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MSC Industrial Direct

385 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.06B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 137 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 51

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.66B → $4.06B (+$402M)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.24%85.65% (+1.4%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 137 | Existing positions reduced: 132

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 383385 (+2)

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22.4M | Put options by funds: $45.1M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
385
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.52%
% of All Funds
5.07%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
57
Increased
137
Reduced
132
Closed
51
Calls
$22.4M
Puts
$45.1M
Net Calls
-$22.7M
Net Calls Change
+$53.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$34.8M -$532K -6,735 -2%
CIC
27
Crawford Investment Counsel
Georgia
$34M -$544K -6,887 -2%
Janus Henderson Group
28
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$31.7M -$1.65M -20,929 -5%
AllianceBernstein
29
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$30.8M +$5.07M +64,171 +21%
IP
30
Interval Partners
New York
$30.2M +$28.1M +355,619 New
AOI
31
Auto-Owners Insurance
Michigan
$29.4M +$25.1M +317,613 +1,119%
AQR Capital Management
32
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$28.7M -$936K -11,854 -3%
VLKIM
33
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Netherlands
$28.2M +$1.24M +15,707 +5%
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$27.1M +$5.69M +72,056 +29%
BIP
35
Brandes Investment Partners
California
$24.1M +$2.8M +35,503 +14%
BFA
36
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$23.8M +$82.9K +1,049 +0.4%
QCM
37
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$22.9M +$11.4M +144,666 +116%
Fidelity International
38
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$21.6M -$3.46M -43,806 -15%
JP Morgan Chase
39
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$21.3M +$1.11M +14,107 +6%
Renaissance Technologies
40
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$20.2M -$10.7M -134,940 -36%
SCM
41
SG Capital Management
Illinois
$20.2M -$31.3M -396,257 -63%
AA
42
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$20M -$145K -1,830 -0.8%
UBS Group
43
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.8M -$6.56K -83 -0%
Goldman Sachs
44
Goldman Sachs
New York
$19.5M +$1.66M +21,069 +10%
Russell Investments Group
45
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$19.2M +$1.1M +13,950 +7%
Wellington Management Group
46
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$18.9M +$121K +1,534 +0.7%
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$18.2M +$251K +3,173 +2%
AIMCA
48
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$16.8M +$4.94M +62,500 +46%
UBS AM
49
UBS AM
Illinois
$16.5M +$3.91M +49,465 +34%
SIM
50
Sprucegrove Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$16.1M -$79K -1,000 -0.5%

MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

385 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $4.06B — up 11% from $3.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new MSM positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 137 added to existing stakes and 132 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $44.5M. The largest seller was Disciplined Growth Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $48M sold.

  • 385 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q2 2025, up from 383 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $4.06B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q2 2025, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q2 2025 and 51 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q2 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $44.5M added.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q2 2025 was Disciplined Growth Investors, an estimated $48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.