W.W. Grainger
582 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.3B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 179 increasing their positions, 241 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
6.61% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.63% → 86.24% (+6.6%)
9% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 58
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 584 → 582 (-2)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $12.3B (-$403M)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 179 | Existing positions reduced: 241
42% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 7 (-5)
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $44.1M | Put options by funds: $81.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LP
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
+$520M |
| 2 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$84.6M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$39.5M |
| 5 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$37.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$70.3M |
| 2 |
CCM
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
|
-$67.5M |
| 3 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$57.3M |
| 4 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$52.4M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$38.2M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
582 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $12.3B — down 3.2% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new GWW positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 179 added to existing stakes and 241 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Longview Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $520M. The largest seller was Fiera Capital (Canada), cutting an estimated $70.3M.
- 582 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q4 2015, down from 584 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $12.3B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q4 2015, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q4 2015 and 58 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q4 2015 was Longview Partners, an estimated $520M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q4 2015 was Fiera Capital (Canada), an estimated $70.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.