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Willis Investment Counsel Top Holdings and 13F Report (2026)

About Willis Investment Counsel

Investment Activity

  • Willis Investment Counsel has $1.97 billion in total holdings as of September 30, 2026.
  • Willis Investment Counsel owns shares of 128 different stocks, but just 51 companies or ETFs make up 80% of its holdings.
  • Approximately 5.26% of the portfolio was purchased this quarter.
  • About 12.25% of the portfolio was sold this quarter.
  • This quarter, Willis Investment Counsel has purchased 124 new stocks and bought additional shares in 58 stocks.
  • Willis Investment Counsel sold shares of 38 stocks and completely divested from 4 stocks this quarter.

Largest Holdings

Cisco Systems
$78,641,259
Johnson & Johnson
$69,033,338
Microsoft
$63,711,925
Texas Instruments
$57,231,070
Paychex
$47,685,229

Largest New Holdings this Quarter

30233Q108 - Exxon Mobil Corp
$41,495,391 Holding
45780R101 - Installed Building Products
$1,773,931 Holding
90984P303 - United Commnty Banks Ga
$398,666 Holding
31943F200 - First Carolina Finl Svcs Inc
$334,695 Holding
92203C303 - Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
$299,282 Holding

Largest Purchases this Quarter

Exxon Mobil Corp
254,964 shares (about $41.50M)
Intuit
28,313 shares (about $7.81M)
Fortinet
18,300 shares (about $3.27M)
Zebra Technologies
8,366 shares (about $3.12M)
Adobe
11,116 shares (about $2.67M)

Largest Sales this Quarter

Valero Energy
55,300 shares (about $21.43M)
BHP Group
243,300 shares (about $20.64M)
Caterpillar
24,156 shares (about $19.59M)
Cisco Systems
153,539 shares (about $16.53M)
Johnson & Johnson
48,727 shares (about $12.90M)

Sector Allocation Over Time

Map of 500 Largest Holdings ofWillis Investment Counsel

 
 
