W.W. Grainger
GWW
889 hedge funds and large institutions have $18B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 325 increasing their positions, 309 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
69% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 58
36% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 19 (+5)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.5B → $18B (+$1.55B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 860 → 889 (+29)
1.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.29% → 72.85% (+1.6%)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 325 | Existing positions reduced: 309
55% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $141M | Put options by funds: $317M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$286M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$191M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$85.7M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$65.6M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$61.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
-$160M |
| 2 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$146M |
| 3 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$72M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$57.7M |
| 5 |
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
|
-$40.7M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
889 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $18B — up 9.4% from $16.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new GWW positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 325 added to existing stakes and 309 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $286M. The largest seller was Longview Partners, cutting an estimated $160M.
- 889 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q3 2022, up from 860 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $18B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q3 2022, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 98 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q3 2022 and 58 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q3 2022 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $286M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q3 2022 was Longview Partners, an estimated $160M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.