W.W. Grainger
GWW
861 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.6B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 324 increasing their positions, 281 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
58% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $1.41B | Capital outflows: $893M
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 14 (+2)
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 324 | Existing positions reduced: 281
1.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.16% → 71.29% (+1.1%)
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 82
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 871 → 861 (-10)
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $138M | Put options by funds: $174M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$146M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$127M |
| 3 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$81.7M |
| 4 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$62.7M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$56.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Longview Partners
St Peter Port,
Guernsey
|
-$119M |
| 2 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$47M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$44.6M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$36.7M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$35.3M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
861 of the 5,963 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $16.6B — down 10% from $18.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new GWW positions and 82 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 324 added to existing stakes and 281 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $146M. The largest seller was Longview Partners, cutting an estimated $119M.
- 861 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q2 2022, down from 871 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $16.6B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q2 2022, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q2 2022 and 82 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $146M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q2 2022 was Longview Partners, an estimated $119M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.