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Insider Ownership Percentage: 6.10%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $54,269,047.87

W.W. Grainger Insider Trading History Chart

W.W. Grainger Share Price & Price History

^$1,012.44

▲ +1.029 (0.10%)

As of 04/29/2025 03:47 PM ET

Days: 30 | 90 | 365

W.W. Grainger Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
4/2/2025	Deidra C. Merriwether	CFO	Sell	1,164	$997.12	$1,160,647.68	10,235
11/13/2024	Laurie R Thomson	VP	Sell	125	$1,206.03	$150,753.75	675
11/5/2024	Paige K. Robbins	VP	Sell	9,577	$1,117.84	$10,705,553.68	4,379
11/1/2024	Deidra C. Merriwether	CFO	Sell	704	$1,105.59	$778,335.36	9,509
9/30/2024	Donald G. Macpherson	CEO	Sell	12,992	$1,037.68	$13,481,538.56	98,567
9/16/2024	Donald G. Macpherson	CEO	Sell	27,502	$1,000.82	$27,524,551.64	111,559
6/20/2024	Matt Fortin	SVP	Sell	511	$915.20	$467,667.20	1,848
2/29/2024	Paige K. Robbins	VP	Sell	3,813	$968.88	$3,694,339.44	4,909
2/7/2024	Paige K. Robbins	VP	Sell	3,122	$950.22	$2,966,586.84	4,909
12/4/2023	Laurie R Thomson	VP	Sell	250	$801.50	$200,375.00	911
11/28/2023	Donald G. Macpherson	CEO	Sell	2,478	$788.68	$1,954,349.04	90,145
11/1/2023	Matt Fortin	SVP	Sell	3,439	$735.85	$2,530,588.15	2,462
5/2/2023	Laurie R Thomson	VP	Sell	476	$683.74	$325,460.24	1,731
3/15/2023	Deidra C. Merriwether	CFO	Sell	4,623	$664.66	$3,072,723.18	7,605
3/3/2023	Donald G. Macpherson	CEO	Sell	49,121	$694.36	$34,107,657.56	80,240
2/7/2023	Kathleen S. Carroll	SVP	Sell	1,690	$671.56	$1,134,936.40	3,275
12/2/2022	Donald G. Macpherson	CEO	Sell	14,380	$599.53	$8,621,241.40	69,119
7/28/2022	Paige K. Robbins	VP	Sell	2,330	$500.03	$1,165,069.90	11,996
5/5/2022	Laurie R Thomson	VP	Sell	276	$492.05	$135,805.80	1,928
5/2/2022	Donald G. Macpherson	CEO	Sell	12,266	$488.83	$5,995,988.78	72,888

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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW)

