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W.W. Grainger

589 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.2B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 223 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

148% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 27

66% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $97.2M | Put options by funds: $58.6M

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $15.2B (+$2.46B)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 223 | Existing positions reduced: 195

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 555589 (+34)

1.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.92%74.96% (+1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1010 (0)

Holders
589
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+6.13%
% of All Funds
15.71%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
67
Increased
223
Reduced
195
Closed
27
Calls
$97.2M
Puts
$58.6M
Net Calls
+$38.6M
Net Calls Change
-$26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTI
1
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$2.17B -$2.1M -8,524 Closed
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.29B +$37.9M +153,715 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$945M +$48.2M +195,251 +6%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$814M +$23.8M +96,590 +3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
5
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$455M +$25.3M +102,683 +6%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$394M +$234K +950 +0.1%
CCM
7
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$350M +$90.5M +366,855 +36%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$339M +$12.9M +52,110 +4%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$268M +$2.51M +10,170 +1%
CIP
10
Cornerstone Investment Partners
Georgia
$267M +$7.37M +29,864 +3%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$245M +$27.1M +109,764 +13%
GIM
12
Generation Investment Management
United Kingdom
$229M +$141M +573,167 +177%
Neuberger Berman Group
13
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$214M +$31.9M +129,129 +18%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$208M +$48.2M +195,539 +31%
ATO
15
Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
Sweden
$206M +$197M +800,000 New
BFA
16
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$205M +$8.96M +36,310 +5%
Lord, Abbett & Co
17
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$197M +$28.3M +114,861 +17%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$189M +$37.4M +151,570 +26%
Franklin Resources
19
Franklin Resources
California
$171M +$19.2M +77,925 +13%
MC
20
Montag & Caldwell
Georgia
$162M -$35.9M -145,687 -19%
TCIM
21
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$154M +$20M +81,070 +15%
Polen Capital Management
22
Polen Capital Management
Florida
$149M -$5.25M -21,290 -4%
ClearBridge Investments
23
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$141M +$14.6M +59,011 +12%
Norges Bank
24
Norges Bank
Norway
$137M +$12.5M +50,740 +10%
HMP
25
HS Management Partners
New York
$124M +$39.8M +161,330 +50%

GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

589 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $15.2B — up 19% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new GWW positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 223 added to existing stakes and 195 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Generation Investment Management, adding an estimated $141M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $391M.

  • 589 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q4 2014, up from 555 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $15.2B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 67 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q4 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q4 2014 was Generation Investment Management, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q4 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $391M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.