change
KEX Kirby Corp. 0.46% 15,617 $1.7M No change
CTVA Corteva Inc. 0.45% 24,987 $1.7M Reduce -0.4%
SON Sonoco Products Co. 0.45% 38,320 $1.7M Reduce -0.5%
FELE Franklin Electric Co. Inc. 0.45% 17,300 $1.7M Reduce -0.6%
AGI Alamos Gold Inc. Class A 0.42% 40,000 $1.5M No change
ATO Atmos Energy Corp. 0.42% 9,181 $1.5M No change
DOV Dover Corp. 0.41% 7,825 $1.5M No change
PSX Phillips 66 0.40% 11,623 $1.5M No change
SLB SLB Ltd. filed as SLB LIMITED 0.40% 38,615 $1.5M Add +0.1%
MKL Markel Group Inc. 0.40% 684 $1.5M No change
OLN Olin Corp. 0.39% 70,312 $1.5M Reduce -1.0%
ATI Ati Inc. 0.39% 12,750 $1.5M No change
OKE Oneok Inc. 0.39% 19,882 $1.5M Add +0.9%
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.39% 37,322 $1.4M Reduce -0.5%
AU Anglogold Ashanti-Spon ADR 0.39% 16,800 $1.4M No change
SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. 0.39% 14,315 $1.4M Reduce -1.0%
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc. 0.38% 8,400 $1.4M No change
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC 0.38% 17,955 $1.4M Reduce -0.7%
AVT Avnet Inc. 0.38% 29,155 $1.4M No change
MET Metlife Inc. 0.37% 17,301 $1.4M Add +0.3%
FNV Franco-Nevada Corp. 0.36% 6,450 $1.3M Add +18.4%
RTX RTX Corp. 0.36% 7,267 $1.3M Reduce -0.7%
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp. filed as BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.35% 11,305 $1.3M Reduce -0.4%
IFF Intl Flavors & Fragrances filed as INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRA 0.35% 19,422 $1.3M Reduce -0.5%
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 0.34% 7,475 $1.3M No change
KGC Kinross Gold Corp. 0.34% 44,600 $1.3M Add +7.2%
PAG Penske Automotive Group Inc. 0.33% 7,800 $1.2M No change
ENB Enbridge Inc. 0.33% 25,539 $1.2M No change
CMC Commercial Metals Co. 0.32% 17,400 $1.2M No change
GIS General Mills Inc. 0.32% 25,655 $1.2M Add +1.1%
NTRS Northern Trust Corp. 0.32% 8,720 $1.2M Reduce -1.9%
BF.B Brown-Forman Corp. Class B 0.31% 44,687 $1.2M No change
CP Canadian Pac Railway 0.31% 15,742 $1.2M No change
DOW Dow Inc. 0.31% 49,256 $1.2M Reduce -1.0%
EL Estee Lauder Companies Class A filed as LAUDER ESTEE COS INC 0.31% 10,972 $1.1M Reduce -0.1%
ALLE Allegion PLC 0.30% 6,882 $1.1M No change
ASIX Advansix Inc. 0.29% 63,061 $1.1M Reduce -0.5%
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Co. 0.29% 3,300 $1.1M No change
CSX CSX Corp. 0.28% 28,900 $1.0M Reduce -1.0%
DNOW Dnow Inc. 0.27% 76,400 $1.0M Add +50.7%

