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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
PCM
276
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$40K +$39.3K +388 New
FANJ
277
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$34K -$13.9K -137 -29%
Creative Planning
278
Creative Planning
Kansas
$34K -$2.03K -20 -6%
AOWM
279
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$31K – – –
CG
280
Cutler Group
California
$23K -$1.32K -13 -5%
WTB
281
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$21K – – –
AIL
282
AGF Investments LLC
Ontario, Canada
$20K -$51.5K -508 -73%
WCBA
283
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$15K -$2.94K -29 -16%
BIG
284
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$15K -$507 -5 -3%
IA
285
IFP Advisors
Florida
$14K -$1.22K -12 -8%
IUHSA
286
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$11K +$6.08K +60 +120%
CPA
287
Clear Perspective Advisors
Illinois
$10K – – –
GAM
288
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$10K – – –
WEC
289
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$6.68K – – –
VCM
290
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$6K – – –
CTB
291
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$5K – – –
PCP
292
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$5K +$5.67K +56 New
DADC
293
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$3K -$42.6K -420 -93%
AIM
294
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$3K – – –
BFEC
295
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3K – – –
HIM
296
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$2K -$1.01K -10 -40%
QCG
297
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$2K – – –
QAM
298
QCI Asset Management
New York
$1K – – –
Walleye Trading
299
Walleye Trading
New York
$24 +$24K +237 New
MAMU
300
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$31.3M -338,330 Closed
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12
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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.