80.70% of W.W. Grainger stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

W.W. Grainger Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
4/29/2025	Huntleigh Advisors Inc.	295	$0.29M	0.1%	-3.3%	0.001%
4/29/2025	IFM Investors Pty Ltd	9,152	$9.51M	0.1%	+10.0%	0.019%
4/29/2025	OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC	393	$0.39M	0.0%	-52.7%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Avantax Planning Partners Inc.	478	$0.47M	0.0%	+3.5%	0.001%
4/29/2025	Checchi Capital Advisers LLC	486	$0.48M	0.0%	+2.1%	0.001%
4/28/2025	TKG Advisors LLC	250	$0.25M	0.1%	N/A	0.001%
4/28/2025	Barlow Wealth Partners Inc.	13,909	$14.10M	1.8%	+1.3%	0.029%
4/28/2025	D.A. Davidson & CO.	3,388	$3.35M	0.0%	-1.1%	0.007%
4/28/2025	Principal Financial Group Inc.	56,479	$55.79M	0.0%	-3.3%	0.117%
4/28/2025	Mutual Advisors LLC	479	$0.49M	0.0%	-37.0%	0.001%
4/28/2025	Meritage Portfolio Management	297	$0.29M	0.0%	-94.3%	0.001%
4/28/2025	Resonant Capital Advisors LLC	302	$0.30M	0.0%	+26.9%	0.001%
4/28/2025	Teacher Retirement System of Texas	35,158	$34.73M	0.1%	+140.6%	0.073%
4/28/2025	First Horizon Advisors Inc.	218	$0.22M	0.0%	-6.4%	0.000%
4/28/2025	Revisor Wealth Management LLC	516	$0.51M	0.2%	+73.2%	0.001%
4/28/2025	Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC	605	$0.60M	0.1%	+2.9%	0.001%
4/28/2025	FSM Wealth Advisors LLC	1,361	$1.34M	0.3%	-11.8%	0.003%
4/28/2025	Bancreek Capital Management LP	4,426	$4.37M	6.5%	+26.5%	0.009%
4/28/2025	Keybank National Association OH	7,712	$7.62M	0.0%	-7.9%	0.016%
4/28/2025	DAVENPORT & Co LLC	2,036	$2.01M	0.0%	+4.9%	0.004%
4/28/2025	Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd	5,228	$5.16M	0.1%	+1.6%	0.011%
4/28/2025	Vontobel Holding Ltd.	35,860	$35.42M	0.1%	+34.6%	0.074%
4/25/2025	Mather Group LLC.	351	$0.35M	0.0%	+5.1%	0.001%
4/25/2025	Alta Advisers Ltd	243	$0.24M	0.1%	N/A	0.001%
4/25/2025	Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators	320	$0.32M	0.2%	-12.1%	0.001%
4/25/2025	CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp	13,291	$13.13M	0.2%	+1.5%	0.028%
4/25/2025	DSG Capital Advisors LLC	1,361	$1.34M	0.3%	-44.1%	0.003%
4/25/2025	G&S Capital LLC	419	$0.41M	0.2%	N/A	0.001%
4/25/2025	Townsend & Associates Inc	15,713	$15.38M	1.6%	-7.1%	0.033%
4/25/2025	Valley National Advisers Inc.	1,786	$1.76M	0.3%	+2.9%	0.004%
4/25/2025	Eads & Heald Wealth Management	2,809	$2.78M	1.4%	-0.5%	0.006%
4/25/2025	New York State Teachers Retirement System	42,129	$41.62M	0.1%	-4.3%	0.087%
4/25/2025	Monument Capital Management	4,950	$4.89M	1.5%	+1.0%	0.010%
4/25/2025	Hills Bank & Trust Co	3,305	$3.27M	0.2%	-3.5%	0.007%
4/25/2025	KBC Group NV	5,290	$5.23M	0.0%	+21.6%	0.011%
4/25/2025	Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.	105,969	$104.68M	0.1%	+1.2%	0.220%
4/24/2025	Patron Partners LLC	2,129	$2.10M	1.1%	+3.8%	0.004%
4/24/2025	Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC	4,695	$4.67M	0.0%	-0.5%	0.010%
4/24/2025	Vista Investment Partners II LLC	1,989	$1.97M	1.1%	+20.0%	0.004%
4/24/2025	Jag Capital Management LLC	3,146	$3.11M	0.4%	-71.5%	0.007%
4/24/2025	3Chopt Investment Partners LLC	833	$0.82M	0.2%	N/A	0.002%
4/24/2025	Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.	6,970	$6.80M	0.0%	+8.8%	0.014%
4/24/2025	Cavalier Investments LLC	1,260	$1.25M	0.4%	-54.2%	0.003%
4/24/2025	Achmea Investment Management B.V.	25,202	$24.90M	0.4%	+5.9%	0.052%
4/24/2025	Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC	1,084	$1.07M	0.0%	+1.4%	0.002%
4/24/2025	Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund	18,401	$18.18M	0.3%	-12.5%	0.038%
4/24/2025	Trust Co. of Vermont	231	$0.23M	0.0%	-79.2%	0.000%
4/24/2025	Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA	2,645	$2.63M	0.0%	-61.0%	0.005%
4/24/2025	Diversified Trust Co	3,530	$3.49M	0.1%	+10.0%	0.007%
