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W.W. Grainger GWW

US equityMarket cap rank #268Industrial DistributionDividend Aristocrats
$1,281.57
+$10.90 (+0.86%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $1,270.67 0.00%
Open$1,271.65
Prev close$1,270.67
Day range$1,269.45 – $1,296.34
Volume87.0K
Market cap$60.36B
P/E (TTM)32.7
Dividend yield0.72%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership76.2%-0.04 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,576-5 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)7 buys / 7 sellsBalanced
Short interest2.22% of floatDays to cover 5.1 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share14.2%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

9%16%22%29%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$10.00M (6 inflow days, 14 outflow days).

Largest holders

  • BlackRock9.84%
  • Susan Williams8.12%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.65%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC4.90%
  • State Street Global Advisors4.27%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund62.48%
  • Individual/Insider8.40%
  • Public Company5.69%
  • Government Pension Fund2.22%
  • Hedge Fund2.20%
  • Private Company1.67%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund1.10%
  • Insurance Company0.33%
Institutional holders1,576
Institutional ownership76.2%

Insider activity

Total transactions19
Bought7
Sold7

Short interest

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
31 Aug 2026 1,044,893 2.2% 5.1
14 Aug 2026 942,380 2.0% 3.0
31 Jul 2026 1,062,603 2.3% 3.7
15 Jul 2026 1,169,990 2.5% 4.8
30 Jun 2026 1,295,370 2.7% 2.7
15 Jun 2026 1,312,019 2.8% 5.3
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