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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
VKH
151
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.31M +$8.31K +82 +0.6%
SAM
152
Symphony Asset Management
California
$1.3M -$600K -5,917 -32%
FHAM
153
Folger Hill Asset Management
New York
$1.29M +$1.27M +12,519 New
EAM
154
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$1.28M -$110K -1,089 -8%
LBC
155
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$1.24M -$544K -5,370 -31%
TAM
156
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$1.23M +$22.7K +224 +2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
157
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.22M -$270K -2,668 -18%
NIPH
158
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$1.22M +$547K +5,399 +84%
T. Rowe Price Associates
159
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.21M +$304 +3 +0%
TI
160
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$1.21M +$1.2M +11,807 New
LSERS
161
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.16M +$30.4K +300 +3%
SG Americas Securities
162
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.12M +$484K +4,772 +78%
LWIC
163
Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel
British Columbia, Canada
$1.12M +$1.1M +10,897 New
ORI
164
Oak Ridge Investments
Illinois
$1.1M -$559K -5,515 -34%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
165
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.03M – – –
BF
166
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$983K -$10.8K -107 -1%
FAM
167
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$983K +$59.1K +583 +6%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
168
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$975K -$1.82K -18 -0.2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
169
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$904K -$1.54M -15,237 -63%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
170
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$867K +$82.1K +810 +11%
HMS
171
Hanseatic Management Services
New Mexico
$856K +$844K +8,331 New
URS
172
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$829K – – –
BRCM
173
Bright Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
$796K – – –
NMIMC
174
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$794K +$3.44K +34 +0.4%
DCM
175
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$781K +$770K +7,599 New
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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.