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MSC Industrial Direct
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226 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.42B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 78

2.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 107.72% → 105.48% (-2.2%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 232 → 226 (-6)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.02B → $4.42B (-$597M)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 25

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $214K | Put options by funds: $820K

Holders
226
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.59%
% of All Funds
6.56%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
21
Increased
90
Reduced
78
Closed
25
Calls
$214K
Puts
$820K
Net Calls
-$606K
Net Calls Change
-$299K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$42.9M
2
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$26.2M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$20.9M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$14.4M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$13.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
-$43.2M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$33.7M
3
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
-$15.8M
4
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$14.7M
5
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
-$14.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Prudential Financial
101
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.82M -$68.1K -764 -2%
Bank of America
102
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.81M +$1.63M +18,265 +125%
TA
103
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.79M -$1.91M -21,441 -40%
ASRS
104
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$2.77M +$116K +1,300 +4%
SSWM
105
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$2.76M +$35.6K +400 +1%
MOACM
106
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$2.73M +$237K +2,658 +9%
SVP
107
Springbank Value Partners
New York
$2.72M – – –
CS
108
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.66M -$1.91M -21,454 -41%
HCM
109
Holland Capital Management
Illinois
$2.64M -$1.31M -14,750 -32%
UBS AM
110
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.56M +$62.4K +700 +2%
RFC
111
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$2.49M +$104K +1,167 +4%
PPA
112
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.46M +$954K +10,703 +59%
ProShare Advisors
113
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$2.28M +$421K +4,729 +22%
MSA
114
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.17M +$151K +1,690 +7%
MC
115
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$2.15M – – –
RL
116
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$2.14M – – –
CIBC Asset Management
117
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.08M -$40.1K -450 -2%
SOMRS
118
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$2.08M +$178K +2,000 +9%
VOYA Investment Management
119
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$2.06M -$17K -191 -0.8%
N
120
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.04M +$85.2K +956 +4%
PI
121
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$1.89M -$353K -3,956 -15%
B
122
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.67M -$554K -6,220 -24%
CCM
123
Copeland Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.53M +$31K +348 +2%
U
124
UBS
Switzerland
$1.47M -$443K -4,976 -22%
LMGAM
125
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.42M +$132K +1,477 +10%
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5
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MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

226 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $4.42B — down 12% from $5.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of MSM and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 78 trimmed existing stakes and 90 added.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Investors US, adding an estimated $42.9M. The largest seller was Perkins Investment Management, cutting an estimated $43.2M.

  • 226 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q3 2014, down from 232 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.42B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q3 2014, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q3 2014 and 25 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q3 2014 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $42.9M added.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q3 2014 was Perkins Investment Management, an estimated $43.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.