W.W. Grainger
579 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 202 increasing their positions, 212 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12B → $11.5B (-$516M)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 202 | Existing positions reduced: 212
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 597 → 579 (-18)
6.76% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.15% → 82.4% (-6.8%)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 52
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $53.5M | Put options by funds: $74.3M
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 7 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$123M |
| 2 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$55.6M |
| 3 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$44.5M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$31.1M |
| 5 |
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
|
+$23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
-$688M |
| 2 |
CCM
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
|
-$111M |
| 3 |
GIM
Generation Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$105M |
| 4 |
CIP
Cornerstone Investment Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$80.9M |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$74.5M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
579 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $11.5B — down 4.3% from $12B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of GWW and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 212 trimmed existing stakes and 202 added.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $123M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $688M.
- 579 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q2 2016, down from 597 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $11.5B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q2 2016, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q2 2016 and 52 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q2 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $123M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $688M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.