Selling
 
 
Neutral
 
 
Buying
Issuer NameHoldings ValueApproximate Purchase/SaleChange in SharesShares Held% of PortfolioSector
Cisco Systems, Inc. stock logo
CSCO
Cisco Systems
$78,641,259$16,525,403 ▼-17.4%730,6634.0%Technology
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$69,033,338$12,899,986 ▼-15.7%260,7593.5%Healthcare
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$63,711,925$1,575,629 ▲2.5%124,2193.2%Technology
Texas Instruments Incorporated stock logo
TXN
Texas Instruments
$57,231,070$9,150,540 ▼-13.8%204,3312.9%Technology
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
$47,685,229$1,617,961 ▲3.5%484,1142.4%Industrials
Chubb Limited stock logo
CB
Chubb
$47,628,308$5,346,785 ▼-10.1%146,4362.4%Finance
Accenture PLC stock logo
ACN
Accenture
$47,185,685$1,585,784 ▼-3.3%257,3252.4%Technology
Pfizer Inc. stock logo
PFE
Pfizer
$45,251,201$6,612,647 ▼-12.8%1,586,6482.3%Healthcare
Fortinet, Inc. stock logo
FTNT
Fortinet
$44,541,450$3,271,308 ▲7.9%249,1692.3%Technology
Exxon Mobil Corp
$41,495,391$41,495,391 ▲New Holding254,9642.1%COM
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$41,219,204$7,808,839 ▼-15.9%80,9412.1%Industrials
Keysight Technologies Inc. stock logo
KEYS
Keysight Technologies
$36,958,433$2,352,062 ▲6.8%101,5231.9%Technology
Medtronic PLC stock logo
MDT
Medtronic
$36,574,793$804,223 ▲2.2%423,8591.9%Healthcare
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. stock logo
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
$35,291,253$2,916,078 ▼-7.6%136,7561.8%Industrials
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$34,593,516$10,854,657 ▼-23.9%238,0671.8%Healthcare
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
$34,181,989$2,095,540 ▼-5.8%305,7971.7%Finance
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
$34,130,8420.0%345,3491.7%Healthcare
The Home Depot, Inc. stock logo
HD
Home Depot
$32,838,112$728,294 ▲2.3%115,4281.7%Consumer Discretionary
ConocoPhillips stock logo
COP
ConocoPhillips
$31,959,681$2,356,575 ▼-6.9%255,3711.6%Energy
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
$29,401,004$7,659,127 ▼-20.7%88,2861.5%Technology
Eaton Corporation, PLC stock logo
ETN
Eaton
$29,165,707$3,910,361 ▼-11.8%67,8731.5%Industrials
Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR stock logo
SHEL
Shell
$28,523,459$768,099 ▲2.8%300,0891.4%Energy
Adobe Inc. stock logo
ADBE
Adobe
$27,573,425$2,667,173 ▲10.7%114,9181.4%Technology
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stock logo
DGX
Quest Diagnostics
$27,315,804$7,994,301 ▼-22.6%117,2001.4%Healthcare
W.W. Grainger, Inc. stock logo
GWW
W.W. Grainger
$27,191,204$2,148,936 ▲8.6%21,8271.4%Industrials
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
$25,767,974$4,294,557 ▼-14.3%163,4921.3%Consumer Staples
Verizon Communications Inc. stock logo
VZ
Verizon Communications
$25,595,0010.0%557,9901.3%Communication Services
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$25,136,306$5,214,908 ▼-17.2%198,3611.3%Consumer Staples
Sanofi stock logo
SNY
Sanofi
$24,832,8290.0%602,3001.3%Healthcare
3M Company stock logo
MMM
3M
$24,795,186$691,400 ▲2.9%151,0521.3%Industrials
Generac Holdings Inc. stock logo
GNRC
Generac
$24,730,939$1,139,674 ▲4.8%119,5021.3%Industrials
Lab Corp Of Amer
$24,661,433$1,454,895 ▲6.3%80,0411.3%COM
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$24,659,367$19,585,443 ▼-44.3%30,4141.3%Industrials
American Electric Power Company, Inc. stock logo
AEP
American Electric Power
$24,088,4280.0%203,0381.2%Utilities
Procter & Gamble Company (The) stock logo
PG
Procter & Gamble
$23,879,674$6,537,600 ▼-21.5%164,3701.2%Consumer Staples
Tractor Supply Company stock logo
TSCO
Tractor Supply
$22,790,291$980,942 ▼-4.1%728,3571.2%Consumer Discretionary
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$22,299,246$1,452,135 ▲7.0%19,2721.1%Healthcare
American Express Company stock logo
AXP
American Express
$21,914,967$1,334,695 ▲6.5%72,0651.1%Finance
NVIDIA Corporation stock logo
NVDA
NVIDIA
$20,470,385$1,367,996 ▲7.2%89,6331.0%Technology
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF stock logo
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
$19,735,273$414,376 ▲2.1%94,8721.0%ETF
JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock logo
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$19,518,308$6,219,604 ▼-24.2%58,9981.0%Finance
AT&T Inc. stock logo
T
AT&T
$19,373,844$5,368,000 ▼-21.7%794,0101.0%Communication Services
Valero Energy Corporation stock logo
VLO
Valero Energy
$18,992,890$21,434,833 ▼-53.0%49,0001.0%Energy
Darden Restaurants, Inc. stock logo
DRI
Darden Restaurants
$18,822,550$4,831,250 ▼-20.4%97,4001.0%Consumer Discretionary
Waters Corporation stock logo
WAT
Waters
$18,297,078$1,002,688 ▲5.8%41,6420.9%Healthcare
Alphabet Inc. stock logo
GOOGL
Alphabet
$18,284,067$1,149,915 ▲6.7%53,1390.9%Communication Services
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
$17,644,283$1,035,109 ▲6.2%31,9950.9%Finance
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$17,161,913$1,240,097 ▲7.8%33,5600.9%Technology
General Dynamics Corporation stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$17,089,245$4,977,450 ▼-22.6%51,5000.9%Industrials
Duke Energy Corporation stock logo
DUK
