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Willis Investment Counsel
Diversified strategyMomentum followerQuality / disciplined sizing
Total reported value
$1.8B
Reporting period: 2026-03-31 · Number of holdings: 123
Willis Investment Counsel disclosed 123 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-03-31, with total reported value of $1.8B and a quarterly turnover rate of 23.4%.
Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 6.87
- Portfolio Stability
- 23.43
- Momentum/Contrarian
- 100
- Sector conviction
- 43.38
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 89.41
Recent moves
Add XOM
+0.2% $11.4M
Add LMT
-3.2% $9.6M
Add COP
+0.3% $9.9M
Trim UPS
-57.7% -$12.1M
Trim ACN
+0.5% -$13.4M
Trim MSFT
+0.3% -$12.7M
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 3.86% | -0.05% | -20.79% | |
| 2 | CSCO | Cisco Systems INC | Stock-Tech | 3.53% | — | +0.12% | |
| 3 | LMT | Lockheed Martin CORP | Stock-Industrials | 3.01% | +0.65% | -3.20% | |
| 4 | TXN | Texas Instruments INC | Stock-Tech | 2.83% | +0.45% | +0.28% | |
| 5 | CB | Chubb Limited | Stock-Financials | 2.74% | — | +0.24% | |
| 6 | PFE | Pfizer INC | Stock-Healthcare | 2.63% | +0.43% | +0.26% | |
| 7 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 2.29% | -0.54% | +0.32% | |
| 8 | PAYX | Paychex INC | Stock-Tech | 2.20% | +0.31% | +33.78% | |
| 9 | XOM | Exxon Mobil CORP | Stock-Energy | 2.13% | +0.70% | +0.16% | |
| 10 | ACN | Accenture plc | Stock-Tech | 2.11% | -0.58% | +0.53% | |
| 11 | MRK | Merck & Co. INC. | Stock-Healthcare | 2.06% | +0.35% | — | |
| 12 | HSY | Hershey Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 2.05% | +0.35% | +0.23% | |
| 13 | PEP | Pepsico INC | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.94% | +0.24% | +0.18% | |
| 14 | HD | Home Depot INC | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.93% | — | +0.22% | |
| 15 | CAT | Caterpillar INC | Stock-Industrials | 1.92% | -0.45% | -37.81% | |
| 16 | COP | Conocophillips | Stock-Energy | 1.86% | +0.62% | +0.26% | |
| 17 | MDT | Medtronic plc | Stock-Healthcare | 1.86% | -0.11% | -1.31% | |
| 18 | AFL | Aflac INC | Stock-Financials | 1.81% | — | +0.36% | |
| 19 | TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.69% | -0.06% | +0.82% | |
| 20 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/the | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.65% | — | -0.12% | |
| 21 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing | Stock-Tech | 1.65% | +0.51% | +73.32% | |
| 22 | DGX | Quest Diagnostics INC | Stock-Healthcare | 1.62% | +0.26% | — | |
| 23 | T | At&t INC | Stock-Comm Services | 1.61% | +0.31% | — | |
| 24 | SNY | Sanofi-adr | Stock-Healthcare | 1.59% | — | — | |
| 25 | GNRC | Generac Holdings INC | Stock-Industrials | 1.55% | +0.54% | +1.60% | |
| 26 | VZ | Verizon Communications INC | Stock-Comm Services | 1.53% | +0.37% | +1.82% | |
| 27 | AAPL | Apple INC | Stock-Tech | 1.51% | — | -0.41% | |
| 28 | ETN | Eaton Corporation plc | Stock-Industrials | 1.51% | +0.24% | — | |
| 29 | AEP | American Electric Power | Stock-Utilities | 1.46% | +0.25% | — | |
| 30 | MCD | Mcdonald's CORP | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.44% | — | — | |
| 31 | VLO | Valero Energy CORP | Stock-Energy | 1.41% | +0.53% | — | |
| 32 | SHEL | Shell Plc-adr | Stock-Energy | 1.41% | +0.36% | +0.29% | |
| 33 | DRI | Darden Restaurants INC | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.31% | — | — | |