4/24/2025	Board of the Pension Protection Fund	1,000	$0.99M	1.1%	+150.0%	0.002%
4/23/2025	TI Trust Inc.	1,300	$1.28M	0.9%	-1.9%	0.003%
4/23/2025	Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC	278	$0.28M	0.2%	-12.9%	0.001%
4/23/2025	Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC	1,350	$1.33M	0.0%	+2.8%	0.003%
4/23/2025	Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.	46,614	$46.05M	0.1%	-46.0%	0.097%
4/23/2025	Terra Nova Asset Management LLC	2,011	$1.99M	1.6%	-6.6%	0.004%
4/23/2025	Perigon Wealth Management LLC	2,094	$2.07M	0.1%	+911.6%	0.004%
4/23/2025	Alpine Bank Wealth Management	285	$0.28M	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
4/23/2025	HBK Sorce Advisory LLC	1,701	$1.68M	0.0%	-4.2%	0.004%
4/23/2025	Pinnacle Bancorp Inc.	250	$0.25M	0.1%	-24.2%	0.001%
4/23/2025	Golden State Wealth Management LLC	125	$0.12M	0.0%	+1,685.7%	0.000%
4/23/2025	Bessemer Group Inc.	3,916	$3.87M	0.0%	-50.1%	0.008%
4/23/2025	Spire Wealth Management	1,630	$1.61M	0.1%	-82.3%	0.003%
4/23/2025	Adams Diversified Equity Fund Inc.	14,600	$14.42M	0.6%	N/A	0.030%
4/23/2025	Mattern Capital Management LLC	11,748	$11.61M	1.5%	-5.7%	0.024%
4/23/2025	Daymark Wealth Partners LLC	609	$0.60M	0.0%	-8.1%	0.001%
4/23/2025	Golden State Equity Partners	361	$0.36M	0.1%	-15.1%	0.001%
4/23/2025	Mattern Wealth Management LLC	205	$0.20M	0.0%	-14.2%	0.000%
4/23/2025	Silver Lake Advisory LLC	2,557	$2.53M	1.1%	-0.9%	0.005%
4/23/2025	Horizon Bancorp Inc. IN	35	$35K	0.0%	-78.5%	0.000%
4/23/2025	Vectors Research Management LLC	1,969	$1.95M	0.7%	-1.8%	0.004%
4/23/2025	Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC	23,242	$22.96M	0.1%	-0.1%	0.048%
4/23/2025	YHB Investment Advisors Inc.	4,520	$4.47M	0.4%	+6.7%	0.009%
4/23/2025	Legacy Advisors LLC	2,177	$2.15M	0.2%	-0.5%	0.005%
4/23/2025	Asset Management One Co. Ltd.	19,268	$19.03M	0.1%	+8.1%	0.040%
4/23/2025	Scharf Investments LLC	2,101	$2.08M	0.1%	-1.0%	0.004%
4/23/2025	Uncommon Cents Investing LLC	395	$0.39M	0.1%	-8.8%	0.001%
4/23/2025	Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.	4,395	$4.34M	0.1%	-9.0%	0.009%
4/23/2025	Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.	4,072	$4.02M	0.0%	-0.7%	0.008%
4/23/2025	Crewe Advisors LLC	110	$0.11M	0.0%	-15.4%	0.000%
4/22/2025	HWG Holdings LP	82	$81K	0.0%	-63.4%	0.000%
4/22/2025	Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.	5,095	$5.03M	0.0%	+5.3%	0.011%
4/22/2025	1858 Wealth Management LLC	330	$0.33M	0.3%	-29.8%	0.001%
4/22/2025	Coho Partners Ltd.	49,449	$48.85M	2.9%	-29.0%	0.103%
4/22/2025	Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund	1,265	$1.25M	0.1%	-42.2%	0.003%
4/22/2025	Kentucky Retirement Systems	2,971	$2.94M	0.1%	-2.7%	0.006%
4/22/2025	Heartland Bank & Trust Co	375	$0.37M	0.2%	-49.7%	0.001%
4/22/2025	Brendel Financial Advisors LLC	519	$0.51M	0.3%	-82.7%	0.001%
4/22/2025	Running Oak Capital LLC	15,823	$15.63M	1.9%	+16.7%	0.033%
4/22/2025	Suncoast Equity Management	29,755	$29.39M	3.3%	+1.6%	0.062%
4/22/2025	Segment Wealth Management LLC	272	$0.27M	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
4/21/2025	Citizens & Northern Corp	1,606	$1.59M	0.4%	-2.6%	0.003%
4/21/2025	ORG Partners LLC	134	$0.13M	0.0%	-74.3%	0.000%
4/21/2025	Retirement Systems of Alabama	9,523	$9.41M	0.0%	-0.8%	0.020%
4/21/2025	ORG Wealth Partners LLC	238	$0.24M	0.1%	-61.4%	0.000%
4/21/2025	Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.	2,602	$2.57M	0.0%	-22.8%	0.005%
4/21/2025	Guided Capital Wealth Management LLC	1,062	$1.05M	0.9%	-31.0%	0.002%
4/21/2025	Boston Trust Walden Corp	59,264	$58.54M	0.4%	+0.5%	0.123%
4/21/2025	Global X Japan Co. Ltd.	540	$0.53M	0.1%	+12.3%	0.001%
4/21/2025	Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.	1,771	$1.75M	0.0%	-2.5%	0.004%
4/21/2025	State of Alaska Department of Revenue	5,188	$5.12M	0.1%	+2.7%	0.011%

