William Blair & Company
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William Blair & Company’s W.W. Grainger GWW Stock Holding History

William Blair & Company’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
2026
Q1 		$59.4M Buy
54,418
+532
+1% +$581K 0.17% 127
2025
Q4 		$54.4M Sell
53,886
-3,518
-6% -$3.41M 0.15% 134
2025
Q3 		$54.7M Buy
57,404
+1,122
+2% +$1.13M 0.15% 136
2025
Q2 		$58.5M Buy
56,282
+1,822
+3% +$1.89M 0.16% 127
2025
Q1 		$53.8M Sell
54,460
-14
-0% -$14.5K 0.16% 133
2024
Q4 		$57.4M Sell
54,474
-322
-0.6% -$363K 0.17% 121
2024
Q3 		$56.9M Sell
54,796
-2,100
-4% -$2.03M 0.17% 119
2024
Q2 		$51.3M Sell
56,896
-204
-0.4% -$192K 0.16% 125
2024
Q1 		$58.1M Sell
57,100
-2,070
-3% -$1.93M 0.18% 119
2023
Q4 		$49M Sell
59,170
-300
-0.5% -$231K 0.17% 124
2023
Q3 		$41.1M Buy
59,470
+1,303
+2% +$942K 0.16% 128
2023
Q2 		$45.9M Sell
58,167
-2,237
-4% -$1.54M 0.17% 124
2023
Q1 		$41.6M Sell
60,404
-2,016
-3% -$1.29M 0.17% 127
2022
Q4 		$34.7M Sell
62,420
-1,697
-3% -$958K 0.15% 135
2022
Q3 		$31.4M Sell
64,117
-844
-1% -$444K 0.14% 138
2022
Q2 		$29.5M Sell
64,961
-6,893
-10% -$3.35M 0.13% 152
2022
Q1 		$37.1M Sell
71,854
-4,669
-6% -$2.3M 0.13% 160
2021
Q4 		$39.7M Buy
76,523
+581
+0.8% +$274K 0.12% 156
2021
Q3 		$29.9M Sell
75,942
-784
-1% -$340K 0.1% 178
2021
Q2 		$33.6M Buy
76,726
+304
+0.4% +$134K 0.12% 167
2021
Q1 		$30.6M Sell
76,422
-10,885
-12% -$4.21M 0.12% 168
2020
Q4 		$35.7M Buy
87,307
+2,593
+3% +$1.02M 0.13% 157
2020
Q3 		$30.2M Buy
84,714
+1,370
+2% +$472K 0.13% 152
2020
Q2 		$26.2M Buy
83,344
+2,764
+3% +$799K 0.12% 150
2020
Q1 		$20M Buy
80,580
+3,171
+4% +$938K 0.13% 156
2019
Q4 		$26.2M Buy
77,409
+2,006
+3% +$637K 0.13% 159
2019
Q3 		$22.4M Sell
75,403
-1,385
-2% -$385K 0.13% 164
2019
Q2 		$20.6M Buy
76,788
+8,052
+12% +$2.26M 0.12% 170
2019
Q1 		$20.7M Sell
68,736
-2,792
-4% -$830K 0.13% 165
2018
Q4 		$20.2M Sell
71,528
-5,307
-7% -$1.58M 0.15% 147
2018
Q3 		$27.5M Sell
76,835
-3,440
-4% -$1.18M 0.17% 136
2018
Q2 		$24.8M Sell
80,275
-498
-0.6% -$149K 0.17% 130
2018
Q1 		$22.8M Sell
80,773
-3,603
-4% -$943K 0.16% 131
2017
Q4 		$19.9M Sell
84,376
-9,214
-10% -$1.91M 0.14% 159
2017
Q3 		$16.8M Sell
93,590
-89,347
-49% -$15.1M 0.13% 175
2017
Q2 		$33M Sell
182,937
-113,678
-38% -$21.5M 0.25% 105
2017
Q1 		$69.4M Sell
296,615
-11,994
-4% -$2.95M 0.56% 45
2016
Q4 		$71.7M Sell
308,609
-955
-0.3% -$213K 0.64% 38
2016
Q3 		$69.6M Buy
309,564
+34,953
+13% +$7.85M 0.62% 42
2016
Q2 		$62.4M Buy
274,611
+124
+0% +$28.3K 0.58% 48
2016
Q1 		$64.1M Buy
274,487
+23,017
+9% +$4.82M 0.6% 44
2015
Q4 		$50.9M Sell
251,470
-13,018
-5% -$2.67M 0.48% 66
2015
Q3 		$56.9M Sell
264,488
-2,581
-1% -$580K 0.49% 49
2015
Q2 		$63.2M Sell
267,069
-4,828
-2% -$1.17M 0.09% 291
2015
Q1 		$64.1M Sell
271,897
-1,906
-0.7% -$455K 0.1% 270
2014
Q4 		$69.8M Buy
273,803
+9,081
+3% +$2.24M 0.11% 248
2014
Q3 		$66.6M Buy
264,722
+1,439
+0.5% +$353K 0.11% 253
2014
Q2 		$66.9M Buy
263,283
+6,204
+2% +$1.59M 0.11% 258
2014
Q1 		$65M Buy
257,079
+15,190
+6% +$3.79M 0.11% 264
2013
Q4 		$61.8M Sell
241,889
-22,726
-9% -$5.91M 0.1% 297
2013
Q3 		$69.3M Sell
264,615
-7,551
-3% -$1.96M 0.12% 252
2013
Q2 		$68.6M Buy
+272,166
New +$67.4M 0.14% 229

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BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $535B AUM 26.23% 1-Year Est. Return
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo San Francisco, California $530B AUM 22.01% 1-Year Est. Return
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $865B AUM 30.76% 1-Year Est. Return
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments New York $115B AUM 24.78% 1-Year Est. Return
Parnassus Investments
Parnassus Investments San Francisco, California $37.4B AUM 35.42% 1-Year Est. Return

William Blair & Company's GWW Position: Q1 2026 in Review

William Blair & Company increased its W.W. Grainger (GWW) stake by 0.99% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $581K and bringing the position to 54,418 shares worth $59.4M. The position accounts for 0.17% of the portfolio, ranked #127.

William Blair & Company first reported a position in GWW in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $71.7M in Q4 2016. 1,266 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold GWW as of Q1 2026.

  • William Blair & Company held 54,418 shares of W.W. Grainger worth $59.4M as of Q1 2026.
  • William Blair & Company bought 532 W.W. Grainger shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $581K.
  • W.W. Grainger made up 0.17% of William Blair & Company's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #127 holding.
  • William Blair & Company first reported a position in W.W. Grainger in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
  • William Blair & Company's W.W. Grainger position peaked at $71.7M in Q4 2016.
  • 1,266 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held W.W. Grainger as of Q1 2026.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 8 May 2026.