Fruth Investment Management — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1416856 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-07-10

Fruth Investment Management manages $420.6K in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 225 reported positions as of its 2026-06-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are GWW (5.27%), LIN (3.16%), AMAT (3.09%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-03-31 filing) the fund opened 8 new positions, exited 12, added to 102, and trimmed 73.

AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

Filer Information
Address
820 GESSNER, SUITE 1640
HOUSTON, TX 77024
Phone
(713) 464-2283
Filing Manager
Fruth Investment Management
HOUSTON, TX
Signatory
Richard J Fruth
President & CEO
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AUM

$420.6K

Long-equity book

Holdings

225

Distinct positions

Period

2026-06-30

Filed 2026-07-10

Q/Q Activity

+8 / −12 / ↑102 / ↓73

vs 2026-03-31

Firm Profile & Key People
Name Title / Status Ownership Type

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

  • APPLIED MATERIALS INC$6.7K +107.5%
  • GRAINGER WW INC$4.1K +22.5%
  • CATERPILLAR INC$2.5K +49.4%
  • CORNING INC.$2.0K +76.9%
  • VIKING HOLDINGS INC.$2.0K +40.9%
Show all 102

Top Trims

  • KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM-$2.9K -46.4%
  • EXXON MOBIL CORP-$2.7K -19.7%
  • CHEVRONTEXACO CORP-$2.3K -20.7%
  • TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY-$2.1K -31.1%
  • HONEYWELL INC.-$1.1K -51.0%
Show all 73

New Positions

  • Honeywell Aerospace Inc$1.1K
  • MATERION CORPORATION$356
  • MISSION PRODUCE INC.$282
  • NUCOR CORP$256
  • TEREX CORP$242
Show all 8

Exited Positions

  • COTERRA ENERGY INC.$1.1K
  • INTEL$425
  • CALAVO GROWERS INC$237
  • ZOETIS INC.$236
  • GILEAD SCIENCE SVCS$212
Show all 12
All Holdings

Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).

# Issuer Symbol CUSIP Value Weight Shares Type
1 GRAINGER WW INC GWW 384802104 $22.1K 5.27% 16,280 SH
2 LINDE PLC COM LIN G5494J103 $13.3K 3.16% 25,612 SH
3 APPLIED MATERIALS INC AMAT 038222105 $13.0K 3.09% 17,975 SH
4 EXXON MOBIL CORP XOM 30231G102 $11.0K 2.60% 80,140 SH
5 MASTERCARD INC MA 57636Q104 $10.7K 2.55% 20,906 SH
6 TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC TT G8994E103 $8.8K 2.09% 17,910 SH
7 CHEVRONTEXACO CORP CVX 166764100 $8.7K 2.06% 52,361 SH
8 CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC CASY 147528103 $8.1K 1.92% 10,137 SH
9 DEERE & CO DE 244199105 $7.7K 1.83% 12,145 SH
10 CATERPILLAR INC CAT 149123101 $7.7K 1.82% 7,188 SH
11 STARBUCKS CORP SBUX 855244109 $6.9K 1.63% 67,061 SH
12 APPLE, INC AAPL 037833100 $6.8K 1.61% 23,416 SH
13 VIKING HOLDINGS INC. VIK G93A5A101 $6.7K 1.60% 64,284 SH
14 APPLIED INDL. TECH. AIT 03820C105 $6.7K 1.59% 19,809 SH
15 EATON CORPORATION ETN 278058102 $6.5K 1.55% 15,292 SH
16 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 478160104 $6.1K 1.44% 23,912 SH
17 PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP PH 701094104 $5.7K 1.35% 5,820 SH
18 GORMAN-RUPP CO COM GRC 383082104 $5.7K 1.35% 61,856 SH
19 AUTO DATA PROCESSING ADP 053015103 $5.5K 1.31% 24,561 SH
20 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 594918104 $5.3K 1.27% 14,342 SH
21 AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS APD 009158106 $5.3K 1.26% 18,018 SH
22 HERSHEY FOODS CORP HSY 427866108 $5.2K 1.24% 29,614 SH
23 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES A 00846U101 $5.2K 1.23% 38,817 SH
24 EMERSON ELECTRIC EMR 291011104 $4.9K 1.17% 34,419 SH
25 MARATHON PETE CORP COM MPC 56585A102 $4.9K 1.16% 19,138 SH
26 COSTCO WHOLSALE CORP NEW COST 22160K105 $4.7K 1.12% 5,025 SH
27 TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY TSCO 892356106 $4.7K 1.11% 148,350 SH
28 CORNING INC. GLW 219350105 $4.6K 1.10% 18,125 SH
29 ANALOG DEVICES INC ADI 032654105 $4.5K 1.07% 11,370 SH
30 UNION PACIFIC CORP UNP 907818108 $4.2K 1.01% 15,586 SH
31 VALERO ENERGY VLO 91913Y100 $4.0K 0.94% 15,250 SH
32 MURPHY USA INC. MUSA 626755102 $3.9K 0.92% 7,216 SH
33 PEPSICO INCORPORATED PEP 713448108 $3.6K 0.86% 26,766 SH
34 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. AXP 025816109 $3.6K 0.85% 10,630 SH
35 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC TXN 882508104 $3.5K 0.84% 11,865 SH
36 KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM KEYS 49338L103 $3.3K 0.78% 9,403 SH
37 TIMKEN COMPANY TKR 887389104 $3.2K 0.76% 22,074 SH
38 DARDEN RESTURANTS INC DRI 237194105 $3.2K 0.76% 15,550 SH
39 SYSCO CORP. SYY 871829107 $3.1K 0.74% 37,209 SH
40 HOME DEPOT INC HD 437076102 $3.1K 0.73% 8,651 SH
41 NEWMONT GOLDCORP NEM 651639106 $3.0K 0.71% 31,909 SH
42 CINTAS CORP CTAS 172908105 $2.9K 0.70% 17,249 SH
43 CONOCOPHILLIPS COP 20825C104 $2.8K 0.67% 27,219 SH
44 BUNGE BG H11356104 $2.8K 0.67% 26,266 SH
45 ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 002824100 $2.6K 0.63% 29,107 SH
46 AVNET INC AVT 053807103 $2.5K 0.59% 28,175 SH
47 MIDDLEBY CORP THE MIDD 596278101 $2.4K 0.57% 13,985 SH
48 ALLEGHENY TECH INC ATI 01741R102 $2.4K 0.56% 12,050 SH
49 STERIS PLC STE 859152100 $2.4K 0.56% 11,265 SH
50 SCHLUMBERGER LTD F SLB 806857108 $2.4K 0.56% 51,010 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-06-30 2026-07-10 $420.6K 225 0001416856-26-000003
2026-03-31 2026-04-21 $401.3K 229 0001416856-26-000002
2025-12-31 2026-01-26 $370.7K 220 0001416856-26-000001