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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
CIBC Asset Management
251
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$207K +$204K +2,017 New
FTI
252
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$206K -$112K -1,105 -36%
PM
253
Parametrica Management
Hong Kong
$205K +$202K +1,995 New
QI
254
QS Investors
New York
$179K – – –
IR
255
Invictus RG
Bermuda
$167K +$146K +1,442 +797%
PNC Financial Services Group
256
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$161K +$8.92K +88 +6%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
257
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$146K – – –
First Manhattan
258
First Manhattan
New York
$143K – – –
Simplex Trading
259
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$139K +$137K +1,354 New
HSA
260
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$134K -$2.53M -25,000 -95%
MDCM
261
Morgan Dempsey Capital Management
Wisconsin
$112K +$3.75K +37 +4%
DZ Bank
262
DZ Bank
Germany
$104K +$103K +1,015 New
ST
263
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$100K – – –
AG
264
Advisor Group
Arizona
$86K -$15.3K -151 -15%
Fifth Third Bancorp
265
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$82K – – –
NIT
266
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$82K +$81.1K +800 New
CSS
267
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$77K -$587K -5,794 -89%
US Bancorp
268
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$75K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
269
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$56K -$5.98K -59 -10%
EWM
270
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$50K -$96.3K -950 -66%
CCA
271
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$50K -$49.7K -490 -50%
CFG
272
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$50K +$1.62K +16 +3%
CCMH
273
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$49K -$811K -8,005 -94%
PA
274
Parallel Advisors
California
$48K +$13.4K +132 +33%
SPIA
275
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$46K -$24.8K -245 -35%
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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.