W.W. Grainger (GWW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → WARNING about the death of the U.S. dollar… (From Colonial Metals) (Ad) Free GWW Stock Alerts $939.25 -27.15 (-2.81%) (As of 03:10 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends W.W. Grainger Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest1,330,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,300,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.31%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.27 billionShort Interest Ratio6.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares49,069,000 sharesFloat Size44,450,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.99%Today's Trading Volume146,789 sharesAverage Trading Volume233,440 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average63% Short Selling W.W. Grainger ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for W.W. Grainger and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGWW Short Interest Over TimeGWW Days to Cover Over TimeGWW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad The Oxford ClubThe 7th Trillion Dollar Company?There are six American companies worth more than $1 trillion currently. But is there going to be a 7th trillion dollar company soon?This company just signed a MASSIVE deal with Apple. W.W. Grainger Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20241,330,000 shares $1.27 billion +2.3%3.0%6 $958.15 4/30/20241,300,000 shares $1.20 billion No Change2.9%5.9 $921.35 4/15/20241,300,000 shares $1.24 billion +4.0%2.9%5.6 $954.58 3/31/20241,250,000 shares $1.27 billion -2.3%2.8%5.5 $1,017.30 3/15/20241,280,000 shares $1.27 billion +0.8%2.9%5.5 $994.15 2/29/20241,270,000 shares $1.24 billion -3.8%2.9%5.3 $974.57 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GWW and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for W.W. Grainger and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20241,320,000 shares $1.25 billion +7.3%3.0%5.4 $943.69 1/31/20241,230,000 shares $1.10 billion +1.7%2.7%4.7 $895.97 1/15/20241,210,000 shares $1.02 billion +2.5%2.7%4.7 $842.12 12/31/20231,180,000 shares $977.85 million -0.8%2.6%4.5 $828.69 12/15/20231,190,000 shares $980.48 million -0.8%2.7%4.4 $823.93 11/30/20231,200,000 shares $943.10 million +13.2%2.7%4.5 $785.92 11/15/20231,060,000 shares $842.73 million +28.5%2.4%4.1 $795.03 10/31/2023824,700 shares $602.13 million -14.3%1.8%3.3 $730.12 10/15/2023962,500 shares $704.03 million -1.7%2.1%3.9 $731.46 9/30/2023978,900 shares $677.24 million -9.4%2.2%3.8 $691.84 9/15/20231,080,000 shares $748.57 million -0.9%2.4%4.3 $693.12 8/31/20231,090,000 shares $778.41 million -2.7%2.4%4.1 $714.14 8/15/20231,120,000 shares $798.40 million +10.9%2.5%4 $712.86 7/31/20231,010,000 shares $745.87 million -13.7%2.3%3.5 $738.49 7/15/20231,170,000 shares $893.12 million +6.4%2.6%4.2 $763.35 6/30/20231,100,000 shares $867.45 million -8.3%2.5%4.1 $788.59 6/15/20231,200,000 shares $892.64 million +2.6%2.7%4.4 $743.87 5/31/20231,170,000 shares $760.11 million No Change2.6%4.2 $649.67 5/15/20231,170,000 shares $784.36 million +4.5%2.6%4.3 $670.39 4/30/20231,120,000 shares $779.04 million -3.5%2.5%4 $695.57 4/15/20231,160,000 shares $755.29 million No Change2.6%4 $651.11 3/31/20231,160,000 shares $799.02 million +8.4%2.6%3.9 $688.81 3/15/20231,070,000 shares $714.48 million -2.7%2.4%3.7 $667.74 2/28/20231,100,000 shares $735.27 million -2.7%2.5%3.7 $668.43 2/15/20231,130,000 shares $760.12 million -16.3%2.5%3.9 $672.67 1/31/20231,350,000 shares $795.80 million +6.3%3.0%4.5 $589.48 1/15/20231,270,000 shares $728.80 million No Change2.8%4.3 $573.86 12/30/20221,270,000 shares $706.44 million +2.4%2.8%4.2 $556.25 12/15/20221,240,000 shares $696.30 million +6.9%2.8%3.9 $561.53 11/30/20221,160,000 shares $699.55 million -7.9%2.6%3.4 $603.06 11/15/20221,260,000 shares $733.08 million -7.4%2.8%3.7 $581.81 10/31/20221,360,000 shares $794.72 million +0.7%3.0%4.2 $584.35 10/15/20221,350,000 shares $676.58 million -2.2%3.0%4.1 $501.17 9/30/20221,380,000 shares $675.08 million +14.1%3.0%4.2 $489.19The 7th Trillion Dollar Company? 