Fruth Investment Management

Name: Fruth Investment Management 13F holdings, Q1 2026
Creator: Fruth Investment Management
Published: 2026-04-21

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In its 13F for Q1 2026 (holdings as of March 31, 2026, filed April 21, 2026), Fruth Investment Management reported 229 stock positions worth $401.3 million. Its top holding was WW Grainger (GWW) at 4.5% of the portfolio, followed by Exxon Mobil (XOM, 3.4%) and Linde (LIN, 3.2%). Compared with Q4 2025, it opened 14 new positions, sold out of 5, added to 18 and reduced 125. The biggest buy was SLB (SLB, shares +33%) and the biggest sale Microsoft (MSFT, shares −11%).

Most Recent 13F: Q2 2026
Location: HOUSTON, TX
CIK: 0001416856
Portfolio Value: $401.3M (Q1 2026)
SEC Filing: 0001416856-26-000002 ↗ filed Apr 21, 2026

Holdings Value

Holdings 229 stocks · $401.3M


GWW WW Grainger Inc.	4.50%	16,569	$18.1M	Reduce -2.9%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp.	3.40%	80,430	$13.6M	Reduce -0.3%
LIN Linde PLC	3.24%	26,192	$13.0M	Reduce -0.4%
CVX Chevron Corp.	2.73%	52,886	$10.9M	Reduce -0.9%
MA Mastercard Inc. Class A	2.60%	20,906	$10.4M	No change
TT Trane Technologies PLC	1.90%	18,315	$7.6M	Reduce -2.5%
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc.	1.86%	10,244	$7.5M	Reduce -2.1%
DE Deere & Co.	1.72%	12,225	$6.9M	Reduce -2.2%
TSCO Tractor Supply Company	1.69%	150,150	$6.8M	Reduce -3.2%
AMAT Applied Materials Inc.	1.56%	18,325	$6.3M	Reduce -2.1%
HSY The Hershey Co.	1.56%	30,084	$6.3M	Reduce -2.7%
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc.	1.53%	21,755	$6.1M	Reduce -1.3%
SBUX Starbucks Corp.	1.50%	67,136	$6.0M	Reduce -2.7%
AAPL Apple Inc.	1.48%	23,466	$6.0M	Reduce -0.9%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson	1.47%	24,132	$5.9M	Reduce -0.9%
ETN Eaton Corporation	1.37%	15,372	$5.5M	Reduce -1.3%
MSFT Microsoft Corp.	1.36%	14,792	$5.5M	Reduce -11.2%
APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc.	1.34%	18,468	$5.4M	Reduce -6.0%
PH Parker Hannifin Corp.	1.33%	5,945	$5.3M	Reduce -2.1%
AIT Applied Industrial Tech Inc.	1.32%	19,894	$5.3M	Reduce -0.5%
CAT Caterpillar Inc.	1.28%	7,230	$5.1M	Reduce -4.4%
ADP Automatic Data Processing	1.26%	24,891	$5.1M	Reduce -1.2%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp.	1.25%	5,025	$5.0M	Reduce -0.1%
VIK Viking Holdings Ltd.	1.19%	64,984	$4.8M	Reduce -2.3%
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp.	1.18%	19,438	$4.7M	Reduce -2.0%
EMR Emerson Electric Co.	1.16%	35,434	$4.6M	Reduce -3.4%
A Agilent Technologies Inc.	1.11%	39,142	$4.5M	Reduce -1.6%
PEP Pepsico Inc.	1.05%	27,116	$4.2M	Reduce -0.8%
GRC Gorman-Rupp Co.	0.97%	62,356	$3.9M	Reduce -1.2%
UNP Union Pacific Corp.	0.94%	15,586	$3.8M	Reduce -0.1%
VLO Valero Energy Corp.	0.94%	15,250	$3.8M	Reduce -5.0%
ADI Analog Devices Inc.	0.91%	11,470	$3.6M	Reduce -3.6%
COP Conocophillips	0.91%	27,596	$3.6M	Reduce -0.6%
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.	0.89%	7,216	$3.6M	Reduce -1.8%
NEM Newmont Corp.	0.86%	31,909	$3.5M	Add +0.1%
BG Bunge Global SA	0.84%	26,441	$3.4M	Reduce -1.4%
AXP American Express Co.	0.82%	10,870	$3.3M	Reduce -1.0%
DRI Darden Restaurants Inc.	0.76%	15,600	$3.1M	Reduce -1.6%
ABT Abbott Laboratories	0.75%	29,307	$3.0M	Reduce -1.2%
CTAS Cintas Corp.	0.73%	17,249	$2.9M	No change
HD Home Depot Inc.	0.72%	8,741	$2.9M	Reduce -1.5%
SYY Sysco Corp.	0.67%	37,844	$2.7M	Reduce -2.3%
SLB SLB Ltd. filed as SLB LIMITED	0.66%	51,310	$2.6M	Add +32.9%
GLW Corning Inc.	0.65%	19,250	$2.6M	Reduce -3.8%
