W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) has 1,243 institutional investors that have filed 13F reports for the period ending March 2026.

• Their combined ownership stood at 71.8% of outstanding shares in March 2026, down from 74.1% in December 2025.
• They increased total shares held in W.W. Grainger by 18.34% from the prior quarter, while the number of investors in GWW increased 0.49% year over year.
• Of these 1,243 holders, 564 added to their stakes in W.W. Grainger, 425 trimmed positions, and 254 made no changes.
• Altogether, these fund groups held 34.41Mn shares in GWW by March 2026, up by 5.33Mn shares quarter on quarter, and down 2.41Mn shares year over year.
• As of March 31, 2026, BlackRock, Inc. held the largest stake in W.W. Grainger with 4.64Mn shares, accounting for 9.69% of total shares outstanding.
• The largest buyers of W.W. Grainger for the quarter ending March 2026 were VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (2.88Mn), VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (2.31Mn), PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (905.42K), VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO (252.4K), Jpmorgan Chase & Co (121.64K).
• Top sellers of GWW stock for the quarter ending March 2026 included NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO (435.28K), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (413.23K), D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. (152.89K), Interval Partners, LP (123.42K), HSBC HOLDINGS PLC (121.3K).
• Business Quant data shows the 10 biggest positions in W.W. Grainger as of March 2026 are held by BlackRock, Inc. (4.64Mn), VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (2.88Mn), VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (2.31Mn), State Street Corp (1.99Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (1.23Mn), WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (1.03Mn), Wells Fargo & Company/Mn (922.5K), PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (905.42K), Clearbridge Investments, LLC (845.52K), PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC (651.24K).