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But is there going to be a 7th trillion dollar company soon?This company just signed a MASSIVE deal with Apple. 9/15/20221,210,000 shares $644.72 million +11.0%2.7%3.7 $532.83 8/31/20221,090,000 shares $604.88 million +9.0%2.4%3.6 $554.94 8/15/20221,000,000 shares $582.80 million -11.5%2.2%3.4 $582.80 7/31/20221,130,000 shares $614.19 million -6.6%2.5%3.6 $543.53 7/15/20221,210,000 shares $553.45 million No Change2.7%3.9 $457.40 6/30/20221,210,000 shares $549.86 million +10.0%2.7%3.9 $454.43 6/15/20221,100,000 shares $520.37 million +8.9%2.4%3.6 $473.06 5/31/20221,010,000 shares $491.94 million +4.5%2.2%3.5 $487.07 5/15/2022966,500 shares $461.34 million +19.2%2.1%3.1 $477.33 4/30/2022810,700 shares $405.37 million -18.9%1.8%2.6 $500.03 4/15/20221,000,000 shares $491.43 million +7.5%2.2%3.2 $491.43 3/31/2022930,300 shares $479.84 million -0.1%2.0%3.1 $515.79 3/15/2022930,900 shares $463.36 million +0.0%2.1%3.2 $497.75 2/28/2022930,700 shares $444.00 million +7.3%2.1%3.3 $477.06 2/15/2022867,700 shares $407.51 million -7.1%1.9%3.1 $469.64 1/31/2022933,700 shares $462.28 million +8.2%2.0%3.7 $495.11 1/15/2022862,800 shares $435.33 million -4.7%1.9%3.7 $504.56 12/31/2021905,600 shares $469.32 million -8.7%2.0%4.1 $518.24 12/15/2021991,900 shares $509.79 million +12.7%2.2%4.3 $513.95 11/30/2021879,900 shares $423.59 million -2.6%1.9%3.9 $481.41 11/15/2021903,200 shares $437.53 million +8.4%2.0%3.9 $484.42 10/29/2021832,900 shares $385.72 million +5.0%1.8%3.4 $463.11 10/15/2021792,900 shares $340.19 million +6.3%1.7%3.3 $429.05 9/30/2021746,200 shares $293.30 million -13.5%1.6%3.1 $393.06 9/15/2021862,900 shares $355.62 million -9.6%1.9%3.6 $412.12 8/31/2021954,100 shares $413.79 million -0.8%2.1%4.1 $433.70 8/13/2021961,300 shares $421.71 million -3.0%2.1%4.4 $438.69 7/30/2021991,100 shares $440.62 million +17.6%2.1%4.5 $444.58 7/15/2021843,100 shares $385.90 million +14.7%1.8%3.8 $457.71 6/30/2021734,800 shares $321.84 million +17.6%1.6%3.1 $438.00 6/15/2021625,100 shares $286.75 million +2.1%1.3%2.6 $458.72 5/28/2021612,500 shares $283.07 million +9.6%1.3%2.4 $462.16 5/14/2021558,800 shares $259.90 million -20.1%1.2%2 $465.10 4/30/2021698,900 shares $300.46 million -27.7%1.5%2.4 $429.90 4/15/2021966,600 shares $387.08 million +18.4%2.1%3.1 $400.46 3/31/2021816,600 shares $325.55 million +1.2%1.7%2.4 $398.67 3/15/2021806,600 shares $318.62 million +1.7%1.8%2.4 $395.01 2/26/2021793,400 shares $301.46 million +20.6%1.8%2.4 $379.96 2/12/2021658,000 shares $246.19 million +5.5%1.5%2 $374.15 1/29/2021623,900 shares $232.03 million -25.7%1.4%1.8 $371.91 1/15/2021839,600 shares $321.90 million +9.6%1.8%2.6 $383.40 12/31/2020765,800 shares $311.55 million +5.6%1.7%2.4 $406.83 12/15/2020725,400 shares $290.49 million -15.6%1.6%2.4 $400.46 11/30/2020859,400 shares $356.29 million +5.0%1.9%2.8 $414.58 11/15/2020818,500 shares $330.11 million -12.6%1.8%2.7 $403.31 10/30/2020936,200 shares $327.77 million +0.9%2.1%3.2 $350.11 10/15/2020927,800 shares $358.35 million -4.5%2.0%3.3 $386.24 9/30/2020971,200 shares $346.50 million -2.5%2.1%3.3 $356.77 9/15/2020995,800 shares $353.16 million -11.1%2.2%3.1 $354.65 8/31/20201,120,000 shares $409.28 million +6.7%2.5%3.5 $365.43The 7th Trillion Dollar Company? 