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W.W. Grainger

589 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.2B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 223 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

148% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 27

66% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $97.2M | Put options by funds: $58.6M

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $15.2B (+$2.46B)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 223 | Existing positions reduced: 195

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 555589 (+34)

1.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.92%74.96% (+1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1010 (0)

Holders
589
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+6.13%
% of All Funds
15.71%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
67
Increased
223
Reduced
195
Closed
27
Calls
$97.2M
Puts
$58.6M
Net Calls
+$38.6M
Net Calls Change
-$26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bessemer Group
26
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$118M -$34.5M -139,871 -23%
JWBC
27
John W. Bristol & Co
New York
$117M -$2.38M -9,631 -2%
Principal Financial Group
28
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$117M +$1.73M +7,031 +2%
BG
29
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$115M +$6.97M +28,255 +7%
Geode Capital Management
30
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$114M +$4.29M +17,372 +4%
DAC
31
Dividend Assets Capital
South Carolina
$101M +$12.7M +51,372 +15%
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$98.9M +$11.1M +45,032 +13%
T. Rowe Price Associates
33
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$98.7M -$293M -1,189,017 -75%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
34
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$98M +$348K +1,412 +0.4%
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$92.5M -$55K -223 -0.1%
RFC
36
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$84.6M +$6.52M +26,440 +9%
Capital World Investors
37
Capital World Investors
California
$84.1M -$48.1M -195,000 -37%
HTC
38
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$83M +$23M +93,331 +40%
PRO
39
Pensioenfonds Rail & OV
Netherlands
$82.6M +$1.05M +4,258 +1%
FPP
40
Findlay Park Partners
United Kingdom
$78.8M
BTW
41
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$78M +$417K +1,690 +0.6%
NC
42
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$77M +$1.76M +7,150 +2%
CRM
43
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$74.5M -$8.4M -34,069 -10%
William Blair & Company
44
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$69.8M +$2.24M +9,081 +3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
45
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$69.1M +$17.3M +69,993 +35%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$69M +$13.8M +56,116 +26%
UBS AM
47
UBS AM
Illinois
$63.9M +$3.01M +12,199 +5%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
48
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$63.4M +$36.5M +147,829 +147%
Legal & General Group
49
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$61.5M -$111K -450 -0.2%
CGI
50
CI Global Investments
California
$60.2M +$53M +215,000 +1,024%

GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

589 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $15.2B — up 19% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new GWW positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 223 added to existing stakes and 195 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Generation Investment Management, adding an estimated $141M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $391M.

  • 589 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q4 2014, up from 555 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $15.2B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 67 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q4 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q4 2014 was Generation Investment Management, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $391M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.