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Willis Investment Counsel SEC 13F Holdings (Q3 2026) — Top Position: CISCO SYSTEMS INC
Willis Investment CounselCIK: 0001310929
Diversified strategyMomentum followerQuality / disciplined sizing
Total reported value
$2.0B
Reporting period: 2026-09-30 · Number of holdings: 128
Willis Investment Counsel disclosed 128 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-09-30, with total reported value of $2.0B and a quarterly turnover rate of 20.7%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 6.47
- Portfolio Stability
- 20.67
- Momentum
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 54.81
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 89.61
Willis Investment Counsel's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.016 — mathematically equivalent to about 62 equally-sized positions, well below its 128 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes are fairly uniform across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 1.04), suggesting a disciplined, rules-based approach to how much capital goes into each idea.
No strong tilt toward either adding to existing winners or initiating outsized new positions was observed in the latest reported quarter.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govTrim CAT
-44.3% -$33.5M
Add MSFT
+2.5% $18.5M
Trim CSCO
-17.4% -$25.2M
Trim BHP
-73.5% -$20.1M
Add ACN
-3.3% $14.1M
Trim CLX
-62.7% -$15.0M
Holdings Map
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Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | Stock-Tech | 3.99% | -0.96% | -17.36% | |
| 2 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 3.51% | -0.24% | -15.74% | |
| 3 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 3.23% | +1.09% | +2.54% | |
| 4 | TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | Stock-Tech | 2.91% | -0.46% | -13.78% | |
| 5 | PAYX | Paychex Inc | Stock-Tech | 2.42% | +0.23% | +3.51% | |
| 6 | CB | Chubb Limited | Stock-Financials | 2.42% | -0.23% | -10.09% | |
| 7 | ACN | Accenture plc | Stock-Tech | 2.40% | +0.82% | -3.25% | |
| 8 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 2.30% | +0.21% | -12.75% | |
| 9 | FTNT | Fortinet Inc | Stock-Tech | 2.26% | +0.57% | +7.93% | |
| 10 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 2.11% | +0.50% | +3.28% | ||
| 11 | LMT | Lockheed Martin CORP | Stock-Industrials | 2.09% | -0.25% | -15.93% | |
| 12 | KEYS | Keysight Technologies In | Stock-Tech | 1.88% | +0.29% | +6.80% | |
| 13 | MDT | Medtronic plc | Stock-Healthcare | 1.86% | +0.31% | +2.25% | |
| 14 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing | Stock-Tech | 1.79% | +0.21% | -7.63% | |
| 15 | MRK | Merck & Co. Inc. | Stock-Healthcare | 1.76% | -0.16% | -23.88% | |
| 16 | AFL | Aflac Inc | Stock-Financials | 1.74% | -0.07% | -5.78% | |
| 17 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | Stock-Healthcare | 1.73% | +0.24% | — | |
| 18 | HD | Home Depot Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.67% | -0.23% | +2.27% | |
| 19 | COP | Conocophillips | Stock-Energy | 1.62% | +0.26% | -6.87% | |
| 20 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.49% | -0.04% | -20.67% | |
| 21 | ETN | Eaton Corporation plc | Stock-Industrials | 1.48% | -0.08% | -11.82% | |
| 22 | SHEL | Shell Plc-adr | Stock-Energy | 1.45% | +0.37% | +2.77% | |
| 23 | ADBE | Adobe Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.40% | +0.39% | +10.71% | |
| 24 | DGX | Quest Diagnostics Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 1.39% | -0.14% | -22.64% | |
| 25 | GWW | Ww Grainger Inc | Stock-Industrials | 1.38% | +0.08% | +8.58% | |
| 26 | HSY | Hershey Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.31% | -0.29% | -14.29% | |
| 27 | VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | Stock-Comm Services | 1.30% | +0.17% | — | |
| 28 | PEP | Pepsico Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.28% | -0.27% | -17.18% | |
| 29 | SNY | Sanofi-adr | Stock-Healthcare | 1.26% | +0.04% | — | |
| 30 | MMM | 3m Co | Stock-Industrials | 1.26% | +0.13% | +2.87% | |
| 31 | GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc | Stock-Industrials | 1.26% | -0.33% | +4.83% | |
| 32 | LH | Labcorp Holdings Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 1.25% | +0.24% | +6.27% | |
| 33 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | Stock-Industrials | 1.25% | -1.52% | -44.27% | |
| 34 | AEP | American Electric Power | Stock-Utilities | 1.22% | -0.10% | — | |
| 35 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.21% | -0.25% | -21.49% | |
| 36 | TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.16% | +0.02% | -4.13% | |
| 37 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | Stock-Healthcare | 1.13% | +0.10% | +6.97% | |
| 38 | AXP | American Express Co | Stock-Financials | 1.11% | +0.02% | +6.49% | |
| 39 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 1.04% | +0.24% | +7.16% | |
| 40 | RSP | Invesco S&p 500 Equal Weight | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 1.00% | +0.06% | +2.14% | |
| 41 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 0.99% | -0.22% | -24.17% | |
| 42 | T | At&t Inc | Stock-Comm Services | 0.98% | -0.02% | -21.70% | |
| 43 | VLO | Valero Energy CORP | Stock-Energy | 0.96% | -0.33% | -53.02% | |
