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MSC Industrial Direct
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224 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.51B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.57M | Put options by funds: $2.62M

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.96B → $4.51B (+$554M)

6.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 102.14% → 108.54% (+6.4%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 231 → 224 (-7)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 27

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 94

Holders
224
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
6.47%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
22
Increased
75
Reduced
94
Closed
27
Calls
$6.57M
Puts
$2.62M
Net Calls
+$3.94M
Net Calls Change
+$4.99M

Top Buyers

1
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
+$120M
2
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$48.5M
3
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
+$45.5M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$42.3M
5
MAMU
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$37.8M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$98.8M
2
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
-$45.4M
3
SONJCPFA
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
New Jersey
-$12.4M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$12.3M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$9.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Boston Partners
226
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
– -$5.45M -67,420 Closed
TCM
227
Tygh Capital Management
Oregon
– -$3.66M -45,282 Closed
FIG
228
Fortress Investment Group
New York
– -$2.39M -29,500 Closed
HighTower Advisors
229
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$1.7M -20,962 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
230
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$1.42M -17,500 Closed
NCCM
231
Nine Chapters Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$1.38M -17,100 Closed
ACI
232
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
– -$1.13M -13,900 Closed
ARTA
233
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$823K -10,187 Closed
GAM
234
Gotham Asset Management
New York
– -$762K -9,421 Closed
BRCM
235
Bright Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$687K -8,500 Closed
QIM
236
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$679K -8,400 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
237
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$645K -7,975 Closed
SCA
238
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
– -$515K -6,366 Closed
CCM
239
Catapult Capital Management
New York
– -$482K -5,965 Closed
CA
240
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
– -$385K -4,580 Closed
B
241
Bailard
California
– -$251K -3,100 Closed
ACI
242
Advance Capital I
Michigan
– -$243K -3,000 Closed
JG
243
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$237K -2,933 Closed
GCA
244
Gideon Capital Advisors
New York
– -$220K -2,716 Closed
WCM
245
Winton Capital Management
United Kingdom
– -$215K -2,653 Closed
Verition Fund Management
246
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$204K -2,528 Closed
SEC
247
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$146K -1,800 Closed
PG
248
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$45.7K -536 Closed
MA
249
MUFG Americas
New York
– -$42K -518 Closed
CG
250
Colony Group
Massachusetts
– -$41K -503 Closed
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MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

224 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $4.51B — up 14% from $3.96B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of MSM and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.

The largest buyer was Perkins Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $120M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $98.8M sold.

  • 224 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q1 2014, down from 231 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.51B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q1 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q1 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q1 2014 was Perkins Investment Management, an estimated $120M added.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $98.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.