W.W. Grainger
GWW
1,259 hedge funds and large institutions have $36.2B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 127 funds opening new positions, 446 increasing their positions, 446 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.
208% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.45B | Put options by funds: $472M
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 127 | Existing positions closed: 91
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,244 → 1,259 (+15)
6% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $1.9B | Capital outflows: $1.79B
0.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.24% → 72.37% (+0.13%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 446 | Existing positions reduced: 446
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 17 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$248M |
| 2 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$126M |
| 3 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$122M |
| 4 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$96M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$65.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$155M |
| 2 |
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$155M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$89.7M |
| 4 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
-$84.3M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$72.4M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
1,259 of the 7,628 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $36.2B — up 5.2% from $34.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 127 funds opened new GWW positions and 91 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 446 added to existing stakes and 446 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $248M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $155M.
- 1,259 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q2 2025, up from 1,244 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $36.2B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q2 2025, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 127 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q2 2025 and 91 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q2 2025 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $248M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q2 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $155M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.