W.W. Grainger
627 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.7B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 237 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.8B → $11.7B (+$877M)
0.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.91% → 72.18% (-0.74%)
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $180M | Put options by funds: $184M
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 644 → 627 (-17)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 237
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 70
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$62.5M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$59M |
| 3 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
+$50M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$41.9M |
| 5 |
CC
Carlson Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$40.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$115M |
| 2 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$105M |
| 3 |
Nordea Investment Management
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
-$82M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$78.3M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$45.1M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
627 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $11.7B — up 8.1% from $10.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 70 funds closed out of GWW and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 237 trimmed existing stakes and 194 added.
The largest buyer was Alyeska Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $62.5M. The largest seller was Nuveen, cutting an estimated $115M.
- 627 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q3 2019, down from 644 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $11.7B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q3 2019, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q3 2019 and 70 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q3 2019 was Alyeska Investment Group, an estimated $62.5M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q3 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $115M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.