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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
SIC
51
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$17.6M -$9.52M -93,900 -35%
Acadian Asset Management
52
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$16.7M +$16.5M +162,484 +43,915%
Bank of America
53
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.6M +$266K +2,622 +2%
Ameriprise
54
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16.5M -$2.49M -24,565 -13%
OAM
55
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$16.5M +$16.3M +160,849 New
Invesco
56
Invesco
Georgia
$16.3M +$3.83M +37,747 +31%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
57
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$14.8M -$2.28M -22,499 -13%
California Public Employees Retirement System
58
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$14.1M -$122K -1,200 -0.9%
Wells Fargo
59
Wells Fargo
California
$13.1M -$12.4M -122,515 -49%
Point72 Asset Management
60
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$12.2M -$5.36M -52,901 -31%
CPH
61
C Partners Holding
Switzerland
$11.8M -$5.41M -53,357 -32%
Los Angeles Capital Management
62
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$11.6M +$875K +8,632 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
63
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.6M -$63.5K -627 -0.6%
RhumbLine Advisers
64
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$11.4M -$415K -4,094 -4%
AAMU
65
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$11.1M -$2.27M -22,352 -17%
AIG
66
American International Group
New York
$10.7M +$359K +3,542 +4%
Russell Investments Group
67
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$10.3M +$478K +4,720 +5%
TA
68
Teachers Advisors
New York
$10.3M +$3.06M +30,242 +43%
PP
69
PDT Partners
New York
$10.1M +$1.7M +16,800 +21%
Millennium Management
70
Millennium Management
New York
$9.67M +$9.54M +94,106 New
WIC
71
Willis Investment Counsel
Georgia
$9.62M +$166K +1,635 +2%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
72
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$9.27M -$2.47M -24,325 -21%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
73
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$9.14M -$415K -4,100 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
74
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$9.13M +$6.44M +63,501 +251%
D.E. Shaw & Co
75
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$9.12M +$1.07M +10,570 +14%
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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.