MSC Industrial Direct
349 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.78B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 129
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.9B → $3.78B (-$120M)
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.02M | Put options by funds: $5.45M
2.93% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.8% → 89.87% (-2.9%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 372 → 349 (-23)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 49
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$64M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$21.7M |
| 3 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$20.4M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$16M |
| 5 |
NC
Nitorum Capital
New York
|
+$12.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$66.3M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$28.2M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$22.4M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$22.3M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$17.1M |
MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
349 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $3.78B — down 3.1% from $3.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of MSM and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 129 trimmed existing stakes and 127 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $64M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $66.3M.
- 349 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q2 2021, down from 372 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $3.78B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q2 2021, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q2 2021 and 49 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q2 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $64M added.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q2 2021 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $66.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.