Institutional investors purchased a net $796.6 thousand shares of GWW during the quarter ended March 2013 and now own 71.64% of the total shares outstanding. This majority interest is a greater percentage than is typical for companies in the Wholesale Distributors industry and highlights that the smart money sees this stock as an important holding.
| Mutual fund holders | 37.30% |
| Other institutional | 34.35% |
| Individual stakeholders | 18.65% |