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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
NIP
101
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$4.54M +$4.47M +44,159 New
Legal & General Group
102
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$4.52M +$1.62M +15,989 +57%
MLICM
103
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$4.37M +$7.2K +71 +0.2%
AAM
104
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.2M -$101K -1,000 -2%
TRSOTSOK
105
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$4.14M -$804K -7,931 -16%
Citadel Advisors
106
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.97M -$4.6M -45,405 -54%
SI
107
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$3.93M -$495K -4,889 -11%
Two Sigma Advisers
108
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.85M -$3.37M -33,300 -47%
Barclays
109
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.83M +$325K +3,208 +9%
AG
110
Aperio Group
California
$3.63M +$830K +8,194 +30%
MOACM
111
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$3.63M +$99.7K +984 +3%
WG
112
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$3.61M +$3.56M +35,089 New
RJA
113
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.5M +$1.46M +14,450 +74%
Voloridge Investment Management
114
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$3.4M +$2.91M +28,677 +655%
SEI Investments
115
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.37M +$1.01M +9,939 +44%
TPSF
116
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$3.34M -$9.63K -95 -0.3%
Comerica Bank
117
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.18M +$161K +1,593 +5%
SCM
118
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.13M +$3.09M +30,463 New
William Blair & Company
119
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$3.1M +$1.92M +18,994 +162%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
120
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$2.77M -$64.9K -640 -2%
Canada Life
121
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$2.73M +$117K +1,159 +5%
GHCM
122
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$2.61M +$48.2K +476 +2%
Federated Hermes
123
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$2.42M -$17.5K -173 -0.7%
MSA
124
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.18M +$35.3K +348 +2%
FCH
125
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$2.17M +$68.5K +676 +3%
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5
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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.