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W.W. Grainger

1,252 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.1B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 444 increasing their positions, 444 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

208% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.45B | Put options by funds: $472M

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 91

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.3B → $36.1B (+$1.81B)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2351,252 (+17)

0.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.19%72.39% (+0.21%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 444 | Existing positions reduced: 444

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1917 (-2)

Holders
1,252
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+1.38%
% of All Funds
16.48%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.53%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
128
Increased
444
Reduced
444
Closed
91
Calls
$1.45B
Puts
$472M
Net Calls
+$980M
Net Calls Change
-$293M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
51
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$96.7M +$14.5M +13,922 +18%
Nordea Investment Management
52
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$94.5M -$14.8M -14,279 -14%
Royal Bank of Canada
53
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$93.2M -$29M -27,916 -24%
Canada Life
54
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$91.6M +$9.5M +9,141 +12%
American Century Companies
55
American Century Companies
Missouri
$89.2M +$20.1M +19,297 +29%
Citigroup
56
Citigroup
New York
$88.2M +$20.4M +19,604 +30%
Schroder Investment Management Group
57
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$86.9M +$14.9M +14,376 +21%
SC
58
Saturna Capital
Washington
$85.3M +$55.1K +53 +0.1%
AllianceBernstein
59
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$84.2M +$6.35M +6,111 +8%
Victory Capital Management
60
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$81.3M +$39.1M +37,603 +93%
Bank of Montreal
61
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$79.8M -$9.5M -9,144 -11%
AQR Capital Management
62
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$78.3M +$21.6M +20,781 +37%
Mackenzie Financial
63
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$77.5M -$6.24M -6,004 -7%
DP
64
Dundas Partners
United Kingdom
$76.6M
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
65
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$76.4M +$3.75M +3,611 +5%
Axa
66
Axa
France
$75.8M +$17.4M +16,749 +30%
SC
67
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$73.6M
LPL Financial
68
LPL Financial
California
$72.8M +$3.88M +3,730 +6%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
69
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$72.6M -$7.53M -7,248 -9%
Ameriprise
70
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$70.6M -$16.2M -15,606 -19%
T. Rowe Price Associates
71
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$66.8M -$222K -214 -0.3%
VOYA Investment Management
72
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$65.5M +$39.8M +38,316 +155%
RPI
73
Railway Pension Investments
United Kingdom
$63.3M -$10.3M -9,900 -14%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
74
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$61.3M +$60.7M +58,415 +11,063%
BTW
75
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$61.1M -$571K -550 -0.9%

GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

1,252 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $36.1B — up 5.3% from $34.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 128 funds opened new GWW positions and 91 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 444 added to existing stakes and 444 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $248M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $155M.

  • 1,252 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q2 2025, up from 1,235 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $36.1B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q2 2025, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 128 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q2 2025 and 91 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q2 2025 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $248M added.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q2 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $155M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.