| 34 | CLX | Clorox Company | Stock-Consumer Staples | 1.30% | +0.23% | +12.41% | |
| 35 | BHP | Bhp Group Ltd-spon Adr | Stock-Materials | 1.25% | -0.23% | -33.66% | |
| 36 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 1.25% | — | — | |
| 37 | GD | General Dynamics CORP | Stock-Industrials | 1.25% | — | — | |
| 38 | KEYS | Keysight Technologies In | Stock-Tech | 1.25% | +0.40% | +0.48% | |
| 39 | DUK | Duke Energy CORP | Stock-Utilities | 1.15% | — | — | |
| 40 | CVX | Chevron CORP | Stock-Energy | 1.13% | +0.34% | — | |
| 41 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | Stock-Healthcare | 1.12% | -0.17% | — | |
| 42 | MMM | 3m Co | Stock-Industrials | 1.08% | — | +0.32% | |
| 43 | LOW | Lowe's Cos INC | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.08% | — | — | |
| 44 | DE | Deere & Co | Stock-Industrials | 1.06% | +0.23% | — | |
| 45 | EMR | Emerson Electric Co | Stock-Industrials | 1.00% | — | — | |
| 46 | GWW | Ww Grainger INC | Stock-Industrials | 0.99% | — | +1.15% | |
| 47 | VBR | Vanguard Small-cap Value ETF | ETF-Other | 0.99% | — | +6.39% | |
| 48 | AXP | American Express Co | Stock-Financials | 0.95% | -0.13% | +0.98% | |
| 49 | LH | Labcorp Holdings INC | Stock-Healthcare | 0.94% | — | -0.78% | |
| 50 | ZTS | Zoetis INC | Stock-Healthcare | 0.90% | +0.22% | +34.30% |
1–50 of 123
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 123 | $1.8B | 23 | |
| 2025-12-31 | 130 | $1.9B | 13 | |
| 2025-09-30 | 127 | $1.8B | 27 | |
| 2025-06-30 | 118 | $1.7B | 0 | |
| 2025-03-31 | 117 | $1.5B | 100 | |
| 2024-12-31 | 116 | $1.5B | 0 | |
| 2024-09-30 | 113 | $1.5B | 0 | |
| 2024-06-30 | 107 | $1.4B | 0 | |
| 2024-03-31 | 107 | $1.5B | 0 | |
| 2023-12-31 | 113 | $1.4B | 0 | |
| 2023-09-30 | 109 | $1.3B | 0 | |
| 2023-06-30 | 110 | $1.5B | — | |
| 2023-03-31 | 110 | $1.5B | — | |
| 2022-12-31 | 113 | $1.6B | 0 | |
| 2022-09-30 | 111 | $1.4B | 0 | |
| 2022-06-30 | 115 | $1.6B | 0 | |
| 2022-03-31 | 116 | $1.9B | 0 | |
| 2021-12-31 | 109 | $1.9B | 0 | |
| 2021-09-30 | 110 | $1.8B | 0 | |
| 2021-06-30 | 114 | $1.7B | 100 | |
| 2021-03-31 | 116 | $1.6B | 24 | |
| 2020-12-31 | 106 | $1.5B | 41 | |
| 2020-09-30 | 106 | $1.1B | 25 | |
| 2020-06-30 | 108 | $1.3B | 53 | |
| 2020-03-31 | 109 | $1.2B | 40 | |
| 2019-12-31 | 96 | $1.5B | 16 | |
| 2019-09-30 | 101 | $1.5B | 21 | |
| 2019-06-30 | 106 | $1.5B | 91 | |
| 2019-03-31 | 117 | $1.5B | 63 | |
| 2018-12-31 | 120 | $1.3B | 18 | |
| 2018-09-30 | 112 | $1.5B | 21 | |
| 2018-06-30 | 115 | $1.4B | 18 | |
| 2018-03-31 | 112 | $1.3B | 28 | |
| 2017-12-31 | 120 | $1.4B | 11 | |
| 2017-09-30 | 122 | $1.4B | 14 | |
| 2017-06-30 | 119 | $1.3B | 32 | |
| 2017-03-31 | 124 | $1.3B | 66 | |
| 2016-12-31 | 128 | $1.3B | 15 | |
| 2016-09-30 | 125 | $1.2B | 20 | |
| 2016-06-30 | 125 | $1.2B | 16 | |
| 2016-03-31 | 126 | $1.1B | 16 | |
| 2015-12-31 | 131 | $1.1B | 21 | |
| 2015-09-30 | 131 | $1.0B | 20 | |
| 2015-06-30 | 129 | $1.1B | 18 | |
| 2015-03-31 | 124 | $1.1B | 17 | |
| 2014-12-31 | 128 | $1.1B | 33 | |
| 2014-09-30 | 120 | $950.7M | 19 | |
| 2014-06-30 | 111 | $1.0B | 19 | |
| 2014-03-31 | 110 | $986.8M | 83 | |
| 2013-12-31 | 115 | $2.2B | 97 | |
| 2013-09-30 | 114 | $875.8M | 0 | |
| 2013-06-30 | 114 | $875.8M | — |
Holding changes this quarter
Willis Investment Counsel's most significant position changes for 2026-03-31: Sold out: Walmart INC (WMT); Sold out: Kimberly-clark CORP (KMB); Sold out: Genuine Parts Co (GPC); Sold out: T Rowe Price Group INC (TROW); Sold out: Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA).
