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MSC Industrial Direct
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234 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.24B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 95 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 29

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 226 → 234 (+8)

1.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 105.48% → 107.44% (+2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.42B → $4.24B (-$180M)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 95

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $325K | Put options by funds: $1.68M

Holders
234
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+3.54%
% of All Funds
6.24%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
41
Increased
70
Reduced
95
Closed
29
Calls
$325K
Puts
$1.68M
Net Calls
-$1.36M
Net Calls Change
-$751K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VVP
Vulcan Value Partners
Alabama
+$134M
2
CCM
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
+$112M
3
FMI
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
+$33.9M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$32M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$29.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$128M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$86.6M
3
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
-$75.4M
4
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
-$35.3M
5
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MERSOM
126
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.35M +$261K +3,210 +24%
LMGAM
127
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.34M -$13K -160 -1%
SAA
128
Southeast Asset Advisors
Georgia
$1.33M – – –
MC
129
Martin Currie
United Kingdom
$1.26M -$785K -9,644 -38%
First Trust Advisors
130
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.25M -$17M -208,667 -93%
B
131
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.23M -$354K -4,350 -22%
Morgan Stanley
132
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.21M +$870K +10,693 +256%
OPERF
133
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$1.19M -$32.6K -400 -3%
LSERS
134
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.12M -$8.14K -100 -0.7%
BRCM
135
Bright Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.12M +$1.12M +13,750 New
EGM
136
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.11M +$1.12M +13,708 New
SEI Investments
137
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.06M +$1.06M +13,054 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
138
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.06M +$40.7K +500 +4%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
139
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$1.05M +$1.05M +12,900 New
GF
140
Gabelli Funds
New York
$975K – – –
IA
141
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$918K – – –
Invesco
142
Invesco
Georgia
$918K +$47.1K +579 +5%
HCM
143
Holland Capital Management
Illinois
$914K -$1.6M -19,600 -64%
IRF
144
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$914K +$86.6K +1,064 +10%
PP
145
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$902K +$904K +11,100 New
ARTA
146
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$893K +$895K +10,994 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
147
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$888K -$21.9K -269 -2%
FMT
148
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$885K -$88.7K -1,090 -9%
PI
149
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$881K -$140K -1,719 -14%
COPPSERS
150
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$881K +$304K +3,734 +53%
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MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

234 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $4.24B — down 4.1% from $4.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new MSM positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 95 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vulcan Value Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $134M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $128M.

  • 234 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q4 2014, up from 226 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.24B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q4 2014, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q4 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q4 2014 was Vulcan Value Partners, an estimated $134M added.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $128M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.