Polen Capital Management’s W.W. Grainger GWW Stock Holding History

Polen Capital Management’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
2015 Q4	–	Sell	-1,246	Closed	-$268K	–	27
2015 Q3	$268K	Sell	1,246 -602,577	-100%	-$135M	﹤0.01%	22
2015 Q2	$143M	Sell	603,823 -14,526	-2%	-$3.52M	2.77%	19
2015 Q1	$146M	Buy	618,349 +34,787	+6%	+$8.3M	2.84%	18
2014 Q4	$149M	Sell	583,562 -21,290	-4%	-$5.25M	3.06%	19
2014 Q3	$152M	Sell	604,852 -19,953	-3%	-$4.89M	3.42%	16
2014 Q2	$159M	Sell	624,805 -30,394	-5%	-$7.77M	3.47%	14
2014 Q1	$166M	Buy	655,199 +1,971	+0.3%	+$492K	3.58%	15
2013 Q4	$167M	Sell	653,228 -31,214	-5%	-$8.12M	3.69%	14
2013 Q3	$179M	Sell	684,442 -34,947	-5%	-$9.09M	4.12%	13
2013 Q2	$181M	Buy	+719,389	New	+$178M	4.31%	12

Other funds holding GWW

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

Massachusetts Financial Services Boston, Massachusetts $315B AUM 27.84% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of New York Mellon New York $609B AUM 40.19% 1-Year Est. Return

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

Longview Partners St Peter Port, Guernsey $6.16B AUM 3.55% 1-Year Est. Return

BIT

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

First Eagle Investment Management New York $60.8B AUM 26.63% 1-Year Est. Return

GIM

Generation Investment Management London, United Kingdom $10.3B AUM 4.84% 1-Year Est. Return

Wells Fargo San Francisco, California $617B AUM 30.33% 1-Year Est. Return

Franklin Resources San Mateo, California $462B AUM 39.16% 1-Year Est. Return

Polen Capital Management's GWW Position: Q4 2015 in Review

Polen Capital Management sold out of W.W. Grainger (GWW) in Q4 2015, closing a stake of 1,246 shares — an estimated $268K sold.

Polen Capital Management first reported a position in GWW in Q2 2013 and held it in 10 quarters. The position peaked at $181M in Q2 2013. 583 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold GWW as of Q4 2015.

Polen Capital Management reported no remaining W.W. Grainger position as of Q4 2015 after selling out during the quarter.
Polen Capital Management sold 1,246 W.W. Grainger shares in Q4 2015, an estimated $268K.
Polen Capital Management first reported a position in W.W. Grainger in Q2 2013 and held it in 10 quarters.
Polen Capital Management's W.W. Grainger position peaked at $181M in Q2 2013.
583 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held W.W. Grainger as of Q4 2015.

Based on Polen Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.