MSC Industrial Direct
462 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.43B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 140 increasing their positions, 177 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
258% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19.3M | Put options by funds: $5.39M
220% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 25
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 412 → 462 (+50)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.38B → $4.43B (+$55.3M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)
16.75% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.37% → 77.62% (-17%)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 140 | Existing positions reduced: 177
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$39.6M |
| 2 |
HAI
Hennessy Advisors Inc
Novato,
California
|
+$21.2M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$18.2M |
| 4 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$16.4M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$16M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$72.1M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$35.3M |
| 3 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$26.4M |
| 4 |
PIM
Paradice Investment Management
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$23M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$13.7M |
MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
462 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $4.43B — up 1.3% from $4.38B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new MSM positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 55 holders — while 140 added to existing stakes and 177 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $39.6M. The largest seller was American Century Companies, cutting an estimated $72.1M.
- 462 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q4 2023, up from 412 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $4.43B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q4 2023, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q4 2023 and 25 closed out, a net change of +55 holders.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $39.6M added.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q4 2023 was American Century Companies, an estimated $72.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.