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953 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.2B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 134 funds opening new positions, 339 increasing their positions, 326 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

153% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 134 | Existing positions closed: 53

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18B → $20.2B (+$2.16B)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 889 → 953 (+64)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 339 | Existing positions reduced: 326

0.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.85% → 72.63% (-0.22%)

21% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 15 (-4)

63% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $70.8M | Put options by funds: $191M

Holders
953
Holders Change
+64
Holders Change %
+7.2%
% of All Funds
15.32%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.05%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
134
Increased
339
Reduced
326
Closed
53
Calls
$70.8M
Puts
$191M
Net Calls
-$120M
Net Calls Change
+$55.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$123M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$112M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$73.7M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
+$73.1M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$54.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LP
Longview Partners
Guernsey
-$435M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$119M
3
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
-$92.6M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$37.5M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$36.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
V
326
Veritable
Delaware
$2.36M +$15.8K +28 +0.7%
Fifth Third Bancorp
327
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2.31M +$23.1K +41 +1%
BCIM
328
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$2.25M -$283K -501 -11%
CG
329
Castellan Group
Kentucky
$2.24M -$36.7K -65 -2%
ADMI
330
Albert D. Mason Inc
Massachusetts
$2.24M +$10.2K +18 +0.4%
HBT
331
Hills Bank & Trust
Iowa
$2.2M +$9.59K +17 +0.4%
MCM
332
Moore Capital Management
New York
$2.18M +$2.21M +3,918 New
National Bank of Canada
333
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$2.17M +$258K +457 +13%
SI
334
Scout Investments
Missouri
$2.17M -$3.82M -6,777 -63%
GIP
335
Granite Investment Partners
California
$2.17M – – –
SAM
336
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$2.14M +$65.5K +116 +3%
BMCM
337
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.12M -$24.3K -43 -1%
CIBC World Market
338
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.1M +$1.36M +2,401 +175%
OC
339
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.09M +$593K +1,050 +39%
DWA
340
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$2.09M +$2.12M +3,750 New
KNW
341
Kesler Norman & Wride
Utah
$2.09M +$667K +1,182 +46%
CPA
342
Capital Planning Advisors
California
$2.08M +$581K +1,030 +38%
PRC
343
Pearl River Capital
Michigan
$2.07M +$1.21M +2,142 +136%
SMDAM
344
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$2.06M +$220K +389 +12%
SPIA
345
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2.06M -$42.3K -75 -2%
VC
346
Veracity Capital
Georgia
$2.05M +$44.6K +79 +2%
NSIM
347
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$2.04M -$3.95K -7 -0.2%
Daiwa Securities Group
348
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$2.02M +$104K +185 +5%
WG
349
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$2.02M -$1.15M -2,030 -36%
Citadel Advisors
350
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.02M -$18.3M -32,386 -90%
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GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

953 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $20.2B — up 12% from $18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 134 funds opened new GWW positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 81 holders — while 339 added to existing stakes and 326 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $123M. The largest seller was Longview Partners, cutting an estimated $435M.

  • 953 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q4 2022, up from 889 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $20.2B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q4 2022, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 134 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q4 2022 and 53 closed out, a net change of +81 holders.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $123M added.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q4 2022 was Longview Partners, an estimated $435M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.