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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
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
201
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$157K -$1.45K -17 -0.9%
DADC
202
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$137K -$39.2K -460 -22%
AAM
203
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$130K – – –
First Manhattan
204
First Manhattan
New York
$121K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
205
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$113K -$4.6K -54 -4%
Barclays
206
Barclays
United Kingdom
$89K -$365K -4,279 -81%
Fifth Third Bancorp
207
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$69K – – –
PTC
208
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$42K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
209
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$39K +$38.4K +451 New
IGIM
210
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$30K +$21.6K +253 +269%
Creative Planning
211
Creative Planning
Kansas
$29K -$4.77K -56 -14%
TRCT
212
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$18K -$3.49K -41 -16%
LTFS
213
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$17K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
214
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$16K – – –
ST
215
Stifel Trust
Missouri
$13K – – –
WCBA
216
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$10K -$2.04K -24 -17%
GAM
217
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$10K +$10.1K +118 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
218
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$6.02K -$168K -1,977 -3%
WEC
219
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$5.62K – – –
LNB
220
Ledyard National Bank
$3K – – –
WRM
221
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$3K – – –
M&T Bank
222
M&T Bank
New York
$3K +$3.15K +37 New
Envestnet Asset Management
223
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2K -$3.24K -38 -63%
QAM
224
QCI Asset Management
New York
$1K – – –
Fidelity Investments
225
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– -$98.8M -1,221,758 Closed
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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.