Fruth Investment Management 13F annual report
Fruth Investment Management is an investment fund managing more than $368 million ran by Richard Fruth. There are currently 217 companies in Mr. Fruth’s portfolio. The largest investments include Grainger Ww Inc and Linde Plc Com, together worth $29.3 million.
Limited to 30 biggest holdings
$368 million Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of 11th July 2024, Fruth Investment Management’s top holding is 18,736 shares of Grainger Ww Inc currently worth over $16.9 million and making up 4.6% of the portfolio value.
In addition, the fund holds 28,210 shares of Linde Plc Com worth $12.4 million.
The third-largest holding is Exxon Mobil worth $10 million and the next is Microsoft worth $9.49 million, with 21,227 shares owned.
Currently, Fruth Investment Management's portfolio is worth at least $368 million. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash
assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.
Careers at Fruth Investment Management
The Fruth Investment Management office and employees reside in Houston, Texas. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Richard Fruth serves as the President & CEO at Fruth Investment Management.
Recent trades
In the most recent 13F filing, Fruth Investment Management revealed that it had opened a new position in
Viking Holdings Inc. and bought 70,800 shares worth $2.4 million.
The investment fund also strengthened its position in Exxon Mobil by buying
3,242 additional shares.
This makes their stake in Exxon Mobil total 87,179 shares worth $10 million.
Exxon Mobil soared 16.6% in the past year.
On the other hand, there are companies that Fruth Investment Management is getting rid of from its portfolio.
Fruth Investment Management closed its position in Broadridge Financial on 18th July 2024.
It sold the previously owned 11,155 shares for $2.29 million.
Richard Fruth also disclosed a decreased stake in Grainger Ww Inc by approximately 0.1%.
This leaves the value of the investment at $16.9 million and 18,736 shares.
One of the smallest hedge funds
The two most similar investment funds to Fruth Investment Management are Elephas Investment Management Ltd and Surevest. They manage $367 million and $367 million respectively.
Richard Fruth investment strategy
Fruth Investment Management’s portfolio is diversified across 11 sectors.
Currently, their heaviest sector is Industrials — making up 12.5% of
the total portfolio value.
The fund focuses on investments in the United States as
53.0% of the portfolio companies
are based in the United States.
The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks.
Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up
38% of the total holdings value.
On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 0.9% of the portfolio.
The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $81.9 billion.
The complete list of Fruth Investment Management trades based on 13F SEC filings
These positions were updated on July 18th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.
| Security | Shares Owned | Value | Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grainger Ww Inc |
1.46%
18,736
|
$16,904,000 | 4.60% |
| Linde Plc Com |
1.66%
28,210
|
$12,378,000 | 3.37% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
3.86%
87,179
|
$10,036,000 | 2.73% |
| Microsoft Corporation |
