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W.W. Grainger
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1,184 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.5B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 149 funds opening new positions, 374 increasing their positions, 455 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 149 | Existing positions closed: 62

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.39B | Put options by funds: $877M

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 22 (+6)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.9B → $35.5B (+$5.61B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,113 → 1,184 (+71)

1.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.62% → 71.04% (-1.6%)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 374 | Existing positions reduced: 455

Holders
1,184
Holders Change
+71
Holders Change %
+6.38%
% of All Funds
17.06%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.5%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
149
Increased
374
Reduced
455
Closed
62
Calls
$1.39B
Puts
$877M
Net Calls
+$508M
Net Calls Change
+$142M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$268M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$221M
3
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
+$158M
4
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
+$65.7M
5
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
+$45.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$639M
2
Swedbank
Swedbank
Sweden
-$129M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$95M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$94.8M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$91.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity International
26
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$257M +$10.6M +11,370 +5%
HSBC Holdings
27
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$245M +$20.7M +22,228 +10%
ProShare Advisors
28
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$204M -$32M -34,287 -15%
Neuberger Berman Group
29
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$182M -$7.29M -7,817 -4%
EAM
30
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$176M -$32.4M -34,770 -17%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
31
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$171M – – –
Aberdeen Group
32
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$168M +$4.46M +4,786 +3%
CP
33
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$166M -$57.1M -61,263 -27%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
34
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$161M -$15.1M -16,164 -9%
Mackenzie Financial
35
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$136M -$20.7M -22,255 -14%
Swiss National Bank
36
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$136M -$6.43M -6,900 -5%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
37
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$132M -$1.48M -1,589 -1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
38
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$129M -$2.01M -2,161 -2%
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$127M +$14.7M +15,739 +14%
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$127M +$243K +261 +0.2%
Barclays
41
Barclays
United Kingdom
$126M -$23.6M -25,289 -17%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
42
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$124M -$811K -870 -0.7%
Ameriprise
43
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$123M -$48M -51,482 -30%
CS
44
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$109M -$11.9M -12,795 -11%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
45
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$109M +$11.4M +12,234 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$109M +$9.63M +10,333 +11%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
47
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$108M -$2.76M -2,958 -3%
RPI
48
Railway Pension Investments
United Kingdom
$101M +$466K +500 +0.5%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$98.2M +$5.95M +6,388 +7%
RhumbLine Advisers
50
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$97M -$22.4K -24 -0%
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GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

1,184 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $35.5B — up 19% from $29.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 149 funds opened new GWW positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 87 holders — while 374 added to existing stakes and 455 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $268M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $639M.

  • 1,184 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q1 2024, up from 1,113 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $35.5B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q1 2024, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 149 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q1 2024 and 62 closed out, a net change of +87 holders.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q1 2024 was Bank of America, an estimated $268M added.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $639M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.