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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
O
76
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$9M +$8.21M +81,035 +1,240%
GPGA
77
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
$8.73M +$1.04M +10,275 +14%
JHIU
78
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$8.62M +$5.74M +56,600 +207%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
79
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$8.03M +$942K +9,300 +14%
UBS Group
80
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.71M -$35.8K -353 -0.5%
NFA
81
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$7.69M +$76.7K +757 +1%
Swiss National Bank
82
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$7.56M +$70.9K +700 +1%
TAM
83
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
$7.07M – – –
GC
84
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$7.06M -$566K -5,587 -8%
PPA
85
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.94M +$2.11M +20,825 +45%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
86
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$6.78M +$476K +4,701 +8%
WBC
87
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$6.66M -$405K -4,000 -6%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
88
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$6.54M -$370K -3,653 -5%
KI
89
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$6.45M -$23.9M -235,947 -79%
GLA
90
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$6.17M +$3.17M +31,299 +109%
AP
91
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
$6.15M -$2.88M -28,386 -32%
SBH
92
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$6.03M -$157K -1,551 -3%
CPC
93
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$5.04M +$4.68M +46,160 +1,625%
VHMC
94
Value Holdings Management Company
New York
$4.99M -$3.06M -30,230 -33%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
95
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$4.97M -$5.3M -52,300 -52%
PI
96
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$4.95M +$4.89M +48,209 New
CS
97
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.85M +$1.04M +10,231 +28%
CM
98
Castleark Management
Illinois
$4.65M +$4.59M +45,290 New
CANY
99
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$4.62M +$4.56M +45,000 New
Bank of Montreal
100
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$4.61M +$813K +8,025 +22%
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4
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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.