W.W. Grainger
555 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.7B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 220 increasing their positions, 193 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
114% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $121M | Put options by funds: $56.8M
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 220 | Existing positions reduced: 193
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 10 (0)
0.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.33% → 73.92% (-0.42%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.9B → $12.7B (-$209M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 580 → 555 (-25)
34% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 56
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$113M |
| 2 |
CIP
Cornerstone Investment Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$89.9M |
| 3 |
MC
Montag & Caldwell
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$81.4M |
| 4 |
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$80.1M |
| 5 |
PRO
Pensioenfonds Rail & OV
Utrecht,
Netherlands
|
+$78.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$176M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$142M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$119M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$112M |
| 5 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$89.5M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
555 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $12.7B — down 1.6% from $12.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 56 funds closed out of GWW and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 193 trimmed existing stakes and 220 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $176M sold.
- 555 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q3 2014, down from 580 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $12.7B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q3 2014, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q3 2014 and 56 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q3 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $113M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q3 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $176M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.