| 44 | DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 0.96% | -0.24% | -20.42% | |
| 45 | WAT | Waters CORP | Stock-Healthcare | 0.93% | +0.23% | +5.80% | |
| 46 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 0.93% | +0.08% | +6.71% | |
| 47 | MA | Mastercard Inc - A | Stock-Financials | 0.90% | +0.16% | +6.23% | |
| 48 | AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.87% | -0.20% | +7.79% | |
| 49 | GD | General Dynamics CORP | Stock-Industrials | 0.87% | -0.25% | -22.56% | |
| 50 | DUK | Duke Energy CORP | Stock-Utilities | 0.84% | -0.13% | -9.37% |
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Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q4 2026
+2.8%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+21.4%
- Stdev
- +10.8%
- Beta
- +0.63
- Alpha
- +1.7%
- Max Drawdown
- -8%
- Annualized Perf
- +16.2%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +33.3%
- Sortino
- +2.57
- Stutzer
- +0.41
- Treynor
- +0.25
- Sterling
- +1.02
- Calmar
- +2.03
- Information Ratio
- -0.75
- Tracking Error
- +8.8%
- Stdev Down
- +6.1%
- Winning Months %
- +72.2%
- Losing Months %
- +27.8%
- Best 12 Months
- +22.7%
- Worst 12 Months
- +1.6%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.55
- Sharpe
- +1.46
- Stdev Sectors
- +9.1%
- Skewness
- -0.59
- Kurtosis
- -0.38
- Upside Potential
- +4.09
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q3 | 128 | $2.0B | 21 | ||
| 2026 Q2 | 125 | $2.1B | 0 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 123 | $1.8B | 23 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 130 | $1.9B | 13 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 127 | $1.8B | 27 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 118 | $1.7B | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 117 | $1.5B | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 116 | $1.5B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 113 | $1.5B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 107 | $1.4B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 107 | $1.5B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 113 | $1.4B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 109 | $1.3B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 110 | $1.5B | — | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 110 | $1.5B | — | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 113 | $1.6B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 111 | $1.4B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 115 | $1.6B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 116 | $1.9B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 109 | $1.9B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 110 | $1.8B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 114 | $1.7B | 100 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 116 | $1.6B | 24 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 106 | $1.5B | 41 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 106 | $1.1B | 25 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 108 | $1.3B | 53 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 109 | $1.2B | 40 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 96 | $1.5B | 16 | ||
| 2019 Q3 | 101 | $1.5B | 21 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 106 | $1.5B | 91 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 117 | $1.5B | 63 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 120 | $1.3B | 18 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 112 | $1.5B | 21 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 115 | $1.4B | 18 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 112 | $1.3B | 28 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 120 | $1.4B | 11 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 122 | $1.4B | 14 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 119 | $1.3B | 32 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 124 | $1.3B | 66 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 128 | $1.3B | 15 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 125 | $1.2B | 20 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 125 | $1.2B | 16 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 126 | $1.1B | 16 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 131 | $1.1B | 21 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 131 | $1.0B | 20 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 129 | $1.1B | 18 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 124 | $1.1B | 17 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 128 | $1.1B | 33 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 120 | $950.7M | 19 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 111 | $1.0B | 19 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 110 | $986.8M | 83 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 115 | $2.2B | 97 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 114 | $875.8M | 0 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 114 | $875.8M | — |
Holding changes this quarter
Willis Investment Counsel's most significant position changes for 2026-09-30: New buy: Installed Building Products (IBP); Sold out: Qxo Inc (QXO); New buy: United Community Banks/ga (UCB); New buy: ; New buy: Vanguard Ultra Short Bond Et (VUSB).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | +1.1% | +2.54% | Add |
