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W.W. Grainger

640 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.53B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 207 increasing their positions, 248 reducing their positions, and 112 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.34%71.43% (-0.92%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 702640 (-62)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 207 | Existing positions reduced: 248

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $74M | Put options by funds: $102M

28% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2B → $9.53B (-$3.68B)

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

46% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 112

Holders
640
Holders Change
-62
Holders Change %
-8.83%
% of All Funds
14.1%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
61
Increased
207
Reduced
248
Closed
112
Calls
$74M
Puts
$102M
Net Calls
-$28.2M
Net Calls Change
-$33.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.48B +$20.8M +70,228 +1%
LP
2
Longview Partners
Guernsey
$1.01B -$6.79M -22,970 -0.6%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$807M +$19.3M +65,175 +2%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$584M -$40.5M -136,992 -6%
ClearBridge Investments
5
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$499M -$94.8M -320,478 -14%
Northern Trust
6
Northern Trust
Illinois
$283M -$1.21M -4,077 -0.4%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$196M +$5.94M +20,104 +3%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$182M -$8.15M -27,559 -4%
N
9
Nuveen
North Carolina
$180M -$6.08M -20,566 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$176M +$20.5M +69,229 +11%
Franklin Resources
11
Franklin Resources
California
$173M +$15.3M +51,725 +8%
Mackenzie Financial
12
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$159M -$58M -196,172 -23%
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$132M +$67.5M +228,422 +76%
EAM
14
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$127M +$76.6M +259,078 +139%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$125M
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$120M +$507K +1,715 +0.4%
CP
17
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$114M -$3.94M -13,313 -3%
Bank of Montreal
18
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$102M -$14.1M -47,793 -10%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
19
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$95.7M +$2.06M +6,954 +2%
Legal & General Group
20
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$93.1M +$2.22M +7,502 +2%
Parnassus Investments
21
Parnassus Investments
California
$87M +$29.6M +100,000 +40%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
22
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$84.2M +$632K +2,136 +0.6%
Renaissance Technologies
23
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$80.4M +$3.02M +10,200 +3%
ProShare Advisors
24
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$79.5M -$10.2M -34,389 -10%
Neuberger Berman Group
25
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$78.9M -$2.88M -9,734 -3%

GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

640 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $9.53B — down 28% from $13.2B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 112 funds closed out of GWW and 61 opened new positions — a net loss of 51 holders — while 248 trimmed existing stakes and 207 added.

The largest buyer was Eagle Asset Management, adding an estimated $76.6M. The largest seller was Alyeska Investment Group, cutting an estimated $98.6M.

  • 640 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q1 2020, down from 702 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $9.53B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q1 2020, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q1 2020 and 112 closed out, a net change of -51 holders.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q1 2020 was Eagle Asset Management, an estimated $76.6M added.
  • The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q1 2020 was Alyeska Investment Group, an estimated $98.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.