Who owns WW Grainger?What is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
Institutions own 75.8% of WW Grainger's shares, through 1,425 funds, banks and other managers that report their holdings to the SEC; individual investors and others hold the rest. The largest on 30 June 2026 were BlackRock, Inc. (9.8%), Vanguard Capital Management LLC (6.1%), Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC (4.9%).
- Institutions ownWhat is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
- 75.8%
- Institutional holders
- 1,425
- The 10 largest hold
- 35.8%
- Free floatWhat is free float? Free float is the part of a company's shares that anyone can buy and sell: all its shares minus those held by insiders, founders and owners of over 5%.
- 91.5%
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
Who owns the shares
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
The largest shareholders
| # | Holder | Shares | Of the company | Value | Change last quarter (shares) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 4,633,213 | 9.80% | 6.30B USD | -8,462 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2,881,429 | 6.09% | 3.92B USD | -1,186 |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2,306,592 | 4.88% | 3.14B USD | -6,171 |
| 4 | State Street Corp | 2,008,993 | 4.25% | 2.73B USD | +14,900 |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1,370,120 | 2.90% | 1.86B USD | +139,151 |
| 6 | Wells Fargo & Company | 892,084 | 1.89% | 1.21B USD | -30,413 |
| 7 | Wellington Management Group LLP | 775,644 | 1.64% | 1.06B USD | -257,208 |
| 8 | Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 754,171 | 1.59% | 1.03B USD | -91,351 |
| 9 | Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 694,196 | 1.47% | 944.39M USD | -211,226 |
| 10 | Northern Trust Corp | 605,019 | 1.28% | 823.07M USD | -14,329 |
| 11 | Parnassus Investments, LLC | 602,775 | 1.27% | 820.02M USD | -48,468 |
| 12 | Morgan Stanley | 569,489 | 1.20% | 774.74M USD | +23,919 |
| 13 | UBS AM | 551,392 | 1.17% | 750.11M USD | -86,955 |
| 14 | Franklin Templeton Inc | 545,338 | 1.15% | 741.88M USD | +3,681 |
| 15 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 514,146 | 1.09% | 699.44M USD | +47,445 |
| 16 | FMR LLC | 510,630 | 1.08% | 694.66M USD | +195,969 |
| 17 | Norges Bank | 487,087 | 1.03% | 662.63M USD | New position |
| 18 | Bank Of America Corp | 456,577 | 0.97% | 621.13M USD | -71,392 |
| 19 | Invesco Ltd. | 416,805 | 0.88% | 567.02M USD | +26,972 |
| 20 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 415,775 | 0.88% | 565.60M USD | +6,633 |
| 21 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 388,221 | 0.82% | 532.88M USD | -65,132 |
| 22 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 382,067 | 0.81% | 517.05M USD | +83,616 |
| 23 | Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 380,300 | 0.80% | 517.36M USD | +37,200 |
| 24 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 366,985 | 0.78% | 499.25M USD | +23,955 |
| 25 | Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | 366,985 | 0.78% | 499.25M USD | New position |
All institutions last quarter
- Bought or added
- 835 · 173 new
- Sold or cut
- 516 · 71 sold out
- Net shares bought
- +1.40M · 1.91B USD
- Institutional ownership
- 72.8% → 75.8%
Biggest buyers last quarter
- Norges BankNew position
- Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P.New position
- FMR LLC+195,969
- Curated Wealth Partners LLCNew position
- Geode Capital Management, LLC+139,151
Biggest sellers last quarter
- Wellington Management Group LLP-257,208
- Price T Rowe Associates Inc-211,226
- Clearbridge Investments, LLC-91,351
- UBS AM-86,955
- Bank Of America Corp-71,392
From the holders' 13F filings with the SEC for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026, filed up to 45 days after it; the buyers and sellers are among the 100 largest holders.
Common questions about WW Grainger's shareholders
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