0.37%
21,227
|
$9,487,000 | 2.58% |
| Tractor Supply Co. |
2.78%
34,635
|
$9,351,000 | 2.54% |
| Mastercard Incorporated |
No change
21,076
|
$9,297,000 | 2.53% |
| Apple Inc |
0.16%
34,524
|
$7,271,000 | 1.98% |
| Chevrontexaco Corp |
0.22%
46,306
|
$7,243,000 | 1.97% |
| Trane Technologies plc |
1.59%
21,090
|
$6,937,000 | 1.89% |
| Auto Data Processing |
0.57%
27,242
|
$6,502,000 | 1.77% |
| Starbucks Corp. |
0.93%
79,499
|
$6,188,000 | 1.68% |
| Hershey Foods Corp |
1.68%
31,757
|
$5,837,000 | 1.59% |
| Air Products Chemicals |
0.16%
21,562
|
$5,564,000 | 1.51% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. |
2.39%
42,926
|
$5,564,000 | 1.51% |
| Eaton Corporation |
0.11%
17,522
|
$5,494,000 | 1.49% |
| Deere Co |
No change
13,000
|
$4,857,000 | 1.32% |
| Applied Materials Inc. |
No change
20,475
|
$4,831,000 | 1.31% |
| Pepsico Incorporated |
0.01%
28,878
|
$4,762,000 | 1.30% |
| Emerson Electric Co. |
0.48%
41,230
|
$4,541,000 | 1.24% |
| Costco Wholsale Corp New |
0.19%
5,260
|
$4,470,000 | 1.22% |
| Applied Indl. Tech. |
No change
21,640
|
$4,198,000 | 1.14% |
| Caseys General Stores Inc |
0.11%
10,534
|
$4,019,000 | 1.09% |
| Union Pacific Corp. |
0.02%
16,888
|
$3,821,000 | 1.04% |
| Johnson Johnson |
No change
25,536
|
$3,732,000 | 1.02% |
| Olin Corp. |
0.61%
77,195
|
$3,639,000 | 0.99% |
| Murphy USA Inc |
0.74%
7,691
|
$3,610,000 | 0.98% |
| Marathon Pete Corp Com |
0.24%
20,728
|
$3,595,000 | 0.98% |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. |
No change
6,940
|
$3,510,000 | 0.95% |
| Abbott Laboratories |
2.99%
31,466
|
$3,269,000 | 0.89% |
| Keysight Technologies Inc |
0.23%
23,641
|
$3,232,000 | 0.88% |
| Home Depot, Inc. |
0.54%
9,001
|
$3,098,000 | 0.84% |
| Cintas Corporation |
6.30%
4,391
|
$3,074,000 | 0.84% |
| Sysco Corp. |
1.86%
42,326
|
$3,021,000 | 0.82% |
| Bunge |
0.36%
27,966
|
$2,985,000 | 0.81% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
1.84%
21,319
|
$2,946,000 | 0.80% |
| Analog Devices Inc. |
0.78%
12,760
|
$2,912,000 | 0.79% |
| Mc Cormick Co New Vt |
2.17%
40,487
|
$2,872,000 | 0.78% |
| Steris Plc |
0.14%
12,668
|
$2,781,000 | 0.76% |
| Texas Instruments Inc. |
50.44%
14,179
|
$2,758,000 | 0.75% |
| Valero Energy Corp. |
0.15%
17,100
|
$2,680,000 | 0.73% |
| American Express Co. |
No change
11,550
|
$2,674,000 | 0.73% |
| Caterpillar Inc. |
1.37%
7,923
|
$2,639,000 | 0.72% |
| Dow Chemical |
0.60%
49,476
|
$2,624,000 | 0.71% |
| Merck Co Inc |
0.23%
20,837
|
$2,579,000 | 0.70% |
| Darden Resturants Inc |
0.74%
17,023
|
$2,575,000 | 0.70% |
| Murphy Oil Corp. |
No change
62,321
|
$2,570,000 | 0.70% |
| Gorman-rupp Co Com |
0.72%
69,012
|
$2,533,000 | 0.69% |
| Mine Saftey Appliance Co |
No change
13,025
|
$2,444,000 | 0.66% |
| Disney Walt Holding Co |
0.10%
24,373
|
$2,419,000 | 0.66% |
| Viking Holdings Inc. |
Opened
70,800
|
$2,402,000 | 0.65% |
| Westrock Co Com |
1.08%
45,756
|
$2,299,000 | 0.63% |
| Broadridge Financial |
Closed
11,155
|
$2,285,000 | |
| Lowes Companies Inc |
No change
10,050
|
$2,215,000 | 0.60% |
| Middleby Corp The |
0.83%
17,850
|
$2,188,000 | 0.60% |
| Honeywell International Inc |
No change
10,122
|
$2,161,000 | 0.59% |
| Brown-Forman Corporation |
0.10%
47,886
|
$2,068,000 | 0.56% |
| Intl Flavor Fragrances |
0.23%
21,726
|
$2,068,000 | 0.56% |
| Coca-Cola Co |
0.31%
32,244
|
$2,052,000 | 0.56% |
| Sonoco Products Co. |