Data available starting January 2016

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W.W. Grainger, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services primarily in North America, Japan, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. The company provides safety, security, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance, and metalworking and hand tools. It also offers technical support and inventory management services. The company serves smaller businesses to large corporations, government entities, and other institutions, as well as commercial, healthcare, and manufacturing industries through sales and service representatives, and electronic and ecommerce channels. W.W. Grainger, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Today's Range

Now: $1,012.44

$1,004.89

$1,013.91

50 Day Range

MA: $986.09

$919.09

$1,023.99

52 Week Range

Now: $1,012.44

$874.98

$1,227.66

Volume

110,470 shs

Average Volume

251,979 shs

Market Capitalization

$48.82 billion

P/E Ratio

26.15

Dividend Yield

0.81%

Beta

1.2

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of W.W. Grainger?: W.W. Grainger's top insider shareholders include:
Donald G Macpherson (CEO)
Deidra C Merriwether (CFO)
Paige K Robbins (VP)
Matt Fortin (SVP)
Laurie R Thomson (VP)
Learn More about top insider investors at W.W. Grainger.
Who are the major institutional investors of W.W. Grainger?: W.W. Grainger's top institutional shareholders include:
GAMMA Investing LLC — 1.44%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. — 0.22%
Rhumbline Advisers — 0.19%
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. — 0.15%
Boston Trust Walden Corp — 0.12%
Principal Financial Group Inc. — 0.12%
Learn More about top institutional investors of W.W. Grainger stock.
Which major investors are selling W.W. Grainger stock?: In the last quarter, GWW stock was sold by these institutional investors:
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.
Coho Partners Ltd.
Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC
Jag Capital Management LLC
Spire Wealth Management
Meritage Portfolio Management
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA
Bessemer Group Inc.
During the previous year, company insiders that have sold W.W. Grainger company stock include:
Donald G Macpherson (CEO)
Deidra C Merriwether (CFO)
Paige K Robbins (VP)
Matt Fortin (SVP)
Laurie R Thomson (VP)
Learn More investors selling W.W. Grainger stock.
Which major investors are buying W.W. Grainger stock?: Within the last quarter, GWW stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
GAMMA Investing LLC
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC
Adams Diversified Equity Fund Inc.
Unigestion Holding SA
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.
Vontobel Holding Ltd.
Willis Investment Counsel