STE Steris Corp.	0.62%	11,285	$2.5M	Reduce -0.4%
MUR Murphy Oil Corp.	0.62%	60,321	$2.5M	Reduce -0.8%
TXN Texas Instruments Inc.	0.58%	11,985	$2.3M	Reduce -3.2%
CPK Chesapeake Utilities Corp.	0.56%	17,824	$2.3M	No change
TKR Timken Co.	0.56%	22,184	$2.2M	Reduce -0.2%
HON Honeywell International Inc.	0.55%	9,772	$2.2M	No change
MRK Merck & Co. Inc.	0.54%	18,090	$2.2M	Reduce -1.6%
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp.	0.54%	7,518	$2.2M	Reduce -3.7%
KO The Coca-Cola Co.	0.53%	27,925	$2.1M	Reduce -1.4%
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc.	0.53%	8,950	$2.1M	Reduce -2.7%
CB Chubb Corp. filed as CHUBB LTD F	0.53%	6,486	$2.1M	Add +1.0%
DIS The Walt Disney Co. filed as DISNEY WALT CO	0.52%	21,638	$2.1M	Reduce -1.8%
CTVA Corteva Inc.	0.52%	24,860	$2.1M	Reduce -0.5%
OLN Olin Corp.	0.52%	69,862	$2.1M	Reduce -0.6%
PSX Phillips 66	0.51%	11,248	$2.0M	Reduce -3.2%
SON Sonoco Products Co.	0.51%	37,850	$2.0M	Reduce -1.2%
KEX Kirby Corp.	0.51%	15,317	$2.0M	Reduce -1.9%
DOW Dow Inc. filed as DOW HLDGS INC	0.51%	48,806	$2.0M	Reduce -0.9%
MSA Msa Safety Inc.	0.49%	11,935	$2.0M	Reduce -0.3%
MIDD Middleby Corp.	0.48%	14,585	$1.9M	Reduce -5.5%
MKC McCormick & Co.-Non VTG SHRS	0.46%	36,925	$1.9M	Reduce -0.1%
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp.	0.46%	19,059	$1.8M	Reduce -1.0%
OKE Oneok Inc.	0.45%	20,015	$1.8M	Add +0.7%
AGI Alamos Gold Inc. Class A	0.44%	40,000	$1.8M	No change
AVT Avnet Inc.	0.44%	28,600	$1.8M	Reduce -1.9%
ATI Ati Inc.	0.44%	12,050	$1.8M	Reduce -5.5%
ATO Atmos Energy Corp.	0.42%	9,131	$1.7M	Reduce -0.5%
AU Anglogold Ashanti-Spon ADR	0.41%	16,750	$1.6M	Reduce -0.3%
DOV Dover Corp.	0.40%	7,725	$1.6M	Reduce -1.3%
FELE Franklin Electric Co. Inc.	0.39%	16,800	$1.5M	Reduce -2.9%
FNV Franco-Nevada Corp.	0.38%	6,200	$1.5M	Reduce -3.9%
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.	0.38%	7,475	$1.5M	No change
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc.	0.38%	8,400	$1.5M	No change
ASIX Advansix Inc.	0.37%	61,676	$1.5M	Reduce -2.2%
SYK Stryker Corp.	0.37%	4,550	$1.5M	Reduce -7.1%
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC	0.37%	37,037	$1.5M	Reduce -0.8%
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC	0.35%	17,734	$1.4M	Reduce -1.2%
IFF Intl Flavors & Fragrances filed as INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS&FRAGRA	0.35%	19,287	$1.4M	Reduce -0.7%
RTX RTX Corp.	0.34%	7,167	$1.4M	Reduce -1.4%
ENB Enbridge Inc.	0.34%	25,325	$1.4M	Reduce -0.8%
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.	0.34%	87,100	$1.4M	Add +81.5%
KGC Kinross Gold Corp.	0.34%	44,600	$1.4M	No change
SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp.	0.33%	14,245	$1.3M	Reduce -0.5%
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp. filed as BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP	0.33%	11,250	$1.3M	Reduce -0.5%
MKL Markel Group Inc.	0.32%	681	$1.3M	Reduce -0.4%
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp	0.32%	27,210	$1.3M	Add +335.1%
NGVT Ingevity Corp.	0.30%	16,757	$1.2M	Reduce -1.2%
MET Metlife Inc.	0.30%	16,856	$1.2M	Reduce -2.6%
NTRS Northern Trust Corp.	0.30%	8,520	$1.2M	Reduce -2.3%
CSX CSX Corp.	0.30%	28,900	$1.2M	No change
DNOW Dnow Inc.	0.29%	98,820	$1.2M	Add +29.4%
PAG Penske Automotive Group Inc.	0.29%	7,800	$1.2M	No change
BF.B Brown-Forman Corp. Class B	0.29%	43,284	$1.1M	Reduce -3.1%
CP Canadian Pac Railway	0.28%	14,492	$1.1M	Reduce -7.9%
NTR Nutrien Ltd.	0.28%	15,096	$1.1M	Reduce -0.4%
Q Qnity Electronics Inc.	0.28%	9,741	$1.1M	Add +12.2%