No change
40,375
|
$2,047,000 | 0.56% |
| Kirby Corp. |
22.57%
16,767
|
$2,007,000 | 0.55% |
| Chesapeake Util Corp |
1.30%
18,649
|
$1,980,000 | 0.54% |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. |
1.10%
8,978
|
$1,927,000 | 0.52% |
| Timken Co. |
0.06%
23,079
|
$1,849,000 | 0.50% |
| Chubb Corporation |
No change
7,213
|
$1,839,000 | 0.50% |
| Phillips 66 Com |
0.76%
12,995
|
$1,834,000 | 0.50% |
| Albany Int'l Corp. |
No change
21,700
|
$1,832,000 | 0.50% |
| Oneok Inc. |
1.34%
22,157
|
$1,806,000 | 0.49% |
| Lilly Eli Company |
No change
1,935
|
$1,751,000 | 0.48% |
| Franklin Elec Co Inc |
1.63%
18,100
|
$1,743,000 | 0.47% |
| Ingersoll Rand Inc. |
0.28%
18,796
|
$1,707,000 | 0.46% |
| Stryker Corp. |
No change
5,000
|
$1,701,000 | 0.46% |
| General Mills, Inc. |
0.19%
26,865
|
$1,699,000 | 0.46% |
| Schlumberger Ltd F |
0.55%
35,945
|
$1,695,000 | 0.46% |
| Marathon Oil Corporation |
No change
58,575
|
$1,679,000 | 0.46% |
| Conocophillips |
0.17%
14,540
|
$1,663,000 | 0.45% |
| Celanese Corp |
0.42%
11,975
|
$1,615,000 | 0.44% |
| Avnet, Inc. |
No change
30,944
|
$1,593,000 | 0.43% |
| AdvanSix Inc |
No change
68,060
|
$1,559,000 | 0.42% |
| Abbvie Inc |
Closed
8,551
|
$1,557,000 | |
| Du Pont E I De Nemourco |
0.52%
19,079
|
$1,535,000 | 0.42% |
| Corteva Inc |
No change
26,790
|
$1,445,000 | 0.39% |
| Dover Corp. |
No change
7,975
|
$1,439,000 | 0.39% |
| Allegheny Tech Inc |
2.02%
24,200
|
$1,341,000 | 0.36% |
| MetLife, Inc. |
0.31%
18,557
|
$1,302,000 | 0.35% |
| Newmont Goldcorp |
0.32%
30,999
|
$1,297,000 | 0.35% |
| Atmos Energy Corp. |
4.88%
10,716
|
$1,250,000 | 0.34% |
| Canadian Pac Ltd New |
No change
15,652
|
$1,232,000 | 0.34% |
| Lauder Estee Corp Cl A |
No change
11,497
|
$1,223,000 | 0.33% |
| Hess Corporation |
2.41%
8,100
|
$1,194,000 | 0.32% |
| Penske Automotive Group Inc |
No change
8,000
|
$1,192,000 | 0.32% |
| Us Steel Corp. |
No change
31,275
|
$1,182,000 | 0.32% |
| Fidelity Natl Info Svcs |
2.54%
15,360
|
$1,157,000 | 0.31% |
| Steel Dynamics Inc. |
No change
8,600
|
$1,113,000 | 0.30% |
| Metallus (mtus/tmst) |
No change
54,750
|
$1,109,000 | 0.30% |
| Charles Schwab Corp. |
0.66%
14,972
|
$1,103,000 | 0.30% |
| Markel Corp. |
No change
685
|
$1,079,000 | 0.29% |
| Enbridge Inc |
0.18%
28,722
|
$1,022,000 | 0.28% |
| Netapp Inc |
No change
7,695
|
$991,000 | 0.27% |
| Commercial Metals Co. |
No change
18,000
|
$989,000 | 0.27% |
| Sherwin-Williams Co. |
No change
3,300
|
$984,000 | 0.27% |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc |
No change
63,725
|
$980,000 | 0.27% |
| CSX Corp. |
No change
29,300
|
$980,000 | 0.27% |
| Allegion Public Ltd. Co. |
0.66%
7,322
|
$865,000 | 0.24% |
| Transdigm Group Incorporated |
No change
675
|
$862,000 | 0.23% |
| Coterra Energy Inc |
No change
31,814
|
$848,000 | 0.23% |
| Paccar Inc. |
No change
8,137
|
$837,000 | 0.23% |
| Pfizer Inc. |
No change
29,598
|
$828,000 | 0.23% |
| Nutrien Ltd Co Com |
No change
16,220
|
$825,000 | 0.22% |
| Corning, Inc. |
No change
21,200
|
$823,000 | 0.22% |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc |
No change
6,000
|
$821,000 | 0.22% |
| Matson Inc |
No change
6,200
|
$812,000 | 0.22% |
| Northern Trust Corp. |
No change
9,650
|
$810,000 | 0.22% |
| Ingevity Corp Com |
0.57%
18,148
|
$793,000 | 0.22% |
| Goodyear Tire Rubber |
1.34%
69,900
|
$793,000 | 0.22% |
