W.W. Grainger
GWW
542 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.83B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 198 increasing their positions, 188 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)
4.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 80.58% → 85.15% (+4.6%)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 188
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.5B → $8.83B (+$330M)
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $327M | Put options by funds: $340M
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 559 → 542 (-17)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 73
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
+$210M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$143M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$57.6M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$55.2M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$52.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$86.8M |
| 2 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$85.2M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$77.9M |
| 4 |
CIP
Champlain Investment Partners
Burlington,
Vermont
|
-$65.7M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$46.7M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
542 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $8.83B — up 3.9% from $8.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of GWW and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 188 trimmed existing stakes and 198 added.
The largest buyer was Longview Partners, adding an estimated $210M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $86.8M sold.
- 542 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q3 2017, down from 559 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $8.83B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q3 2017, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q3 2017 and 73 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q3 2017 was Longview Partners, an estimated $210M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q3 2017 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $86.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.