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But is there going to be a 7th trillion dollar company soon?This company just signed a MASSIVE deal with Apple. 8/14/20201,050,000 shares $368.95 million -10.3%2.3%3.1 $351.38 7/31/20201,170,000 shares $399.59 million +8.3%2.6%3.3 $341.53 7/15/20201,080,000 shares $353.80 million -4.4%2.4%3 $327.59 6/30/20201,130,000 shares $355.00 million +11.9%2.5%3.3 $314.16 6/15/20201,010,000 shares $305.84 million +1.1%2.2%2.8 $302.81 5/29/2020998,600 shares $309.19 million -1.1%2.2%2.5 $309.62 5/15/20201,010,000 shares $281.58 million +3.9%2.2%2.4 $278.79 4/30/2020971,700 shares $267.78 million -2.8%2.1%2.4 $275.58 4/15/20201,000,000 shares $279.43 million -10.7%2.2%2.3 $279.43 3/31/20201,120,000 shares $301.96 million -25.3%2.4%2.7 $269.61 3/13/20201,499,500 shares $419.67 million +2.7%3.3%4.1 $279.87 2/28/20201,460,000 shares $305.86 million -2.7%3.4%4 $209.49 2/14/20201,500,000 shares $419.43 million -19.8%3.5%4.5 $279.62 1/31/20201,870,000 shares $532.67 million -2.1%4.3%5.5 $284.85 1/15/20201,910,000 shares $574.66 million +5.5%4.4%5.8 $300.87 12/31/20191,810,000 shares $595.49 million -7.7%4.2%5.4 $329.00 8/15/20192,982,400 shares $797.70 million -1.5%6.6%5.9 $267.47 GWW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is W.W. Grainger's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of W.W. Grainger shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,300,000 shares of GWW short. 2.92% of W.W. Grainger's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on W.W. Grainger's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for W.W. Grainger? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. GWW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on W.W. Grainger's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting W.W. Grainger? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of W.W. Grainger: Walleye Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Interval Partners LP, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, and Caas Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for W.W. Grainger? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.92% of W.W. Grainger's floating shares are currently sold short. What is W.W. Grainger's float size? W.W. Grainger currently has issued a total of 49,070,000 shares. Some of W.W. Grainger's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. W.W. Grainger currently has a public float of 44,450,000 shares. How does W.W. Grainger's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.92% of W.W. Grainger's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrial products" compare to W.W. Grainger: Johnson Controls International plc (1.53%), Xylem Inc. (1.80%), Rockwell Automation, Inc. (2.61%), Emerson Electric Co. (0.99%), Dover Co. (2.79%), Parker-Hannifin Co. (0.64%), Cintas Co. (1.54%), Ball Co. (3.00%), Axon Enterprise, Inc. (3.06%), Hubbell Incorporated (2.43%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short W.W. Grainger stock? Short selling GWW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from W.W. Grainger as its price is falling. GWW shares are trading up $11.70 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against W.W. Grainger? A short squeeze for W.W. Grainger occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of GWW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is W.W. Grainger's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including GWW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024. 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