W.W. Grainger (GWW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $943.01 -17.26 (-1.80%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$956.26 +13.25 (+1.40%) As of 08/7/2025 06:17 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock W.W. Grainger Short Interest DataW.W. Grainger (GWW) has a short interest of 1.21 million shares, representing 2.68% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 5.22% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.6, indicating that it would take 4.6 days of the average trading volume of 402,341 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,210,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,150,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+5.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.26 billionShort Interest Ratio4.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares47,830,000 sharesFloat Size45,110,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.68%Today's Trading Volume440,834 sharesAverage Trading Volume402,341 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average110% 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 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 7/15/20251,210,000 shares $1.26 billion +5.2%2.7%4.6 $1,040.57 6/30/20251,150,000 shares $1.20 billion -0.9%2.6%4.5 $1,040.00 6/15/20251,160,000 shares $1.23 billion +0.9%2.6%4.7 $1,063.31 5/31/20251,150,000 shares $1.25 billion -10.9%2.6%4.4 $1,086.69 5/15/20251,290,000 shares $1.40 billion +7.5%2.9%4.7 $1,084.24 4/30/20251,200,000 shares $1.23 billion +2.6%2.7%4.2 $1,023.75 4/15/20251,170,000 shares $1.17 billion +0.9%2.6%4.1 $1,000.13 3/31/20251,160,000 shares $1.15 billion -3.3%2.6%3.9 $988.35 3/15/20251,200,000 shares $1.16 billion -6.3%2.7%4.1 $968.06 2/28/20251,280,000 shares $1.31 billion +10.3%2.8%4.5 $1,021.00 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. 2/15/20251,160,000 shares $1.19 billion -14.1%2.6%4.3 $1,027.68 1/31/20251,350,000 shares $1.44 billion -10.6%3.0%5.1 $1,064.43 1/15/20251,510,000 shares $1.65 billion -5.0%3.3%6.1 $1,093.92 12/31/20241,590,000 shares $1.68 billion +0.6%3.5%6.8 $1,054.05 12/15/20241,580,000 shares $1.81 billion -1.3%3.5%6.9 $1,142.62 11/30/20241,600,000 shares $1.93 billion +1.3%3.5%7.5 $1,205.34 11/15/20241,580,000 shares $1.86 billion +1.3%3.5%7.4 $1,178.33 10/31/20241,560,000 shares $1.73 billion -5.5%3.4%7.5 $1,110.72 10/15/20241,650,000 shares $1.79 billion +3.8%3.6%7.8 $1,086.14 9/30/20241,590,000 shares $1.65 billion -1.2%3.5%7.2 $1,038.81 9/15/20241,610,000 shares $1.60 billion -0.6%3.5%6.9 $993.82 8/31/20241,620,000 shares $1.60 billion +13.3%3.7%6.7 $984.92 8/15/20241,430,000 shares $1.37 billion -0.7%3.2%5.6 $958.94 7/31/20241,440,000 shares $1.41 billion No Change3.3%5.6 $976.81 7/15/20241,440,000 shares $1.36 billion +5.1%3.2%5.5 $942.78 6/30/20241,370,000 shares $1.24 billion -14.9%3.1%5.4 $902.24 6/15/20241,610,000 shares $1.46 billion +25.8%3.6%6.6 $906.79 5/31/20241,280,000 shares $1.18 billion -3.8%2.9%5.5 $921.46 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 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 $785.92Critical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 (Ad)Markets are jittery. Rallies fade. Sectors rotate overnight. And the true impact of new tariffs and policy shifts hasn’t even hit the data yet. That’s why smart traders are turning to a strategy built for exactly this kind of market—fast, simple, and designed to react to real price action, not predictions.Click here to watch how it works—and why it could give smaller traders an edge before the next big m 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 $489.19 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 $463.11Critical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 (Ad)Markets are jittery. Rallies fade. Sectors rotate overnight. And the true impact of new tariffs and policy shifts hasn’t even hit the data yet. That’s why smart traders are turning to a strategy built for exactly this kind of market—fast, simple, and designed to react to real price action, not predictions.Click here to watch how it works—and why it could give smaller traders an edge before the next big m 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 $365.43 8/14/20201,050,000 shares $368.95 million -10.3%2.3%3.1 $351.38 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 covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 1,210,000 shares of GWW short. 2.68% 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 5.0. 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: Garda Capital Partners LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, and Simplex Trading LLC. 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. 2.68% of W.W. Grainger's floating shares are currently sold short. Is W.W. Grainger's short interest increasing or decreasing? W.W. Grainger saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,210,000 shares, an increase of 5.2% from the previous total of 1,150,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is W.W. Grainger's float size? W.W. Grainger currently has issued a total of 47,830,000 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 45,110,000 shares. How does W.W. Grainger's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.68% of W.W. Grainger's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to W.W. Grainger: Fastenal Company (2.21%), AMETEK, Inc. (1.24%), Graco Inc. (1.89%), Hubbell Inc (5.08%), Illinois Tool Works Inc. (2.10%), MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (6.00%), Watsco, Inc. (6.17%), United Rentals, Inc. (3.53%), WESCO International, Inc. (3.77%), Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (1.76%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 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 down $17.26 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 July, 15 2025. 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