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W.W. Grainger Ownership | Who Owns W.W. Grainger?

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W.W. Grainger Ownership Summary

W.W. Grainger is owned by 70.42% institutional investors, 6.14% insiders, and 23.44% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.92% of GWW shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 2.90% of its assets in W.W. Grainger shares.

GWW Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockW.W. Grainger70.42%6.14%23.44%
SectorIndustrials Stocks 39.36%12.62%48.02%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group5.33M10.92%$5.62B
Blackrock4.09M8.31%$3.69B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de4.01M8.22%$4.23B
State street1.95M3.97%$1.76B
Fmr1.60M3.29%$1.69B
Geode capital management1.19M2.45%$1.26B
Wells fargo & company/mn1.06M2.18%$1.12B
Clearbridge investments961.32K1.97%$1.01B
Jpmorgan chase746.77K1.53%$787.13M
Northern trust635.80K1.29%$573.65M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Birch capital management14.76K7.83%$15.56M
Dundas partners llp73.65K5.44%$77.63M
Spring capital management8.03K5.06%$8.47M
Fruth investment management18.74K4.60%$16.90M
Bey-douglas3.99K3.63%$4.21M
Bancreek capital management, lp3.50K3.60%$3.69M
Suncoast equity management29.28K3.45%$30.87M
Srb63.86K3.41%$57.62M
Peninsula asset management6.06K3.39%$6.39M
Coho partners69.68K3.38%$73.45M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank508.43K0.07%508.43K
Raymond james financial253.81K0.10%253.81K
Invesco514.33K0.10%115.29K
Holocene advisors, lp112.00K0.38%112.00K
Twin tree management, lp78.31K0.15%78.31K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Jpmorgan chase746.77K0.06%-388.02K
Proficio capital partners---175.17K
Barclays71.91K0.02%-99.88K
Goldman sachs group249.46K0.04%-98.77K
International assets investment management---87.28K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank508.43K0.07%508.43K$535.91M
Raymond james financial253.81K0.10%253.81K$267.53M
Holocene advisors, lp112.00K0.38%112.00K$118.05M
Exoduspoint capital management, lp10.69K0.08%10.69K$11.27M
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)10.53K0.11%10.53K$9.50M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Mine & arao wealth creation & management, llc.-1.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-1.00
Financial gravity asset management-1.00
Winthrop capital management-1.00
Riggs asset managment-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 20251,248-3.48%33,943,657-2.66%701.37%513-8.88%4670.43%
Dec 31, 2024824-31.84%20,423,554-41.03%410.83%364-32.59%287-30.17%
Sep 30, 20241,1962.31%34,579,622-1.60%701.38%53311.27%406-7.73%
Jun 30, 20241,147-5.67%35,088,8111.87%711.46%474-9.20%429-4.45%
Mar 31, 20241,2166.76%34,443,142-2.06%701.41%52212.26%449-2.60%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.39M2.90%22.88K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.39M2.88%-14.44K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust1.25M2.61%20.03K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional943.64K1.96%9.08K
Fidelity 500 Index556.00K1.16%959.00
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF551.56K1.15%-8.06K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust536.97K1.11%-2.81K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF533.04K1.11%2.00K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF513.67K1.07%-234.00
Vanguard Growth Index Investor499.14K1.04%4.64K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
May 23, 2025Berardinelli Krantz Nancy L Sr. VP & CLOSell$301.06K
May 06, 2025Thomson Laurie R VP, ControllerSell$117.88K
May 06, 2025Thomson Laurie R VP, ControllerSell$48.70K
May 06, 2025Thomson Laurie R VP, ControllerSell$93.60K
May 06, 2025Thomson Laurie R VP, ControllerSell$208.94K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2025 Q2-17
2024 Q4-14
2024 Q3-25
2024 Q2-3
2024 Q1-15

GWW Ownership FAQ

Who owns the most shares of W.W. Grainger?

W.W. Grainger’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (5.33M shares, 10.92%), Blackrock (4.09M shares, 8.31%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (4.01M shares, 8.22%). Together, they hold 27.45% of W.W. Grainger’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own W.W. Grainger?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.31% of W.W. Grainger, totaling 4.09M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.08% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 3.69B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 64.92K shares, a 1.61% change.

Who is W.W. Grainger’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Birch capital management is W.W. Grainger’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 7.83% of its assets in 14.76K W.W. Grainger shares, valued at 15.56M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of W.W. Grainger shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of W.W. Grainger shares, with 2.90% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.39M W.W. Grainger shares.

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