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MSC Industrial Direct
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302 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.5B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 37

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14M | Put options by funds: $12.6M

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.11B → $4.5B (+$396M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 300 → 302 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

1.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.14% → 97.76% (-1.4%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 127

Holders
302
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.67%
% of All Funds
7.52%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
47
Increased
98
Reduced
127
Closed
37
Calls
$14M
Puts
$12.6M
Net Calls
+$1.41M
Net Calls Change
+$16.7M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$373M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$131M
3
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$70.3M
4
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
+$60.5M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$30.7M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$149M
2
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$81M
3
MAMU
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$31.3M
4
KI
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
-$23.9M
5
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
-$20.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HTC
226
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$345K -$104K -1,022 -23%
SCM
227
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$341K – – –
PL
228
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$325K -$34.4K -339 -10%
OSAM
229
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$322K +$170K +1,677 +115%
BCM
230
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$319K +$66K +651 +27%
GAM
231
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$314K -$243K -2,400 -44%
CB
232
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$311K – – –
WAM
233
World Asset Management
Michigan
$301K +$23.4K +231 +9%
N
234
Natixis
France
$300K +$296K +2,919 New
DTL
235
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$280K +$276K +2,725 New
KI
236
Koch Industries
Kansas
$270K +$266K +2,626 New
FCBT
237
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$265K +$262K +2,583 New
PAM
238
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$263K -$8.73M -86,190 -97%
VIA
239
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$259K +$256K +2,523 New
ARTA
240
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$256K -$1.27M -12,500 -83%
GCP
241
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$256K +$252K +2,489 New
FDCDDQ
242
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$247K +$243K +2,402 New
Calamos Advisors
243
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$244K – – –
RFCA
244
R&F Capital Advisors
New York
$238K +$235K +2,317 New
Wolverine Trading
245
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$233K +$230K +2,270 New
HA
246
Harfst & Associates
Wyoming
$233K +$231K +2,275 New
TYCC
247
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$229K – – –
ACM
248
Americafirst Capital Management
California
$229K +$108K +1,063 +91%
HighTower Advisors
249
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$217K +$214K +2,107 New
RCM
250
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$216K +$17.1K +169 +9%
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MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

302 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.5B — up 9.6% from $4.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new MSM positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 127 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $373M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $149M.

  • 302 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q1 2017, up from 300 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.5B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q1 2017, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q1 2017 and 37 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $373M added.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $149M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.