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W.W. Grainger

702 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.2B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 121 funds opening new positions, 197 increasing their positions, 237 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

256% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 121 | Existing positions closed: 34

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 48 (+4)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.7B → $13.2B (+$1.51B)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 627702 (+75)

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $195M | Put options by funds: $190M

0.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.18%72.34% (+0.16%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 197 | Existing positions reduced: 237

Holders
702
Holders Change
+75
Holders Change %
+11.96%
% of All Funds
13.83%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
121
Increased
197
Reduced
237
Closed
34
Calls
$195M
Puts
$190M
Net Calls
+$5.03M
Net Calls Change
+$8.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.99B -$11.7M -36,766 -0.6%
LP
2
Longview Partners
Guernsey
$1.39B -$4.07M -12,839 -0.3%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.08B -$22.6M -71,138 -2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$841M -$16.1M -50,738 -2%
ClearBridge Investments
5
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$803M +$7.29M +22,984 +1%
Northern Trust
6
Northern Trust
Illinois
$387M -$10.5M -33,192 -3%
Mackenzie Financial
7
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$283M -$23.3M -73,367 -8%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$260M +$21M +66,267 +9%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$257M +$2.52M +7,948 +1%
N
10
Nuveen
North Carolina
$253M -$17.2M -54,069 -7%
Franklin Resources
11
Franklin Resources
California
$218M +$260K +819 +0.1%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$217M +$53.4M +168,331 +36%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$172M -$38.4M -121,020 -19%
Norges Bank
14
Norges Bank
Norway
$170M -$9.16M -28,858 -5%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$163M -$9.58M -30,187 -6%
Bank of Montreal
16
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$161M +$35.5M +111,762 +31%
CP
17
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$160M +$4.42M +13,929 +3%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$129M +$7.71M +24,283 +7%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
19
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$128M +$5.36M +16,901 +5%
Legal & General Group
20
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$124M +$2.47M +7,795 +2%
ProShare Advisors
21
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$120M +$10.7M +33,674 +11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
22
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$114M +$193K +608 +0.2%
Alyeska Investment Group
23
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$114M +$35.1M +110,543 +49%
Neuberger Berman Group
24
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$111M -$15.5M -48,859 -13%
Renaissance Technologies
25
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$106M +$39.1M +123,200 +65%

GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

702 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $13.2B — up 13% from $11.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 121 funds opened new GWW positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 87 holders — while 197 added to existing stakes and 237 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Interval Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $58M. The largest seller was Nordea Investment Management, cutting an estimated $131M.

  • 702 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q4 2019, up from 627 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $13.2B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q4 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 121 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q4 2019 and 34 closed out, a net change of +87 holders.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q4 2019 was Interval Partners, an estimated $58M added.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q4 2019 was Nordea Investment Management, an estimated $131M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.