W.W. Grainger
621 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 212 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
46% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 57
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 603 → 621 (+18)
1.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.93% → 80.36% (+1.4%)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.9B → $11B (+$57.4M)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 212
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 5 (-2)
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $223M | Put options by funds: $361M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$789M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$155M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$74M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$59.3M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$50.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$312M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$276M |
| 3 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$99.3M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$39.7M |
| 5 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
-$38.8M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
621 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $11B — up 0.53% from $10.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new GWW positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 212 added to existing stakes and 212 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $789M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $312M.
- 621 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q1 2017, up from 603 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $11B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q1 2017, up 0.53% quarter-over-quarter.
- 83 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q1 2017 and 57 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $789M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $312M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.