| Genuine Parts Co Com |
No change
5,660
|
$782,000 | 0.21% |
| Gap, Inc. |
0.77%
32,175
|
$768,000 | 0.21% |
| Franco-Nevada Corporation |
No change
6,450
|
$764,000 | 0.21% |
| Organon Co. |
No change
36,740
|
$760,000 | 0.21% |
| Raytheon Technologies Co. |
0.72%
7,420
|
$744,000 | 0.20% |
| O-I Glass Inc |
No change
66,875
|
$744,000 | 0.20% |
| Spire Inc. |
No change
11,800
|
$716,000 | 0.19% |
| 3M Co. |
No change
6,890
|
$704,000 | 0.19% |
| Verizon Comm |
3.56%
16,839
|
$694,000 | 0.19% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc |
No change
3,457
|
$692,000 | 0.19% |
| Eastman Chemical Co |
No change
7,050
|
$690,000 | 0.19% |
| Shell Plc. |
No change
9,548
|
$689,000 | 0.19% |
| Bank Of New York Co Inc |
No change
11,500
|
$688,000 | 0.19% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
0.91%
16,280
|
$676,000 | 0.18% |
| Comerica, Inc. |
No change
12,990
|
$663,000 | 0.18% |
| Occidental Pete Corp |
No change
10,353
|
$652,000 | 0.18% |
| Old Republic Intl Corp |
2.38%
20,533
|
$634,000 | 0.17% |
| Alamos Gold Inc. |
11.11%
40,000
|
$627,000 | 0.17% |
| Imperial Oil Ltd. |
No change
9,000
|
$614,000 | 0.17% |
| Mosaic Co New |
No change
20,650
|
$596,000 | 0.16% |
| Kinder Morgan Inc |
No change
30,037
|
$596,000 | 0.16% |
| Macys Inc. |
No change
30,750
|
$590,000 | 0.16% |
| AMGEN Inc. |
No change
1,880
|
$587,000 | 0.16% |
| Duke Energy Corp. |
5.51%
5,818
|
$583,000 | 0.16% |
| Schwab Us Tips Etf |
No change
10,850
|
$564,000 | 0.15% |
| Astrazeneca Plc Adr |
0.74%
7,098
|
$553,000 | 0.15% |
| Valvoline Inc |
0.65%
12,480
|
$539,000 | 0.15% |
| Discover Finl Svcs Com |
No change
4,000
|
$523,000 | 0.14% |
| Churchill Downs Inc Ky |
No change
3,600
|
$502,000 | 0.14% |
| American States Water Co. |
No change
6,800
|
$493,000 | 0.13% |
| Intl Business Machines |
1.79%
2,747
|
$475,000 | 0.13% |
| Caleres Inc |
3.42%
14,100
|
$473,000 | 0.13% |
| NextEra Energy Inc |
No change
6,670
|
$472,000 | 0.13% |
| HF Sinclair Corporation |
No change
8,800
|
$469,000 | 0.13% |
| Carrier Global Corporation |
No change
7,381
|
$465,000 | 0.13% |
| Transocean Sedco Forex |
2.91%
85,833
|
$459,000 | 0.12% |
| Helmerich Payne Inc |
3.81%
12,625
|
$456,000 | 0.12% |
| Anglogold Ltd |
No change
18,100
|
$454,000 | 0.12% |
| Viatris Inc. |
0.24%
41,970
|
$446,000 | 0.12% |
| Stanley Black Decker Inc. |
1.77%
5,540
|
$442,000 | 0.12% |
| BP plc |
No change
12,192
|
$440,000 | 0.12% |
| Fluor Corporation |
1.00%
9,900
|
$431,000 | 0.12% |
| Mativ Hldgs. Inc. |
1.32%
25,290
|
$428,000 | 0.12% |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd |
No change
6,325
|
$413,000 | 0.11% |
| Ovintiv Inc |
No change
8,700
|
$407,000 | 0.11% |
| Brighthouse Finl Inc Com |
13.76%
9,400
|
$407,000 | 0.11% |
| Wells Fargo Co New |
1.53%
6,418
|
$381,000 | 0.10% |
| Kroger Co. |
3.85%
7,500
|
$374,000 | 0.10% |
| Badger Meter Inc. |
No change
2,000
|
$372,000 | 0.10% |
| Pioneer Natural Res Co |
Closed
1,400
|
$367,000 | |
| Dominion Resources Inc. |
3.26%
7,425
|
$363,000 | 0.10% |
| Avery Dennison Corp. |
1.19%
1,619
|
$353,000 | 0.10% |
| Intel Corp. |
1.81%
11,278
|
$349,000 | 0.09% |
| Zoetis Inc |
No change
2,000
|
$346,000 | 0.09% |
| Otis Worldwide Corporation |
No change
3,553
|
$342,000 | 0.09% |
| Artesian Res Corp Cla |
No change
9,750
|
$342,000 | 0.09% |
| Kinross Gold Corp. |
No change
40,600
|
$337,000 | 0.09% |
