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MSC Industrial Direct
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224 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.51B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.57M | Put options by funds: $2.62M

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.96B → $4.51B (+$554M)

6.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 102.14% → 108.54% (+6.4%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 231 → 224 (-7)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 27

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 94

Holders
224
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
6.47%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
22
Increased
75
Reduced
94
Closed
27
Calls
$6.57M
Puts
$2.62M
Net Calls
+$3.94M
Net Calls Change
+$4.99M

Top Buyers

1
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
+$120M
2
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$48.5M
3
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
+$45.5M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$42.3M
5
MAMU
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$37.8M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$98.8M
2
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
-$45.4M
3
SONJCPFA
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
New Jersey
-$12.4M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$12.3M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$9.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CBOA
151
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$825K +$813K +9,538 New
ARMC
152
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$781K -$8.52K -100 -1%
URS
153
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$733K – – –
Stifel Financial
154
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$708K +$697K +8,182 New
PA
155
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$667K -$126K -1,474 -16%
SB
156
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$632K -$5.88K -69 -0.9%
AIP
157
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$623K -$36.6K -430 -6%
SCM
158
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$617K -$786K -9,221 -56%
BA
159
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$615K +$14.1K +166 +2%
VKH
160
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$601K -$221K -2,591 -27%
SAM
161
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$590K -$12.4K -145 -2%
COPPSERS
162
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$571K -$14.4K -169 -2%
Legal & General Group
163
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$550K – – –
IUAM
164
Itau USA Asset Management
New York
$495K -$648K -7,600 -57%
AB
165
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$479K -$3.75K -44 -0.8%
LCM
166
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$473K +$27.3K +320 +6%
Credit Agricole
167
Credit Agricole
France
$468K – – –
US Bancorp
168
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$463K – – –
NC
169
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$449K -$42.6K -500 -9%
SCM
170
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$449K – – –
AG
171
Aperio Group
California
$445K +$438K +5,146 New
ProShare Advisors
172
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$437K -$2.55M -29,882 -86%
LIM
173
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$433K – – –
WAM
174
World Asset Management
Michigan
$402K -$6.05K -71 -2%
MCM
175
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$398K -$12.4K -145 -3%
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7
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MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

224 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $4.51B — up 14% from $3.96B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of MSM and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.

The largest buyer was Perkins Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $120M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $98.8M sold.

  • 224 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q1 2014, down from 231 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.51B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q1 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q1 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q1 2014 was Perkins Investment Management, an estimated $120M added.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $98.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.