Duke Energy
$16,547,069$1,710,150 ▼-9.4%145,1370.8%Utilities
Emerson Electric Co. stock logo
EMR
Emerson Electric
$16,347,540$5,242,380 ▼-24.3%105,4000.8%Industrials
Hubbell Inc stock logo
HUBB
Hubbell
$15,966,266$1,123,114 ▲7.6%35,1990.8%Industrials
Chevron Corporation stock logo
CVX
Chevron
$15,801,157$4,594,725 ▼-22.5%77,3770.8%Energy
FactSet Research Systems Inc. stock logo
FDS
FactSet Research Systems
$15,067,529$1,294,410 ▲9.4%55,8160.8%Finance
Meta Platforms, Inc. stock logo
META
Meta Platforms
$14,864,014$819,453 ▲5.8%20,4970.8%Communication Services
Motorola Solutions, Inc. stock logo
MSI
Motorola Solutions
$14,538,6220.0%32,6000.7%Technology
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$14,153,158$5,357,808 ▼-27.5%61,2850.7%Consumer Discretionary
Waste Management, Inc. stock logo
WM
Waste Management
$13,994,2140.0%68,6260.7%Industrials
Zoetis Inc. stock logo
ZTS
Zoetis
$13,184,532$1,191,509 ▲9.9%188,8090.7%Healthcare
Lowe's Companies, Inc. stock logo
LOW
Lowe's Companies
$13,124,765$2,211,480 ▼-14.4%71,2180.7%Consumer Discretionary
Intuit Inc. stock logo
INTU
Intuit
$12,263,857$7,806,178 ▲175.1%44,4810.6%Technology
Qualys, Inc. stock logo
QLYS
Qualys
$11,951,784$1,252,181 ▲11.7%63,8450.6%Technology
Ross Stores, Inc. stock logo
ROST
Ross Stores
$11,684,004$890,654 ▲8.3%50,0600.6%Consumer Discretionary
Deere & Company stock logo
DE
Deere & Company
$11,617,815$11,349,195 ▼-49.4%17,3000.6%Industrials
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
$10,830,070$636,326 ▲6.2%115,9040.5%Industrials
Medpace Holdings, Inc. stock logo
MEDP
Medpace
$9,960,040$687,846 ▲7.4%15,9570.5%Healthcare
The Sherwin-Williams Company stock logo
SHW
Sherwin-Williams
$9,883,334$653,005 ▲7.1%30,5730.5%Materials
Zebra Technologies Corporation stock logo
ZBRA
Zebra Technologies
$9,534,711$3,123,112 ▲48.7%25,5410.5%Technology
Frontdoor Inc. stock logo
FTDR
Frontdoor
$9,511,596$744,581 ▲8.5%130,0820.5%Consumer Discretionary
Paycom Software, Inc. stock logo
PAYC
Paycom Software
$9,159,147$535,854 ▲6.2%42,0820.5%Technology
National Research Corporation stock logo
NRC
National Research
$9,132,593$80,501 ▼-0.9%430,9860.5%Healthcare
Liquidity Services, Inc. stock logo
LQDT
Liquidity Services
$9,096,107$811,029 ▲9.8%212,3770.5%Industrials
Logitech International S.A. stock logo
LOGI
Logitech International
$7,836,521$561,403 ▲7.7%77,5970.4%Technology
Donaldson Company, Inc. stock logo
DCI
Donaldson
$7,777,894$662,810 ▲9.3%89,3600.4%Industrials
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. stock logo
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
$7,555,337$595,592 ▲8.6%52,7460.4%Finance
BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR stock logo
BHP
BHP Group
$7,460,745$20,641,573 ▼-73.5%87,9390.4%Materials
S&P Global Inc. stock logo
SPGI
S&P Global
$7,278,366$668,232 ▲10.1%18,4510.4%Finance
The Clorox Company stock logo
CLX
Clorox
$6,926,355$11,649,238 ▼-62.7%85,5000.4%Consumer Staples
Avery Dennison Corporation stock logo
AVY
Avery Dennison
$6,432,211$534,197 ▲9.1%37,6880.3%Materials
Gildan Activewear, Inc. stock logo
GIL
Gildan Activewear
$5,787,236$109,516 ▲1.9%135,7550.3%Consumer Discretionary
Lamar Advertising Company stock logo
LAMR
Lamar Advertising
$5,224,420$351,917 ▲7.2%36,2530.3%Real Estate
Toro Company (The) stock logo
TTC
Toro
$4,969,390$397,636 ▲8.7%51,5390.3%Industrials
VeriSign, Inc. stock logo
VRSN
VeriSign
$4,687,570$374,509 ▲8.7%16,6220.2%Technology
A. O. Smith Corporation stock logo
AOS
A. O. Smith
$4,565,350$268,490 ▲6.2%80,9890.2%Industrials
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. stock logo
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
$4,408,316$395,391 ▲9.9%8,9640.2%Industrials
Align Technology, Inc. stock logo
ALGN
Align Technology
$4,355,849$280,962 ▲6.9%29,9680.2%Healthcare
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. stock logo
MSM
MSC Industrial Direct
$4,327,849$460,610 ▲11.9%34,9810.2%Industrials
Evertec, Inc. stock logo
EVTC
Evertec
$4,190,186$132,190 ▲3.3%155,4800.2%Finance
Ubiquiti Inc. stock logo
UI
Ubiquiti
$4,128,781$162,314 ▲4.1%7,2750.2%Technology
Badger Meter, Inc. stock logo
BMI
Badger Meter
$4,010,973$1,739,937 ▲76.6%32,4670.2%Technology
Hexcel Corporation stock logo
HXL
Hexcel
$3,542,599$341,051 ▲10.7%42,2140.2%Industrials
JBT Marel Corp
$3,384,265$490,993 ▲17.0%32,0510.2%COM
Bio-Techne Corp stock logo
TECH
Bio-Techne
$2,717,987$11,160 ▼-0.4%37,5050.1%Healthcare
Dolby Laboratories stock logo
DLB
Dolby Laboratories
$2,511,007$168,787 ▲7.2%42,7260.1%Technology
Gaztransport & Technigaz
$2,039,750$66,230 ▲3.4%8,3770.1%COM
Installed Building Products, Inc. stock logo
IBP
Installed Building Products
$1,773,931$1,773,931 ▲New Holding9,2450.1%Consumer Discretionary
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF stock logo
IJH
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
$1,163,0000.0%16,1640.1%ETF
Coca-Cola Company (The) stock logo
KO
Coca-Cola
$1,090,375$258 ▲0.0%12,6670.1%Consumer Staples
MaxCyte, Inc. stock logo
MXCT
MaxCyte
$966,2890.0%862,7580.0%Healthcare
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock logo
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
$861,357$12,615 ▲1.5%1,2290.0%ETF

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