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W.W. Grainger
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1,113 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.9B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 168 funds opening new positions, 293 increasing their positions, 468 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 168 | Existing positions closed: 67

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $908M | Put options by funds: $542M

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.7B → $29.9B (+$5.17B)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,026 → 1,113 (+87)

1.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.23% → 72.62% (+1.4%)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 16 (-2)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 293 | Existing positions reduced: 468

Holders
1,113
Holders Change
+87
Holders Change %
+8.48%
% of All Funds
16.23%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
168
Increased
293
Reduced
468
Closed
67
Calls
$908M
Puts
$542M
Net Calls
+$366M
Net Calls Change
+$364M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$578M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$476M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$155M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$58.8M
5
SC
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
+$51.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$266M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$67.5M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$59.4M
4
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$57.4M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$54.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity International
26
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$200M +$32.6M +42,395 +21%
ProShare Advisors
27
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$195M -$3.87M -5,022 -2%
CP
28
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$186M -$36.2M -46,970 -17%
HSBC Holdings
29
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$182M -$16.5M -21,375 -9%
EAM
30
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$173M -$21.8M -28,310 -12%
Neuberger Berman Group
31
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$155M -$5.74M -7,455 -4%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
32
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$144M -$20.1M -26,093 -13%
Ameriprise
33
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$143M +$8.56M +11,121 +7%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
34
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$140M – – –
Aberdeen Group
35
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$133M +$4.63M +6,016 +4%
Mackenzie Financial
36
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$130M -$12.6M -16,393 -9%
Swedbank
37
Swedbank
Sweden
$129M -$1.07M -1,388 -0.9%
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
$123M +$5.66M +7,348 +5%
Acadian Asset Management
39
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$122M -$27.8M -36,069 -20%
Swiss National Bank
40
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$117M -$3.54M -4,600 -3%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
41
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$108M -$3.68M -4,782 -4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
42
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$107M -$722K -938 -0.7%
Marshall Wace
43
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$104M -$14M -18,210 -13%
Envestnet Asset Management
44
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$103M -$6.62M -8,599 -6%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
45
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$102M -$1.72M -2,240 -2%
CS
46
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$99.6M +$10M +13,024 +12%
Citadel Advisors
47
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$97.1M +$58.8M +76,400 +187%
Nordea Investment Management
48
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$90.4M -$10.2M -13,259 -11%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
49
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$90.3M -$244K -317 -0.3%
UBS Group
50
UBS Group
Switzerland
$90.3M +$4.77M +6,197 +6%
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GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

1,113 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $29.9B — up 21% from $24.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 168 funds opened new GWW positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 101 holders — while 293 added to existing stakes and 468 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $578M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $266M.

  • 1,113 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q4 2023, up from 1,026 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $29.9B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q4 2023, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 168 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q4 2023 and 67 closed out, a net change of +101 holders.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q4 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $578M added.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q4 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $266M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.