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, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,243
Institutional Holders
▼ 68 vs Q2
$32.09B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $4.02B vs Q2
47.21M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 91.54%
33.74M
13F Shares Held
▼ 1.02M 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 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC wholesale-durable goods | 5.73M | 11.92% | 11.92% | $5.46T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 104.6K |
BLACKROCK, INC. wholesale-durable goods | 4.11M | 8.54% | 8.54% | $3.92T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 15.6K |
STATE STREET CORP wholesale-durable goods | 2.00M | 4.15% | 4.15% | $1.90T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 13.8K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC wholesale-durable goods | 1.21M | 2.51% | 2.51% | $1.15T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 53.3K |
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN wholesale-durable goods | 978.5K | 2.03% | 2.03% | $932.45B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 39.6K |
CLEARBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, LLC wholesale-durable goods | 858.7K | 1.79% | 1.79% | $818.30B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 50.3K |
PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC wholesale-durable goods | 756.8K | 1.57% | 1.57% | $721.20B | Oct 24, 2025 | NEW |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP wholesale-durable goods | 659.2K | 1.37% | 1.37% | $628.15B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 3.1K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ wholesale-durable goods | 637.7K | 1.33% | 1.33% | $607.70B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 573.5K |
UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC wholesale-durable goods | 612.6K | 1.27% | 1.27% | $583.74B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 88.5K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
23
Increased
+1.36M shares2
New Positions
first time holders23
Decreased
−2.00M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
636.8K
+1.36M / −2.00M
Net new holders
+2
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 71.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 8.46%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 20.08%.
The largest institutional shareholder of W.W. Grainger, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 5.73 million shares — equal to 11.92% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 1,243 institutional investors currently hold GWW stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $32.09 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 71.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 11.92% stake. Company insiders hold 8.46%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.