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Portfolio Sells Q3 2025 → Q4 2025
LIN Linde PLC Reduce -1.7% 3.02% −0.42
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Reduce -9.8% 2.17% −0.42
TSCO Tractor Supply Company Reduce -2.9% 2.09% −0.37
TT Trane Technologies PLC Reduce -6.7% 1.97% −0.33
ADP Automatic Data Processing Reduce -0.4% 1.75% −0.26
APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Reduce -2.1% 1.31% −0.17
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -0.2% 0.82% −0.15
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. Reduce -0.5% 0.52% −0.13
SYY Sysco Corp. Reduce -0.5% 0.77% −0.10
OLN Olin Corp. Reduce -1.0% 0.39% −0.09
ABT Abbott Laboratories Reduce -0.9% 1.00% −0.08
ORCL Oracle Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.08
HSY The Hershey Co. Reduce -1.0% 1.52% −0.06
ITW Illinois Tool Works Sold out 0.00% −0.06
NFG National Fuel Gas Co. Sold out 0.00% −0.06
TXN Texas Instruments Inc. Reduce -2.4% 0.58% −0.05
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc. Reduce -0.3% 1.56% −0.05
VLO Valero Energy Corp. Reduce -1.2% 0.70% −0.04
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC Reduce -0.5% 0.39% −0.04
AIT Applied Industrial Tech Inc. Reduce -1.0% 1.38% −0.04
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. Reduce -1.9% 0.61% −0.04
ASIX Advansix Inc. Reduce -0.5% 0.29% −0.04
DRI Darden Restaurants Inc. Reduce -0.6% 0.79% −0.04
EMR Emerson Electric Co. Reduce -3.4% 1.31% −0.04
SBUX Starbucks Corp. Reduce -1.1% 1.57% −0.03
UNP Union Pacific Corp. Reduce -0.1% 0.97% −0.03
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC Reduce -0.7% 0.38% −0.02
DIS The Walt Disney Co. Reduce -0.9% 0.68% −0.01
PFE Pfizer Inc. Reduce -3.9% 0.17% −0.01
COP Conocophillips Reduce -0.1% 0.70% −0.01
PAYX Paychex Inc. Reduce -0.4% 0.07% −0.01
CTVA Corteva Inc. Reduce -0.4% 0.45% −0.01
CAL Caleres Inc. Reduce -3.5% 0.04% −0.01
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A Reduce -0.1% 3.22% −0.00
SWK Stanley Black & Decker Inc. Reduce -4.1% 0.08% −0.00
CE Celanese Corp. Reduce -3.3% 0.10% −0.00
FELE Franklin Electric Co. Inc. Reduce -0.6% 0.45% −0.00
NTRS Northern Trust Corp. Reduce -1.9% 0.32% −0.00
DOW Dow Inc. Reduce -1.0% 0.31% +0.00
SON Sonoco Products Co. Reduce -0.5% 0.45% +0.00
CSX CSX Corp. Reduce -1.0% 0.28% +0.00
INTC Intel Corp. Reduce -3.0% 0.10% +0.01
KEY Keycorp Reduce -1.2% 0.09% +0.01
MKC McCormick & Co.-Non VTG SHRS Reduce -0.3% 0.68% +0.01
NRT North European Oil RTY Trust Reduce -3.1% 0.05% +0.01
PEP Pepsico Inc. Reduce -0.7% 1.06% +0.01
SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp. Reduce -1.0% 0.39% +0.01
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Reduce -1.6% 0.22% +0.01
DE Deere & Co. Reduce -0.4% 1.57% +0.02
NGVT Ingevity Corp. Reduce -0.1% 0.27% +0.02

Portfolio Buys Q3 2025 → Q4 2025
CAG Conagra Brands Inc. New 0.22% +0.22
Q Qnity Electronics Inc. New 0.19% +0.19
NEM Newmont Corp. Add +4.9% 0.86% +0.16
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Add +0.3% 0.52% +0.11
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. Add +64.2% 0.17% +0.07
DNOW Dnow Inc. Add +50.7% 0.27% +0.06
AVY Avery Dennison Corp. New 0.06% +0.06
KGC Kinross Gold Corp. Add +7.2% 0.34% +0.06
CMI Cummins Inc. New 0.06% +0.06
JOE The St Joe Co. New 0.06% +0.06
JCI Johnson Controls Internation New 0.05% +0.05
ALCO Alico Inc. New 0.05% +0.05
SLB SLB Ltd. Add +0.1% 0.40% +0.04
FNV Franco-Nevada Corp. Add +18.4% 0.36% +0.03
CVX Chevron Corp. Add +3.7% 2.19% +0.03
RIG Transocean Ltd. Add +2.8% 0.10% +0.03
PTEN Patterson-Uti Energy Inc. New 0.02% +0.02
AEP American Electric Power Add +5.9% 0.11% +0.01
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. Add +0.3% 0.07% +0.01
OKE Oneok Inc. Add +0.9% 0.39% +0.01
MXC Mexco Energy Corp. Add +6.6% 0.03% +0.00
D Dominion Energy Inc. Add +7.7% 0.09% +0.00
XEROX CORP Add +6.3% 0.01% −0.01
MET Metlife Inc. Add +0.3% 0.37% −0.02
GIS General Mills Inc. Add +1.1% 0.32% −0.02
MOS The Mosaic Co. Add +2.9% 0.12% −0.05

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