Show all 229 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q4 2025 → Q1 2026


MSFT Microsoft Corp.	Reduce -11.2%	1.36%	−0.81
ADP Automatic Data Processing	Reduce -1.2%	1.26%	−0.49
TSCO Tractor Supply Company	Reduce -3.2%	1.69%	−0.40
A Agilent Technologies Inc.	Reduce -1.6%	1.11%	−0.35
AXP American Express Co.	Reduce -1.0%	0.82%	−0.28
CMA Comerica Inc.	Sold out	0.00%	−0.26
ABT Abbott Laboratories	Reduce -1.2%	0.75%	−0.25
AAPL Apple Inc.	Reduce -0.9%	1.48%	−0.25
MKC McCormick & Co.-Non VTG SHRS	Reduce -0.1%	0.46%	−0.22
DIS The Walt Disney Co.	Reduce -1.8%	0.52%	−0.16
EMR Emerson Electric Co.	Reduce -3.4%	1.16%	−0.16
STE Steris Corp.	Reduce -0.4%	0.62%	−0.15
GWW WW Grainger Inc.	Reduce -2.9%	4.50%	−0.14
MIDD Middleby Corp.	Reduce -5.5%	0.48%	−0.14
PH Parker Hannifin Corp.	Reduce -2.1%	1.33%	−0.11
HD Home Depot Inc.	Reduce -1.5%	0.72%	−0.11
SYY Sysco Corp.	Reduce -2.3%	0.67%	−0.10
FIS Fidelity National Info Serv	Reduce -1.5%	0.17%	−0.10
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.	Reduce -1.3%	0.13%	−0.09
SYK Stryker Corp.	Reduce -7.1%	0.37%	−0.09
VIK Viking Holdings Ltd.	Reduce -2.3%	1.19%	−0.09
GIS General Mills Inc.	Reduce -1.2%	0.23%	−0.09
OWENS-ILLINOIS INC	Reduce -1.0%	0.16%	−0.08
MKL Markel Group Inc.	Reduce -0.4%	0.32%	−0.07
LOW Lowe's Cos Inc.	Reduce -2.7%	0.53%	−0.07
MET Metlife Inc.	Reduce -2.6%	0.30%	−0.07
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp.	Reduce -3.7%	0.54%	−0.07
AIT Applied Industrial Tech Inc.	Reduce -0.5%	1.32%	−0.07
TT Trane Technologies PLC	Reduce -2.5%	1.90%	−0.07
SBUX Starbucks Corp.	Reduce -2.7%	1.50%	−0.07
FOXA Fox Corp. Class A	Sold out	0.00%	−0.07
KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp.	Reduce -1.0%	0.46%	−0.07
FELE Franklin Electric Co. Inc.	Reduce -2.9%	0.39%	−0.06
AVY Avery Dennison Corp.	Sold out	0.00%	−0.06
SCHW Schwab (charles) Corp.	Reduce -0.5%	0.33%	−0.05
DENN Denny's Corp.	Sold out	0.00%	−0.05
ALLE Allegion PLC	Reduce -1.4%	0.25%	−0.05
GT Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.	Reduce -2.0%	0.10%	−0.05
MMM 3M Co.	Reduce -1.6%	0.22%	−0.05
TDG Transdigm Group Inc.	Reduce -4.5%	0.15%	−0.05
M Macy's Inc.	Reduce -1.8%	0.12%	−0.04
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp.	Reduce -5.4%	0.11%	−0.04
UNP Union Pacific Corp.	Reduce -0.1%	0.94%	−0.03
MTUS Metallus Inc.	Reduce -0.6%	0.21%	−0.03
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC	Reduce -1.2%	0.35%	−0.03
GAP The Gap Inc.	Reduce -2.0%	0.17%	−0.03
MSA Msa Safety Inc.	Reduce -0.3%	0.49%	−0.03
BF.B Brown-Forman Corp. Class B	Reduce -3.1%	0.29%	−0.03
MXC Mexco Energy Corp.	Sold out	0.00%	−0.03
CP Canadian Pac Railway	Reduce -7.9%	0.28%	−0.03

