W.W. Grainger, Inc.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · GWW · as of Sep 30, 2024
Ownership Breakdown
1,230
Institutional Holders
▲ 39 vs Q2
$36.49B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $4.71B vs Q2
47.21M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 91.54%
35.17M
13F Shares Held
▼ 55,566 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
GWW largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2024 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC wholesale-durable goods | 5.29M | 10.84% | 10.84% | $5.50T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 32.0K |
BLACKROCK, INC. wholesale-durable goods | 4.07M | 8.34% | 8.34% | $4.23T | Nov 13, 2024 | NEW |
STATE STREET CORP wholesale-durable goods | 2.00M | 4.09% | 4.09% | $2.07T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 45.4K |
FMR LLC wholesale-durable goods | 1.62M | 3.31% | 3.31% | $1.68T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 41.0K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC wholesale-durable goods | 1.17M | 2.39% | 2.39% | $1.21T | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 28.6K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO wholesale-durable goods | 1.13M | 2.33% | 2.33% | $1.18T | Dec 26, 2024 | ▼ 9.9K |
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN wholesale-durable goods | 1.06M | 2.18% | 2.18% | $1.11T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▼ 20.7K |
CLEARBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, LLC wholesale-durable goods | 1.01M | 2.06% | 2.06% | $1.05T | Nov 12, 2024 | ▼ 82.5K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ wholesale-durable goods | 755.8K | 1.55% | 1.55% | $785.12B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 6.9K |
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC wholesale-durable goods | 629.3K | 1.29% | 1.29% | $691.21B | Nov 27, 2024 | ▼ 65.3K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2024 vs prior quarter
Q3 2024
27
Increased
+913.2K shares2
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−444.6K shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+468.6K
+913.2K / −444.6K
Net new holders
+9
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
GWW insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
46
Buy transactions
58
Sell transactions
0.79
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White Steven Andrew director | Jun 1, 2026 | Gift | 6 | — | — | 2.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
White Steven Andrew director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 6 | — | — | 6 | Form 4 ↗ |
White Steven Andrew director | Jun 1, 2026 | Gift | 6 | — | — | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Watson Lucas E director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 12 | — | — | 6.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Williams Susan Slavik director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 5 | — | — | 2.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
SANTI ERNEST SCOTT director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 21 | — | — | 10.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
NOVICH NEIL S director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 67 | — | — | 33.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Miller Cindy J director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 1 | — | — | 536 | Form 4 ↗ |
KLEIN CHRISTOPHER J director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 1 | — | — | 616 | Form 4 ↗ |
Jaspon Katherine D. director | Jun 1, 2026 | Gift | 3 | — | — | 1.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 74.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 8.46%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 17.05%.
The largest institutional shareholder of W.W. Grainger, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 5.29 million shares — equal to 10.84% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2024.
A total of 1,230 institutional investors currently hold GWW stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $36.49 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
GWW ownershipW.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 74.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 10.84% stake. Company insiders hold 8.46%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2024.