W.W. Grainger
644 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.8B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 191 increasing their positions, 263 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
19% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $199M | Put options by funds: $168M
2.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.4% → 72.91% (-2.5%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 678 → 644 (-34)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.6B → $10.8B (-$1.78B)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 191 | Existing positions reduced: 263
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 76
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$340M |
| 2 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
+$198M |
| 3 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$183M |
| 4 |
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$95M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$70M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$201M |
| 2 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$148M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$146M |
| 4 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$117M |
| 5 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$59.2M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
644 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $10.8B — down 14% from $12.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of GWW and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 263 trimmed existing stakes and 191 added.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $340M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $201M.
- 644 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q2 2019, down from 678 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $10.8B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q2 2019, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q2 2019 and 76 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $340M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q2 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $201M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.