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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
BA
176
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$393K +$387K +4,538 New
KeyBank National Association
177
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$389K -$514K -6,033 -57%
CAM
178
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$387K +$3.41K +40 +0.9%
Natixis Advisors
179
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$375K +$40K +469 +12%
Jane Street
180
Jane Street
New York
$373K +$368K +4,316 New
OA
181
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$360K +$6.05K +71 +2%
Bank of Montreal
182
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$358K +$60.9K +715 +21%
HSBC Holdings
183
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$347K +$82.5K +968 +32%
QT
184
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$346K +$341K +4,000 New
Truist Financial
185
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$337K -$126K -1,476 -27%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
186
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$331K +$225K +2,636 +264%
WTNA
187
Wilmington Trust National Association
Delaware
$324K -$49K -575 -13%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
188
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$320K – – –
EWM
189
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$300K -$36.2K -425 -11%
FTI
190
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$298K – – –
I
191
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$283K -$63.9K -750 -19%
BlackRock
192
BlackRock
New York
$282K -$1.22M -14,325 -81%
SI
193
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$275K +$7.5K +88 +3%
NG
194
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$262K +$258K +3,025 New
Citigroup
195
Citigroup
New York
$253K +$176K +2,070 +243%
IPC
196
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$252K -$10.2K -120 -4%
FNB
197
First Niagara Bank
New York
$248K +$10.7K +125 +5%
CAL
198
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$237K – – –
PAM
199
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$219K – – –
CWM
200
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$217K +$214K +2,510 New
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8
9 10

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.