Portfolio Buys Q4 2025 → Q1 2026


SLB SLB Ltd.	Add +32.9%	0.66%	+0.26
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp	Add +335.1%	0.32%	+0.24
MOS The Mosaic Co.	Add +109.1%	0.24%	+0.12
CAG Conagra Brands Inc.	Add +81.5%	0.34%	+0.12
Q Qnity Electronics Inc.	Add +12.2%	0.28%	+0.09
NE Noble Corp. PLC	New	0.07%	+0.07
RIG Transocean Ltd.	Add +13.7%	0.17%	+0.07
APA Apa Corp.	New	0.07%	+0.07
SOLS Solstice Adv Materials Inc.	New	0.06%	+0.06
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.	New	0.06%	+0.06
OKE Oneok Inc.	Add +0.7%	0.45%	+0.06
SOLV Solventum Corp.	New	0.05%	+0.05
FTI Technipfmc PLC	New	0.05%	+0.05
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co.	New	0.05%	+0.05
NOC Northrop Grumman Corp.	New	0.05%	+0.05
CNR Core Natural Resources Inc.	New	0.05%	+0.05
ITW Illinois Tool Works	New	0.05%	+0.05
NFG National Fuel Gas Co.	New	0.05%	+0.05
CNX CNX Resources Corp.	New	0.05%	+0.05
DVN Devon Energy Corp.	New	0.05%	+0.05
RGLD Royal Gold Inc.	New	0.05%	+0.05
CE Celanese Corp.	Add +3.4%	0.15%	+0.05
FANG Diamondback Energy Inc.	Add +0.1%	0.17%	+0.03
VZ Verizon Communications Inc.	Add +0.2%	0.19%	+0.02
DNOW Dnow Inc.	Add +29.4%	0.29%	+0.02
HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc.	Add +48.5%	0.10%	+0.02
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.	Add +0.9%	0.18%	+0.01
OGS One Gas Inc.	Add +1.3%	0.09%	+0.00
NEM Newmont Corp.	Add +0.1%	0.86%	+0.00
CB Chubb Corp.	Add +1.0%	0.53%	−0.01
MATV Mativ Holdings Inc.	Add +3.3%	0.05%	−0.02
B Barrick Mining Corp.	Add +1.8%	0.20%	−0.03

All Filings

Quarter	Positions	13F Reported Value	Top Holdings
Q2 2026	225	$420.6M	GWW, LIN, AMAT, XOM, MA
Q1 2026	229	$401.3M	GWW, XOM, LIN, CVX, MA
Q4 2025	220	$370.7M	GWW, MA, LIN, XOM, CVX
Q3 2025	215	$369.3M	GWW, LIN, MA, MSFT, XOM
Q2 2025	217	$368.0M	GWW, LIN, MA, MSFT, XOM
Q1 2025	218	$358.2M	GWW, LIN, MA, XOM, TSCO
Q4 2024	216	$363.1M	GWW, LIN, MA, XOM, TSCO
Q3 2024	219	$385.4M	GWW, LIN, MA, XOM, TSCO
Q2 2024	217	$367.7M	GWW, LIN, XOM, MSFT, TSCO
Q1 2024	222	$384.3M	GWW, LIN, MA, XOM, TSCO