Capital World Investors’s W.W. Grainger GWW Stock Holding History

Capital World Investors’s Portfolio GWW Stock Details GWW Fund Activity

Bought

Maintained

Sold

Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2016 Q1	–	Sell	-730,710	Closed	-$148M	–	501
2015 Q4	$148M	Buy	730,710 +469	+0.1%	+$96.4K	0.04%	255
2015 Q3	$157M	Buy	730,241 +400,241	+121%	+$89.9M	0.05%	250
2015 Q2	$78.1M	Hold	330,000	–	–	0.02%	324
2015 Q1	$77.8M	Hold	330,000	–	–	0.02%	321
2014 Q4	$84.1M	Sell	330,000 -195,000	-37%	-$48.1M	0.02%	317
2014 Q3	$132M	Sell	525,000 -579,500	-52%	-$142M	0.04%	279
2014 Q2	$281M	Sell	1,104,500 -40,000	-3%	-$10.2M	0.08%	205
2014 Q1	$289M	Sell	1,144,500 -50,000	-4%	-$12.5M	0.08%	203
2013 Q4	$305M	Hold	1,194,500	–	–	0.09%	198
2013 Q3	$313M	Buy	1,194,500 +19,000	+2%	+$4.94M	0.09%	197
2013 Q2	$296M	Buy	+1,175,500	New	+$291M	0.1%	195

Other funds holding GWW

Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of New York Mellon New York $544B AUM 28.31% 1-Year Est. Return

Massachusetts Financial Services Boston, Massachusetts $298B AUM 21.96% 1-Year Est. Return

Longview Partners St Peter Port, Guernsey $7.06B AUM 3.43% 1-Year Est. Return

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return

First Eagle Investment Management New York $59B AUM 32.99% 1-Year Est. Return

BIT

BlackRock Institutional Trust San Francisco, California $675B AUM 16.07% 1-Year Est. Return

Wells Fargo San Francisco, California $530B AUM 22.01% 1-Year Est. Return

Franklin Resources San Mateo, California $408B AUM 30.18% 1-Year Est. Return

Neuberger Berman Group New York $131B AUM 28.36% 1-Year Est. Return

Capital World Investors's GWW Position: Q1 2016 in Review

Capital World Investors sold out of W.W. Grainger (GWW) in Q1 2016, closing a stake of 730,710 shares — an estimated $148M sold.

Capital World Investors first reported a position in GWW in Q2 2013 and held it in 11 quarters. The position peaked at $313M in Q3 2013. 597 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold GWW as of Q1 2016.

Capital World Investors reported no remaining W.W. Grainger position as of Q1 2016 after selling out during the quarter.
Capital World Investors sold 730,710 W.W. Grainger shares in Q1 2016, an estimated $148M.
Capital World Investors first reported a position in W.W. Grainger in Q2 2013 and held it in 11 quarters.
Capital World Investors's W.W. Grainger position peaked at $313M in Q3 2013.
597 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held W.W. Grainger as of Q1 2016.

Based on Capital World Investors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.