| Mueller Water Products Inc |
No change
18,500
|
$331,000 | 0.09% |
| Knowles Corp Com |
1.07%
18,575
|
$320,000 | 0.09% |
| Amer Electric Pwr Co Inc |
No change
3,645
|
$319,000 | 0.09% |
| O Reilly Automotive Inc |
No change
300
|
$316,000 | 0.09% |
| Ralph Lauren Corp |
No change
1,800
|
$315,000 | 0.09% |
| Barrick Gold Corp. |
No change
18,400
|
$306,000 | 0.08% |
| Ashland Inc |
No change
3,200
|
$302,000 | 0.08% |
| Prosperity Bancshares Inc. |
No change
4,852
|
$296,000 | 0.08% |
| Halliburton Co. |
No change
8,770
|
$296,000 | 0.08% |
| Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. |
No change
2,900
|
$294,000 | 0.08% |
| Paychex Inc. |
No change
2,456
|
$291,000 | 0.08% |
| Chemours Company |
1.15%
12,868
|
$290,000 | 0.08% |
| Regions Financial Cp New |
No change
14,385
|
$288,000 | 0.08% |
| Ford Motor Co. |
No change
22,850
|
$286,000 | 0.08% |
| Permian Basin Royalty Tr |
No change
25,400
|
$284,000 | 0.08% |
| Expeditors Intl Wash |
No change
2,200
|
$274,000 | 0.07% |
| Preformed Line Prods Inc |
No change
2,200
|
$273,000 | 0.07% |
| International Paper Co. |
1.57%
6,275
|
$270,000 | 0.07% |
| ONE Gas Inc |
1.19%
4,158
|
$265,000 | 0.07% |
| Zions Bancorporation Com |
No change
6,100
|
$264,000 | 0.07% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
No change
2,700
|
$262,000 | 0.07% |
| Becton Dickinson Co |
3.56%
1,077
|
$251,000 | 0.07% |
| Park National Corp. |
2.78%
1,750
|
$249,000 | 0.07% |
| Baker Hughes Co |
No change
7,000
|
$246,000 | 0.07% |
| Huntington Bancshares, Inc. |
No change
18,451
|
$243,000 | 0.07% |
| RGC Resources, Inc. |
9.19%
11,902
|
$243,000 | 0.07% |
| KeyCorp |
No change
16,966
|
$241,000 | 0.07% |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
No change
6,356
|
$231,000 | 0.06% |
| Nucor Corp. |
Closed
1,150
|
$227,000 | |
| Global Payments, Inc. |
No change
2,300
|
$222,000 | 0.06% |
| Tex Pac Land Sub Ctf |
Opened
300
|
$220,000 | 0.06% |
| No European Oil Tr |
No change
34,200
|
$218,000 | 0.06% |
| CME Group Inc |
Closed
1,007
|
$216,000 | |
| Apache Corporation |
Closed
6,300
|
$216,000 | |
| Calavo Growers, Inc |
No change
9,500
|
$215,000 | 0.06% |
| Terex Corp. |
Closed
3,350
|
$215,000 | |
| Illinois Tool Works, Inc. |
No change
900
|
$213,000 | 0.06% |
| Visa Inc |
6.55%
797
|
$209,000 | 0.06% |
| Pnc Bank Corp |
22.35%
1,320
|
$205,000 | 0.06% |
| St. Joe Co. |
No change
3,750
|
$205,000 | 0.06% |
| Consol Energy Inc |
Opened
2,000
|
$204,000 | 0.06% |
| Devon Energy Cp New |
Closed
4,050
|
$203,000 | |
| Celestica, Inc. |
Opened
3,500
|
$200,000 | 0.05% |
| Championx Corp. |
Closed
5,575
|
$200,000 | |
| Dennys Corp |
3.77%
27,500
|
$195,000 | 0.05% |
| Xerox Corp |
No change
14,783
|
$171,000 | 0.05% |
| Kosmos Energy Ltd |
No change
24,500
|
$135,000 | 0.04% |
| Solitario Exploration |
14.29%
150,000
|
$132,000 | 0.04% |
| Nuveen Quality Municipal |
No change
10,431
|
$122,000 | 0.03% |
| DNP Select Income Fund Inc. |
No change
14,655
|
$120,000 | 0.03% |
| Orion Marine Group |
No change
11,500
|
$109,000 | 0.03% |
| Southwestern Energy Company |
No change
12,236
|
$82,000 | 0.02% |
| Intevac, Inc. |
No change
17,700
|
$68,000 | 0.02% |
| Iamgold Corp. |
14.71%
14,500
|
$54,000 | 0.01% |
| Acco Brands Corp Com |
No change
11,500
|
$54,000 | 0.01% |
| No transactions found | |||
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