W.W. Grainger GWW
$1,440.70 −$10.69 (-0.74%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $1,440.00 -0.05%
Open$1,441.79
Prev close$1,451.39
Day range$1,428.76 – $1,451.54
Volume219.1K
Market cap$67.45B
P/E (TTM)31.7
Dividend yield0.66%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership76.2%+0.11 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,591+2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)37 buys / 13 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.64% of floatDays to cover 4.8 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share17.5%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$13.70M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 33.8% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 2.25% to 2.64% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +71,382 | 0.2% |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +48,643 | 0.1% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +192,850 | 0.9% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +139,151 | 2.9% |
| Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +119,776 | 0.4% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +84,263 | 0.8% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +80,187 | 0.6% |
| Putnam LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +76,324 | 0.2% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +70,847 | 0.4% |
| Invesco Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +63,843 | 0.3% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +62,644 | 0.4% |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +60,910 | 0.1% |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +58,664 | 0.1% |
| Cartenna Capital LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +52,500 | 0.1% |
| Zurich Insurance Group AG | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +48,923 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Laurie Thomson | Interim CFO, VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer | Other Acquisition | +590 | – | 989 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Neil Novich | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +128 | – | 33,708 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Neil Novich | Independent Director | Other Derivative Disposition | -64 | – | – |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Christopher Klein | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2 | – | 618 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | E. Santi | Lead Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +20 | – | 10,653 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Rodney Adkins | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +12 | – | 6,175 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | George Davis | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2 | – | 1,262 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Beatriz Perez | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +10 | – | 5,365 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Steven White | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +10 | – | 2,924 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Steven White | Independent Director | Other Derivative Disposition | -5 | – | – |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Lucas Watson | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +12 | – | 6,023 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Katherine Jaspon | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +8 | – | 1,854 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Katherine Jaspon | Independent Director | Other Derivative Disposition | -4 | – | – |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Susan Williams | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4 | – | 2,473 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Cindy Miller | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1 | – | 537 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Neil Novich | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +33,644 | – | 33,644 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Neil Novich | Independent Director | Other Derivative Disposition | -33,644 | – | – |
| 31 May 2026 | Neil Novich | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +67 | – | 33,644 |
| 31 May 2026 | Christopher Klein | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1 | – | 616 |
| 31 May 2026 | E. Santi | Lead Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +21 | – | 10,633 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,242,612 | 2.6% | 4.8 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 1,242,296 | 2.6% | 4.3 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 1,046,862 | 2.2% | 4.3 |
| 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 |
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