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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
ESCM
301
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
– -$20.9M -226,454 Closed
WI
302
WBI Investments
New Jersey
– -$16.2M -175,249 Closed
Marshall Wace
303
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$9.98M -108,069 Closed
PAS
304
Professional Advisory Services
Florida
– -$9.05M -97,952 Closed
Fidelity International
305
Fidelity International
Bermuda
– -$7.69M -83,209 Closed
SCM
306
Sandler Capital Management
New York
– -$6.34M -68,650 Closed
CIM
307
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
– -$6M -64,909 Closed
IP
308
Interval Partners
New York
– -$4.84M -52,424 Closed
DIA
309
Dean Investment Associates
Ohio
– -$3.44M -37,214 Closed
QC
310
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$2.36M -25,517 Closed
DCM
311
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
– -$2.17M -23,526 Closed
MM
312
Midas Management
New York
– -$1.94M -21,000 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
313
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$1.03M -11,200 Closed
AL
314
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
– -$1.03M -11,109 Closed
Bessemer Group
315
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$887K -9,605 Closed
CI
316
Cigna Investments
Connecticut
– -$836K -9,048 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
317
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$716K -7,747 Closed
BCM
318
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
– -$630K -6,824 Closed
EGM
319
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$597K -6,467 Closed
PRCM
320
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
– -$521K -5,642 Closed
SI
321
Sapience Investments
California
– -$493K -5,340 Closed
WC
322
Wexford Capital
Florida
– -$416K -4,501 Closed
Verition Fund Management
323
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$395K -4,280 Closed
IRF
324
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
– -$320K -3,468 Closed
KWMG
325
King Wealth Management Group
Florida
– -$277K -3,000 Closed
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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.