W.W. Grainger
1,026 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.7B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 314 increasing their positions, 409 reducing their positions, and 92 closing their positions.
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 92
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $189M | Put options by funds: $187M
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,031 → 1,026 (-5)
1.29% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.52% → 71.23% (-1.3%)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28.6B → $24.7B (-$3.92B)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 314 | Existing positions reduced: 409
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 18 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$148M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$97.5M |
| 3 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$63.3M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$60.3M |
| 5 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$59.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
-$159M |
| 2 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$90.4M |
| 3 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
-$87.1M |
| 4 |
AM
AGF Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$82.2M |
| 5 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$68M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review
1,026 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $24.7B — down 14% from $28.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 101 funds opened new GWW positions and 92 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 314 added to existing stakes and 409 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was ClearBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $159M.
- 1,026 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q3 2023, down from 1,031 in Q2 2023.
- Funds reported $24.7B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q3 2023, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 101 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q3 2023 and 92 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q3 2023 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $148M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q3 2023 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $159M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.