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XOM | Exxon Mobil CORP | +0.7% | +0.16% | Add |
| 2 | LMT | Lockheed Martin CORP | +0.7% | -3.20% | Trim |
| 3 | COP | Conocophillips | +0.6% | +0.26% | Add |
| 4 | GNRC | Generac Holdings INC | +0.5% | +1.60% | Add |
| 5 | VLO | Valero Energy CORP | +0.5% | — | Unchanged |
| 6 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing | +0.5% | +73.32% | Add |
| 7 | TXN | Texas Instruments INC | +0.5% | +0.28% | Add |
| 8 | PFE | Pfizer INC | +0.4% | +0.26% | Add |
| 9 | KEYS | Keysight Technologies In | +0.4% | +0.48% | Add |
| 10 | VZ | Verizon Communications INC | +0.4% | +1.82% | Add |
| 11 | SHEL | Shell Plc-adr | +0.4% | +0.29% | Add |
| 12 | HSY | Hershey Co/the | +0.4% | +0.23% | Add |
| 13 | MRK | Merck & Co. INC. | +0.4% | — | Unchanged |
| 14 | CVX | Chevron CORP | +0.3% | — | Unchanged |
| 15 | T | At&t INC | +0.3% | — | Unchanged |
| 16 | PAYX | Paychex INC | +0.3% | +33.78% | Add |
| 17 | DGX | Quest Diagnostics INC | +0.3% | — | Unchanged |
| 18 | AEP | American Electric Power | +0.3% | — | Unchanged |
| 19 | ETN | Eaton Corporation plc | +0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 20 | PEP | Pepsico INC | +0.2% | +0.18% | Add |
| 21 | DE | Deere & Co | +0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 22 | CLX | Clorox Company | +0.2% | +12.41% | Add |
| 23 | ZTS | Zoetis INC | +0.2% | +34.30% | Add |
| 24 | RSP | Invesco S&p 500 Equal Weight | +0.2% | +23.19% | Add |
| 25 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | -0.1% | -20.79% | Trim |
| 26 | TSCO | Tractor Supply Company | -0.1% | +0.82% | Add |
| 27 | MDT | Medtronic plc | -0.1% | -1.31% | Trim |
| 28 | AXP | American Express Co | -0.1% | +0.98% | Add |
| 29 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | -0.2% | — | Unchanged |
| 30 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | -0.2% | -22.31% | Trim |
| 31 | ROST | Ross Stores INC | -0.2% | -47.21% | Trim |
| 32 | BHP | Bhp Group Ltd-spon Adr | -0.2% | -33.66% | Trim |
| 33 | AMAT | Applied Materials INC | -0.3% | -57.29% | Trim |
| 34 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | -0.4% | -36.67% | Trim |
| 35 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | -0.4% | -29.38% | Trim |
| 36 | CAT | Caterpillar INC | -0.5% | -37.81% | Trim |
| 37 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | -0.5% | +0.32% | Add |
| 38 | ACN | Accenture plc | -0.6% | +0.53% | Add |
| 39 | UPS | United Parcel Service-cl B | -0.6% | -57.71% | Trim |
| 40 | WMT | Walmart INC | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 41 | KMB | Kimberly-clark CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 42 | GPC | Genuine Parts Co | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 43 | TROW | T Rowe Price Group INC | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 44 | RGA | Reinsurance Group Of America | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 45 | KVUE | Kenvue INC | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 46 | INTC | Intel CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 47 | TGT | Target CORP | — | EXIT | Sold out |
| 48 | SPGI | S&p Global INC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 49 | INTU | Intuit INC | — | NEW | New buy |
| 50 | ✓ | Csg Systems International In | — | EXIT | Sold out |
FAQ
What is Willis Investment Counsel and what type of investor is it?
Willis Investment Counsel is a investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-03-31), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $1.8B, spread across 123 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. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) — $70.7M (3.9%)
2. Cisco Systems INC (CSCO) — $64.7M (3.5%)
3. Lockheed Martin CORP (LMT) — $55.1M (3.0%)
4. Texas Instruments INC (TXN) — $51.8M (2.8%)
5. Chubb Limited (CB) — $50.1M (2.7%)
What changes did Willis Investment Counsel make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Willis Investment Counsel made 41 notable position adjustments: 2 new positions were initiated, 19 existing holdings were added to, 11 positions were partially reduced, and 9 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: Sold out: Walmart INC (WMT); Sold out: Kimberly-clark CORP (KMB); Sold out: Genuine Parts Co (GPC); Sold out: T Rowe Price Group INC (TROW); Sold out: Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA)
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: 22.2%
• Health Care: 18.8%
• Industrials: 17.4%
• Consumer Discretionary: 8.7%
• Financials: 8.5%
• Energy: 8.2%