| 2 | ACN | Accenture plc | +0.8% | -3.25% | Trim |
| 3 | FTNT | Fortinet Inc | +0.6% | +7.93% | Add |
| 4 | ✓ | +0.5% | +3.28% | Add | |
| 5 | INTU | Intuit Inc | +0.4% | +175.12% | Add |
| 6 | ADBE | Adobe Inc | +0.4% | +10.71% | Add |
| 7 | SHEL | Shell Plc-adr | +0.4% | +2.77% | Add |
| 8 | MDT | Medtronic plc | +0.3% | +2.25% | Add |
| 9 | KEYS | Keysight Technologies In | +0.3% | +6.80% | Add |
| 10 | ZBRA | Zebra Technologies Corp-cl A | +0.3% | +48.71% | Add |
| 11 | COP | Conocophillips | +0.3% | -6.87% | Trim |
| 12 | QLYS | Qualys Inc | +0.2% | +11.70% | Add |
| 13 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | +0.2% | +7.16% | Add |
| 14 | LH | Labcorp Holdings Inc | +0.2% | +6.27% | Add |
| 15 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | +0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 16 | PAYC | Paycom Software Inc | +0.2% | +6.21% | Add |
| 17 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | +0.2% | +5.83% | Add |
| 18 | WAT | Waters CORP | +0.2% | +5.80% | Add |
| 19 | PAYX | Paychex Inc | +0.2% | +3.51% | Add |
| 20 | FDS | Factset Research Systems Inc | +0.2% | +9.40% | Add |
| 21 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing | +0.2% | -7.63% | Trim |
| 22 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | +0.2% | -12.75% | Trim |
| 23 | VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | +0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 24 | MA | Mastercard Inc - A | +0.2% | +6.23% | Add |
| 25 | MEDP | Medpace Holdings Inc | +0.1% | +7.42% | Add |
| 26 | MMM | 3m Co | +0.1% | +2.87% | Add |
| 27 | ROST | Ross Stores Inc | +0.1% | +8.25% | Add |
| 28 | LQDT | Liquidity Services Inc | +0.1% | +9.79% | Add |
| 29 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | +0.1% | +6.97% | Add |
| 30 | IBP | Installed Building Products | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 31 | MSI | Motorola Solutions Inc | +0.1% | — | Unchanged |
| 32 | LOGI | Logitech International S.A. | +0.1% | +7.72% | Add |
| 33 | ZTS | Zoetis Inc | +0.1% | +9.94% | Add |
| 34 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | +0.1% | +6.71% | Add |
| 35 | GWW | Ww Grainger Inc | +0.1% | +8.58% | Add |
| 36 | BMI | Badger Meter Inc | +0.1% | +76.61% | Add |
| 37 | JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates Inc | +0.1% | +8.56% | Add |
| 38 | VRSN | Verisign Inc | +0.1% | +8.68% | Add |
| 39 | AVY | Avery Dennison CORP | +0.1% | +9.06% | Add |
| 40 | RSP | Invesco S&p 500 Equal Weight | +0.1% | +2.14% | Add |
| 41 | SNY | Sanofi-adr | 0% | — | Unchanged |
| 42 | MSM | Msc Industrial Direct Co-a | 0% | +11.91% | Add |
| 43 | SPGI | S&p Global Inc | 0% | +10.11% | Add |
| 44 | DCI | Donaldson Co Inc | 0% | +9.32% | Add |
| 45 | FTDR | Frontdoor Inc | 0% | +8.49% | Add |
| 46 | DLB | Dolby Laboratories Inc-cl A | 0% | +7.21% | Add |
| 47 | UI | Ubiquiti Inc | 0% | +4.09% | Add |
| 48 | TTC | Toro Co | 0% | +8.70% | Add |
| 49 | SHW | Sherwin-williams Co/the | 0% | +7.07% | Add |
| 50 | TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | 0% | -4.13% | Trim |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Willis Investment Counsel and what type of investor is it?
Willis Investment Counsel is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-09-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $2.0B, spread across 128 disclosed positions.
What are Willis Investment Counsel's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Willis Investment Counsel's top holdings by market value are:
1. Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) — $78.6M (4.0%)
2. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) — $69.0M (3.5%)
3. Microsoft CORP (MSFT) — $63.7M (3.2%)
4. Texas Instruments Inc (TXN) — $57.2M (2.9%)
5. Paychex Inc (PAYX) — $47.7M (2.4%)
What changes did Willis Investment Counsel make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Willis Investment Counsel made 108 notable position adjustments: 7 new positions were initiated, 59 existing holdings were added to, 38 positions were partially reduced, and 4 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: Installed Building Products (IBP); Sold out: Qxo Inc (QXO); New buy: United Community Banks/ga (UCB); New buy: ; New buy: Vanguard Ultra Short Bond Et (VUSB)
What sectors does Willis Investment Counsel focus on?
Willis Investment Counsel is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 31.6%
• Health Care: 19.6%
• Industrials: 15.6%
• Financials: 8.7%
• Consumer Discretionary: 7.3%
• Energy: 5.1%
* This report is exclusively curated by the AlphaSMO team. AlphaSMO is the web's most authoritative 13F / Inside Trader database, delivering precise insider trading and institutional holdings insights.
Investment Profile
Willis Investment Counsel returned an annualized 16.2% over the trailing 36 months — outperforming the S&P 500 by 1.7 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 0.63 (less volatile than the market) and a 33% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is broadly diversified and moderately active, with 31.6% of the portfolio concentrated in Information Technology.
It has added to its FTNT position over the past two quarters (+$28.5M, now $44.5M), while trimming CLX over the same stretch (-$16.9M, still holding $6.9M).
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