W.W. Grainger

GWW • NYSE

W.W. Grainger is a industrial - distribution company in the industrials sector on NYSE, led by Deidra C. Merriwether, with a market cap of $46.1B. As of Q3 2025, 70% of shares are held by 1,165 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 11.98%.

Chief Financial OfficerDeidra C. Merriwether

Market Cap$46.1B

Industrial - Distribution

Industrials

Employees26.1K

Websitegrainger.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in GWW as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $45.6B

All Institutions

Institutions: 1,165
Value Held: $31.9B
Shares Held: 33.5M
Avg Position: $27.4M
Median Position: $897.1K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 61
Value Held: $694.2M
Shares Held: 729.5K
Avg Position: $11.4M
Median Position: $2.3M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

68.38%

$31.2B

Hedge Funds

1.52%

$694.2M

Retail & Other

30.1%

$13.7B

Based on market cap of $45.6B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in GWW as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$5.5B 0.08% of portfolio	11.98% 5.7M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$3.9B 0.07% of portfolio	8.59% 4.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$1.9B 0.07% of portfolio	4.17% 2.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$1.2B 0.07% of portfolio	2.52% 1.2M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	Charles W. Scharf CEO	$932.5M 0.19% of portfolio	2.05% 978.5K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$488.61B
Clearbridge Investments, LLC Long Only Manager	John Randolph Haller COO	$818.3M 0.62% of portfolio	1.80% 858.7K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$132.87B
PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS /CA Long Only Manager	Benjamin Elliot Allen CEO	$721.2M 1.66% of portfolio	1.58% 756.8K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$43.4B
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Institution	Michael G. O'Grady CEO	$628.2M 0.08% of portfolio	1.38% 659.2K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$782.01B
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Long Only Manager	Robert W Sharps President	$607.7M 0.07% of portfolio	1.33% 637.7K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$912.31B
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	James Poucher CEO	$583.7M 0.13% of portfolio	1.28% 612.6K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$460.61B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for GWW in Q3 2025

Net Flow: −$1.7B
Buyers: 383
Sellers: 588
Total Bought: +$1.8B
Total Sold: −$3.5B
Avg Position: $25.2M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Long Only Manager	+$546.5M +573.5K shares	$607.7M 637.7K shares
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ Long Only Manager	+$134.2M +140.9K shares	$422.5M 443.4K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	+$99.7M +104.6K shares	$5.5B 5.7M shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	+$86.3M +90.6K shares	$114.1M 119.8K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$69.8M +73.7K shares	$141.9M 149.9K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$62.6M +65.7K shares	$354.2M 371.7K shares
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$58.0M +60.9K shares	$58.0M 60.9K shares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	+$56.6M +59.4K shares	$155.5M 163.1K shares
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC Fund of Funds	+$40.7M +42.7K shares	$129.2M 135.6K shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	+$40.4M +42.4K shares	$44.0M 46.2K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
FMR LLC Institution	−$604.4M −634.2K shares	$572.8M 601.0K shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	−$557.9M −585.4K shares	$223.5M 234.5K shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	−$174.0M −182.6K shares	$17.1M 18.0K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$131.4M −137.8K shares	$3.0M 3.1K shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$128.8M −135.2K shares	$467.3M 490.4K shares
P PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD Institution	−$107.3M −112.6K shares	$11.0M 11.6K shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	−$90.2M −94.6K shares	$44.9M 47.2K shares
S Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Institution	−$87.5M −91.9K shares	$40.7M 42.7K shares
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC Long Only Manager	−$84.4M −88.5K shares	$583.7M 612.6K shares
A AXA Institution	−$75.8M −72.8K shares	Sold Off 0 shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited GWW in Q3 2025

New Positions: 41
New Value: $259.4M
Exited Positions: 127
Exited Value: $417.9M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP Long Only Manager	$239.6M 251.4K shares
Morningstar Investment Management LLC Long Only Manager	$8.7M 9.1K shares
DF DENT & CO INC Long Only Manager	$2.2M 2.3K shares
T TEMA ETFS LLC Institution	$2.0M 2.1K shares
M MOKAN Wealth Management Inc. RIA/Wealth	$1.3M 1.3K shares
BANYAN CAPTIAL MANAGEMENT, INC. RIA/Wealth	$662.3K 695.0 shares
R Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC Institution	$489.8K 514.0 shares
F FSA Advisors, Inc. Institution	$476.9K 500.0 shares
C CHAPMAN FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC Institution	$476.5K 500.0 shares
CHESAPEAKE CAPITAL CORP /IL/ Long Only Manager	$475.5K 499.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
A AXA Institution	$75.8M 72.8K shares
T TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$51.9M 49.9K shares
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD Long Only Manager	$42.4M 40.8K shares
F Freestone Grove Partners LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$36.3M 34.8K shares
R Redwood Investment Management, LLC Long Only Manager	$25.3M 24.3K shares
A AMF Pensionsforsakring AB Institution	$21.6M 20.8K shares
E Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Institution	$20.5M 19.7K shares
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	$12.5M 12.0K shares
A AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Institution	$11.7M 11.2K shares
DE BURLO GROUP INC RIA/Wealth	$9.9M 9.5K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in GWW as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 28
Call Value: $883.0M
Put Positions: 27
Put Value: $179.7M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$323.8M 3.4K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$150.1M 1.6K contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$84.2M 884.0 contracts
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$68.0M 714.0 contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$60.3M 633.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$50.9M 534.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$46.5M 491.0 contracts
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$35.0M 367.0 contracts
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	$19.1M 200.0 contracts
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	$10.7M 112.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$88.1M 924.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$13.5M 142.0 contracts
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$13.1M 137.0 contracts
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$13.0M 136.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$8.2M 87.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$6.9M 72.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$5.6M 59.0 contracts
L LMR Partners LLP Institution	$4.6M 48.0 contracts
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	$4.6M 48.0 contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.9M 41.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with GWW as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B Bancreek Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Value	Andrew Loren Skatoff CIO	8.04% $3.8M	0.01% 4.0K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$47.7M
Birch Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Barclay D Nelson Managing Partner	7.01% $13.7M	0.03% 14.4K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$196.0M
Fruth Investment Management RIA/Wealth	Richard John Fruth President	4.48% $16.5M	0.04% 17.3K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$367.3M
Regents Gate Capital LLP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	Joshua White CIO	4.19% $11.8M	0.03% 12.4K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$281.7M
SPRING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC RIA/Wealth	Richard Earl Mcelreath President	3.95% $8.1M	0.02% 8.5K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$204.2M
S SRB Corp Insurance Manager	Frederick Carter Childs Director	3.73% $65.0M	0.14% 68.2K shares	Q1 2019 Held for 6y 8m	$1.7B
I ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC RIA/Wealth	David A Hackworthy CIO	3.04% $13.7M	0.03% 14.4K shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$449.3M
B Bey-Douglas LLC Institution	-	2.97% $4.0M	0.01% 4.2K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$134.1M
Coho Partners, Ltd. Long Only Manager	Glenn Alan Dever President	2.94% $22.9M	0.05% 24.0K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$779.1M
PENINSULA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC RIA/Wealth	Brian Scott Miller President	2.90% $5.6M	0.01% 5.9K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$194.8M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in GWW

Delta Global Management LP

Hedge Fund • Market Neutral

Portfolio ManagerAndrew Farid Komery

Portfolio Value: $1.4B
Positions: 180
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in W.W. Grainger

Market Value: $2.3M
Shares Held: 2.4K
Portfolio Weight: 0.17%
Owned Since: 2025-Q1

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