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W.W. Grainger
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1,145 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.8B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 405 increasing their positions, 440 reducing their positions, and 105 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $945M | Put options by funds: $651M

0.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.04% → 71.86% (+0.83%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 405 | Existing positions reduced: 440

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,184 → 1,145 (-39)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.5B → $31.8B (-$3.66B)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 105

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 11 (-11)

Holders
1,145
Holders Change
-39
Holders Change %
-3.29%
% of All Funds
16.54%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
85
Increased
405
Reduced
440
Closed
105
Calls
$945M
Puts
$651M
Net Calls
+$294M
Net Calls Change
-$214M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$293M
2
Swedbank
Swedbank
Sweden
+$148M
3
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$86M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$61.1M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$57.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$165M
2
AM
AGF Management
Ontario, Canada
-$76.6M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$56.4M
4
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
-$55.2M
5
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$52.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity International
26
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$234M +$6.78M +7,205 +3%
HSBC Holdings
27
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$219M +$1.74M +1,849 +0.8%
Los Angeles Capital Management
28
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$206M -$45.6M -48,523 -18%
ProShare Advisors
29
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$172M -$9.2M -9,781 -5%
Neuberger Berman Group
30
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$157M -$4.34M -4,618 -3%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
31
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$152M – – –
Aberdeen Group
32
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$151M +$1.84M +1,954 +1%
EAM
33
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$149M -$7.71M -8,199 -5%
Swedbank
34
Swedbank
Sweden
$142M +$148M +156,996 New
Barclays
35
Barclays
United Kingdom
$141M +$30.7M +32,615 +26%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
36
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$139M +$44.3M +47,053 +44%
Acadian Asset Management
37
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$129M +$54.4M +57,894 +68%
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$121M +$12.8M +13,581 +11%
Swiss National Bank
39
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$118M -$2.54M -2,700 -2%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
40
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$118M +$1.33M +1,418 +1%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
41
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$118M -$25.7M -27,291 -17%
Nordea Investment Management
42
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$113M +$48.5M +51,607 +70%
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
$112M -$871K -926 -0.7%
CP
44
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$111M -$38.2M -40,631 -25%
Mackenzie Financial
45
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$107M -$14.5M -15,373 -11%
California Public Employees Retirement System
46
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$105M -$9.9M -10,527 -8%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
47
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$103M +$7.46M +7,936 +7%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
48
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$102M -$8.84M -9,402 -8%
Envestnet Asset Management
49
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$102M -$11.2M -11,876 -10%
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$92.6M -$4.36M -4,633 -4%
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GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

1,145 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $31.8B — down 10% from $35.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 105 funds closed out of GWW and 85 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 440 trimmed existing stakes and 405 added.

The largest buyer was Massachusetts Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $293M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $165M.

  • 1,145 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q2 2024, down from 1,184 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $31.8B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q2 2024, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 85 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q2 2024 and 105 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q2 2024 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $293M added.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q2 2024 was Bank of America, an estimated $165M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.