W.W. Grainger
567 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 210 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
0.89% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.4% → 81.5% (-0.89%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.5B → $11B (-$443M)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 210
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 579 → 567 (-12)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 46
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 5 (-2)
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $49.8M | Put options by funds: $155M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$50.4M |
| 2 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$22M |
| 3 |
Handelsbanken Fonder
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$20.3M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$20.1M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$14.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$110M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$73.9M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$59.4M |
| 4 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$54.7M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$31.3M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
567 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $11B — down 3.9% from $11.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of GWW and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 210 trimmed existing stakes and 192 added.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $50.4M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $110M.
- 567 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q3 2016, down from 579 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $11B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q3 2016, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q3 2016 and 46 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q3 2016 was State Street, an estimated $50.4M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q3 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $110M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.