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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
Mackenzie Financial
26
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$44M +$4.17M +48,900 +11%
CIC
27
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
$41.1M +$3.02M +35,417 +8%
ClearBridge Investments
28
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$39M +$130K +1,531 +0.3%
Capital Research Global Investors
29
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$38.9M – – –
MAMU
30
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$38.3M +$37.8M +443,207 New
Massachusetts Financial Services
31
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$37M -$6.25M -73,410 -15%
HIM
32
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
$36.9M +$5.38M +63,093 +17%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
33
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$35.6M -$1.96M -23,039 -5%
Norges Bank
34
Norges Bank
Norway
$32.7M – – –
Federated Hermes
35
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$31.3M -$3.45M -40,459 -10%
KCP
36
KDI Capital Partners
North Carolina
$26.5M +$4.6M +54,000 +21%
ACH
37
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$24.3M +$24M +281,141 New
HI
38
Honeywell International
North Carolina
$23.1M +$22.8M +267,300 New
SIMG
39
Stephens Investment Management Group
Texas
$21.4M +$2.38M +27,985 +13%
TCIM
40
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$21.1M -$6.18M -72,505 -23%
MPIA
41
Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers
Idaho
$20.6M +$154K +1,803 +0.8%
Geode Capital Management
42
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$20M +$476K +5,583 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$19.4M +$5.21M +61,200 +38%
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$16.8M +$1.35M +15,809 +9%
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$16.6M -$2.77M -32,516 -15%
WA
46
Westport Advisers
Connecticut
$16M – – –
HK
47
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$15.5M -$34.6K -406 -0.2%
WIM
48
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$15.3M +$15M +176,260 New
MAA
49
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$15.2M +$2.69M +31,605 +22%
KCM
50
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$14.8M -$91.6K -1,075 -0.6%
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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.